St. John’s Night 2026 – Wrocław City Festival | Leśnica

St. John’s Night in Leśnica has a long tradition. It was first organised in the mid-1970s and, with short breaks, continues to this day. Thanks to its attractive format and rich programme, it is one of the largest open-air events in terms of attendance organised by OPT Zamek. This year the event will take place on Saturday, 20 June.

The event’s programme refers to ancient Slavic traditions connected with the summer solstice. Key elements include weaving and floating wreaths. The theme of the 2026 edition is “Roots” – understood both as a reference to cultural heritage and to the relationship between people and nature.

St. John’s Night is held as part of the Wrocław City Festival – a city-wide programme of cultural events organised by the City of Wrocław in cooperation with cultural institutions, NGOs and social partners. The event is part of the official City Festival programme, which aims to showcase Wrocław’s cultural potential, bring residents together and create open, accessible and free artistic activities.

// Below is a preliminary schedule of the event. The detailed programme with exact times will be announced soon. //

MAIN STAGE (AMPHITHEATRE)
Concerts by: Lunaria, Tuleje, Lorien (choir)

Lunaria – trance-like melodies, multi-part songs and women’s stories recorded in old texts – Lunaria’s concert will be a musical journey into the world of tradition retold anew.

Tuleje will take the audience into a musical world that defies genre conventions – raw, hypnotic and yet remarkably melodic.

“MAŁA WODNICA” STAGE (MEADOW BEHIND THE CASTLE)
Family programme. An intimate zone of stories, music and Slavic inspirations:
– “Sounds of Nature” musical performance
– Slavic Tales – Alia Kubicz
– Talks and themed meetings
– Magical Plants
– Slavic Demons and Vampires
– Magical Mushrooms

PERFORMANCES
“Tesla vs Edison” – a Bajkobus production based on the true story of the rivalry between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison over the future of electricity: direct current or alternating current? An industrial atmosphere, great inventions and a fight for dominance.

“A Poem about the Sun and the Moon” – Teatr Klinika Lalek invites you to a performance about the fact that “there is day and night, light and dark, sun and moon, woman and man, a beginning and an end, which we reach on the back of a rainbow Dragon.”

GRAND FINALE OF ST. JOHN’S NIGHT
– Performative actions and animations throughout Park Leśnicki
– Wreath procession
– Communal floating of wreaths

ALSO DURING THE EVENT
– Wreath-weaving workshops
– Plant and herbal workshops
– Children’s zone and family activities
– Handicrafts and artistic activities
– Food zone and relaxation zone

Sponsors: Osiedle Malownicze, Cosinus Wrocław – Post-Secondary Schools and Adult Education, Ecobike.
Partners: “Nasz Wrocław” city programme, Wrocław Municipal Police, Ekosystem Wrocław, Regional Museum in Środa Śląska, Skrzydła Lasu Foundation, Czar Roślin Foundation, Youth Sports Centre.

St. John’s Night 2026
20 June 2026 – Saturday
Free admission

More information at www.zamek.wroclaw.pl
We warmly invite you!