On stage, we will hear folk and music groups, there will be author and travel meetings, and in the lobby of BOK-MCC you will be able to see an extraordinary exhibition “Mosaic of Cultures”, devoted to the Borderlands and the Polish presence in Bosnia.
Participants can also look forward to the Festival of Flavours – colourful food trucks, regional dishes and Borderlands specialities, while around the stage you will find craft, book and health education zones.
11–12 October 2025
Wolności Square, Piłsudskiego Square, BOK-MCC
These will be two days full of music, flavours and meetings – a true mosaic of cultures, which Bolesławiec is made up of. We invite residents and visitors to celebrate together!
Organisers: Bolesławiec City Hall, Bolesławiec Cultural Centre – International Ceramics Centre, Association of Reemigrants from Bosnia, Their Descendants and Friends, Society of Admirers of Lviv and the South-Eastern Borderlands.
The event is co-financed by the Municipality of Bolesławiec and from the budget of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship Self-Government.
11 October, Saturday
- Wolności
12:00 Ceremonial laying of flowers at the Monument to Pioneer Settlers, with the participation of the “Bolesławiec” Municipal Brass Band
stage, Piłsudskiego Square
13:00 Official opening of the Celebration
Performances by folk groups:
13:15 “Sto Procent” band
14:30 “Echo Bałkanów” band from Bolesławiec
15:10 “Polne Kwiaty” band from Zaręby
15:45 “Leśne Nastroje” band from Dobra
16:20 Society of Admirers of Lviv and the South-Eastern Borderlands band
16:45 “Kapela Herbutów” from Tomisław
17:20 “Nad Kwisą” band from Osiecznica
17:55 “Bory” band from Osiecznica
19:00 “Urwani z Wesela” band
Accompanying event:
BOK-MCC lobby
“Mosaic of Cultures” exhibition:
“Return to Bosnia – memory that connects generations” – Association of Reemigrants from Bosnia, Their Descendants and Friends.
“Lviv and the Lviv region from the inside” – author Mirosław Osip – Pokrywka, traveller, photographer, publisher; Society of Admirers of Lviv and the South-Eastern Borderlands.
Piłsudskiego Square
12:00–21:00 Festival of Flavours – Food trucks
12 October, Sunday
stage, Piłsudskiego Square
Performances by folk groups:
14:00 KGW from Ubocze “Atomówki”
14:40 Winners of the 2nd Borderlands Song Review: Varvara Fytsyk, Nina Kosińska, Emilia Hałat, Hania Kowal, Kwiatuszki band, duo: Jakubczyc, Warzecha
16:00 “Old Cover” band from Głogów
16:40 “Sybiraczki i Kresowianie” band from Jelenia Góra
17:20 “Niespodzianka” Folk Group from Tomaszów Bolesławiecki
18:10 “Jutrzenka” Municipal Song and Dance Ensemble
19:00 “Projekt Volodia” band
Accompanying event:
BOK-MCC, conference room
13:00–13:30 Travel meeting “The Borderlands Trail”, led by Artur Sułkowski – historian.
13:30–14:30 Author meeting “Transport from Drohobych. 80th anniversary of the arrival of the first settlers from the Borderlands to Bolesławiec”, led by Dariusz Gołębiewski – historian.
Piłsudskiego Square
Society of Admirers of Lviv and the South-Eastern Borderlands:
- book and handmade goods stall
- stall with food products from the Borderlands (pierogi, kartacze, cake)
Amazonki Club – stall (health education on breast cancer and refreshments including pierogi and cake)
Głogowska Edukacja Kresowa Association – stall (presentation of books on Borderlands topics)
BOK-MCC lobby
“Mosaic of Cultures” exhibition:
“Return to Bosnia – memory that connects generations” – Association of Reemigrants from Bosnia, Their Descendants and Friends.
“Lviv and the Lviv region from the inside” – author Mirosław Osip – Pokrywka, traveller, photographer, publisher; Society of Admirers of Lviv and the South-Eastern Borderlands.
Piłsudskiego Square
12:00–21:00 Festival of Flavours – Food trucks.
