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Katowice

Katowice is a large city in the Silesian Voivodeship in the south of Poland. In 2021 it had a population of 315,000; it's the central city of Metropolis GZM which in turn is part of Upper Silesian-Moravian metropolitan area sprawling across the Czech border. Wikivoyage

Population 278,090 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Poland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Poland

Getting there

Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. JazzArt Festival

    April

    JazzArt Festival is in April

  2. A-Part Festival

    June

    A-Part Festival is an international look at alternative and experimental "Off" theatre. It runs over a week in June, see A-Part Theatre above

  3. Tauron Festival

    June

    Tauron Festival is a Techno and dance rave in the Industrial Museum Complex in June

  4. OFF Festival

    August

    OFF Festival is an alternative music festival series held annually since 2006. Until 2009 it was held at Słupna Park in Mysłowice, Poland in August and lasts four days.

    Official site Wikipedia

  5. Rawa Blues Festival

    October

    Rawa Blues Festival (pronounced rava) is the world's largest indoor blues festival. The festival was named after the Rawa River, which flows through the city of Katowice in Poland.

    Official site Wikipedia

  6. Polish Directors' Art Festival "Interpretacje"

    November

    Festival of theatres and TV drama, with a competition for directors for the "Konrad Prize". It was last held in Nov 2022. Dead link

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Katowice); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Zielony Bazar

    Opening hours

    Mo-Fr 04:00-19:00; Sa 04:00-14:00; Su,PH off

    1.8 km from the centre

  • BioBazar Huta Baildon

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: 07:00–17:00
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 07:00–14:00
    7. Sunday: closed
    Times vary by day
    Wednesday
    07:00–17:00
    Saturday
    07:00–14:00
    2.0 km from the centre

  • Targowisko Miejskie

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 06:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 06:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 06:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 06:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 06:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 06:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    06:00–18:00

    2.9 km from the centre

  • Szaberplac

    No hours mapped

    1.8 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 3 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Katowice 1.5 km, Katowice Załęże 1.7 km, Katowice Ligota 3.1 km, Katowice Zawodzie 4.2 km, Katowice Piotrowice 4.6 km, Chorzów Batory 5.0 km

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