Opening Festival Concert
Traditional Jewish klezmer concert and speeches by community leaders kick off the festival in the streets.
Three Cultures Festival
Festiwal Trzech Kultur we Włodawie
Włodawa, Poland
Sep 18 - 20, 2026Expected
Each September, the town of Włodawa celebrates its three faiths with the Three Cultures Festival. Folk concerts, synagogue and church services, culinary fairs, and exhibitions honor the Jewish, Catholic, and Orthodox traditions, in a celebration of a town long home to Poles, Jews, and Ukrainians.
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Cultural Market Fair
Local artisans and cooks sell ethnic handicrafts and dishes (pierogi, challah, borscht), giving a taste of each community.
Where it happens
Rynek we Włodawie
Włodawa, Poland
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Respect all traditions; refrain from religious or cultural insensitivity at cultural sites
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Free events are available.
REGIONAL COMMUNITY & FOLK LIFE
Three Cultures Festival
Festiwal Trzech Kultur we Włodawie
Włodawa, Poland
Each September, the town of Włodawa celebrates its three faiths with the Three Cultures Festival. Folk concerts, synagogue and church services, culinary fairs, and exhibitions honor the Jewish, Catholic, and Orthodox traditions, in a celebration of a town long home to Poles, Jews, and Ukrainians.
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The story behind it
Włodawa historically had significant Polish, Jewish, and Belarusian/Ukrainian populations. This festival nurtures respect for that shared cultural landscape, drawing on local history and ethnic minorities. It underscores Lubelskie’s multicultural roots and aims to revive folk traditions of different communities.
Key moments to know
Opening Festival Concert
Traditional Jewish klezmer concert and speeches by community leaders kick off the festival in the streets.
Cultural Market Fair
Local artisans and cooks sell ethnic handicrafts and dishes (pierogi, challah, borscht), giving a taste of each community.
How to show up well
first-timer tips
Plan the timing
Interest in multicultural heritage
Read the local rhythm
Visitors should behave respectfully in religious spaces, remove hats in synagogues, women cover shoulders in ch...
Respect local boundaries
Respect all traditions; refrain from religious or cultural insensitivity at cultural sites
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Sep 18 - 20, 2026
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Włodawa
Lubelskie Voivodeship
Cost
Free public events available
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Families welcome
Very High visitor welcome
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