Christmas Fair 2011

26 November 2011 – 6 January 2012
The scents of pine, exotic spices and dried mushrooms, spreading throughout December from stalls on the Main Market Square, are a reminder that Christmas is just round the corner… Traders from Kraków and the Małopolska region will promote folk arts and crafts, regional delicacies and unusual Christmas decorations. As part of the Christmas Fair, organisers also invite everyone to the Polish Bethlehem nativity play by L. Rydel (17 December), meetings with Santa Claus (6 December), and a procession of amateur folk carollers (22 December).

Program
1 December, 10am, Kraków Nativity Scenes Competition; noon, Parade around Sukiennice
3 December, noon, Reenactment of the defence of Festung Krakau 1914; 4pm, Fashion Show
4 December, noon, Motorcycle parade of Santas; 6pm, Fioretti band
6 December, 3:30pm, Parade of Young Santas; 5pm, Meeting with Santa Claus
10 December, noon, Bridges Between the Cities
16 December, 4pm, Christmas Flavours of Małopolska
17 December, 11am, Presentation of Zielonki community; 5pm, Nativity play based on Lucjan Rydel’s Polish Bethlehem
18 December, noon, Christmas wishes by the Mayor of the City of Kraków, Prof. Jacek Majchrowski; 5pm, 44th Singing Lesson with the artists of the Loch Camelot cabaret – carols and Christmas songs
22 December, 2pm, Folk bands; 4:15pm, Carollers’ Parade
24 December, noon, Polish Forefathers based on a play by Adam Mickiewicz
26 December, 1pm, Carols singalong