Food festivals in Poland

RestaurantWeek Autumn runs 7 October to 25 November 2026 at restaurants across Poland, with Warsaw kitchens serving a premiere three-course menu that comes with a gift.

Restaurant Week Poznań runs twice a year, a spring festival from March into April and an autumn one from October into November, with festival 3-course menus at participating Poznań restaurants across the city.

TipBook early; the Saturday slots at Michelin-listed Poznań rooms usually sell out in the first weeks of the festival window.

RestaurantWeek autumn edition runs across 49+ Wrocław restaurants for six weeks: three-course tasting menus at a fixed price, the easiest route.

TipReservations open three weeks ahead. Friday and Saturday sittings burn within hours.

On Fat Thursday Warsaw queues for paczki from before dawn. Pracownia Cukiernicza Zagozdzinski on Gorczewska draws the longest line, frying hand wrapped marmolada doughnuts to a recipe 101 years old.

TipZagozdzinski sells from 09:00 until the last paczek is gone; in 2026 some customers were queuing from about 02:00, so pick a second bakery as a backup.

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Fat Thursday is the last Thursday before Lent. Cukiernia Paradowski in Wrzeszcz, Gdańsk's oldest confectionery, makes ten kinds of pączki that day.

TipIn 2024 the shop offered ten kinds of pączki on Fat Thursday, larger than usual and richly filled and decorated, made through the day so customers got them warm.

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RestaurantWeek Spring ran 4 March to 22 April 2026, with Warsaw and other Polish restaurants serving festival three-course menus; the 2027 edition is not announced.

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WINO at the Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie in Poznań is Poland's dedicated Polish-winemaking fair, with nearly 140 exhibitors of wines, ciders and meads.

TipBuy the entry ticket online; same-day walk-up tickets are limited and the Friday-night session is the most-attended of the three.

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The rural heritage institute holds an Easter market on Krakowskie Przedmiescie with village bread, cheeses, cured meats and honey, dishes from village women's circles and a tent where zur is cooked and tasted.

TipThe zur cooking demonstration in the tent outside the institute ends with a tasting; in 2026 the stalls ran 12:00 to 18:00 and the workshops 13:00 to 17:00.

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Beer Geek Madness is the annual craft-beer festival organised by Browar Stu Mostów since 2014. Held at Wrocław's former tram depot Czasoprzestrzeń.

TipSaturday afternoon is the prime slot; Friday evening sees the biggest international brewers.

The Breakfast Market runs almost every weekend from April into autumn, Saturdays at Skwer Smiala on Zoliborz and Sundays at Skwer AK Granat on Mokotow, with breakfasts and food from small local makers.

TipSaturdays run 09:00 to 16:00 at Zoliborz and Sundays 10:00 to 17:00 at Mokotow; the 14th season ran from 18 April to 27 September 2026.

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The Festiwal Smaków Food Trucków fills the Forum Gdańsk courtyard with food trucks serving burgers, seafood, langos and Korean chicken over a free spring weekend.

TipEntry is free, Saturday 12:00 to 21:00 and Sunday 12:00 to 20:00 in 2026. The festival has run more than 25 numbered editions, some in autumn at other Gdańsk venues, so check the dates and venue before you go.

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The night market takes over the old platforms of Warszawa Glowna station from May to September, split into zones for Asian food, Italian sandwiches, comfort food and sweets around a central bar.

TipLast season Friday and Saturday ran 17:00 to 01:00 and Sunday 16:00 to 23:00, with Thursday evenings added from June to August; entry is free.

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Warsaw's Vistula day runs between Plaza Rusalka and Bulwar Jana Karskiego with free river crossings, a parade of traditional boats and two bonfire stations with grills from 14:00 where you cook your own food.

TipTwo grill stations are lit from 14:00 to 18:00 on Plaza Rusalka for your own food; free river crossings and boat trips run through the day.

Wrocław Feta Festival hosts hundreds of selected products from Lower Silesian and Polish producers: cheeses, wines, beers and artisanal goods.

TipThe cheese tastings run by appointment only on the official festival board.

The Malopolski Festiwal Pierogow fills Maly Rynek in Krakow from 12 to 16 August 2026, with pierogarnie and restaurants competing for best pierogi ruskie and best free-choice pierogi.

TipFree admission; individual pierogi from vendors cost 4 to 6 zl. The jury winner is announced on the last day.

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Warsaw restaurants cook at open stalls on Plac Centralny for three days, with zones for Polish vineyards, cheese and crafts. Entry is free and you pay only for what you order.

TipIn 2026 the food zone closed at 23:00; Friday opened at 16:00 and ran to 02:00 like Saturday, with a silent disco after 22:00.

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The Warsaw Bread Festival fills the rural heritage institute on Krakowskie Przedmiescie with sourdough bread, chleb mecinski from the Traditional Products List, sekacz, potato kiszka, pierogi and racuchy.

TipIn 2026 the programme ran 13:00 to 18:00 with bread, butter and rogal workshops, folk bands and a market, then a dance to live music until 21:00.

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The Warsaw Beer Festival, WFP22, filled Legia Warsaw Stadium on 15 to 17 October 2026 with breweries, cideries and mead-makers, food trucks, workshops and live music.