PROGRAMME OF THE 32nd FESTIVAL OF THE CHILDREN OF MOUNTAINS

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 Centre
7:00 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 Amphitheatre
 

OPEN-AIR STAGES OUTSIDE NOWY SĄCZ

21 July /Monday/

Krynica-Zdrój, Amphitheatre, 6:00 pm
OPINCUȚA / Chișinău, Moldova
MALI SIEDLECANIE / Siedlec, Poland 

22 July /Tuesday/

Krynica-Zdrój, Amphitheatre, 6:00 pm
PSILORITIS FOLK DANCE SCHOOL / Chania, Crete, Greece
ZAWATERNIK / Leśnica-Groń, Poland

23 July /Wednesday/

Krynica-Zdrój, Amphitheatre, 6:00 pm
DOM 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 pm
KWAYA 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 pm
GERO 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 Gallery
EXHIBITION “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.
26 July, 8:30 pm – MCK SOKÓŁ Yard
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
Admission is free to forenoon performances and festival activities in the Stara Sandecja Common, concerts in the region, concert of the “World Music” bands, and the exhibition.

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:



PRIZE COMPETITIONS

On the national days, from Monday to Friday (21-25 July), the main evening concerts will be concluded with COMPETITIONS WITH PRIZES funded by the sponsors of the 32nd FESTIVAL OF THE CHILDREN OF MOUNTAINS! The wristbands for these days have vouchers that you can place in a glass bowl at the entrance to the Amphitheatre :)