Summer Festivals in the Beskids

1. Open Classics Festival in Beskids April 6–11, 2025

   Open Classics Festival in Beskids is a new quality of music festival in the Beskids, integrating the fields of art, new technologies, and science. The festival will take place from April 6 to 11, 2025 in Bielsko-Biała, Cieszyn, Wisła, and Skoczów.

   The festival promotes various variations around classical and improvised music, combining it with digital art, photography, and posters. This is an event open to everyone, regardless of the level of advancement or experience in reception.

   Events take place at:

   • Concert hall at ZPSM in Bielsko-Biała
   • Electric Theatre in Skoczów - very close by.
   • J. Śniegoń Public City Library in Wisła
   • Chamber hall and University Gallery of the University of Silesia in Cieszyn
   • Cavatina Chamber Hall in Bielsko-Biała

2. Granatowe Góry 5th Jerzy Pilch Word Festival in Wisła, May 30 - June 1, 2025

   5:00 PM Thursday 29.05. EXHIBITION OPENING „GRANATOWE GÓRY” / OCHOROWICZÓWKA MUSEUM OF MAGICAL REALISM and here are a few words from the organizers:

   We believe in the power of the word. In literature, art, media. In the stories we tell each other and when no one is listening. In the chaos of modernity and information overload, responsibility for what we write, how we speak, and how we describe the world is perhaps even more important than before. Jerzy Pilch was a master of words, an ironic and tender observer of reality. The mission of the Granatowe Góry Word Festival is to preserve the best of Pilch’s work. And continually ask anew the questions he sought answers to.

   You can see the full program on the festival’s website.

3. Dziewięćsił Festival is 9 unique locations June 6-8, 2025

   Dziewięćsił Festival is an event scattered across nine unique locations (Bielsko-Biała, Brenna, Cieszyn, Cięcina, Istebna, Szczyrk, Ustroń, Wisła, and Żywiec), each offering unique attractions and forms of entertainment. Thanks to this diversity, the festival aims to attract both local residents and tourists from across the country who wish to discover the richness of the Beskids and Cieszyn Silesia.

   Dziewięćsił – Festival of the Beskids and Cieszyn Silesia is a new, exciting entry on the cultural map of the Silesian Voivodeship, which will surely attract nature lovers, culture enthusiasts, and local tradition followers. The organizers warmly invite you to participate and discover the magic hidden in this extraordinary region.

4. Beskid Culture Week July 25 - August 3, 2025

   Something for lovers of tourism delving into locality, the region’s specificity, and its traditions. Ustroń as a spa itself does not host the festival but serves as a comfortable base for those who prefer to avoid crowds and prefer the concerts of forest animals from nearby woods at night.

   Beskid Culture Week Program

   The festival primarily offers a rich program of folklore performances with numerous regional groups from Poland and all over the world participating. Previous editions featured groups from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Peru, Mexico, Greece, and Ukraine. The main events will be held in towns such as:

   • Wisła
   • Szczyrk
   • Żywiec
   • Istebna
   • Ujsoły
   • Istebna
   • Jablunkov (Czech Republic)

   and every year draw new crowds. You can reach each of these places easily from us. Even the winding road to Istebna will be a pleasant adventure :)

   Main festival attractions:

   • Folklore group parades – folk costume processions through the streets of Beskid towns and cities, filled with music, singing, and regional costumes. These are open events in which anyone can participate.
   • Outdoor concerts – performances on festival stages where you can get to know the music, dances, and customs of various world cultures.
   • Art workshops – folk crafts classes, dance programs, and music workshops where you can learn traditional techniques and discover the secrets of regional culture.
   • Folk craft fairs – and these are real souvenirs! The chance to buy unique handcrafted products from wooden sculptures to embroidered tablecloths and regional keepsakes, plus...
   • Regional cuisine – tasting traditional Beskid dishes such as oscypek, bryndza, kwaśnica, or kołacze. Yum!

   Why is it worth coming to us for Beskid Culture Week?

   Beskid Culture Week is a unique opportunity to: discover the richness of culture and traditions of the Beskids and other regions of Poland and the world, experience the unique atmosphere of the largest folklore festival in Poland, meet enthusiasts of folklore from around the world, enjoy excellent music, beautiful dance performances, and an authentic folk atmosphere.

   Beskid Culture Week provides every participant with unforgettable memories, combining culture, tradition, and great fun!