Another month of celebrations marking Gdynia’s anniversary lies ahead. The end of the quarter kicks off with, among other things: the first of 12 concerts taking place in the city’s districts, and Wanożnicë – the graduation performance by the Gdynia Musical Theatre. The Light of Gdynia exhibition is currently on display at the Gdynia City Museum, whilst Gdynia’s universities are hosting regular lectures to mark the city’s birthday.
The schedule for April is as follows:
- 31 March, 100 BPM for 100 years of Gdynia. Musical stage for Gdynia’s centenary: Concert by HEDONE, PLOTS
7.00 pm – the first of 12 concerts taking place in various districts of Gdynia from March to December, showcasing the city’s dynamically developing young alternative scene. Free tickets: www.bilety.muzeumgdynia.pl
Gdynia City Museum, 1 Zawiszy Czarnego Street
- April, Light of Gdynia:
a unique journey through post-war Gdynia, captured in unique photographs by Bolesława and Edmund Zdanowski.
Gdynia City Museum, 1 Zawiszy Czarnego Street
- 14–16 April, Wanożnicë, 7.00 pm – a graduation performance about Kashubia to mark the centenary of the city of Gdynia.
Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre in Gdynia, 1 Grunwaldzki Square
- 25 April, PKO Gdynia Half Marathon 2026 and Polish Half Marathon Championships
8.30 pm – one of the most important running events in Poland! This year’s edition will be particularly special, as it will host the Polish Half Marathon Championships for the first time in Gdynia’s history.
Gdynia, Kościuszki Square
More information at: gdyniapolmaraton.pl
LECTURES FOR GDYNIA’S CENTENARY: Thursdays, 6 pm, free admission
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9 April, UMG, Magdalena Bogalecka, PhD, Prof. UMG: The Baltic Sea – our sea. What really lies beneath the waters at the gates of Gdynia?, Gdynia Maritime University (UMG) – 81-87 Morska Str.
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16 April, WSAiB, Mariusz Zieliński, PhD, Eng.: Gdynia from the sea and dreams: the port, the city and the people, past and present, Higher School of Administration and Business (WSAiB), 7 Kielecka Str.
- 23 April, AMW / Gdynia City Museum, Dr Iwona Jakimowicz-Pisarska, Professor at AMW, Maria Piradoff: Secrets of Gdynia's museums: from the first initiatives to the legendary ‘Bankowiec’, Naval Academy (AMW) in Gdynia, 69 Śmidowicza Str.