Travelling Festival on the Gothic Trail 2026
Katarzyna Jackowska
Different places
In the glow of the summer sun, among Gothic walls and the sounds of music from past centuries, the 17th edition of the Summer Travelling Festival on the Gothic Trail invites audiences to a series of concerts and historical meetings.
This year’s festival is supported by the Marshal’s Office of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, the Interreg VI A Pomerania Euroregion Small Projects Fund, the Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation and the City of Szczecin.
Saturday 5 September 2026 | Nawodna
Parish Church of the Holy Cross
5.00 pm – Historical programme led by Paweł Migdalski
6.00 pm – Concert: Songs of Ancient Hearts
Dagmara Barna-Kosowicz – soprano
Maria Wilgos – lute
Admission: Free
Saturday 12 September 2026 | Wełtyń near Gryfino
4.00 pm – Gryfino, Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Historical programme led by Paweł Migdalski
5.30 pm – Wełtyń, Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
Historical programme led by Paweł Migdalski
7.00 pm – Concert by Barque Ensemble
Radosław Orawski – historical flutes and artistic direction
Admission: Free
Saturday 19 September 2026 | Szczecin
Evangelical-Augsburg Church of the Holy Trinity
5.00 pm – Meeting: Neo-Gothic on the Gothic Trail: From Gothic St Gertrude to Neo-Gothic Holy Trinity
A story about the changing history of the sacred complex of Szczecin’s Lutherans, presented by Michał Dębowski
6.00 pm – Festival final concert: George Frideric Handel, Messiah, HWV 56
Aldona Bartnik – soprano
Matylda Staśto-Kotula – alto
Krzysztof Mroziński – tenor
Marek Opaska – bass
Szczecin Vocal Project
Famd.pl Orchestra
Paweł Osuchowski – conductor
Tickets for the final concert: PLN 40 / PLN 30
Festival bus timetable
All buses depart from Szczecin, from the stop at Plac Żołnierza Polskiego, between Farna and Mariacka streets. Please note that departure times vary.
Saturday 22 August 2026 | Kołbacz
4.00 pm – departure
9.00 pm – return to Szczecin
Return fare: PLN 50
Saturday 29 August 2026 | Trzebiatów
2.30 pm – departure
9.00 pm – return to Szczecin
Return fare: PLN 60
Saturday 5 September 2026 | Nawodna
2.30 pm – departure
9.00 pm – return to Szczecin
Return fare: PLN 60
Saturday 12 September 2026 | Wełtyń near Gryfino
3.00 pm – departure
9.30 pm – return to Szczecin
Return fare: PLN 50
Tickets for festival bus travel, as well as tickets for the final concert in Szczecin, will be available from 20 July 2026 via the organiser’s website:
www.famd.pl
Tickets can also be purchased in person at Republika Rozmaitości Fanaberia, 5 Księcia Bogusława X pedestrian street, Szczecin.
