About festival
The city of Zakopane and the Zakopane Cultural Centre for one of the most important folklore events in Poland: the 53rd International Festival of Highland Folklore in Zakopane, which will be held on August 19-26, 2022. on Lower Równia Krupowa. Today, the competition for gold, silver and bronze ciupaga (axe)...
The "Strength of the Roots"
The "Strength of the Roots" series launched at the 52nd International Festival of Highland Folklore is a presentation of exceptional projects prepared by talented people from Podhale and their wonderful work. People who especially care for the intangible and material cultural heritage of the Tatra region and its passing on...
Highlanders from all over the world at Festival in Zakopane
The 53rd International Festival of Highland Folklore in Zakopane will start on August, 19. Zakopane is proud to host this week-long annual event that appreciates the love of native tradition and ancestral heritage. The participants from all over the world will share their genuine culture with all the visitors. Everyone...
53rd International Festival of Highland Folklore opening press conference
The first press conference of the 53rd International Festival of Highland Folklore took place in the beautiful interiors of the Native Culture Center at the Villa Czerwony Dwór. The conference officially opened the grand festival of highlanders from all over the world. Before all the attention was devoted to the...
Podhale Carriage Championships, Coachman of the Year Competition and Singing Contest
On Friday morning the ground was shaking with the impact of hoofs as the Podhale Carriage Championships started at 10:30 at the Górna Równia Krupowa. The competiotion for the Coachman of the Year came next and the event was followed by the regional invitational singing contest! The opening ceremony was...
‘Women of Podhale’ national TV series meeting
On the first day of the festival, in the gardens of the Native Culture Center in the villa Czerwony Dwór a meeting was held to discuss the new national TV show – the ‘Women of Podhale’. It will be broadcast from September 4 on the TVP Kobieta channel! The meeting...
Promotion of Józef Pitoń's books and ‘The Restless Spirit of Józef Pitoń’ film premiere
On Friday afternoon, at the ‘Czerwony Dwór’ Native Culture Center, a promotion event of the ‘My domain’ and ‘Towards autumn’ books by Józef Pitoń was held. The colorful and humorous stories of Mr. Józef were accompanied by the performance of the Klimek Bachleda band – the band which the author...
Crazy violin and music of the world ‘In the land of the Gypsy Baron’ - Roby Lakatos ‘To The Folk Note’ concert,...
Yesterday evening, the artists of the 53rd International Festival of Highland Folklore took part in the ‘To The Folk Note’ concert. The audience was taken for a journey to the corners of Hungary by a special guest, a violin virtuoso - Roby Lakatos. The guest star of the concert was...
Artists of Day 1 of Władysław Trebunia-Tutka Competition of Bands, Instrumentalists and Folk Singers
The participants of the Władysław Trebunia-Tutka Competition of Bands, Instrumentalists and Folk Singers presented their skills on Monday afternoon. The artists surprised the audience with their the vocal and instrumental skills. The following artists took the stage on Day 1 of the competition: - Ludoseltsi singing group, Bulgaria - Podegrodzie...
Grand Opening Concert indeed!
The Sunday concert started the The 53rd International Festival of Highland Folklore with the sound of trembitas played by Janusz Haniaczyk together with the students from Orawa and members of the Golec Brothers Foundation. The Festival is one of the most popular events bringing together the highlanders from all over...
Heritage of Polish Highlanders in concert
The last Thursday concert in the festival village was a side event named ‘The Presentation of the Heritage of Polish Highlanders’. The list of artists to appear on the stage included: the Trzebunians and Trzebuńskie Kliszczaki Music, the Wirchowianie band from Bukowina Tatrzańska, the Spiszacy band from Łapsze Niżne and...
It’s wedding time!
The weather effectively prevented us from organizing a traditional wedding parade. However, the rain did not discourage the guests from the wedding concert of the ‘Zbójnicek’ band! The fun showing a traditional highlander wedding attracted large audience. Thanks to our guests from Ząb, all those gathered could learn about the...
Jury and Representatives of Festival Participants in City Hall
Two significant meetings took place at the Zakopane City Hall on Monday. The first was to officially welcome the participants of the 53rd International Festival of Highland Folklore. All the participants were greeted by the city authorities. The official welcome meetings are a perfect opportunity for the Organizers of the...
Last day of Władysław Trebunia-Tutka Competition of Bands, Instrumentalists and Folk Singers
The final concert of the Władysław Trebunia-Tutka Competition of Bands, Instrumentalists and Folk Singers started at noon last Wednesday. The groups to perform this afternoon were: - Anil Ar band and friends, Turkey - soloist instrumentalist Umut Salman, Turkey - Mirosław Lassak, Poland - Biołodunajcanie Band, Poland - Biołodunajcanie Singing...
National Macedonia Day in festival village!
The International Festival of Highland Folklore has been organized under the Honorary Patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland Mr. Andrzej Duda and the President's Wife, Mrs. Agata Kornhauser-Duda. The organizers of the event are the City of Zakopane, Zakopane Cultural Center The event was co-financed by the...
Opening of an outdoor photography exhibition "Folklore Spirit 2021"
‘The Element of Folklore 2021’ - an open-air post-competition exhibition of photography was opened on Saturday afternoon. The awards were presented to the winners of the competition. The task was to reflect the beauty of rituals and customs related to the work in the fields, as well as the richness...
Performance of ‘Stryjanoczka’ Youth Group
On Saturday morning, at the ‘Czerwony Dwór’ Native Culture Center, we hosted the ‘Stryjanoczka’ Youth Group from the partner city of Stryj, Ukraine. The youth presented a short artistic program that moved the audience. The performances of the Ukrainian band included patriotic elements, referring to the current political situation of...
Prayer for Peace at Krzeptówki Sanctuary
In the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima in Krzeptówki, a prayer for peace was held. The ceremony was attended by all the groups who took part in the 53rd International Festival of Highland Folklore. The groups from all over the world gathered in the Zakopane temple to pray together...
Recipients of Siła Korzeni ('Power of Roots') Award announced
'Everything in the world changes, but nothing will change with the power of roots' – these were the words to open the „Power of Roots' concert. The opening music was performed by Krzysztof Gocał who played the traditional Koza bagpipes. The hosts this evening were Katarzyna Stachoń- Groblowy and Marcin...
Special thanks to participants of Folk Art and Crafts Fair
Deputy Mayor of the City of Zakopane - Agnieszka Nowak-Gąsienica and the Artistic Director of the 53rd International Festival of Mountain Folklore - Hanka Rybka visited today all the participants whose works can be admired at the Folk Art and Crafts Fair in the festival village. It was an opportunity...
