Wrocław for weekend: Oct 30 - Nov 1, 2015 [EVENTS]

The new permanent exhibition at the Centennial Hall: Panorama of Lviv

Available every day, 9 am - 6 pm, tickets: 5/8/10 PLN

In a specially arranged space of the Centennial Hall an unusual installation was created. Its main component is a spatial model of the eighteenth-century Lviv, built with great attention to detail by architect and historian Janusz Witwicki. The exhibition is accompanied by a modern, multimedia setting that draws visitors closer to both the person of the author and the dramatic post-war fate of the historic model of the city.

Horror Weekend at Loopy`s World

30-31 October, Loopy's World Family Entertainment Centre, Bielany Wroclaw, ul. Czekoladowa 20

Poland's biggest playground will turn into a real house of fears. All those who visit Loopy's World on these days will face many surprising events. Children will be able to take a ride with a scary train into a mine. They will hunt for treasures in a tomb and visit the house of the Baba Jaga hag, where they will prepare magic potions. The programme also includes ghostly competitions and above all, a frightful portion of laughs.

Wrocław Restaurant Week

Until October 31, various locations, vouchers 39 PLN - book a table in a restaurant via the event's main page

The last days of the event. For nine days of the Wroclaw Restaurant Week Festival, 18 Wroclaw's restaurants will offer a special menu, consisting of an appetizer, the main course and a dessert at a promotional price of 39 PLN. As in the previous edition of the event, the festival of flavours will feature prominent eateries, specializing in various cuisines and with the level of gastronomic offer that matches international standards.

Cemetery Art Museum - the old Jewish cemetery

October 31 - November 1, 11 am - 5 pm, ul. Ślężna 37/39, tickets 15/10 PLN

Currently, the Cemetery Art Museum is one of the branches of the City Museum of Wroclaw. The area of the cemetery is about 4.6 hectares, with approx. 12 thousand tombstones. The Wroclaw cemetery significantly differs from many other Jewish necropolises in Europe. Most of the cemetery objects were made in the second half of the nineteenth century, when the fashion for imitation in the arts was widespread. The examples are monuments stylised after nearly all architectural styles, from antiquity to classicism. The later tombstones represent the Art Nouveau and modernism. Many tombstones of the wealthier members of the community were designed by renowned artists, who created genuine works of art.

Ehibition: BODY WORLDS & The Cycle of Life

from Saturday, September 26, 10 am, tickets 25 PLN

Visitors have the opportunity to learn about changes in the human body - from conception, through infancy, childhood, maturity, until the autumn of life. Thanks to an innovative process of plastination, invented and patented by Dr. Gunther von Hagens, visitors can admire the inner beauty of our body, look into its innermost recesses and get to know in detail the organ systems, including skeletal, muscular, digestive, respiratory, circulatory and nervous systems. The exhibition is available for 3 months.

Sports climbing - Wrocław Boulder League 2015

Climbing wall Zerwa, ul. Przybyszewskiego 63, room 174 - a facility of the University of Wroclaw

The third edition of the Wroclaw Boulder League runs until the end of October. Anyone can take up climbing within the days and during the opening hours of the climbing wall. Everyone is welcome to take part. More at: www.wlbwroc.cba.pl or FB: www.facebook.com/wlbwroclaw.

Transmission: World Cup finals

Saturday, October 31, 12 am - the finals, Multikino Arkady Wroclaw, tickets: 35 PLN

Multikino, in cooperation with the Sprite brand and the game's producer Riot Games, welcomes to a broadcast of the 2015 League of Legends World Cup. Transmission of the finals takes place on Saturday, 31 October, at 12 am.

The finals will be broadcast directly from the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin. Tickets: 35 PLN

Please note: commenting will be in English.

Clothes swap in Księgarnia Hiszpańska

Saturday, October 31, 2 pm, Księgarnia Hiszpańska, ul. Szajnochy 5, free admission

Another non-cash clothes swap in La Libreria Espanola. Bring clothes you no longer wear, washed and undamaged, and replace them with new threads.

Halloween at the Zamek Cultural Centre

October 31, 2 - 10 pm, Zamek Culture Centre in Leśnica, tickets: 35 PLN per person, available prior to the event, book at 713 493 281

Take part in a blood-curdling adventure and try to overcome your fears; take the tour of fear of the castle cellars with a group of friends. Only for adults with strong nerves. A group of up to 7.

The programme includes:

• Walking the tour with a flashlight
• Puzzles and clues placed on the route of fear
• Dark figures lurking in the castle twilight, waiting for the daredevils

A hell of a week in SPA

October 30 - November 6 (closed on 1 November), 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm (Tuesday and Thursday), Wroclaw SPA Center, ul. Teatralna 10-12, tickets 17-65 PLN

The week starts on Friday. The atmosphere in the saunarium will become dark, with Fiery Scented Ceremonies, held by a duo of SAUNA MASTERS - Marcin & Dominik. After the ceremonies, you can quench your thirst with blood-red, nutritional drinks. If you want to win tickets to the swimming pool, gym or to the saunarium, take part in the Scary SPA Selfie contest.

Exhibition: Anna Bujak. Bewilderment

Saturday, October 31, the Museum of Wroclaw Old Town Hall, tickets 7/10 PLN

Anna Bujak is one of the most interesting personas of the young generation of Polish artists. The exhibition will present animalistic spatial forms (mixed media technique, steel, aluminum): full and open, which is a kind of a geometric drawing developing in space. Spatial objects will be complemented by drawings and photomontages. The exhibition is part of the 'Patio of the Young' cycle - a presentation of young Wroclaw artists.

The night show marks the end of the multimedia fountain season

7 pm, Saturday, October 31, the Pergola by the Centennial Hall, admission free

On Saturday, the show will feature 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'Dreams,' 'Micro and Macrocosm,' 'The Four Elements,' 'The Cathedral of Democracy' and this year's 'Good Morning Marilyn.' The shows can be seen from the observation deck of Wroclaw Congress Centre at 5 PLN/person. Tickets are available on the day of the events in the main lobby of the Wroclaw Culture Centre (WCK).

Halloween in the Club Liverpool

Saturday, October 31, 7 pm, Club Liverpool, ul. Świdnicka 37, tickets 10 PLN

Live music and DJ sets. Attractions such as these only on Halloween in the Club Liverpool. On stage live: Wroclaw bands Evidence Based Medicine and Anti-terror.

The Saints' Night Vol. 2

Saturday, October 31, 7 pm, Parish of Our Lady Queen of Peace in Popowice, plus various places

The night starts with Vespers in the parish of Our Lady Queen of Peace in Popowice at 7 pm, followed by a procession with the relics of dozens of saints and blessed along the city streets. The procession ends at the Parish of St. Hedwig in Kozanów where a solemn Holy Mass will take place, followed by kissing of the relics. Organizers are asking to bring a candle along to illuminate the procession.

Arena - exhibition of works by Maria Lukáčová and Jakub Ročk in Barbara

October 30, 7 pm (opening of the exhibition), Café Barbara, ul. Świdnicka 8b, free admission

The exhibition runs from October 30 to November 13

Halloween in Fabryka Gwoździ

October 30-31, 7 pm, Fabryka Gwoździ, ul. św. Mikołaja 8, free admission (Friday), Saturday - 10 PLN (applies to men)

A costume party to the best disco vibes of all time, as the organisers say. Free beer at the bar for guests in 'blood-curdling' disguises. With their secret potions, the bartenders will make sure that the beer tastes better than ever. There will also be scary tunes from horror or thriller films - Michael Jackson will rule with his single 'Thriller'

Halloween in Sanatorium Kultury

Saturday, October 31, 8 pm, Sanatorium Kultury, Przejście Garncarskie 2

Performers: Naked Lunch and Shift.

Za Horyzontem in Club Alive

Saturday, October 31, 8 pm, Club Alive, ul. Kolejowa, tickets 10-12 PLN

A shanty-folk band from Wroclaw with extensive stage experience. Since 2003, they have played almost half a thousand concerts in Poland and Europe. The band play their own, original material. At concerts, they show what is unique in Polish shanty music - the sea world seen through the eyes of women, with a slightly Irish vibe.

Antigama and X. in Ciemna Strona Miasta

Saturday, October 31, Ciemna Strona Miasta Club, pl. Wróblewskiego, admission 20 PLN

A concert of two bands; Antigama is a Warsaw grindcore band created in 2000; it includes: Łukasz Myszkowski - vocals, Sebastian Rokicki - guitar, Paweł Jaroszewicz - drums, Sebastian Kucharski - bass. On the other hand, X is a Łódź-based doomspeed band, created in 2012.

Śląsk Wroclaw plays Lech Poznań

Saturday, October 31, 8.30 pm, Wroclaw Stadium

Śląsk Wroclaw meets Lech Poznań for the 14th Ekstraklasa round. Ticket prices for the grandstands B and D are 26 PLN (regular), 21 PLN (reduced) and 18 PLN for students. On the other hand, holders of fan cards can purchase tickets to grandstand C at 42/34/30 PLN. Tickets for children (aged 7-12 years) cost 10 PLN for all stands outside the Family Sector. On the day of the match prices of all tickets (except for children's tickets) go up by 5 PLN.

Jazz All Souls' Day in NFM

Saturday, October 31, 20.30, NFM, pl. Wolności 1, tickets 20/30 PLN

Copenhagen, Berlin, Tokyo. These three cities are home to a trio featuring Danish trumpeter Kasper Tranberg, Berlin-based Danish bassist Adam Pultz Melbye and Japanese drummer Yasushiro Yoshigaki. Drawing from diverse musical influences and exciting references to various types of music, the trio is looking for new sound and communication possibilities, working on a variety of sounds, structures, musical surprises and cases.

Tone Hunting - concert in OPT

Saturday, October 31, 9 pm, Ośrodek Postaw Twórczych, ul. Działkowa 15, tickets: 20 PLN

The team constituted during the 2011 European tour 'Exploratory Music from Poland.' Artur Majewski and Jakub Suchar, musicians of the duo Mikrokolektyw, performed at the Berlin concert with the accompaniment of Krakow bass player Rafał Mazur and Berlin saxophonist Anna Kałuża. For both Mazur and Kałuża's main field of activity is free improvised music.

Halloween party in the Club Manana

October 30 - November 1, 9 pm, Club Manana Cafe, ul. św. Mikołaja 11

A 3-day Halloween party. Dark, atmospheric setting straight from horror films. However, the dance music played by club's DJ residents will be absolutely cheerful.

'The Dead Do Not Worry' in Kalambur

October 31, 9 pm, Art Cafe Kalambur, ul. Kuźnicza 29 a

This Saturday we celebrate the Forefathers' Eve, the Celts have their eve of Samhain, Cambodia - King's Birthday and in the USA, HALLOWEEN is the rage. Kalambur decided to celebrate this day with a slogan 'The Dead Do Not Worry.' Guests are asked to dress as dead artists, pop-culture icons and the like. It is important that the costume is inspired by someone dead. Those in costumes can expect promotions and surprises at the bar, so it is worth to "go under" on this one evening.

Halloween Nightmare on Wax in Wroclaw Neony

Saturday, October 31, 10 pm, Wroclawskie Neony Gallery, ul. Ruska 46 c

Especially for Halloween, we have invited to Neon Side two of Wroclaw vinyl tycoons. Boryn and Stulin will serve a night-long dose of house, disco and afrobeat dancing grooves. Boryn (Astro Buhloone), Jan Stulin (Radio Luz).

Trick or treat in ToTu

October 31, 10 pm, To Tu Theatre, ul. Hubska 6, tickets 15 PLN

The place will again be covered with the cobwebs of world's most terrible dungeons. They will be brought in from Frankenstein's home, from Transylvania, as well as the scariest and darkest castles from all over the globe. Four monsters will stand behind the console, serving the best music laced with dark howling. Halloween costumes apply to all comers. Plenty of attractions and fun, lots of visual effects and party until dawn guaranteed.

Gonsofus: concert in Sanatorium Kultury

Sunday, November 1, 8 pm, Sanatorium Kultury, Przejście Garncarskie 2

GONSOFUS is an international vocal-instrumental duo, who create music with cross-cultural vibes, which is a dance mix of reggae, dub, hip hop and other music genres. The duo creates music that knows no restrictions of language or culture. So far, the band's oeuvre comprises three independently produced records (2 EPs and 1 album) and five successful tours in Europe and the United States.