6.8 „National Festival of Folk Bands and Singers” in Kazimierz Dolny on the Vistula River

            The best rural musicians come to the festival. It is the only such event in Poland, during which folk melodies that integrate generations resound on the streets, in parks and tents for a few days.

The main goal of the festival is to popularize, protect and document authentic folk music making and singing.

The competition is attended by:

• folk bands whose composition and repertoire correspond to the traditions of a given region,
• instrumentalists, soloists playing traditional instruments such as: violin, cymbals, bagpipes, goat, harmony, pipes, leaves and others,
• singers - soloists,
• singing groups;

The "Big - Small" competition is also held during the Festival. Master instrumentalists and folk singers present their students.

Of course, the event is also attended by bands, soloists and singing groups from the Lasowiak region.