Things to do in Warsaw this week: 15–22 November 2026
Warsaw has 26 events on this week. Most of them are concerts and matches and sports events. Here is what is on, who it suits and how to plan your days out.
For music fans
Choose between Kathia: JUŻ NIE JESTEM TU SAMA TOUR, czyli ta z winylem at Klub Hydrozagadka (Sunday, 18:00), Koncert przy świecach at Sala koncertowa Fryderyk (Sunday to Saturday) and Nazareth - Right, Left & Centre Tour 2026 at Progresja (Sunday, 19:00), plus 16 more in the listings above.
For sports fans
There is one pick: DZIEŃ WYŚCIGOWY | Tor Służewiec at Tor Służewiec (Sunday, 10:00).
Planning your days out
Most start between 18:00 and 19:00. 16 of them are within 3 km of the centre.
Sunday is the busiest day, with 8 events.
Warsaw this week: quick answers
What’s on in Warsaw this week?
26 events, including DZIEŃ WYŚCIGOWY | Tor Służewiec at Tor Służewiec, Kathia: JUŻ NIE JESTEM TU SAMA TOUR, czyli ta z winylem at Klub Hydrozagadka and Koncert przy świecach at Sala koncertowa Fryderyk.
Which venues are busiest?
Sala koncertowa Fryderyk (7 events), Progresja (3 events) and Voodoo Club (3 events).
Where to go in Warsaw: events, concerts and shows worth your night
Warsaw was rebuilt from nothing and has been making up for lost time since: one of the largest opera houses in Europe, a rock club that dates from the sixties, a riverside of open-air bars in summer, and a gallery scene spread through the old industrial districts. Below is where to go in Warsaw for a night out, with addresses, and what tends to be on when.
Concerts and live music in Warsaw: Stodoła, the Philharmonic and the arena
Klub Stodoła (ul. Stefana Batorego 10, Mokotów) has been the city’s main rock club since 1956, with touring bands most nights; Progresja, in the west, takes the larger indie and metal shows, and the arena tours play the PGE Narodowy stadium and the COS Torwar hall. The Warsaw Philharmonic (ul. Jasna 5) hosts the Chopin competition every five years and a full symphony season. Jazz lives in the small clubs of the centre, Jassmine and 12on14 among them.
Warsaw nightlife: Pawilony, Plac Zbawiciela and the river
The Pawilony, a maze of tiny bars behind Nowy Świat, are where nights begin; Plac Zbawiciela and the streets around it hold the cocktail bars, and the Vistula boulevards become an open-air club district from May to September. The clubs are around the centre and in the former factories of Praga across the river. The Metro runs all night on Fridays and Saturdays.
Opera, ballet and theatre in Warsaw
The Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera (plac Teatralny 1, teatrwielki.pl) has one of the largest stages in the world and houses the Polish National Ballet, with surtitles in English; the season runs from September to June. The National Theatre shares the building. Most drama is in Polish; the opera, ballet and the many concerts are the easier evenings for visitors.
Museums and galleries in Warsaw for an evening
The Zachęta National Gallery (pl. Małachowskiego 3) is the contemporary exhibition hall in the centre, free on Thursdays; the Museum of Modern Art (ul. Marszałkowska 103) opened its white Thomas Phifer building on Plac Defilad, beside the Palace of Culture, in 2024. The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and the Warsaw Rising Museum are the two great narrative museums; Soho Factory in Praga and the galleries of Wola hold the smaller shows.
Warsaw festivals and events by season
- Winter: the Christmas lights along Nowy Świat and the Old Town market from late November, and the Warsaw Chamber Opera’s Mozart festival.
- Spring: Orange Warsaw Festival in June, and the Warsaw Chopin concerts starting in the Łazienki park.
- Summer: free Chopin recitals by the monument in Łazienki Park every Sunday from May to September, the Jazz na Starówce concerts in the Old Town, and the Vistula boulevards every evening.
- Autumn: Warsaw Autumn, the contemporary music festival, in September; the Warsaw Film Festival in October; and the opera season opening.
Things to do in Warsaw tonight and this weekend
The listings above are the live version of all this: every concert, show, club night and exhibition on in Warsaw tonight, tomorrow and this weekend, with times, prices and tickets, updated every hour.
