The most popular and very traditional event in summer in Gdańsk is St.Dominic’s Fair. In 2018 it will be opened from 28.07 until 19.08. During this period tourists can enjoy street-art atractions and shopping for hand made art, jewlerry and local food.
St. Dominic’s Fair is the largest open-air trade and cultural event in Poland and one of the largest such events in Europe. It has enjoyed over seven hundred fifty years of tradition; it was established by the Pope Alexander IV in 1260.
The contemporary form of St Dominic’s Fair recalls the Medieval tradition of fun and trade such as market square, shows by masters of artistic metalwork or bread day. More than one thousand 1000 traders, artists and collectors participate in the Fair occupying with their stands several streets in the centre of the in the historical city centre.
Official website: http://jarmarkdominika.pl/en/
