Black Uhuru and The Abyssinians make a top double-bill of conscious reggae at Proxima in Warsaw.

People brave the cold in Gdansk to welcome the new year in Coal Market Square with fireworks and music.

Every year since 1943, Krakow's Museum of History has celebrated Christmas with a competition for the most beautiful szopka (nativity scene or crib). All the cribs remain on display until…

Eighties pop-rock phenomenon The Police are back together and on a world tour. This date finds them performing at Stadion Slaski in Chorzow.

Legendary guitarist Carlos Santana is on an international tour with his band. This date is at the Gwardii Stadium in Warsaw.

Krakow's former Jewish district, Kazimierz, is the centre of the Jewish Culture Festival, an annual fixture since 1988. During the event, synagogues, cafes, pubs and streets celebrate the…

On the 35th anniversary of its release, Lou Reed is touring Europe performing his landmark album, Berlin. This date is at the Sala Kongresowa in Warsaw.

Theatrical performances take over Gdansk's historic streets for the annual International Street & Open-Air Theatres Festival (FETA). Visitors from as far afield as Australia, Norway and Russia…

First held in 1991, the Warsaw Chamber Opera presents an annual Mozart festival, showcasing the impressive operatic output of this prolific composer. In a music-packed month and a half, the…

Gdansk shows off its two impressive bell towers during the annual Carillon Festival. Audiences can enjoy a series of musical concerts by bell-ringing virtuosos in the instruments' homes: the…

The courtyard of the Royal Castle in Warsaw hosts the summer Musical Gardens Festival of films showing opera, ballet and art, attracting around 40,000 people. Every year, the festival centres…

The city's annual Pierogi Festival celebrates one of Poland's staple foods, the dumpling. Similar to ravioli, these semi-circular dough parcels are stuffed with fillings such as mashed potato…

Icelandic quartet Sigur Ros are on an extensive tour in support of new album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (With a Buzz in our Ears We Play Endlessly). This date is at the Amfiteatr w…

The Music in Old Krakow Festival was established by the early music ensemble Capella Cracoviensis in the 1970s. Over the years it has grown to become a 17-day event filled with concerts and…

The International Poster Biennale, held in Warsaw's Poster Museum Wilanów, was created on the initiative of Polish graphic artists in 1966 and celebrates its 21st edition this year.

Interactive exhibition Fun With Einstein comes to the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, having previously been showcased in the USA, China and other European countries. The activities…

Krakow's annual Sacrum-Profanum Festival celebrates 19th and 20th-century music from a specially selected part of the world. This year, the focus is the UK, with concerts featuring music by…

The internationally acclaimed Warsaw Autumn Festival presents contemporary classical music from around the world. Over the nine day event, concerts are held at the National Philharmonic Hall…

Poland is very partial to a dumpling or two. Once a year during the Dumpling Festival, Gdansk goes crazy for the delicious delicacies, with food stalls and dumpling-making competitions at the…

Legendary enigmatic Canadian poet and songwriter Leonard Cohen is on his first world tour for 15 years. This date is at the Torwar Hall in Warsaw.