INTERGENERATIONAL PICNIC

Announcement of the Łódź of Many Cultures Festival 2025

What is it about?

The Intergenerational Picnic is an open-air community event that sets the stage for this year’s edition of the Łódź of Many Cultures Festival. In the heart of the green space of Survivors’ Park, neighbours, families, friends and residents of Łódź will meet – those who have been here for generations and those who are just making their home here. It is a joyful, shared story of diversity, closeness and the culture of coexistence.

This year’s festival is dedicated to, among other things, neighbourhood culture, African and Vietnamese traditions, and the culture of well-being – we will be launching these themes during the Picnic. Meetings, concerts, workshops and communal feasting will create a space for integration, learning and relaxation.

What’s on the program?

MUSIC ZONE

• DJ Lizard – Music on a bicycle // 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  
• Pham – DJ sets // 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  Pham (Dawid Pham Ngoc) is a Polish-Vietnamese music producer active on the international electronic scene. His debut EP, Movements, released in 2015, was a global success (over 300 million plays). He has performed at Lollapalooza, Red Rocks, Electric Forest, Open’er, and collaborated with artists such as Quebonafide, Taco Hemingway, Tymek, Mario, and NJOMZA. He is currently promoting his single ‘Honey’.
  
• Odpoczno concert // 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
  This Łódź-based band combines the fiery energy of Polish folk dance with jazz trance. Members: Joanna Szczęsnowicz (vocals, cello), Marcin Lorenc (violin), Marek Kądziela (guitar), Piotr Gwadera (drums).
  
• Ablaye Badji Concert // 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
  A multi-instrumentalist and vocalist from Senegal, descended from the Cissoko family of griots. He plays the kora and percussion instruments, combining tradition with experimentation. He has been living and working in Poland for a decade, performing with Richard Bona, Seckou Keïta, Maria Pomianowska and Mela Koteluk, among others.

WORKSHOP AREA

• Stories in the yurt: Children of the Tree. Uyghur and Turkish myths // 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  Together with nomadic tribes, we will travel across the steppes of Central Asia and reach Asia Minor. We will listen to the voices of the steppe in a story about the beginning of the world according to Turkish nomads, as well as a Uyghur story about a tree that gave birth to heroes. We will fight a battle with a certain likeable madman and even celebrate at his wedding. And then we will return to Europe with dry feet.
  
• African art lesson // 5:00–5:45 p.m.
  Storytelling, music and fun with actor Mikołaj Woubishet.
  
• Flowery heart // 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  Art workshop by Jola Królicka.
  
• Retro circus workshops // 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  Fun with the EDUARDO Circus Academy (juggling, stilts, soap bubbles).
  
• Drumming workshop // 4 p.m.
  The workshop will be led by multi-instrumentalist Ablaye Badji.

RELAXATION AREA // 3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

• Relaxation massage – led by Linda Śpiewak.
• Tao Yin and dances from around the world – movement and breathing classes with Anna Osmulska.
• African braids – traditional hairstyling techniques.

GASTRO ZONE // 3:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

• NieWinni – wine from Łódź.
• Los Potattoos – baked potatoes in creative variations.
• Ice cream, waffles and chips.

MULTICULTURAL MARKET // 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

A space for exchange – material, but also symbolic and cultural. Among the exhibitors: Odkrywcy Bookshop, ODLOT Gallery, LOVISH, Przędzalnia Sztuki Foundation, artists from the Academy of Fine Arts, Kalawa Art & Crafts, African Stories (Scolastica Namwai Kamemba), Kreatoora, Fabryka Aktywności Miejskiej and Łódka Wolontariatu.

RADIO ŁÓDŹ TENT

4:00–6:00 p.m. – outdoor radio studio, colouring books and balloons for children.

Who is it for?

For families with children, young people, seniors, new and long-time residents of Łódź, lovers of culture, music and outdoor gatherings. The picnic is a barrier-free event – intergenerational, intercultural and interpersonal.

Why is it worth it?

Because celebrating diversity together begins with a neighbourhood gathering. The Intergenerational Picnic is the perfect way to kick off the festival – with music, nature, stories and flavours that build bridges between people.

Bring your family, friends, neighbours and a picnic blanket – and join us at Survivors’ Park!

Availability

The Dialogue Center building is accessible for people with mobility impairments. It features wide, non-automatic entrance doors without thresholds and an accessible restroom. In front of the building, there is a large parking lot with marked spaces for people with disabilities. You may enter the building with an assistance dog or guide dog.

Parking entrance from Wojska Polskiego Street.
Nearby bus and tram stops: Wojska Polskiego/Centrum Dialogu, Wojska Polskiego/Sporna.

Photos

Picnic in Survivors’ Park in 2024, photo. HaWa
Photographs of musicians and participants in the picnic, photo: press materials

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