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Warsaw Film Festival 2026: "What Belongs to Others" wins the Warsaw Grand Prix

The 42nd Warsaw Film Festival closed on Sunday, 18 October. Grzegorz Dębowski's Polish drama "What Belongs to Others" (Cudze Rzeczy) took the top prize.

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The COS Torwar hall in Warsaw, venue for this week's biggest shows
Events

"Warsaw this week, 19-25 October: Globetrotters, Europe, Jazz Jamboree and a top-of-the-table football clash"

Harlem Globetrotters on Monday, rock legends Europe on Tuesday, three nights of Jazz Jamboree and Legia v Lech on Sunday. Warsaw's verified event calendar for 19-25 October 2026.

Klub Stodoła in Warsaw, home of the Jazz Jamboree festival
Concerts

"Jazz Jamboree 2026 in Warsaw: three nights at Klub Stodoła, 23-25 October"

Poland's longest-running jazz festival returns to Klub Stodoła for three nights, 23-25 October 2026. Concerts start at 19:00.

A train at Świętokrzyska metro station in Warsaw
Guides

"Warsaw public transport: tickets, prices and how to ride the metro, trams and buses"

A 75-minute ticket costs 4.40 zł and covers metro, trams, buses and SKM trains. How Warsaw's ZTM network works, what tickets cost in 2026, and how to validate.

The view over central Warsaw from the Palace of Culture and Science
Culture

"Palace of Culture viewing terrace: Warsaw from 114 metres up"

The 30th-floor terrace of the Palace of Culture and Science is Warsaw's best-known viewpoint at 114 metres. What to know before you go.

The Palace on the Isle reflected in the lake at Łazienki Park
Guides

"Royal Łazienki Park: peacocks, a palace on the water and free summer Chopin"

Warsaw's most beautiful park pairs an 18th-century palace on the water with free Sunday Chopin concerts in summer. What to see and how to plan a visit.

The glass facade of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Culture

"POLIN Museum: hours, free Thursdays and what to see at Warsaw's Museum of the History of Polish Jews"

POLIN tells a thousand years of Jewish life in Poland in an award-winning building. Current opening hours, the free-admission day and what not to miss.

The colourful townhouses of Warsaw's Old Town Market Square
Guides

"Warsaw Old Town: the city that rose from the rubble"

Rebuilt brick by brick after 1944, Warsaw's Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The square, the castle, the mermaid and the best route through it.

The Warsaw Rising Museum building
Culture

"Warsaw Rising Museum: the city's most powerful museum, explained"

The Warsaw Rising Museum tells the story of the 63-day 1944 uprising through sound, film and thousands of artefacts. What to see - and the expansion now underway.

The facade of the Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw
Guides

"Chopin's Warsaw: the museum, the heart in the church wall and the Sunday concerts"

Fryderyk Chopin grew up in Warsaw and the city keeps him everywhere - a museum in a baroque palace, his heart sealed in a church pillar, and free summer concerts in Łazienki.

People walking along the Vistula Boulevards in Warsaw
Guides

"Vistula Boulevards: Warsaw's riverfront, from barge cafes to sunset walks"

The Bulwary Wiślane turned Warsaw's left-bank riverfront into the city's favourite promenade. Where to walk, what you'll find, and the best time to go.

Inside a milk bar in Warsaw's Wola district
Food & Drink

"Milk bars in Warsaw: Poland's cheapest hot meal, and where to find the classics"

Part canteen, part time capsule, the bar mleczny serves pierogi and barszcz for a few złoty. How milk bars work and which Warsaw classics to try first.