Local community festivals and harvest celebrations held across Poland

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Various local community events and traditional celebrations are taking place across Poland. In Porąbka, a large-scale mushroom foraging event is scheduled for September 5, featuring educational forest excursions led by experts such as Justyn Kołek and Piotr Krzyśka, alongside truffle-hunting demonstrations and mycological lectures.

In the Wzgórza Sokólskie region, the Rural Open Gardens Festival will occur on September 13, where residents of Knyszewicze, Chmielowszczyzna, and Zubrzyca Mała will open their private gardens for ethnobotanical walks, workshops, and cultural demonstrations.

Numerous harvest festivals (dożynki) are being held throughout the country, including celebrations in Budziszewice, Pępowo, and Fabianki, where communities gather to give thanks for the year's crops through religious ceremonies, traditional parades, and musical performances. Additionally, Białystok will host a family sports and health festival on September 6, featuring demonstrations from eight local sports clubs and various educational and recreational activities for children.

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Anna Kowalska-Fert · Białystok · Budziszewice · Justyn Kołek · Kutno · Małopolska · Oleśnica · Poland · Porąbka · Przyrów · Skierniewice · Szymon Giżyński

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[○ 1 SOURCE] Several individuals received the 'Distinguished for Agriculture' honorary badge from the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in Jeżewo. extraswiecie.pl
[○ 1 SOURCE] Marszałek Piotr Całbecki thanked farmers for their work in providing food security. tokis.pl
[○ 1 SOURCE] Brodnica was announced as the location for next year's provincial harvest festival. tokis.pl
[○ 1 SOURCE] Sejmik Chairwoman Elżbieta Piniewska encouraged young people to choose rural life by combining tradition with modernity. tokis.pl
[○ 1 SOURCE] The harvest festival in Złejwie Wielka served as a public confirmation of cooperation within the Toruń Metropolis structures.
[● 2 SOURCES] Adam Kozanecki, a MasterChef participant, will lead culinary workshops on September 5.
[● 2 SOURCES] The Festiwal Dzieje Się in Nowa Ruda is scheduled to take place from September 1 to September 6, 2026.
[● 2 SOURCES] The festival program includes music, theater, art, history, fashion, and culinary attractions.
[● 2 SOURCES] A flashmob is scheduled for September 1 at 10:30 AM in Nowa Ruda.
[○ 1 SOURCE] The Summer School program covered neurodidactics, digital tools for scientists, AI for accessible teaching, and sustainable development skills. portal.polsl.pl
[● 2 SOURCES] A total of 87 people completed training sessions during the summer period under the DD2 project. portal.polsl.pl
[○ 1 SOURCE] Twenty-nine doctoral students completed the Summer School 2026 workshop cycle. portal.polsl.pl