What has changed

Closed or under renovation

• Poznań Palm House

  The Palm House is temporarily closed to visitors because of rebuilding work (announcement of 31 August 2026). No reopening date has been announced.

  As of 28 September 2026. Source (in Polish): Palmiarnia Poznańska: komunikat o zamknięciu

• Old Market Square and Town Hall

  The museum inside the Town Hall (Poznań City Museum) is closed from 1 July 2026 to 30 November 2027 for renovation. Part of the building is under scaffolding. The goats still appear, but the mechanism has occasionally stopped during the works.

  As of 9 October 2026. Source (in Polish): kultura.poznan.pl: Ratusz – Muzeum Poznania (remont)

• MPK Urban Transport Museum

  The Memory and Tradition Room of MPK Poznań is closed for technical reasons until further notice (announcement by MPK Poznań).

  As of 29 September 2026. Source (in Polish): MPK Poznań: Izba Pamięci i Tradycji

• Poznań Museum of Digital Culture

  The museum is closed during the renovation of a new, larger seat (more than 200 m²). It will announce the reopening on social media.

  As of 29 September 2026. Source (in Polish): Poznańskie Muzeum Kultury Cyfrowej

Season and winter 2026/27

Some attractions outside the city operate only in the season. Below is what changes when the summer season ends.

• Kórnik Castle

  According to the castle's website the 2026 tourist season ends on 14 December. The website gives no hours for December or the winter break, so check them with the castle before visiting in December or from January to mid-February.

  As of 24 October 2026. Source (in Polish): PAN Biblioteka Kórnicka: Zamek w Kórniku (godziny, cennik, dojazd)

• Ostrów Lednicki

  The island is open to visitors from 12 April to 31 October 2026. From November to the beginning of April it is closed.

  As of 24 October 2026. Source (in Polish): Muzeum Pierwszych Piastów na Lednicy: godziny otwarcia i ceny biletów 2026

• Greater Poland Ethnographic Park in Dziekanowice

  The park is open from 12 April to 31 October. From 2 November to 11 April it is closed (all branches of the museum are closed from 21 December to 2 March).

  As of 24 October 2026. Source (in Polish): Muzeum Pierwszych Piastów na Lednicy: godziny otwarcia i bilety 2026

• Museum of Agriculture in Szreniawa

  The Bierbaum mausoleum tower (a viewpoint) is closed for renovation from 14 July 2026. From 1 December to 15 February the museum receives only groups that have booked in advance.

  As of 24 October 2026. Source (in Polish): Muzeum w Szreniawie: godziny otwarcia

• Pobiedziska Stronghold

  For individual visitors the Stronghold is open from May to September, on Saturdays and Sundays and every day in July and August. From October groups can visit only by prior booking (until the end of October).

  As of 24 October 2026. Source (in Polish): Gród Pobiedziska: bilety i godziny otwarcia 2026

• Historic Trams and Buses (Tourist Lines)

  The 2026 season ended on the weekend of 26–27 September (MPK still announced occasional special runs). The lines return in summer; the 2027 season timetable will be announced by MPK Poznań.

  As of 10 October 2026. Source (in Polish): MPK Poznań: linie turystyczne

Prices, names and rules

• Date as of 5 October 2026

  Betlejem Poznańskie 2026/27: known dates

  The fair on Plac Wolności opens on 20 November 2026 and the one on the Old Market Square on 21 November 2026. Both run until 6 January 2027. It is the only Christmas fair the city allows on the Old Market Square.

  Events calendar · Source (in Polish): Betlejem Poznańskie (organiser)

• Rule from 1 February 2026

  Museum of the Poznań June 1956: new organisation

  Since 1 January 2026 the museum has been an independent cultural institution, and after a break it reopened on 1 February 2026. The free-entry day was moved from Tuesday to Sunday. Ticket prices have not changed (PLN 15 and 10).

  Museum of the Poznań June 1956 · Source (in Polish): Museum: announcement of the reopening

• Prices from 2 January 2026

  St Martin's Croissant Museum: new price list

  For individual visitors the croissant show costs PLN 41 (reduced PLN 37), and the croissant-and-goats show PLN 47 (reduced PLN 43). Search engines often still show the old, lower prices.

  St Martin's Croissant Museum · Source (in Polish): Croissant Museum: for individual visitors

• Rule from 2025

  St Martin Street Name Day: no parade in its old form

  In 2025 a fenced “name-day town” with four gates and an entry check was set up on the street (free admission, luggage left at the gate). For 2026 the organiser has so far announced only that the St Martin's Fair on 11 November (11:00–21:00) will take place in a changed format, within a mass-event area. Check the entry rules on the Zamek Culture Centre website.

  Events calendar · Source (in Polish): Zamek Culture Centre: St Martin Street Name Day

• Name from 2025

  The Ethnographic Museum is now the Museum of World Cultures

  This branch of the National Museum changed its name in 2025. It is in the same building of the former Masonic lodge. Under the old name it is still described in many places.

  Museum of World Cultures · Source (in Polish): poznan.pl: Museum of World Cultures