Events connected with the Ceramic Festival are taking place at various locations in the city center. In the Market Square, manufacturers of functional and artistic ceramics from Poland and abroad have their stands. Demonstrations of throwing clay and painting vessels are also taking place there.
A good feature of this year's Ceramic Festival is the second stage set up in Piłsudskiego Square. Paweł Tumiło and Rafał Kubik were the first to perform for the Bolesławiec audience. They were followed by a breakdance group. Next came a Capoeira martial arts demonstration. The group's members, led by instructor Maluco da Favela, presented the results of two months of training held at the Bolesławiec Cultural Center. After the half-hour demonstration, a group of women performing flamenco and oriental dance appeared on stage.
At 5 p.m., a reggae concert began. The first band to perform was Paihivo from Zgorzelec. The well-known Radom-based group Jamal performed next. Young people sang the group's latest hit, the song Policeman, together with the artists. The first day of performances on the stage at Piłsudskiego Square ended with a performance by the duo Blue Sounds & Roman Puchowski.
While the reggae concert was taking place on the small stage, the Ceramics Museum hosted an opening and a presentation of the publication "In the Footsteps of Famous Europeans," prepared by Anna Bober-Tubaj and Katarzyna and Grzegorz Matorynowie. The authorities of Bolesławiec and delegations from partner cities attended the presentation.
After 8 p.m., a parade set out from the Market Square toward Popiełuszki Square. There, shortly before 9 p.m., the official opening of the Ceramic Festival took place. The mayor handed a symbolic key to representatives of Bolesławiec's ceramic works.
After the key to the city gates was handed over, the concert by Łzy began.
On Saturday and Sunday, visitors will be able to see, among other things, performances by cultural animators from Česká Lípa. The Knights of the Lusatian Forests and Wildernesses will set up their camp on the square near the Bolesławiec Cultural Center. For more than 20 years, they have been involved in the history of fencing and Gothic-era historical dance. Next to them, the camp of the Knecht historical group will be set up. Led by a real castellan, the group was founded in 1998 and promotes the living history of the Czech lands (14th–17th centuries), and since 2003, the history of the water fortress in Česká Lípa. Both groups are very popular, partly thanks to their theatrical presentation and cuisine rarely seen today. These delicacies can be sampled on Sunday. In addition, forged metal weapons made by a Czech blacksmith will be presented.
(own information)