This year's calendar Ełk, prepared by municipal units, contains proposals for the addressed to people of all ages, which will be of interest to the inhabitants of Ełk, guests and tourists. This year, all events are held as part of the celebration of the 600th anniversary location of Ełk. A detailed calendar to download can be foundhere.

EŁK - SELECTED EVENTS 2025

Cultural events These m.in:

• Outdoor cinema (6, 20 June)
• 22nd World Folklore Festival "Rainbow" (26–29 June)
• V Ełk Outdoor Theatre Meetings "Without Curtain" (1–6 July)
• 30th Masurian Cabaret Summer "Mulatka" (July 10-13)
• VIII Edition of Ełk Latin Festival (18–20 July)
• VIII Ełk Festival of Literature and Music "Ełk, it will be read, it will be played" (24–27 July)
• Masurian Cinema Under the Stars (Tuesdays in July and August)
• Masurian Voivodeship Drive-in Cinema (17 July, 14 August)
• IX Open Regionalism Forum (4-6 September)

Music events, concerts, including m.in.:

• Concerto: Elif Sanchez – Siesta on the Road (April 4)
• Concerto: Wojciech Pilichowski / Jazz Meeting (11 April)
• Concerto: Hanna Banaszak – (April 13)
• Concerto: MRM TRIO / Jazz Meeting (2 May)
• Concerto: Bartas Szymoniak (3 May)
• Concerto: One, Two, Three (May 25)
• Concerto: Kamil Skorupski / Jazz Meeting (27 May)
• Concerto: Oskar Cyms / Wiktor Waligóra (30 May)
• Concerto: Kontrapunkt Choir "Gloria" by Piotr Grinholc (1 June)
• Masurian Voivodeship Music Summer: Enej, Bohika, Sandaless (June 19)
• Eska Music Tour Ełk: Ikarus Feel, Tymek, Maryla Rodowicz, Tribbs (July 3)
• Elk.Tronic: electronic music concert on the city beach (July 5)
• Concerts as part of the "Ełk, Będzie Czytane, będzie grane" Festival
  - Łąki Łan | P. Herbs (July 25)
  - Happysad (July 26)
  - Daria from Silesia (July 27)

• Concert as part of the Masurian Music Summer (9 August)
• Elk Rock Night: Myslovitz (August 16)
• Masurian Voivodeship Music Summer: Boys (August 22)
• Concerto in the Amphitheatre: Wiktor Dyduła (30 August)
• Concerto: Gervis Miles Blues Band (September 12)
• Concerto: Siesta on the road – Lura (9 October)
• All Souls' Day Jazz (31 October)
• Concerto: Bernard Maseli (November 22)

Sporting events include Including.:

• VI Masuria Judo Cup (12–13 April)
• Gala BFN martial arts (10 May)
• 2nd round of the Polish Championship, Baltic Cup Jet Ski (17-18 May)
• Gran Fondo – cycling competition (24–25 May)
• Orienteering competition "Orient yourself to Ełk" – Round I (8 June), Round II (28 September)
• Tennis tournament – Mazury Cup (7-8 June)
• 3x3 Basketball (July 5-6)
• Beach volleyball tournament (July 12)
• Polish Balloon Championships – XVIII Mazurskie Balloon Competition (July 24-27)
• Street Run 5-10-15 (31 August)
• Fishing competition (September 21)
• Ełk Half Marathon (12 October)
• Independence Run (11 November)
• Polish Cyclo-cross Cup (27–28 December)

Other:

• Ełk Family Days (15 May – 15 June)
• Festivities Family on the occasion of Children's Day (31 May)
• Jubilee Rally of vintage cars (31 May – 1 June)
• Convertible Rally – presentation of cabriolet cars (28-29 June)
• Food Truck Tour (12-14 July)
• Hunting Festival "Ełkowisko" (30 August)
• VI Open Chess Tournament for the Cup of the Mayor of Ełk (16 November)

Cyclical events:

• XVII Ełk Concerts Organ and Chamber Music 2025 (3 May, 25 May, 13 July, 16 August, 28 September)
• Meetings with authors: Krzysztof Fink-Finowicki (4 April), Meeting with Dr. n. Katarzyna Skórzewska (5 April), Paulina Mikuła (7 April), Mariola Szydlik (30 April), Mariusz Frankowski (9 May), Jacek Komuda (4 October), Michał Szulim (19 November)
• Toddler Academy. Movement and art classes for the youngest in the Municipal Public Library (12 April, 24 May, 14 June, 27 September, 25 October, 22 November, 13 December)
• Masurian Cinema Under the Stars (July: 1, 8,15, 22, 29; August: 5, 12, 19, 26) Film screenings "in the open air" in the amphitheater of the Ełk Cultural Center
• Masurian Drive-in Cinema (July 17, August 14) Without leaving the car, you can watch Movie on the big screen
• Dances on the Boulevards along the Ełk River (every Sunday in July and August)
• Train to Culture – a ride on the Ełk Narrow-Gauge Railway with a concert in Sypitki (May 24, June 21, July 16, August 13)
• Summer at the Museum. Tuesdays on the Matchday (July: 8, 22)
• A holiday stop. Thursdays in Sypitki with guide – a ride on the Ełk Narrow-Gauge Railway + guided tour (each Thursday July and August)
• A holiday stop. Fridays in Sypitki with animator - a ride on the Ełk Narrow-Gauge Railway + games for children (each Friday July and August)

In Ełk there is also the historic Ełk Narrow Gauge Railway, which still transports tourists during the season. It is one of the few in Poland of this kind type of attraction. It is located in the structures of the Historical Museum in Ełk. The season will open on May 1, 2025. More On: www.muzeum.elk.pl/kolej-waskotorowa/

Additional initiatives municipal units on the occasion of the 600th anniversary are, m.in:

• Design competition souvenirs from Ełk: until April 30. Results on June 1
• Short story competition "600 words about me and the city": until April 28. Results on May 28
• Creation workshops podcasts – creation of the podcast "Ełk – this is my city": 4 – 6 April
• Presentation of the MHE mural on the walls of the viaduct at Suwalska Street: 24 May
• Dixit Tournament - 600th Anniversary Showdown: 24 May
• Curatorial guided tour of the exhibition "Ełk from of the beginning": 24 May – 1 June
• Opening of the exhibition of contemporary photographs in Ełk: 27 May
• Opening of the exhibition "600 Faces of Ełk on the 600th Anniversary of the City": May 29
• Time Capsule – collecting souvenirs and letters from the inhabitants of Ełk, which will be Locked in a time capsule for the next 100 years: May 30
• Premiere of the Comic Book about Ełk with Mariusz Moroz and Jacek Skrzydlewski: May 30
• Yotvingian Picnic: June 5
• 600th Anniversary of Ełk Run: June 13
• Football tournament of the 600th anniversary of Ełk – youth football tournament, 16 teams (from Ełk and partner cities): 20–21 June
• Theatrical performance about the beginnings of Ełk: 11 July (MHE)
• Publication of a popular science synthesis of history of the city of Ełk (MHE)
• Issuance of commemorative postage stamps (MHE)
• Issue of commemorative coins (MHE)

Remark! Events and dates may still be change, all updates are made on an ongoing basis and detailed updates are Information is available on the websites of the Organizing Units (list below).

ORGANIZERS EVENTS:

Ełk Cultural Centre (ECC)
19-300 Ełk, ul. Polskiego 47, www.eck.elk.pl
email: sekretariat@eck.elk.pl, tel. 87 621 80 00, 87 621 52 50

Municipal Sports Centre and Recreation (MOSiR)
19-300 Ełk, ul. Piłsudskiego 29, www.mosir.elk.pl
email: mosir@mosir.elk.pl, tel. 87 610 38 38

Historical Museum in Ełk (MHE)
19-300 Ełk, ul. Track 1, www.muzeum.elk.pl
email: sekretariat@muzeum.elk.pl, +48 87 732 02 83

Municipal Library Zofia Nasierowska Public Library (MBP)
19-300 Ełk, Armii Street Krajowa 17 B, www.biblioteka.elk.pl
email: sekretariat@biblioteka.elk.pl, phone: 87 621 80 89

Education Center Environmental Protection (CEE)
19-300 Ełk, ul. Parkowa 12, www.cee.elk.pl,
email: biuro@cee.elk.pl, tel. 87 610 16 24

Park Science and Technology in Ełk (PNT)
19-300 Ełk, 5 Podmiejska Street, www.technopark.elk.pl/
email: info@technopark.elk.pl, phone: 87 732 63 01