EtnoKraków / Crossroads 2026

The scale of this year’s EtnoKraków / Crossroads festival is best illustrated by its duration - the three-day celebration of traditional and ethnic music that we have come to love in recent years has been extended to… over two weeks.The festival initially focused on the musical traditions of the Carpathian Basin. During its 28th edition, it will remain true to its roots, showcasing world music in the broadest sense of the word. Some 100 artists from 10 countries, ranging from Estonia and the United Kingdom to Senegal and Burkina Faso, open-air and chamber concerts, Dance Nights, music and crafts workshops… The main festival venue will be the Wesoła area, though we will also visit the Vistula Boulevards (for the Concert at Dawn, which coincides with Wianki in Krakow) and the headquarters of Polish Radio, to listen to concerts by the Polish-Palestinian NAP trio (14 June) and Sofia Le (also known as ax.polski), who is taking the internet by storm, alongside the acclaimed jazz musician Grzech Piotrowski and the experimental Estonian band Puuluup (both on 21 June).In Wesoła, the festival will run throughout June. Workshops are held every day in the Strefa Nowa, some of them organised by The School on Crossroads, which will introduce us to the secrets of the songs of the Żywiec Beskids, various aspects of Ukrainian and Bulgarian music, polyphonic singing, and playing in the festival ensemble and more. The roster of hosts includes: Joanna Słowińska, Sofia Herian, Brygida Sordyl, Oksana But and Elina Toneva, Łada and Ostrowski Ensemble. Dance parties and Dance Nights – including at Wesoła Immersive and in the historic Main Railway Station building located nearby – will be hosted by bands such as Dusza, Muzykanci, Kapela Samo Południe, Odloty and the Maria Stępień Trio. All these events will help participants get the most out of the experience and get them involved in the fesival events - over 50 of them! At the heart of the Crossroads – the Strefa Nowa club - the line-up wi