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Today and tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday the first and second of August, the Orangery at Wilanów Palace turns into the biggest Polish wine tasting in this part of the city. The Warsaw Polish Wine Festival returns to ul. Stanisława Kostki Potockiego 10/16, this time with twenty wineries from across Poland and more than a hundred wines to try in one place.
The entry ticket doubles as a keepsake. Every guest gets a reusable festival glass at the door, decorated with the mermaid, the symbol of Warsaw. With the same glass you can move between the winemakers stalls for the whole festival, from noon to eight in the evening, with no extra charge for the tastings themselves.
Beyond the wine
The programme does not stop at the glass. An alcohol free zone operates in front of the Orangery, so the festival works even if you are with someone who does not drink or is driving afterwards. There are also outdoor concerts, guided tastings led by a sommelier who talks through each wine, and craft workshops for anyone interested.
The festival debuted in the Orangery in August 2024 and has returned to the palace gardens regularly since, alongside separate editions held at other times of the year and in other parts of Warsaw. The August edition in Wilanów remains the biggest and most recognisable one, because it pairs the tasting with the setting itself: a baroque garden and a building that once served as a citrus greenhouse for the Potocki family.
Tickets are sold online only, on festiwalwwa.bookero.pl, in separate individual and group options. Entry is possible throughout the weekend during opening hours, with no need to book a specific time slot.
For anyone living close to Wilanów Królewski, this is a chance to drop in without planning a whole outing in advance. For the rest of the district, it is a good excuse to visit the palace gardens on an August weekend, even without a ticket to the museum itself.
