City Life
Rzeszów Christmas Market 2026: Dates, Hours and New Year
Rzeszów's Świąteczne Miasteczko runs 4 December 2026 to 6 January 2027 on the main square - the market that stays open between Christmas and New Year.
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City Life
Bydgoszcz Christmas Market 2026: Dates, Hours and the Bridge
Bydgoszcz's market runs 20 November to 21 December 2026 across the Old Town square, Mostowa Street and a bridge over the Brda. Dates, hours, stalls and tips.
City Life
Lublin Christmas Market 2026: Dates, Hours and Folk Traditions
Lublin's Jarmark Świąteczny runs 17 to 20 December 2026 in the Old Town. Dates, hours, the folk programme, cebularz and practical tips.
City Life
Toruń Christmas Market 2026: Dates, Hours and Pierniki
Toruń's Christmas market runs 20 November to 20 December 2026 on the UNESCO-listed Old Town square. Dates, hours, gingerbread, Santa Sundays and transport.
City Life
Szczecin Christmas Market 2026: Dates, Hours and What to See
Szczecin's Jarmark Bożonarodzeniowy runs 27 Nov to 22 Dec 2026 across three central squares. Dates, hours, attractions and transport tips.
Residency
Poland may raise entry funds for foreigners: draft regulation Oct 2026
MSWiA's draft would raise the money foreigners must show on entry: PLN 300 a day instead of 75, PLN 2,020 for students. Not law yet, as of 17 October 2026.
Work
Occupational medicine certificates go electronic from 18 October 2026
From 18 October 2026 the doctor issues your work medical certificate on the IKP. What changes for pre-employment checks, paper copies, employers and costs.
Family & Schools
Compulsory health education in Polish schools 2026/2027: opt-out rules
Health education is compulsory from 1 September 2026. Hours by class, what it covers, and how parents opt out of the optional sexual health classes.
Family & Schools
School phone ban in Poland from 1 September 2026: parents' guide
Primary school pupils may not use phones at school since 1 September 2026. Exceptions, phone storage, kindergartens, secondary schools and statute deadline.
City Life
Gdynia public transport tickets and prices 2026: ZKM and metropolitan
Gdynia ZKM fares and metropolitan MZKZG tickets: 24-hour and 72-hour prices, monthly and semester tickets in System FALA, and rules for reduced fares.
City Life
Bydgoszcz public transport tickets and prices 2026: ZDMiKP
Bydgoszcz ZDMiKP fares: single, 20-minute, 24-hour and weekend tickets, monthly prices with the BKM card, family and pupil tickets and student semester prices.
City Life
Łódź public transport tickets and prices 2026: MPK fares
Łódź MPK fares for trams and buses: 20, 40 and 80-minute tickets, per-stop pricing in the app, Migawka monthly prices and free travel rules.
Work
Platform work in Poland: the draft law on app couriers and drivers
The UC160 draft would presume employment for platform workers, curb algorithm-only decisions and give PIP new powers. Status as of 17 October 2026.
Health
NFZ sanatorium costs from 1 Oct 2026: PLN 10.60-32.60 a day
NFZ spa stays cost less from 1 Oct 2026 to 30 April. Daily rates by room, 21-day totals, what NFZ does not pay and who is exempt from the part-payment.
Guides
Poland's 2026 Driving Rule Changes: Licence at 17, Speeding
What changed under Poland's 2025 road traffic act: B licence at 17 with limits, licence withdrawal over 50 km/h, helmets and tractor speed. As of Oct 2026.
Work
Minimum Wage in Poland 2026: Rates, Rules and the 2027 Rise
Poland's 2026 minimum wage is 4,806 zloty gross a month and 31.40 zloty an hour; who is covered, what counts toward it, and the already-set 2027 rates.
City Life
Poland 2026: Public Holidays and Shopping Sundays Calendar
Poland 2026 calendar: all 14 public holidays with dates, the Saturday lieu-day rule, the 8 shopping Sundays, and which shops can open on closed Sundays.
Money
Polish Income Tax (PIT) 2026: Rates, Tax-Free Amount and Filing
Polands PIT for 2026 explained for expats: the 12%/32% scale, the 30,000 zl tax-free amount, PIT-2 advances, joint filing and the 4% solidarity levy.