THE EUROPEAN PICNIC ON THE OCCASION OF THE 12TH ANNIVERSARY OF POLAND’S ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION – 1 MAY, 10:00 – 6:00 p.m.
All day – Open-Air Gallery in Aleje Ujazdowskie, the "CONNECTION. Art in Corporate Collections”.
All day – The Palace on the Isle
- Exhibition of a painting from the Mauritshuis Museum in the Hague, "Flowers in a Glass Vase”
- Opening of the "Book of the 3rd May Constitution” – meetings with educators
- Admission-free visits
10:00 – 11:00 a.m, Monument to Chopin – Opening of the European Picnic – Melomaluszki (Melokids) concert for children
11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., New Orangery, Deckchair Leisure Zone – Games and activities
- European Tales (11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
- European Painting Masterpieces (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
- Zielono mi! (I’m Feeling Green!) Theatre animations for children (2:00 – 2:45 p.m, 3:15 – 4:00 p.m., 4:15 – 5:00 p.m.)
- Stand with publications of the Museum Education Centre (11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Royal Łazienki Garden – Guided tours for families around the Royal Łazienki Garden
- start: the Palace on the Isle terrace (11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.), destination: the Old Guardhouse
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Zone near the Belvedere restaurant
- Refreshments: doughnuts, tea, and cold drinks
11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Orchestra parades in the Gardens
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon, Mykanów Orchestra (from the Monument to Chopin to the Palace on the Isle);
2:00 – 2:30 p.m., Military Band in Warsaw (from the Palace on the Isle to the Chinese Alley);
3:00 – 3:30 p.m., Official Police Band (from Gagarina street to the Palace on the Isle);
Mykanów Orchestra (from the Monument to Chopin to the Palace on the Isle terrace)
12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m., Amphitheatre, Official concert of combined orchestras
- Greetings, information about the picnic and other events taking place in the Royal Łazienki;
- Anthems of the European Union and Poland;
- Concert of the Warsaw Military Band;
- Concert of the Official Police Band
12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m., Old Guardhouse, “World’s Biggest Flower” – animations for children
12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m., Area near the Old Guardhouse, “Trou Madame” game
2:30 p.m. – c. 5:00 p.m., the Amphitheatre, Concert of choirs
- 2:30 p.m., Surma Choir (25 minutes);
- 3:05 p.m., La Musica (20 minutes);
- 3:35 p.m., OMG (25 minutes);
- 4:10 p.m., Warsaw University of Life Sciences Choir (23 minutes).
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Hippodrome, Parade of Colonel Jan Kozietulski’s 3rd Honorary Regiment of Masovian Chevau-légers
4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Amphitheatre, Concert of the Vivat! Orchestra
5:40 p.m., Monument to Chopin, Vivat! Orchestra march