Visa policy changes, flight updates, public holidays, and travel advisories - practical news for anyone planning a trip to Poland.
PKP Intercity launches the new September 2026 timetable on 1 September, including a new Poznań–Olsztyn IC Gopło service and 30 minutes off Warsaw–Kraków.
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Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot are at peak capacity this August as domestic and European tourists fill Poland's Baltic coast for the summer season.
The Krakow Pierogi Festival returns to Rynek Główny in late August 2026, with vendors, competitions, and tastings across three days on the main market square.
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The Highlanders' Folklore Festival in Zakopane runs 21–27 August 2026, with folk music, dance, and crafts from mountain communities across Europe.
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LOT Polish Airlines announced Warsaw–Hanoi direct service on 3 August 2026, joining new LOT routes to Almaty, Cairo, Riyadh, and San Francisco.
Source → Poland is on course for 23 million international visitors in 2026, with the Baltic coast, Kraków and Warsaw leading growth in European tourism tables.
August 15 is Assumption Day and Armed Forces Day in Poland. Shops, banks, and offices close. Warsaw holds a military parade with road closures. Plan ahead.
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Poland extends internal Schengen border checks at Germany and Lithuania crossings to 1 October 2026. Delays of up to 35 minutes at busy road crossings.
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Bookings to Poland are running 18% ahead of last year. Analysts project record international arrivals for 2026 - the second annual record in a row.
Pol'and'Rock Festival returns 30 July to 1 August 2026 at Czaplinek-Broczyno - Europe's largest free music festival with hundreds of thousands attending.
Poland's IMGW issued red-level storm warnings for Pomerania and the Baltic coast on 8 July, forecasting gusts up to 120 km/h along Gdańsk Bay.
Source → Jarmark Dominikański 2026 in Gdańsk: 760-year-old fair with 1,000+ stalls and nightly concerts. Dates, transport and what to expect.
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Hundreds of reenactors recreate the 1410 Battle of Grunwald near Olsztyn on 18 July 2026 - Poland's largest medieval event. Tens of thousands attend.
Source → LOT Polish Airlines launches year-round direct flights from Warsaw to Bangkok from 7 October 2026, operating five times weekly on the 10-hour route.
Source → Poland recorded 58.9 million tourist stays in 2025 - an 11.6% rise and the EU's second-fastest growth - as Warsaw, Kraków, and Gdańsk led the surge.
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EU ETIAS becomes mandatory for non-EU visa-exempt visitors to Poland and Schengen states from Q4 2026. US, UK, Canadian, and Australian travellers need it.
Source → The Sztuka Ulicy street arts festival runs 25–28 June 2026 across Warsaw's public spaces, with free circus, theatre, and dance performances.
Source → Etihad began three-weekly Abu Dhabi–Kraków seasonal flights on 11 June 2026, operating until 5 September - the first scheduled service on the route.
Source → Ryanair announced 12 new routes from Warsaw for Winter 2026–27, including flights to Italy, UK, Ireland, Croatia and Slovakia from October.
Source → Kraków's Wianki festival celebrates the summer solstice on 20-21 June with wreaths, fireworks, live music and riverside celebrations on the Vistula.
Source → Leo Express launches daily direct rail from Przemyśl to Frankfurt Airport via Kraków, Prague and Dresden on 25 June 2026 - 1,300km overnight.
Source → Corpus Christi 2026 is June 19 in Poland - a public holiday marked by flower-carpet processions in Krakow. What closes, what to see, what to plan.
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