Open'er Festival

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The Open'er Festival is a music festival which takes place on the north coast of Poland, in Gdynia. It is one of the biggest annual music festivals in Poland. The first edition of the festival was organized in Warsaw in 2002 as Open Air Festival. Open’er Festival won the Best Major Festival prize at the European Festivals Awards ceremony in 2009, 2010, 2019, and 2024.

History

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Open'er Festival (2012)

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Open'er Festival main stage in 2016

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One of the concerts at Open'er Festival in 2012

The first Open Air Festival was held in Tor Stegny in Warsaw in 2002, with The Chemical Brothers playing on the main stage. The festival then took place in Kościuszki Square in Gdynia from 2003 to 2005. The last festival in Kościuszki Square attracted over 50,000 people. Since 2006, the festival has taken place in Kosakowo Airport (Babie Doły Military Airport) in Gdynia.

Timeline

Edition	Year	Dates	Venue	Headliners
Template:Sort	2002	2 July	Tor Stegny, Warsaw	The Chemical Brothers
Template:Sort	2003	26 July	Kościuszki Square, Gdynia	No headliners
Template:Sort	2004	2–3 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2005	8–9 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2006	6–8 July	Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia	Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2007	29 June–1 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2008	4–6 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2009	2–5 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2010	1–4 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2011	30 June–3 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2012	4–7 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2013	3–6 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2014	2–5 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2015	1–4 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2016	29 June–2 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2017	28 June–1 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2018	4–7 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2019	3–6 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2022	29 June-2 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2023	28 June-1 July		Template:Hlist
Template:Sort	2024	3–6 July		Template:Hlist
22nd	2025	2-5 July		Template:Hlist

Organization

The main organizer of the festival is the concert agency Alter Art. In 2016, there were 5 stages: Orange Main, Alter, Beat, Firestone and Tent. There are also other smaller stages run by sponsors and vendors. Artists also performed in the Silent Disco Area and at the seaside of Gdynia on Gdynia Open Stage, where events are free to attend.

External links

• Open'er Festival website