‘Free, city-led festivals can deliver’: Łódź 2026 brings in 800,000 fans
The free entry event tells IQ its unconventional model can match paid events for scale, production standards, and international bills
News By Ciaran Donnelly | 5 August 2026
Organisers of Łódź Summer Festival have said it has become one its eponymous city’s “most important tourism projects” as it wrapped up a 2026 edition that brought in a total of 800,000 spectators to the free-entry event.
The three-day festival launched in 2023 to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the city of Łódź, and takes place on an urban greenfield site in the west of city, near the newly renovated Atlas Arena.
The site can hold 150,000 spectators simultaneously and does not…
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