Organized for the first time in Poland, the international festival CHOPIN OPEN La Folle Journée took place from 11th to 13th June 2010 in the Great Theatre - National Opera, the National Theatre and in a concert tent at Theatre Square in Warsaw.

Every weekend on the streets of Warsaw everybody can see a special tram following the paths of rails – Chopin Tram, where you can listen to the composer's music and learn everything about Chopin's life in Warsaw.

At the occasion of Chopin’s Year every child born in 2010, whose at least one parent is registered in Warsaw, receives an unforgettable souvenir – a body.

In a very few days the greatest jazz festival in Europe is about to start - Warsaw Summer Jazz Days 2010.

On Saturday May 29th in the City of Płock, during the fifth edition of Film, Art & Tourism Festival Agnieszka Holland and Magdalena Łazarkiewicz were awarded with the City Hall Prize for the movie "Warsaw, European Capital of Culture 2016".

Przewozy Regionalne (Regional lines) Polskie Linie Kolejowe (Polish Railways) reached the agreement. InterRegio’s tranis are back since June 1st. Unfortunately, more than 40 train lines of PKP Intercity disappeared or are reduced a little at the same time.

Are you a member of Warsaw academic community? Would you like to run the business but you are scared of bureaucracy? Would you like to take part in counseling - allowing training which will give you the necessary knowledge? Participate in the project co-financed by the ESF “Warsaw - potential for innovation”.

For three days Warsaw was pulsating in the rhythms of hip hop and breakdance because the beginning of May means Warsaw Challenge.

Dozens of museums, art galleries, public institutions and cultural spots awaited the visitors on 15th May during the Seventh Museums’ Night in Warsaw.

Concerts, events and fun till sunrise. Juwenalia! - it always means students’ biggest celebration!

The 7th Planete Doc Review Film Festival has been held in Warsaw’s cinemas from 7th to 16th May 2010.

On Sunday 23rd May in Warsaw, will take place nationwide African Day.

Warsaw has been ranked on the third place in the ranking of the favorite European cities of entrepreneurs. The strongest aspect of the Polish capital city is the access to financing for small and medium-sized enterprises as well as more flexible labor law than in other countries.

In April 2010 world’s attention turned to Katyń (Russia), due to a tragic plane crash, which has killed an entire group of Polish dignitaries, travelling to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyń Massacre. The Polish President Lech Kaczyński (Former Mayor of Warsaw) was one of the passengers.

The 200th anniversary of Fryderyk Chopin’s birth saw the opening of the Fryderyk Chopin Museum, thoroughly renovated and modernized, at the street of Tamka in Warsaw. There we will be able to see the conditions Chopin lived in, listen to his works and even feel the smell of his favourite flowers.

Warsaw has already started preparations for “The Night of Museums” which, like every year, will take place in mid-May. Previous editions, year by year, were becoming more and more popular and the last one was a huge success – with the participation of 140 cultural centers and institutions which were visited by nearly 200,000 people.

During 17 days of the Meetings we will see 450 artists from all over the country. 13,000 tickets are already put on sale.

On Warsaw Fryderyk Chopin Airport a poster with the composer greets and bids farewell to visitors to Poland

On Saturday 27 March, precisely at 8.30 pm, Warsaw was enveloped in darkness. The lights on the Palace of Culture and Science, the City Hall, the Royal Castle, bridges and many other buildings, went out. The 2010 Earth Hour struck.

How are hitherto empty fields in the Praga Południe district changing into wonderful inhabitant-friendly places?