On the night of June 6\u20137, Lublin will once again transform into a vibrant space filled with art. Every year, Night of Culture attracts tens of thousands of people eager for unique artistic experiences \u2014 concerts, exhibitions, performances, installations, and workshops. This year\u2019s edition will feature more than two hundred events, but as tradition goes, some of them will be available only to holders of free tickets in order to ensure the comfort of all participants.<\/strong><\/p>\n Online ticket reservations will open on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 11:00 AM<\/strong>. To obtain a ticket, participants need to choose a specific event and complete the registration form available at nockultury.pl<\/strong><\/a>. Tickets are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and confirmation is sent via email.<\/p>\n Free tickets can be collected at the Night of Culture Information Point<\/strong> at \u0141okietek Square:<\/p>\n June 5, 14:00\u201320:00 What if you didn\u2019t manage to reserve a ticket? No worries! There are still over a hundred events that do not require prior registration, so you can still have a great time at the festival! Your application has been placed on the waiting list. If someone cancels their ticket, we will contact you.<\/p>\n Tickets that are not collected by June 6 at 18:00<\/strong> will return to the general pool; reservations will expire, and the tickets will become available for anyone interested at the Night of Culture Information Point at \u0141okietek Square.<\/p>\n Night at the Brewery \u2013 tour of Per\u0142a Brewery Undergrounds<\/strong><\/a> Touch the Night | Tactile tour with audio description<\/strong><\/a> Night at Hieronim\u2019s | Secret stories of the library | tour<\/strong><\/a> When Darkness Falls\u2026 Nightlife in Interwar Lublin | walk<\/strong><\/a> Dusk to Dawn: A Birdwatching Soundwalk in S\u0142owacki Estate<\/strong><\/a> The Power of Free Speech | Tour of the House of Words & Printing Chamber<\/strong><\/a> What can I get you? Lublin\u2019s PRL-Era restaurants and caf\u00e9s | walk<\/strong><\/a> One Night to Rule Them All \u2013 One night. One ring. The Magic of Middle-earth<\/strong><\/a> Let\u2019s Tango | A Musical Walk Through Memory<\/strong><\/a> Tracing the Front: July 1944 | An Archaeological Walk<\/strong><\/a> Good Night \u2013 Evil Might? The Lublin Witch Trials | author talk<\/strong><\/a> We have a Bedtime Topic | panel discussion<\/strong><\/a> Skybound Dance | An Aerial Silk Showcase<\/strong><\/a> Theatre Corner at the Centre for Culture | FEMALE PERSPECTIVE: Iphigenia:Reload \u2013 NetTheatre<\/strong><\/a> Humans and Angels | performance<\/strong><\/a> School Sins | performance<\/strong><\/a> Seven Deadly Sins | performance<\/strong><\/a> \u201cIn the Mists of the Absurd\u201d | performance<\/strong><\/a> Computer Animation Workshop<\/strong><\/a> Lublin in Sepia Watercolours Workshop<\/strong><\/a> Towards abstraction<\/strong><\/a> Watercolour Bookmark Workshop<\/strong><\/a> Mix-Media and Watercolour Workshop<\/strong><\/a> Paper-Making Workshop at House of Words<\/strong><\/a> Bookbinding workshop at House of Words<\/strong><\/a> Cebularz (Onion Loaf) or Fish…?<\/strong><\/a> Night of Culture<\/strong><\/a> consists of hundreds of free artistic events scattered across Lublin\u2019s public spaces. Thousands of smiling people are walking through the streets in search of unforgettable experiences. It is the only night of the year when the impossible becomes possible.<\/p>\n The city is packed with concerts, light installations, performances, shows, workshops, and many other events that defy easy definition. Participants can experience a concentrated package of adventures and cultural impressions packed into seven hours. It is entirely up to them whether they’ll spend the night at wild concerts and performances or more intimate literary meetings.<\/p>\n Through installations in public space, the Night of Culture transforms entire streets beyond recognition. It is a time when you can smell gateways, stroke furry walls, or peek through keyholes into fantastical worlds. Before going out, it is essential to fully charge your camera battery.<\/p>\n For the 20th time, we invite you on this endemic spacerum profanum<\/em> through Lublin\u2019s Old Town.<\/p>\n It\u2019s going to be a good night.<\/p>\n
\nJune 6, 12:00\u201318:00<\/p>\nTours and walks<\/h2>\n
\nWe invite you on an extraordinary journey through the historic undergrounds of the Browary Lubelskie Per\u0142a brewery, where you can learn about the rich history of the Lublin brewery, the people connected with this place, the brewing process, and the ingredients of beer. In the underground corridors, you can discover some of the secrets of the Per\u0142a brand and take part in a beer tasting held in the brewery\u2019s former lagering cellar. The tour lasts 60 minutes.
\nJune 6\/7, 2026 | 19.00-1.30, entries every 30 minutes | Per\u0142a \u2013 Lublin Breweries S.A, Bernardy\u0144ska 15 | Number of participants: 18 per group, 216 in total | For people aged 6+
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\nTouch tour (sensory walk) through selected installations of Noc Kultury, designed for people with visual impairments. Participants will have the opportunity to experience remarkable artistic works, including interactive installations. During the event, we will engage touch, hearing, and imagination. Audio description (AD) and assistance will also be provided. The tour will be led by volunteers from the Accessibility Volunteering program, trained under the supervision of Krystian Kami\u0144ski and prepared in audio description by Stowarzyszenie Otwieracz.
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-20.00 | Location will be provided to registered participants | Number of participants: 10
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\n\u201cSecret Stories of the Library\u201d is an event where nighttime tales come to life! You will discover the hidden stories behind the collections and explore lesser-known spaces of the Hieronim \u0141opaci\u0144ski Regional Public Library.
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-20.00 and 20.00-21.00 | H. \u0141opaci\u0144ski Regional Public Library, Narutowicza 4 | Number of participants: 15 per group, 30 in total
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\nThe nightlife of interwar Lublin formed a mosaic of light and shadow. After performances and screenings, caf\u00e9s and restaurants pulsed with music and conversation, and the city was alive with late-night guests. At the same time, in the gateways and alleyways of the city center and the Old Town, a hidden life unfolded\u2014full of shadows, secrets, and quick deals. The walk will allow participants to feel these contrasts and discover the nocturnal rhythm of the city from 100 years ago
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-20.30 and 21.00-22.30 | Location will be provided to registered participants | Number of participants: 35 per group, 70 in total | For people aged 14+
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\nWe invite you to a sound walk through the Juliusz S\u0142owacki housing estate. Designed by Zofia and Oskar Hansen as a garden estate, it is a place filled with green recreational spaces, flower gardens, and tree canopies providing shelter for birds. How are these green areas used by residents in practice, both in the past and today? What disturbs and what soothes along the estate\u2019s streets? And finally, which birds can be heard among the sounds of the city, and which of them held a special place in the heart (and courtyard) of the world-renowned architects of the estate? You will find the answer during this year\u2019s Noc Kultury!
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-20.30 | Juliusz S\u0142owacki housing estate \u2013 location will be provided to registered participants | Number of participants: 40
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\nWe invite you on a journey through time, where the fonts you know from your computer screen exist in their physical form as type. Together with a guide, you will learn many fascinating facts about printing techniques and reproduction methods. The historic typographic print shop, located in the space of the pre-war Popularna printing house, showcases original printing equipment from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, including a typesetting room, a bookbinding workshop, and a paper workshop. The exhibition is complemented by \u201cThe Power of Free Speech,\u201d presenting the origins and activity of the independent publishing movement in Lublin between 1976 and 1989.
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-20.30 i 20.00-21.30 | Dom S\u0142\u00f3w, \u017bmigr\u00f3d 1 | Number of participants: 15 per group, 30 in total | For people aged 10+
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\nHere are gastronomy venues from behind the scenes! We will reveal where the most attractive buffet staff worked, where the portions were the biggest, prices the lowest, and the atmosphere the best. We will visit places that have changed their names, their character, or have disappeared altogether, yet all of them have shaped Lublin\u2019s cultural life. A taste of memories drawn from the Oral History collection of the \u201cGrodzka Gate \u2013 NN Theatre\u201d.
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-20.30 | Location will be provided to registered participants | Number of participants: 25
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\nOne night, one ring, and a journey you won\u2019t forget. Step through the gates of Middle-earth and immerse yourself in the world of The Lord of the Rings. Expect an evening dripping with fantasy atmosphere, ancient riddles, and pure wizardry as the legend truly comes to life.
\nOrganised by: Co Ludzie Powiedz\u0105
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-00.00, entries every hour | Co Ludzie Powiedz\u0105, Krakowskie Przedmie\u015bcie 21 | Number of participants: 16 per group, 80 in total<\/strong>
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\nOften treated as a secondary topic, the history of music-related places becomes a living memory of the people of Lublin. It is their testimonies, recorded at the \u201cGrodzka Gate \u2013 NN Theatre\u201d, that will guide us through the musical landscape of Lublin. We will reminisce, ask questions, add new perspectives, and perhaps even sing together the hits that once echoed through the city.
\nJune 6, 2026 | 20.30-22.00 | Location will be provided to registered participants | Number of participants: 25
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\nDoes archaeology deal only with distant epochs, or can it also study events closer to us, such as the Second World War? Today, archaeologists face entirely new challenges. Researchers are increasingly uncovering sites, structures, and artefacts connected to the Second World War. In Lublin, excavations are being carried out in which archaeologists document the remains of the fighting that took place in the city in 1944. These findings provide tangible evidence of the city\u2019s recent history. The work of archaeologists at Second World War-related sites makes it possible to obtain information that cannot be found in written sources. Thanks to original witness accounts recorded by the Oral History Workshop, as well as photographs and written records, we can place historical events within the urban space of Lublin.
\nJune 6, 2026 | 22.00-23.30 | Location will be provided to registered participants | Number of participants: 25
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\nStep back into 1643 for an intimate literary gathering centered on the trial of Zofia Baranowa. Accused of witchcraft in the heart of Lublin, her vivid\u2014though torture-induced\u2014testimony provides the only known historical description of a local witches\u2019 sabbath. This session explores the boundary between historical records and dark folklore, shedding light on a forgotten chapter of the city\u2019s judicial past.
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-20.00 | Mi\u0119dzy S\u0142owami cafe and bookshop, Rybna 4 | Number of participants: 20 | For people aged 15+
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\nMeet the panelists
\nMonika Kowalczyk: Vocalist, songwriter, and finalist of the 2025 Opole Festival. A Polish philologist who leads songwriting workshops for all ages.
\nUla Hirniak: A Polish language teacher and author of \u201cZemsta na lekturach.\u201d Known online as a \u201cPolishglot,\u201d she makes language and culture accessible to global audiences.
\nKarolina Ba\u0142uc: TVN24 journalist and social reporter. She focuses on domestic issues and family dynamics, and co-hosts the parenting podcast \u201cMamy temat.\u201d
\nDebora Broda: Educator, cultural animator, and President of the Institute of Cultural Transmission. An expert in applied rhetoric and supporting parental competencies.
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-20.00 | Liceum Staromiejskie, Z\u0142ota 9 | Number of participants: 40
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\nA rare opportunity to witness Lublin\u2019s premier aerialists live in the historic heart of the city. \u201cSkybound Dance\u201d is a breathtaking fusion of sport and art, where athletes perform high above the ground on \u201caerial silks\u201d\u2014long, flowing ribbons of fabric suspended from the theatre ceiling. The performance combines the strength of acrobatics, the precision of rhythmic gymnastics, and the grace of contemporary dance. Watch as performers weave, drop, and spiral through the air, creating stunning choreographic patterns in a display of gravity-defying beauty.
\nJune 6, 2026 | 20.00-20.30, 21.00-21.30, 22.00-22.30 and 23.00-23.30 | The Old Theatre, Jezuicka 18 | Number of participants: 100 per group, 400 in total
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\nIphigenia stands on the ruins of a matriarchal civilization, carrying the physical memory of the most horrific crimes of the patriarchy. With an axe held over the defenseless neck of Orestes, she faces a pivotal choice. Should she strike? Is there any way out of the endless cycle of harm, revenge, and sacrifice? This performance asks what we should do with a world that, for the first time in thousands of years, we finally hold in our own hands.
\nTeatr Centralny | directed by Aleksandra Konarska
\nJune 6, 2026 | 20.00 | Centre for Culture, Peowiak\u00f3w 12 | Number of participants: 20
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\nTeatr \u201eNasz\u201d Be\u0142\u017cyce presents \u201cHumans and Angels\u201d (Ludzie i Anio\u0142y), a compelling play by Viktor Shenderovich, directed by J\u00f3zef Kasprzak. This is a satirical comedy about attempts to avoid the unavoidable. The main character, Paszkin, is confronted with fate when he is visited by the mysterious Stroncy\u0142ow\u2026
\nJune 6, 2026 | 20.30-21.30 | OD KUCHNI, Grodzka 26 | Number of participants: 85
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\nThis is a raw look at the complexities of growing up. \u201cSchool Sins\u201d (Grzechy szkolne) dives into the friction of youth: shaping a generational identity, navigating relationships with peers and adults, and discovering one\u2019s own body and sexuality. From the rush of first loves to the dangerous allure of crossing boundaries in search of a high, the play explores the \u201cdrama of youth\u201d through a modern lens. While these struggles might seem timeless, the performance presents them in an unexpected way that demands reflection.
\nJune 6, 2026 | 20.30-21.30 | “Pod Akacj\u0105” Youth Cultural Centre, Grodzka 11 | Number of participants: 40
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\nDrawing inspiration from biblical parables, this production explores the landscape of human moral frailty and the origins of evil in the modern world. It is a striking reflection on the choices we make and the shadows that linger in the contemporary soul.
\nJune 6, 2026 | 22.00-23.00 | “Pod Akacj\u0105” Youth Cultural Centre, Grodzka 11 | Number of participants: 40
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\nA satirical program based on literary texts, presenting a distorted and absurd image of the surrounding reality, not devoid of refined humor and amusing situations.
\nJune 6, 2026 | 23.00-00.00 | “Pod Akacj\u0105” Youth Cultural Centre, Grodzka 11 | Number of participants: 40
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\nUnique animation workshops taking place during the 2026 Night of Culture festival. The sessions will be led by students and teachers from the Digital Graphics and Printing Technology program at Lubelskie Centrum Kszta\u0142cenia Zawodowego i Ustawicznego, located at Magnoliowa 8 in Lublin. During the 1.5-hour workshops, participants will independently design and create a short animation on a topic of their choice. It is a great opportunity to learn the basics of animation, develop creativity, and try your hand at creative work!
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-20.00 and 21.00-22.00 | Lubelskie Centrum Kszta\u0142cenia Zawodowego i Ustawicznego, Magnoliowa 8 | Number of participants: 12 per group, 24 in total | For people aged 13-16
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\nA workshop with a live demonstration of painting a fragment of the city of Lublin, inspired by the ongoing exhibition \u201cLublin in Painting\u201d at the TPSP \u201cPrzy Bramie\u201d Gallery. The workshop will be led by Wies\u0142aw Stefa\u0144ski, a well-known Lublin watercolor artist. The session will begin with a 30-minute demonstration. Each participant will create a painting using sepia watercolor technique.
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-21.00 | Lublin Society of Friends of Fine Arts, Grodzka 34\/36 | Number of participants: 10 | For people aged 16+
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\nCreating small-scale paintings using the oil pastel technique.
\nLed by Krystyna Rakowska
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-20.30 | Lublin Society of Friends of Fine Arts, Grodzka 34\/36 | Number of participants: 6 | For people aged 16+
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\nDuring the workshop, participants will learn watercolor painting techniques such as \u201cwet on wet\u201d and \u201cwet on dry,\u201d and how to properly spread color. They will apply their new skills by painting a watercolor bookmark with a freely chosen motif. Each participant will take their handmade bookmark home.
\nLed by Agnieszka Bogucka and Agnieszka Margul
\nJune 6, 2026 | 20.45-22.00 | Lublin Society of Friends of Fine Arts, Grodzka 34\/36 | Number of participants: 8 | For people aged 16+
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\nThe mixed-media and watercolor workshop is designed to introduce participants to a variety of watercolor painting techniques and the ways watercolor interacts with different materials (dry painting, wet painting, wet-on-wet techniques). Participants will explore the effects created by using natural ingredients such as salt, alcohol, and coffee, as well as other artistic materials including charcoal, watercolor pencils, masking fluid, and ink. The workshop will conclude with each participant creating their own greeting card featuring a chosen theme \u2014 flowers, abstract compositions, or architectural details \u2014 using the techniques learned during the session.
\nLed by Gra\u017cyna Laskowska-Cielniak and Beata Gajaszek
\nJune 6, 2026 | 21.30-23.00 | Lublin Society of Friends of Fine Arts, Grodzka 34\/36 | Number of participants: 10 | For people aged 16+
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\nThe meeting at the Papermill will introduce workshop participants to traditional handmade papermaking techniques. We will create original compositions using paper with a variety of structures, textures, and colors. Participants are encouraged to bring small plants, handwritten notes, and textile materials, which will be used to give the works a personal character.
\nLed by Sylwia Wo\u017aniak
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-21.00 | House of Words, \u017bmigr\u00f3d 1 | Number of participants: 8 | For people aged 8+
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\nWorkshop participants will learn bookbinding techniques and the basics of book construction. There will be plenty of sewing, gluing, and precise work with materials, all using machines and equipment from the early 20th century.
\nLed by Beata Sanecka
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-21.00 | House of Words, \u017bmigr\u00f3d 1 | Number of participants: 8 | For people aged 8+
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\nJoin us for a unique twist on a Lublin classic. In this hands-on workshop, you\u2019ll learn to bake the traditional cebularz (our famous local wheat flatbread topped with onions and poppy seeds). But there\u2019s a catch: only for the Night of Culture, our onion loaves on Rybna (Fish) Street will take the shape of\u2026 a fish. Come for the baking, stay for the stories, and leave with a taste of Lublin history.
\nJune 6, 2026 | 19.00-20.00 and 21.00-22.00 | Manufaktura smak\u00f3w i opowie\u015bci, Rybna 4\/2 | Number of participants: 20 per group, 40 in total | No age restrictions
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