St. Dominic's Fair
st dominic fair polish jarmark św dominika annual cultural trade event organized july august port city gdańsk pomeranian voivodeship poland founded together weihnachtmarkt oktoberfest considered one biggest cultural trade openair event europe attended million national international visitor annually past fair usually lasted two week since decision made extend three week amid ongoing covid pandemic fair held limited format attracting visitor exhibitor usual number year successful tradition history fair go back year established decree pope alexander iv saint dominic canonized feast day immediately included general roman calendar celebration august introduction tridentine calendar feast moved august remained revision moved august thus time became customary announce opening fair ringing bell noon august beginning prayer entertainment later fair began function trade cultural event great importance city first held dominic square event developed needed greater space fair moved area wały jagiellońskie długa street also new market place targ drzewny targ sienny targ węglowy targ wąchany targ rybny created name closely related good sold market case długi targ name derived shape around ship sailed port gdańsk august fair transaction held many language possible buy famous toruń gingerbread kashubian ceramic czech glass eastern fur carpet english cloth gypsy pot goldwasser type vodka amber apart merchant fair participated also circus performer juggler acrobat theatre group st dominic fair became important event city attended gentry even king memorable fair citizen one year absence king władysław elbowhigh teutonic knight plundered city first time killing many merchant participant fair st dominic fair organized annually century however outbreak second world war caused fair disappear city year owing effort wojciech święcicki journalist popular gdańsk evening paper wieczór wybrzeża tradition fair restored fair mostly viewed trade event providing opportunity buy desired good special fashion show commonly called live journal latest polish fashion collection presented many year since reactivation st dominic fair lasted week decision made extend full week every year merchant artist artisan collector take part fair visited average people daily whose number usually double weekend organizer declare approximately million people come go old town gdańsk st dominic fair many million still record contemporary character event recall medieval tradition fun trade one find abundance food stall offering cold beer meat potato sausage shish kebab baked gridiron tourist abroad additionally unique opportunity taste traditional polish dish like eg pierogi dumpling bigos stewed dish made sauerkraut andor fresh cabbage meat mushroom farmhouse bread lard dill pickle war funfair used major attraction time free city danzig year funfair became even famous metre crocodile escaped menagerie jumped motława river took quite long time catch escape caused general sensation obvious reason funfair changed character throughout year hall mirror disappeared nobody cut woman two piece handsaw magic show however still remains one main attraction youngest participant st dominic fair number stall increase year programme fair diversified various cultural entertainment event stall find numismatic philatelic collection well handicraft haberdashery valuable cloth antique product many may bought popular flea market unfortunately happens similar fair world fake product sold well past example possible buy picture kossak witkacy numerous wellknown painter however majority merchant collector fair treat visitor seriously arrive farthest corner poland also country like lithuania latvia germany austria sweden distant israel uzbekistan foreign seller offer product souvenir distinctive culture multibranch stall – szeroka św ducha grobla grobla ii street craft article jewellery – mariacka street długie pobrzeże rybackie pobrzeże długi targ souvenir artists’ stall – długa street długi targ zielony stall collector hobbyist – wartka straganiarska street targ rybny gastronomic stall – targ węglowy targ rybny szeroka street outdoor stage festival fêtes concert demonstration firework laser light street parade rock concert chamber organ music concert sport event competition st dominic race history gdańsk culture poland saint john fair poznań official page st dominic fair st dominic fair video st dominic fair video