Białystok City Days

Białystok City Mayor Tadeusz Truskolaski has the pleasure of inviting you to the Białystok City Days 2018!

Friday, June 22nd

9.30-17.00, Army Museum in Białystok, 7 Kilińskiego Street
9.30-17.00 – touring the Museum’s exhibition for free, educational area for children
14.00 – „Riddles of Independence” exhibition opening
Organizer: Army Museum in Białystok

18.00-23.30, Kilińskiego Street
“Baroque Gardens of Art” festival – theatre, music, education
18.00 – “Baroque, an Epoch of Kitsch or Sophistication?” – Joanna Tomalska’s lecture; “Downtown” Cultural Centre in Białystok
20.00 – Alternativo, Paweł Tarasiuk and Joanna Mytnik – music and theatre miniatures; “Downtown” Cultural Centre in Białystok
21.00 – „Lacy Anniversary” – Komedianty Troupe (Cracow); Aula Magna of the Branicki Palace
Organizer: “Downtown” Cultural Centre in Białystok

18.00, Arsenał Gallery, 2 Mickiewicza Street
“Draftsman’s Contract”, curators: Agata Chinowska and Sylwia Narewska
Organizer: Arsenał Gallery

20.00, Hall of the Post-Secondary Vocal and Acting Study, 28 Zwycięstwa Street
“I Got You – ie. Experiencing Reality” performance – script and direction: Bernarda Bielenia
Organizer: Post-Secondary Vocal and Acting Study

Saturday, June 23rd

9.00-14.00, Voivodeship Cultural Animation Centre “Saucers”, 14 Św. Rocha Street
VI International Market of Old Postcards and Other Collectables
Organizer: Białystok Collectors Association

9.30-17.00, Army Museum in Białystok, 7 Kilińskiego Street
Touring the Museum’s exhibition for free, educational area for children
Organizer: Army Museum in Białystok

13.00-17.00, Branicki Gardens
“Baroque Gardens of Art” festival – theatre, music, education
13.00 – “Baroque World in Białystok” – educational walk with Wiesław Wróbel; starting point at the Guest Palace at Kilińskiego Street
15.00-17.00 – „Musical Coffee in the Gardens” – musical miniatures performed by the “Downtown” Cultural Centre’s groups: “Ars Decorum” Early Music Group, “Cantio Polonica” Flute Group, “Capella Antiqua Bialostociensis” Early Music and Dance Group and their guests: “Gaudium Ludentem” Early Music Group of the Youth Cultural Centre in Jelenia Góra, “Belriguardo” Early Dance Group of the Youth Cultural Centre No. 2 in Lublin, “Favorito” Early Music Group of the “Cantio” – Education through Art Foundation in Białystok; Branicki Gardens
Organizer: “Downtown” Cultural Centre in Białystok

14.00, National Archives in Białystok, 4 Kościuszki Square
“Białystok’s Image in Archival Documents” exhibition
Organizers: National Archives in Białystok, Białystok City Hall

16.00, Białystok Puppet Theatre, 1 Kalinowskiego Street
65th anniversary of the Białystok Puppet Theatre within the PUPPETNOPUPPET IX International Puppetry Schools Festival
Organizer: Białystok Puppet Theatre

20.00, Kościuszki Square
Edyta Górniak and Grzegorz Chyży’s concert
Organizer: Białystok Cultural Centre

Sunday, June 24th

9.00-16.00, Kościuszki Square (around the City Hall)
Białystok Midsummer Fair
Organizer: Podlachian Museum in Białystok

9.30-17.00, Army Museum in Białystok, 7 Kilińskiego Street
9.30-17.00 – touring the Museum’s exhibition for free, educational area for children
13.00 – “Independence is…” educational Museum Academy project’s participants’ exhibition opening
13.30-15.00 – guided tours with the Youth Custodians
Organizer: Army Museum in Białystok

11.00-15.00, BSRC Dojlidy Beach, Plażowa Street
Safe Holidays family festival – promotion of safety rules, spreading knowledge of safe forms of summer recreation, cultural areas (face painting , soap bubbles, art classes), inflatables, sailing class, lake cruise, sports competitions and games, uniformed services’ tech show, service dog training show, free bicycle marking by officers of the Białystok City Police Department
Organizer: Bialystok Sports and Recreation Centre, partners: City Hall (Crisis Management Department), Municipal Police, Białystok City Police Department, State Fire Service

15.00-21.30, Branicki Palace grounds
“Baroque Gardens of Art” festival – theatre, music, education
15.00-17.00 – At Branicki’s Manor: “Chateau Games Centuries Ago” – “Downtown” Cultural Centre in Białystok’s “Capella Antiqua Bialostociensis” Early Music and Dance Group’s performance, Nowa Dęba Town Reenactment Group’s show – banner juggling, drill show, musketry volley, artillery show, games for children, fencing classes, battle camp; Branicki Palace grounds
17.00 – “Baroque Composition” – florist’s lecture; Branicki Palace hall
17.00-20.00 – “Branicka’s Floral Boudoir” – flower arrangements exposition in the interiors of the Branicki Palace
21.30 – “Jan Klemens’ Name Day’” – baroque music concert of the “Diletto” Early Music Group and “Capella Antiqua Bialostociensis” Early Music and Dance Group; mapping, fashion show; Aula Magna of the Branicki Palace
Organizer: “Downtown” Cultural Centre in Białystok

17.00, Forum cinema, 5 Legionowa Street
Białystok City Mayor’s Artistic Award Ceremony and Grzegorz Turnau’s concert
Organizer: Białystok Cultural Centre, Białystok City Hall

17.00-19.30, Branicki Gardens
City Dance Party with Live Orchestra
Organizer: Białystok City Hall

Accompanying events:

Sunday, June 10th
15.00-20.00, Kościuszki Square
X Brass Bands International Festival
Organizers: Mechanical School No. 2 in Białystok, Secondary and Technical School Complex in Białystok

Wednesday, June 13th
16.00, Białystok City Stadium, 1 Słoneczna Street
Football match between the teams of the Białystok City Mayor and Białystok Functional Area
Organizers: Białystok City Stadium, Białystok City Hall, Białystok Functional Area Association

June 19th-23rd
PUPPETNOPUPPET IX International Puppetry Schools Festival
Organizers: Puppetry Art Department in Białystok of the Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy in Warsaw, Białystok Puppet Theatre, Białystok Puppet Artists Association

Wednesday, June 20th
11.00, Kościuszki Square (next to the National Archives in Białystok)
“Siberian Białystok” exhibition (the exhibition is open until July 10th)
Organizer: Siberia Memorial Museum

Thursday, June 21st
18.00, Arsenał Gallery, 2 Mickiewicza Street
“Augustis 2.0” album promotion
Organizer: Widok Cultural Education Association

Saturday, June 23rd
17.00-4.00, beach courts of the Electrical School in Białystok, 14 1000-lecia Państwa Polskiego Street
Nord Auto Hyundai III National Beach Volleyball Tournament
Organizer: Hektor Association for Development

free entry for all the events, for some – free tickets are required