We present this year's FESTIVAL OF THE CHILDREN OF MOUNTAINS programme! We encourage you to check out the schedule and take part in the planned concerts and accompanying events.
20 July /Sunday/
Festival Opening
2:00 pm MEET-AND-GREET WITH THE ENSEMBLES and the town and region authorities – SOKÓŁ Małopolska Culture Centre7:00 pm FESTIVAL MASS - St. Margaret Basilica
8:00 pm FESTIVAL PARADE – Old Market Square – Stara Sandecja Common
8:30 pm INAUGURAL CONCERT – Stara Sandecja Common
21–25 July /Monday-Friday/
NATIONAL DAYS
11:00 am PREVIEW OF NATIONAL DAY ENSEMBLES - Stara Sandecja Common 11:30 am FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES – Stara Sandecja Common
6:00 pm MAIN CONCERT OF THE NATIONAL DAY ENSEMBLES – Riflemen’s Park Amphitheatre
21 July /Monday/
DAY OF THE MAASAI, THE LACHS and THE POLONIA
KWAYA YA WAT. KLARA NA ANTONI WA PADUA / Ndotoi, Tanzania
REPREZENTACYJNA GRUPA ZWIĄZKU PODHALAN W AMERYCE PÓŁNOCNEJ / Chicago, USA
MALI MYSTKOWIANIE / Mystków, Poland
22 July /Tuesday/
DAY OF THE SERBS and THE ORAWA HIGHLANDERS
DOM KULTURE IZVOR / Valjevo, Serbia
MAŁOLIPNICANIE / Lipnica Mała, Poland
23 July /Wednesday/
DAY OF THE BASQUES and THE ZAGÓRZE HIGHLANDERS
GERO AXULAR KULTUR TALDEA / Donostia (San Sebastián), Basque Country, Spain
MALI JURKOWIANIE / Jurków, Poland
24 July /Thursday/
DAY OF THE MOLDOVANS and THE KRAKOWIAKS
OPINCUȚA / Chișinău, Moldova
MALI SIEDLECANIE / Siedlec, Poland
25 July /Friday/
DAY OF THE GREEKS and THE PODHALE HIGHLANDERS
PSILORITIS FOLK DANCE SCHOOL / Chania, Crete, Greece
ZAWATERNIK / Leśnica-Groń, Poland
26 July /Saturday/
Festival Closing
6:00 pm FINAL CONCERT – Riflemen’s Park AmphitheatreOPEN-AIR STAGES OUTSIDE NOWY SĄCZ
21 July /Monday/
Krynica-Zdrój, Amphitheatre, 6:00 pmOPINCUȚA / Chișinău, Moldova
MALI SIEDLECANIE / Siedlec, Poland
22 July /Tuesday/
Krynica-Zdrój, Amphitheatre, 6:00 pmPSILORITIS FOLK DANCE SCHOOL / Chania, Crete, Greece
ZAWATERNIK / Leśnica-Groń, Poland
23 July /Wednesday/
Krynica-Zdrój, Amphitheatre, 6:00 pmDOM KULTURE IZVOR / Valjevo, Serbia
MAŁOLIPNICANIE / Lipnica Mała, Poland
Ludźmierz, Institute of the Intangible Heritage of the Carpathian Peoples, 6:00 pm
KWAYA YA WAT. KLARA NA ANTONI WA PADUA / Ndotoi, Tanzania
REPREZENTACYJNA GRUPA ZWIĄZKU PODHALAN W AMERYCE PÓŁNOCNEJ / Chicago, USA
MALI MYSTKOWIANIE / Mystków, Poland
24 July /Thursday/
Krynica-Zdrój, Amphitheatre, 6:00 pmKWAYA YA WAT. KLARA NA ANTONI WA PADUA / Ndotoi, Tanzania
REPREZENTACYJNA GRUPA ZWIĄZKU PODHALAN W AMERYCE PÓŁNOCNEJ / Chicago, USA
MALI MYSTKOWIANIE / Mystków, Poland
Limanowa, stage in the Municipal Park, 6:00 pm
GERO AXULAR KULTUR TALDEA / Donostia (San Sebastián), Basque Country, Spain
MALI JURKOWIANIE / Jurków, Poland
25 July /Friday/
Krynica-Zdrój, Amphitheatre, 6:00 pmGERO AXULAR KULTUR TALDEA / Donostia (San Sebastián), Basque Country, Spain
MALI JURKOWIANIE / Jurków, Poland
Piwniczna-Zdrój, Nakło, 6:00 pm
OPINCUȚA / Chișinău, Moldova
MALI SIEDLECANIE / Siedlec, Poland
Szczawnica, Dietl Plaza, 6:00 pm
DOM KULTURE IZVOR / Valjevo, Serbia
MAŁOLIPNICANIE / Lipnica Mała, Poland
ATTENDANT EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
4 July - 24 August, vernissage: 4 July, 12:00 pm – foyer of SOKÓŁ Art GalleryEXHIBITION “Chudobno mie mama miała... Dzieciństwo pod Tatrami”
21–26 July, 4:00-8:00 pm – Riflemen’s Park
Folk Arts & Crafts FAIR
21–25 July, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm – Riflemen’s Park, gazebo
FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS
- FRIEND OF A BOOK - conjure up unique, painted wooden bookmarks that will become faithful companions in your reading adventures.
- COLOURFUL ZOO - give a second life to toilet paper tubes by creating jolly colourful animals full of interesting texture.
- ENCOUNTER WITH THE LYNX - create a miniature forest world as the living space for our festival lynx.
- ROYAL WORKSHOP - become the king’s jeweller and make a glittering crown worthy of Poland’s first ruler.
- IN GRANDMA’S WINDOW - learn the art of traditional cut-outs and create café curtains - window ornaments straight from grandma’s cottage.
- PENCIL RANCH - use paper cups and design cosy shelters for your school supplies.
- BLOWBALL KITES - construct a colourful kite that will soar high into the skies!
- HOME CASH DISPENSER - create an original piggy bank to help you save up your dream sum.
- COFFEE AND CORK - create a stylish coaster that will add a lovely touch to any beverage.
- PAPER MEADOW - conjure up a bouquet of extraordinary flowers that will never wilt.
CONCERT of “World Music” bands
TICKETS
inaugural concert
- 5 PLN – concession ticket, seats
- 7 PLN – full-price ticket, seats
- free of charge – standing places
main concerts on national days
- 3 PLN – concession ticket
- 5 PLN – full-price ticket
final concert
- 5 PLN – concession ticket
- 7 PLN – full-price ticket
Available:
- 7–26 July – online at: swietodziecigor.pl, mcksokol.pl, tickets24.pl, at the MCK SOKÓŁ ticket office between 10:00 am and 8:30 pm, Nowy Sącz, 3 Długosza Street; and from the ticket machine at the Gołąbkowice Shopping Mall (Nowy Sącz, 11 Prażmowskiego Street).
- 20 July - at the ticket office by the open-air stage in the Stara Sandecja Common between 6:00 pm and 9:30 pm
- 21–26 July – at the Riflemen’s Park Amphitheatre ticket office, between 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Free admission to festival workshops, prior online booking required.
WRISTBANDS
Tickets purchased online and from ticket machines, as well as invitations, must be exchanged for wristbands:on the day of the inaugural concert (20 July) at the ticket office next to the open-air stage in the Stara Sandecja Common,
on the national days (21-25 July) and on the day of the final concert (26 July) at the Riflemen’s Park Amphitheatre ticket office.
The tickets purchased at the MCK SOKÓŁ ticket office, the Amphitheatre ticket office, and at the ticket office at the open-air stage in the Old Market Square [???] will be issued immediately in the form of wristbands.
For each Festival day we have prepared a different colour of the wristbands:
