St. Dominic's Fair

In Gdańsk since 1260!


Here you can buy, bargain, look for treasures and find beautiful frames for photographs! You can hear different languages, everything is mixed - traditions and customs. Bustling and colorful – almost everywhere something is happening. This is famous St. Dominic's Fair!

The tradition of St. Dominic's Fair dates back to 1260, when Pope Alexander IV allowed the Dominicans of Gdansk to grant 100 days later indulgences on the their founder’s feast day. The papal nuncio Giulio Ruggieri in one of the oldest descriptions of the fair from the sixteenth century wrote: In the month of August there is a great Fair of St. Dominic, where gather the Germans, French, Flemings, English, Spaniards, and Portuguese, and then 400 ships with French and Spanish wine, silk, oil, lemons, jams, and other Spanish produce, Portuguese roots, tin, and English cloth come to port. Circus performers, acrobats and acting troupes came to Gdansk from everywhere. There were all sorts of wonders, exotic animals, and even apparently... mermaids.

How it was last year:



Hosts

Strategic sponsor

Main sponsors

Partners

Technical partner

Partner of Concerts under the Stars

Main partners of Adventure Stop

Content partner of the Adventure Stop

Green partners at the Fair

Official carriers

Partners of projects / special events

Radio Patronage

Media Patronage

Media cooperation

Organizer