The 2025 edition of the Krakow Celtic Festival was a resounding success! Over the course of three days, the events brought together thousands of people from all over Poland and beyond to celebrate music, culture, and dance rooted in Celtic traditions
The first edition of the Krakow Celtic Festival started on Friday, September 5 and lasted till the end of September 7, 2025. The festival has opened at Klub Pod Jaszczurami, a legendary venue on the cultural map of Krakow.
Photos: Szymon Wachal
The full Festival Programme of Krakow Celtic Festival 2025
Friday, 5th September 2025
“Celtic Parade”
Barbakan, Basztowa 30, 16:00-17:00
Festival opening / Kraków Céilí Band
Klub Pod Jaszczurami, Rynek Główny 8, 17:30-19:30
Mandelbrodt Set
Klub Pod Jaszczurami, Rynek Główny 8, 19:30-21:00
Celtic music session
Klub Pod Jaszczurami, Rynek Główny 8, 21:00
Saturday, 6th September 2025 (Centrum Kultury Dworek Białoprądnicki, Papiernicza 2, Kraków)
Aleksandra Kałużny – Irish dance workshop
Sala Wielofunkcyjna, 11:00-12:00
Fundacja Kultury Irlandzkiej – Ireland workshops for children
Plener, 12:00-13:00
Jakub Szczygieł – Tin whistle for beginners
Podziemia, 12:00-13:00
M. M. Wojtanowicz, M. Gałązka – Meeting with Brittany
Sala Teatralna, 12:00-13:00
Lenka Fairy – Irish dance workshops
Sala Wielofunkcyjna, 12:00-13:00
Jakub Szczygieł – Tin whistle: introduction to Irish music
Podziemia, 13:00-14:00
T. Kowalczyk – Breton dance workshop
Sala Wielofunkcyjna, 13:00-14:00
Dr. B. Gierek – ‘The Irish language in the Republic of Ireland – factors influencing the current situation of the language and forecasts for the future’
Sala Teatralna, 13:30-14:30
Ondřej Volčík – Fiddle Workshop
Podziemia, 14:00-15:00
Film: Steps of Freedom: The Story of Irish Dance
Sala Teatralna, 14:40-15:30
PERFORMANCES (MAIN STAGE)
Paweł Dziemski & Jan Gałczewski
15:00-15:30
Saint Patrick’s Drum
15:30-16:30
Heel an’toe
16:30-17:30
Damhsa Alainn
17:30-18:00
Paddy de las Pampas & Lenka Fairy
18:00-19:00
Damhsa Alainn
19:00-19:30
Dair
19:30-20:30
Damhsa Alainn
20:30-21:00
Dálach
21:00-22:00
Celtic Music Session
Sala Kominkowa, 22:30
Sunday, 7th September 2025 (Centrum Kultury Dworek Białoprądnicki, Papiernicza 2, Kraków)
Comhlan – Irish Dance Workshop
Sala Wielofunkcyjna, 12:00-13:00
Mieszkaniec Zamieszkały – a Journey Through Brittany with Poetry and Sound
Sala Teatralna, 12:00-13:00
P. Hołoga – Bodhran Workshop
Podziemia, 12:00-13:00
P. Dziemski – Uilleann Pipes Meeting
Podziemia, 13:00-14:00
Comhlan – Scottish Dance Workshop
Sala Wielofunkcyjna, 13:00-14:00
K. Fujawa – Irish Stories
Sala Teatralna, 13:30-14:30
Wydawnictwo Kropka – In the world of Scottish legends – family workshops
We have been waiting for this moment for four years. You all have the opportunity to experience something absolutely special, something that goes beyond sports, in peaceful conditions