Festiwal Murali 2026 will turn several Poznań walls into open-air works of art during the final weeks of July. The second edition combines new large-scale paintings with free workshops, live painting and activities for different age groups. Its main meeting point will be the festival village at Nurt by the Warta, giving residents a chance to see street art as a process rather than only a finished image.
Poznań becomes an open-air gallery
Festiwal Murali 2026 returns after its 2025 debut with a clear idea: bring contemporary art into places people pass every day. Instead of asking visitors to enter a gallery, the festival places artists in public space, where their work can be followed by neighbours, families, cyclists and passers-by. Organised in cooperation with the City of Poznań, the event aims to make large-format art approachable and connected to everyday urban life.
Four new works taking shape
From 23 to 26 July, Festiwal Murali 2026 will run a festival village at Nurt, the riverside venue near Queen Jadwiga Bridge on the Rondo Rataje side of the Warta. This open meeting area will bring together workshops, live artistic activities and space for informal conversations. The setting makes the event easy to combine with a summer walk or cycle ride, while avoiding the formal atmosphere sometimes associated with exhibitions.
Free workshops for children and adults
The programme around Festiwal Murali 2026 includes free workshops in screen printing, linocut, painting and street art, alongside creative activities for younger visitors. Live painting will give audiences another opportunity to watch artists make decisions in real time. These activities move the festival beyond observation. Participants can try techniques themselves, ask practical questions and understand the difference between sketching an idea and adapting it to a much larger public surface.
Murals that become part of daily life
Organisers of Festiwal Murali 2026 stress that a mural should be more than a colourful wall. Public art can give an overlooked surface a new purpose, create a recognisable neighbourhood point and start conversations among people who may never visit the same gallery. Once completed, the murals will remain accessible without tickets or opening hours. Residents will encounter them on ordinary routes to work, school, shops or the river, extending the festival’s impact beyond July.
What visitors should know
Festiwal Murali 2026 is scheduled for the final two weeks of July, with the central village operating at Nurt from 23 to 26 July. Entry to the announced village attractions is free. Because the complete timetable, workshop hours, artists and mural addresses may be updated as the event approaches, the festival’s Facebook page is the best place to confirm details. Comfortable shoes and time to explore will be more useful than a museum-style plan.
A lasting addition to the city
Festiwal Murali 2026 offers a simple reason to look more closely at Poznań this summer. The four new murals will be its most visible legacy, but the open workshops and public painting sessions are just as important. They make the event social, practical and accessible to people with different levels of interest in art. By connecting artists with residents in ordinary city spaces, the festival adds new images to Poznań while showing how public art is created.
