The Great Dragon's Parade

The Great Dragons’ Parade is an annual outdoor event for a wide audience, attracting several dozens of spectators each time. Over a thousand children from all over Poland participate in each parade, operating the dragons they have made themselves. A colorful pageant, accompanied with music and dragon roaring, walks along the streets of Cracow. It is surrounded by dancers, music bands, knights and princesses, stilt-walkers, jugglers and other artists. This year the parade takes place on 7 June (Saturday) from 13.00 to 15.00 on the Main Square.

The culmination of the event is a sound-and-light show of the Vistula River, where music, light, smokes, laser shows, fireworks and huge blown-up dragons dancing on the water offer a breathtaking spectacle for both residents and tourists who come here from all over the world especially for this event. This year the show will take place on 7 June at 21.45 at the foot of the Wawel Castle by the river.