The 8 Best Polish Folk Shows & Dinners

1.Polish Folk Show with All-You-Can-Eat Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,593 reviews · 150 minutes - 3 hours · from $50Our pick

Spend an evening at Karczma Skansen Smaków beside Lake Kryspinów, enjoying Polish music, regional dancing, a three-course dinner, hot and cold buffets, and unlimited beer, wine, and soft drinks. You can join the dancers, stroll near the sandy beach, or travel by included bus from central Krakow. The show suits families, couples, and groups.

“The food was very good and there was a lot of it. The show was impressive and interactive. We enjoyed this very much”

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2.Folk Show & 3-Course Dinner at Jama Michalika Café

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 698 reviews · 1h 30m · from $45Best value

Meet at Jama Michalika Café on Floriańska Street for two 25-minute performances of Polish folk music and dance, with audience participation between courses. You’ll eat a traditional three-course meal in a characterful Old Town café surrounded by paintings and caricatures. Drinks cost extra, and vegetarian or vegan meals should be requested ahead.

“The performance was very entertaining. Dinner was very good. I especially liked the Zurek. My waiter provided excellent service.”

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3.Polish Folk Show with 3 course dinner in Krakow legendary restaurant

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 112 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $49

At Michalik's Cave in central Krakow, you’ll watch two 25-minute performances of Polish folk music and dance, then eat a three-course traditional meal. The intimate restaurant setting is covered with artist caricatures and old Krakow character. Audience participation is part of the evening, and vegetarian alternatives may be available if requested.

“The food was super delicious. The service was outstanding. The Polish folk show was very engaging and an absolute joy to watch! Highly recommend!!”

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4.Polish Folk Show and Dinner From Krakow

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 80 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $57

Spend an evening at Skansen Smaków, a log-cabin-style restaurant outside Krakow, for a three-course Polish dinner, buffet dishes, beer, wine, and a professional folk performance. The show mixes regional dances, music, singing, and audience participation. Shared transport leaves from Dietla Street, or you can drive to the restaurant yourself.

“Very good organization regarding the buses and times. Although the folklore dancers were amazing, the food was actually quite bad. I was expecting something more tasty and well prepared. The beer was good though.”

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5.Full Traditional Polish Dinner & Folk Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 50 reviews · 3 hours · from $78

Spend three hours at Skansen Smaków, a traditional wooden restaurant near Kryspinów Lake. You’ll enjoy Polish soup, pork chop, dumplings, bigos, apple pie, unlimited drinks, and a lively folk show with cracovienne, polonaise, oberek, mazurka, polkas, and waltzes. Transport leaves from central Krakow.

“Overall very satisfied however I paid extra for a more private transport but ended up on a coach”

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6.Cottage Style Evening with Folk Show and Traditional Feast from Krakow

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 44 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $50

Ride from central Krakow to a cottage-style restaurant beside Kryspinow Lake. You’ll eat Polish soup, pork, potatoes, cabbage, pierogi, cheese, and dessert, with beer, wine, soft drinks, tea, and coffee included. Live musicians and dancers lead the evening, including audience participation, before the bus returns you to Krakow.

“We visited this excellent restaurant on the Cottage Style Evening with Folk Show and Traditional Feast from Krakow booked through Viator, it was excellent service fro start to finish. Despite being a 15 minute drive from Krakow Old Town our taxi driver knew exactly where to drop us off when we showed him our paperwork, the open top tour bus was already waiting for us, clearly signed and with our guide waiting to book us on, the journey to the restaurant took about an hour through some pleasing countryside to a beautiful Swiss style log cabin of huge proportions next to a beautiful lake where we were able to watch…”

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7.Polish Folk Night with Dinner and Unlimited Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 22 reviews · 3 hours · from $67

Travel by double-decker bus from Krakow to a cottage-style restaurant beside Kryspinów Lake. You’ll eat Polish dishes, enjoy a live folk show, and have drinks during a three-hour evening. The meal is advertised as an all-you-can-eat buffet, though recent reports describe a served dinner with a small buffet section, so arrive hungry and confirm the drinks selection.

“Entertainment was excellent transport to and from was good wish we had abit longer considering we set off about 7pm as we were still waiting for people and had to be back on the bus for half 9 and it said it was for 3 hours,also it said u could get spirits and you couldn’t,you could only get beer and wine,also pick up point is over the road not were use said it was overall it was good :)”

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8.Evening Folk Show, singing, dancing and delicious food!

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 7 reviews · 2h 30m · from $83Top rated

Travel from Krakow to Skansen Smaków in Kryspinów for a 150-minute Polish folk evening. Begin with cherry vodka, sit down to żurek, pork chop, and apple pie, then enjoy live music, krakowiak, polonez, oberek, and mazurek dances. Unlimited drinks and a traditional buffet are included.

“Activité parfaite et traditionnelle. Une guide très très bien organisée et sympathique. Plat typique et très bon, servi généreusement. Soirée superbe, nous repartons à Paris la tête remplie de beaux souvenirs 😊 Polska is beautiful !”

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