ST DOMINIC'S FAIR “Hip hip hooray, St Dominic’s Fair turns 750 today”

 

Deeply ingrained in the collective consciousness as an extraordinarily attractive event, every year St Dominic’s Fair attracts numerous tourists to Gdańsk from all over Poland, as well as from abroad. Every day, the Fair is visited by an average of 70,000 people, whose number usually doubles at weekends.

St. Dominic's Fair is the largest open-air commercial and cultural event in Poland and one of the largest in Europe.

Saint Dominic's Fair has enjoyed 750 years of tradition; it was established by the decree of Pope Alexander IV in the year 1260.

 

Today, St Dominic’s Fair is the largest trade and cultural outdoor event in Poland and one of the largest such events in Europe. The contemporary form of St Dominic’s Fair recalls the Medieval tradition of fun and trade. Every August, over 1000 merchants, artists, artisans and collectors put up their stalls in the historical city centre.

 

• THE PROGRAMME

• SIDE EVENTS

• NON STOP

 

Opening Ceremony - 31 July - Saturday

	Opening and Closing Ceremonies sponsored by – Polish Oil & Gas Company (PGNiG SA)
	12.00 Hip hip hooray, St Dominic’s Fair turns 750 today” Parade with a historical setting and the legend of the St Dominic’s Fair cockerel Script - Elwira Twardowska Dialogues, legend - Monika Brand Realization- Gdański Archipelag Kultury PLAMA   venues: The Uphagen House – with the Uphagen’s cook commenting from the windows Main Town Hall – with the City Chronicler reporting from the porch Stage at the Green Gate – the climax   12:00 - theatrical parade, Długi Targ (Long Market) 12:30 – opening performance, Stage at the Green Gate The climax featuring a concert with invited guests and the public with the world’s biggest drum, to a collective, rhythmic counting of 750 drumbeats.   13:00 St Dominic’s Soup, a jubilee feast for guests and Gdańskers alike, Długi Targ (Long Market)   14:30, 16:00, 18:00 Concert with the world’s biggest drum, Długi Targ (Long Market) - Green Gate The world’s biggest , tallest and heaviest drum. Concert with the audience joining in to play small jubilee drums. Concertmaster - Ryszard Bazarnik   22:00 Concert on the Wall, Main Town Hall An eight-person band and 10 one-and-a-half metre drums will hang from the wall of the Main Town Hall. The musicians will defy the laws of gravity by playing on a vertical stage.   23:30 - Fireworks display

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