International Festival of Jewish Culture 2015

Posted on January 17, 2015January 8, 2016 by Krakow Guide

The International Festival of Jewish Culture will be held again this year from the end of June until the beginning of July in Krakow.

The International Festival of Jewish Culture is the largest Jewish festival in the whole world and it attracts thousands of people every year. This will be the 25th International Festival of Jewish Culture in 2015 and like in every year the best programs and activities are waiting for all the visitors. The main goal of the festival is to show and educate people about the Jewish culture and history. During the ten day long festival visitors can get to know more the Jewish culture and enjoy the best programs and activities the festival offers. The International Festival of Jewish Culture hosts countless concerts, performances, workshops, lectures and different games as well. Apart from these at the festival visitors will have the chance to discover more on the Jewish cuisine and try all the traditional dishes. The exact programs for the festival this year has not been announced yet they will be only available from February 2015. The International Festival of Jewish Culture will take place in Krakow in the Jewish district, Kazimierz. The festival will be held from 26th June to 5th July in 2015.

Józefa 36, 31-056 Kraków, Poland

For more information on the festival check the official site.

Top events in Krakow in 2015

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Krakow Guide

Krakow is the second largest city of Poland that attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world. In no time Krakow became one of the most exciting cities in Europe and has countless programs and activities during the whole year.

In 2015 Krakow hosts several cultural festivals including the classical music, film and photography as well as the famous international Festival of Jewish Culture. This year the festival will take place between 26th June and 5th July and it will be the 25th anniversary of the festival.

Other awaited festivals in Krakow are the Krakow Film Festival, International Soup Festival and Tolerance Festival which focuses on the rights of gay people. The Krakow Film Festival will be held in May and June and the festival mostly concentrates on short films and animated movies.

Apart from the festivals there will be different concerts in Krakow as well. The city will host some of the most popular and known artists performances such as Katy Perry, Sting, Paul Simon, Robbie Williams, Andre Rieu and so on. Katy Perry will be on stage in Krakow in the end of February, Sting in March and the Robbie Williams concert will be in the middle of April in 2015. When the weather gets cold and chilly again and it is close to Christmas again in the city the different Christmas markets will appear again. Traditionally the Christmas markets in Krakow and in Poland in general start in the last weeks of November and they last until the end of December every year.

If you want to know more on the events in Krakow and Poland check the following site for more useful information on the different exhibitions, museums, restaurants, festivals and so on.

Mark Knopfler concert in Krakow

Posted on October 14, 2014October 14, 2014 by Krakow Guide

Mark Knopfler will be on tour in 2015. The Tracker Tour will began in the middle of May in 2015 after he will release his new album Tracker early next year.

He will perform in different countries all over the world giving concerts in North America and in Europe as well. Knopfler will visit multiple European countries such as the UK, Germany, Poland and so on. In Poland Knopfler will be on stage in Krakow at the Krakow Arena 13th July 2015.

Mark Knopfler is a British songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter in the rock band Dire Straits. Knopfler and his brother founded the band in 1977. He is best known from the Dire Straits and they achieved great success until they split up in 1995. During his career he produced albums for some of the most famous musicians such as Randy Newman, Bob Dylan and Tina Turner as well. He was nominated several time and he was ranked 27th on the list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. After the band split up Mark Knopfler came out with seven solo albums and he composed music for eight movies including Wag the Dog and Princess Bride. Knopfler will release his new album next year and in this occasion he will begin his world tour in 2015. If you want to be part of his concerts and if you want to know more about the tickets and prices check the following site: WorldTicketShop.