20 Ideas for Christmas in Warsaw
Christmas is the most joyful and anticipated time of the whole year. In Warsaw, preparations for the holiday start at the beginning of December, when the streets and parks of the capital come to life with colourful illuminations, squares are decorated with beautiful Christmas trees, and shop windows glitter with fabulous decorations. It is a time when you can learn about local traditions, listen to beautiful Christmas carols and taste Polish holiday dishes. Discover how to best spend the holiday in Poland’s capital!
1. See the Christmas illuminations along Krakowskie Przedmieście and Nowy Świat
2. Take a selfie under the huge colourful Christmas tree on Zamkowy Square
3. Take part in Christmas shows at the Multimedia Fountain Park
4. Take a walk around the Old Town to feel the festive atmosphere among the beautifully decorated houses and streets
5. Join your friends for lunch or dinner in a revitalised post-industrial building. You can choose between Hala Koszyki, Warsaw Breweries, Norblin Factory, Koneser Praga Centre, Powiśle Power Station or Hala Gwardii
6. Find original presents at the Christmas market in the Old Town
7. Try delicious Christmas gingerbread, poppy seed cake or cheesecake in a cake shop on Nowy Świat
8. Drink warm chocolate in the legendary Wedel Chocolate Lounge in the former chocolate factory on Szpitalna Street
9. Rekindle your inner child by strolling through the fairy-tale illuminations of the Royal Garden of Light in Wilanów, the University of Warsaw Botanical Garden or the Botanical Garden in Powsin
10. Try a warming mulled wine in a cosy bar in Saska Kępa
12. Walk along the Vistula boulevards and take in the winter panorama of the Vistula and of the Praga district
13. See the special Nativity scenes in churches in the city centre
14. Attend a concert of traditional Polish Christmas carols
15. On Christmas Eve join local people at a traditional midnight mass
16. Go skating on one of the ice rinks open for everyone: on the Old Town Square, at the Palace of Culture or at Koneser
17. Listen to a Chopin concert inside the Royal Castle or at the House of Literature
18. Ski down the slope at Górka Szczesliwicka
19. The festive period is the best time to relax, so have fun, take a selfie and trick your senses in one of Warsaw’s unusual museums: Selfie Museum, Be Happy Museum, Magic Mind Museum, Cosmos Museum
20. Visit unique Warsaw museums: at the Warsaw Uprising Museum you will learn the fate of the people of Warsaw who fought for independence in 1944, and in the Museum of Warsaw you will learn about the history of the capital through the items collected there. Remember that museums have different visiting hours during the Christmas period and are closed on certain days.
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