Joyful Independence Day
Independence Day in Wrocław. A parade, concerts and previews.
For more than ten years now, the residents of Wrocław have been taking their whole families on 11th November to meet in the city centre in order to render a tribute to the heroes of the Polish struggle for independence and to join Joyful Independence Parade.
A communal parade is but one of many attractions to celebrate Independence Day, including a scouting camp in pl. Wolności, a preview of the exhibition by the winners of visual arts competitions for children and young people at Garrison Church as well as concerts by both secondary school students and the Lower Silesia Police Headquarters Orchestra. All events in the programme are free of charge.
Programme:
11.00 School Assembly in Rynek
concert by the students of Leonardo da Vinci Private Primary School
11.30 Solemn Independence Assembly in Rynek
12.30 15. Joyful Independence Parade (organised by the Wrocław City Office and the Wroclaw Centre for Teacher Education); route: Rynek - ul. E. Gepperta, ul. Kazimierza Wielkiego - Plac Dominikański - ul. Piotra Skargi - ul. Teatralna - Plac Teatralny - ul. Heleny Modrzejewskiej - Plac Wolności
13.30 Plac Wolności - announcement of the school competition results as part of Joyful Independence Day (visual arts, literature, Joyful Independence Parade)
- concert by the Lower Silesia Police Headquarters Orchestra
- concert by the students of Agnieszka Osiecka Secondary School No. 17 in Wrocław: “What to Do with Our Freedom?” based on Jan Pietrzak's songs
- scouting camp by the Scouting Association of the Republic of Poland (a field kitchen, plays and games)
- exhibition by the winners of visual arts competitions for children and young people ("Modern Gallery of Portraits of Polish Kings", "Polish Culture in the Inter-War Period: Front Page", "Inter-War Children's Literature Illustrations"). Garrison Church, Saint Elizabeth's Basilica Minor
