Children’s Day in Warsaw is a great opportunity to slow down for a while and spend time with your little ones. During this time, the capital offers plenty of attractions for the little ones that inspire and engage.
Read on and check out our ideas on where to go with your child in Warsaw. With these tips, you’ll plan moments full of excitement.
Children’s weekend in Warsaw!
Children’s Day in 2026 falls on a Monday, and that means a whole weekend of fun and opportunities. The organizers are well aware of this and are preparing attractions starting on Saturday, May 30. This means that instead of one intensive day, you can calmly spread the sightseeing and fun over three days, without the rush and crowds concentrated in one place. This is a really convenient solution.
Different Warsaw districts organize their own events, so you can be in Zoliborz on Saturday, Ursynów or Praga on Sunday, and go to a more classic downtown attraction on Monday. Smart, right?
How to spend Children’s Day in Warsaw?
Warsaw in late May and early June turns into one big playground. Among the attractions for children, music and dance events especially stand out, attracting whole families and creating the fun atmosphere that children look for all year round.
The Festival of Colors in Ursynów takes place on Sunday, May 31, from 3 p.m. at Olkowek Park, 18 Pushchik St. It is an event that children remember for years. Thousands of people simultaneously throw up holi powders in eleven colors, creating a colorful cloud over the heads of participants. ZoSia Karbowiak and Matlane will perform on stage, and DJ sets will be hosted by Exation and SandB. Admission is free.
Musical Encounters with Slavic Legends is an event for families who shy away from loud parties. On Sunday, May 31, from 12:00 pm, forest spirits called Bzionki will appear at Szembeka Square in Praga-South, and participants will be together:
- Listen to legends about the creation of the world,
- learn folk songs,
- learn about ethnic instruments,
- dance folk dances,
- create Slavic mothballs.
Admission is free. The event is also accessible to people with mobility disabilities.
“ Let’s Dance on the Urzecz,” or Family Picnic, is a unique event on the Vistula River at the Romantic Beach in Wawer (Rychnowska Street), starting on May 31 at 3:00 p.m. For children, there is an interactive performance “Pirates” based on the motives of Brzechwa, art and dance workshops, and the finale is an energetic concert by the band Tęgie Chłopy, which recorded music for the film “Chłopi”. Admission is free.
The Administrative Court Open Day may sound serious, but it’s a really engaging attraction for older children and teenagers. On June 1, Children’s Day itself, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 10 Jana Kazimierza Street in Wola, you can visit the courtrooms and take part in a simulation of a real court hearing. Shows take place at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Perfect for a child who likes to know how the world works.
Fruit Children’s Day with the band Czereśnie is a Saturday event (May 30 from 12:00) in Stefan Żeromski Park in Żoliborz. Czereśnie is a children’s project by Andrzej Zagajewski, winner of the Paszport Polityki award, who creates music for children without a shadow of infantilism. The concert will be followed by workshops on carving, or carving fruits and vegetables, and screen printing on cotton bags. Admission is free.
Children’s Day – Warsaw in a classic look, but with a touch of madness
The Copernicus Science Center, the Planetarium, the National Museum, the Museum of Polish History and dozens of other city institutions treat Children’s Day as an opportunity to prepare special programs, or free admissions. It’s an excellent time to visit places that are too expensive the rest of the year.
It’s a good idea to follow the social media profiles of these venues as early as mid-May, as offers disappear quickly, and some require advance registration.
Where to go with a child in Warsaw? How about a walk?
Warsaw is one of Europe’s greener capitals, and it’s worth taking advantage of that. The city offers dozens of places where a walk turns into an adventure, and time with a child flows quite differently than in a playroom.
Together with your child you can, for example:
- spread a blanket in Pole Mokotowskie and eat ice cream while watching dogs chase a frisbee or children roll around on the grass. This is one of the largest open green spaces in the city center.
- Walk the Vistula boulevards from bridge to bridge and stop at every fountain, cafe and marina along the way. The boulevards are one of the best walking locations in Warsaw. Flat, wide, accessible to strollers and bicycles, with views of the river and plenty of places to sit and just look at the water.
- Go deep into the Kabaty Forest and turn an afternoon into a small expedition without a map. Kabaty Forest is more than 900 hectares of real forest within the city limits. You can get lost for good and end up back in civilization by the subway station. For a child who likes to look for forest treasures and count squirrels, this is an absolute paradise.
- Visit Skaryszewski Park with its ponds and ducks, which the children feed with consistent enthusiasm. The park has something peaceful and a bit old-fashioned about it, and this keeps families coming back here regularly. In the summer, you can additionally rent pedal boats, which are very popular with children of all ages.
- Go to the Royal Baths and combine a walk with a visit to the Palace on the Island, the pavilion house and the famous peacocks walking loose in the alleys. The Baths are one of those places where children suddenly forget their phones and start chasing birds. On Sunday noon, there are free concerts at the Chopin monument, which beautifully add to the atmosphere of the whole day.
Not every children’s attraction needs to be planned and ticketed. Sometimes the best Children’s Day memories are made right where there is no program. All you need is time, a good tour and ice cream in hand.
Highline Warsaw – perfect for Children’s Day
More than 230 meters above Warsaw, on the 53rd floor of the tallest building in the European Union, something awaits you that no other place in the city offers. Highline Warsaw is a 360° panoramic observation deck, from which the whole of Warsaw looks like a model. Here the Palace of Culture and Science seems to be at your fingertips, the cars on the streets look like resorcery, and the horizon reaches so far out that it’s hard to stop looking.
The ride up in the high-speed glass elevator is a moment that makes a huge impression on children. In a few seconds the ground disappears underfoot and suddenly everything that seemed big becomes miniature. Children are glued to the glass and start looking for familiar places. Schools, neighborhoods, parks, stadiums – all of this suddenly forms a whole that from street level can never be seen. It’s a bit like looking at a city plan that has suddenly come to life.
The height is impressive even for adults, but children react to it in a unique, almost disjointed way:
- Shouts of delight at the exit of the elevator,
- questions about whether you can see their house yet,
- attempts to count cars at the intersection below.
Yes! The terrace suddenly becomes the stage for stories that the child will repeat for weeks to come. For many little ones, this is the first real collision with how big the city they live in or visit is.
Attractions at altitude that will delight toddlers
The terrace is fully glazed, and this guarantees safety and amenities on the Highline Terrace with children at every turn. Strollers are also welcome – the space allows children and parents to move freely and explore the view from all sides of the building.
If you want to crown Children’s Day with something really special and a view that your little one will remember for a long time, be sure to visit our observation deck! Check the discounted ticket prices on the website and plan your visit for a specific time. Hurry, because the tickets disappear very quickly. You are welcome!
