Łódź
Łódź is Poland's third biggest city, and the capital of the Łódzkie Voivodship. Unlike most other large Polish cities, which have long histories, Łódź was created almost from scratch during the 19th-century textile industry boom to house textile mills, their owners and their workers, and rapidly grew to become an important industrial and commerce centre. Wikivoyage
Population 648,711 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Poland
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
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Filharmonia Łódzka Attraction · 350 m -
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Sobór św. Aleksandra Newskiego Church · 540 m -
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Kamienica Bechtoldów Attraction · 580 m -
Kamienica A. Lubińskiego Attraction · 580 m -
Dom Hilarego Majewskiego Attraction · 640 m -
Cerkiew św. Olgi Church · 670 m -
Muzeum Sztuki MS1 Museum · 710 m -
The Center Of Art Propagation Gallery · 740 m
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
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Łódź Marathon
April
A major sports event held yearly in April. Quite popular both among the locals and the visitors, it offers a few different distances to run
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International Festival of Photography
May
Takes place every May. All the events take place in old factories, tenement buildings and villas of Łódź – post-industrial architecture creates a truly unique atmosphere for presentation of photographs
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Summer Academy of Jazz
July – August
Held in July-August. The jazz festival (some of the concerts are free) that attracts a number of Polish and international jazz celebrities as well as talented young musicians
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Łódź of Four Cultures Festival
September
Takes place every September. Intended to promote understanding and tolerance between the four nations that have built the city
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International Festival of Comics and Games
October
Held annually in October. It is the biggest comic event in Central-Eastern Europe
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Light Move Festival
October
A festival of light held every October that utilises public spaces in the city centre for a spectacular show of art and video
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Explorers Festival
November
Extreme sports and tourism festival. Takes place every November
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Łódź); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
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Bałucki Rynek
- Monday: 06:00–19:00
- Tuesday: 06:00–19:00
- Wednesday: 06:00–19:00
- Thursday: 06:00–19:00
- Friday: 06:00–19:00
- Saturday: 06:00–16:00
- Sunday: closed
Times vary by day
- Monday
- 06:00–19:00
- Tuesday
- 06:00–19:00
- Wednesday
- 06:00–19:00
- Thursday
- 06:00–19:00
- Friday
- 06:00–19:00
- Saturday
- 06:00–16:00
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
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Getting around
- Kościuszki - 6 Sierpnia 230 m
- Kościuszki - Struga 500 m
- Kilińskiego - Przystanek mBank 520 m
- Zachodnia - Więckowskiego 540 m
- Gdańska - Zielona 560 m
- Rodziny Poznańskich - Dw. Łódź Fabryczna 1.0 km
Train stations: Łódź Fabryczna 870 m, Łódź Kaliska 2.2 km, Łódź Niciarniana 3.5 km, Łódź Stoki 3.8 km, Łódź Marysin 4.0 km, Łódź Zarzew 4.3 km, Łódź Żabieniec 4.4 km, Łódź Warszawska 4.5 km, Łódź Retkinia 4.7 km, Łódź Pabianicka 4.8 km, Łódź Chojny 5.1 km, Łódź Dąbrowa 5.2 km, Łódź Arturówek 5.2 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.