| Event | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Every day from Thursday to Sunday | ||
| Ceramics market | in the Market Square | 10:00–20:00 |
| Demonstration of Mateusz Grobelny’s ceramic kilns | on the slope in the Market Square | |
| Clayfolk Town | sports field by the school on Armii Krajowej Street | |
| Every day from Friday to Sunday | ||
| Antiques market | on Prusa Street | 8:00–17:00 |
| Children’s town (potter’s-wheel workshops, biscuit painting and stamping) (exceptionally, on Saturday also theatrical make-up demonstrations and stilt-walking workshops) | in the car park in front of the Piast Hotel | 12:00–19:00 |
| 19 August – Thursday | ||
| People of Bolesławiec Solidarity – exhibition opening and presentation of a book by M. Olczak and Ł. Sołtysik. | Museum of Ceramics, Kutuzowa Street | 18:00 |
| 20 August – Friday | ||
| Ceramic Parade | streets: Kościelna, Market Square, Sierpnia ’80 and Asnyka | 17:00 |
| Festival opening (announcement of the winner of the competition for the most interesting presentation during the Parade, handing the keys to the city gates to the Ceramic Brotherhood, smashing ceramic vessels) | stage on Asnyka Street | 17:30 |
| Cabaret evening (Kabaret Pod Wyrwigroszem) | stage on Asnyka Street | 18:00 |
| Concert by Patrycja Markowska | stage on Asnyka Street | 21:30 |
| Cinema Under the Stars: “The Phantom of the Opera” | Piłsudskiego Square | 23:00 |
| 21 August – Saturday | ||
| Mime theatre | Market Square | 10:00 |
| The Past and Future of Solidarity (panel discussion) | council chamber, Market Square | 12:00 |
| Giant soap-bubble show | Piłsudskiego Square | 13:30 and 15:00 |
| Children’s performance “The Tale of the Knight Without a Horse” | Piłsudskiego Square | 14:00 |
| Clayfolk Parade | Market Square | 15:00 |
| Performances by ensembles (Trio Mariachi, Carmen and Arabeska Oriental Dance ensembles, Sueño Andaluz Guitar Trio) | Piłsudskiego Square | from 15:30 |
| Operetta and musical hits | steps by the Town Hall in the Market Square | from 19:00 |
| Concert by Ceramik Jazz Quartet | stage on Asnyka Street | 21:00 |
| Concert by Shakin’ Dudi | stage on Asnyka Street | 22:00 |
| Show “Dance with Fire” | slope in the Market Square | 23:30 |
| 22 August – Sunday | ||
| Display of the world’s longest table with ceramic tableware | Sierpnia ’80 and Asnyka Streets | 10:00–15:00 |
| European street races | Bankowa Street | 12:00 |
| Performances by young residents of Bolesławiec (Canon modern dance group, Emilia Kołodziej, DJK ANA, DeZeteL) | stage at Piłsudskiego Square | from 14:00 |
| Race for a ceramic cup | high-rise building by Piłsudskiego Square | 17:00 |
| Solidarity programme segment | stage on Asnyka Street | 18:00 |
| Noble dances | fountain in the Market Square | 19:00 |
| Concert by HooDoo Band | stage on Asnyka Street | 20:00 |
| Concert by Perfect | stage on Asnyka Street | 22:00 |
| Fireworks display | Popiełuszki Square | 23:59 |
The Ceramic Festival is building its brand ever more clearly. It effectively promotes the city, and the event stands out among others in the region. If a tourist wants to buy agates, they will go to Lwówek; heather products, to Borówki near Gromadka. If they are looking for original, hand-painted ceramics, Boleslawiec is meant to attract them. The Ceramic Festival is an attractive promotion of the distinctive product our city can take pride in and through which it earns money.
Since Wednesday, the “Ceramic Whirlwind” market has been taking place in the Market Square. Visitors can choose from a rich assortment of ceramic products from the Bolesławiec region and Poland. On the slope by the sanctuary, artist Mateusz Grobelny will build a unique ceramic kiln, “Arches of Fire” – a structure inspired by the Bolesławiec viaduct. The longest table with ceramic tableware will be arranged on Sierpnia ’80 Street – an exhibition by Bolesławiec manufacturers. Last year, a similar table set a Guinness World Record.
A “Ceramic Animation Town” will be built at the Bolesławiec Cultural Centre – International Ceramic Centre. It will host, among other things, pottery-wheel workshops, ceramic-vessel decorating, biscuit painting and stamping, as well as a ceramic fantasy garden – art workshops for young children. The ceramic town for children was extremely popular last year. Of nearly two thousand votes cast in a survey by the IstotneInformacje.pl portal, it took first place with 597 votes. Also for children, Krakow Street Theatre will present “Soap Opera” – a show featuring giant soap bubbles, while the Wałbrzych Theatre of Puppetry and Actor will present “The Tale of the Knight Without a Horse”.
Concerts by invited stars will be a major attraction: Patrycja Markowska and her band will sing on Friday, Shakin’ Dudi on Saturday, and Perfect on Sunday. Fans of more classical repertoire can enjoy “Classics Under the Stars” – the greatest operetta and musical hits. For opera and good-film enthusiasts, an open-air cinema will be organised and the film “The Phantom of the Opera” will be screened. A large screen, like a cinema screen measuring 12 m by 6 m, will be installed at Piłsudskiego Square.
(information: Grażyna Hanaf)
