May break picnics programme

For 2024, the City Hall organized walks, concerts, performances, fashion display, and MOSiR organized tournaments and sports activities. The events will be held under the title “May picnic in the resort”. Admission to most events is free.

Wednesday May 1, 2024

11.00-16.00 Błonia, 59 Polna St.

family picnic: slides, castles, Happy Horses parkour show, face painting, orienteering, ZUMBA, rescue action display, service vehicles display

12.00-16.00 Stronghold

Early Medieval Day charged admission

  • 12.00-16.00 Stone Age camp
  • 12.00-16.00 bonfire on the square
  • 12:00 late medievial fashion show - a display of historical costumes
  • 13:00 folk games – incl. tug-of-war
  • 14:00 historical dances with audience
  • 15:00 early medievial fight display

Art-Incubator, 3 Goyki St.

  • 13.00 Let’s plant roses on Goyki – planting roses on the grounds of the villa and the park
  • 18.00 “And this is Poland” – recitation of poems by actors and actresses from Tri-City stages

13.00-14.00 Plac Przyjaciół Sopotu Sq.

  • 13.00 ALOHA Love Is To Share Happiness – performance of the artistic and research project Open Body
  • 13.30 Big Bike Orchestra – musical bike rides

Bandshell by the pier

  • 15.45 common singing the Ode to Joy with the Grace Gospel Choir
  • 16.00 “Zielono mi” – concert of songs by Agnieszka Osiecka performed by Magdalena Smalara and her band

Thursday 2 May 2024

10.00 Museum of Sopot

  • 10.00-11.30 – “Secret Garden” – guided walk, planting a herb garden and family floral workshop

10.00-18.00 Art-Incubator, 3 Goyki St.

  • 10.00-16.00 Guided tour of the villa
  • 12.00 – Performance “About the Most Wonderful Piecuch” by the puppet Barnaby Theatre
  • 13:00-14:30 – Family field game “In the Fairytale Park”
  • 18.00 – “The Right Boy” – display of a documentary film

12.00-16.00 Stronghold

  • 12.00-16.00 bonfire on the square
  • 12.00 Pottery show and potter’s tales
  • 12:00-15:00 training and javelin throw tournament for the audience
  • 15:00 Sopot Javelin Throwing Tournament for the Cup of the President of Sopot

12.00-15.30 Bandshell by the pier

  • 12.00-14.00 – Performance by children and youth from the Youth Culture Centre in Sopot

  • 14:30-15:30 – Children’s disco

Friday 3 May 2024

10.00-14.00 beach at the 23th entrance

  • beach volleyball tournament

11.00 Art-Incubator, 3 Goyki St.

  • 11.00–11.30 – guided walk to the Swelinia Nature Reserve

12.00-16.00 Stronghold

Late Medieval Day charged admission

  • 12.00-16.00 bonfire on the square
  • 12:00 late medieval fashion show - a display of historical costumes
  • 15:00 late medieval fight display

Bandshell by the pier

  • 12.00-13.00 – “Hello May, beautiful May” – common singing patriotic songs performed by the Opera Quartet
  • 16:00-17:00 p.m. – Mietek Big Band concert

13.00 Plac Przyjaciół Sopotu Sq.

13.00-14.00 – Animations for children with the Mosaic Circus

Saturday 4 May 2024

11.00-15.00 Forest Opera, 12 Moniuszki St.

I’m green and calm – outdoor fair of plants and organic products

  • 11.00-12.30 – self-therapy workshop “Healthy Spine”

  • 12.00-13.00 – “The magical world of the Forest Opera in Sopot” – guided walk around the Forest Opera

  • 13.00-15.00 – “Garden on the balcony, or how to set up a garden in pots” – lecture

  • 13.00-15.00 – “Healthy, raw” – culinary workshop

Sopot May Break Picnic is a series of events in the city spaces consisting of artistic, cultural and sports events. They take place in various public places, usually rarely visited or performing completely different roles on a daily basis. In previous years, performances were organized at Morskie Oko, parades, and patriotic concerts. Municipal Sports and Recreation Center hosts family tournaments and sports competitions. May Break Picnic are free events with free admission, in places that usually charge a fee.