The 1975 performing at Open’er Festival in Gdynia in 2019
30JUN

Festival trip · Poland

Open’er Festival

The obvious festival is only half the trip: Gdynia, Sopot and Gdańsk form a useful coastal extension before and after the airfield.

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First date announcedFrom 30 June 2027
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The editorial call

Open’er earns its place here because the Tri-City gives a large mainstream festival a much better surrounding trip than an isolated field normally would.

The festival site sits at Gdynia-Kosakowo airfield. That is not central Gdynia and certainly not central Gdańsk. The payoff is that the surrounding coast offers three genuinely different bases rather than one generic festival town.

01

Where to base yourself

Gdynia is the operational choice. Sopot is the resort-and-nightlife choice. Gdańsk is the strongest choice for history and a longer city break. None is universally best; the last train, shuttle and final kilometre should decide more than the prettiest hotel listing.

02

Arrive early. Leave late.

Come at least two days early if you have not seen Gdańsk. Leave one daylight day for Gdynia and the coast after the final night, when the festival crowd is tired and Sopot begins to feel like a resort again.

03

The part that can go wrong

The site normally runs well into the night, and the airfield-to-accommodation journey is part of every festival day. Confirm 2027 shuttle, SKM and wristband details once the full edition information is published. Only the first 2027 festival date is currently explicit, so this page does not invent the remaining dates.

Official information

Check the final details at the source.

Checked 2026-08-26. First date announced. Dates, admission rules and programmes can change; use the organiser’s own pages before you book or travel.

Before and after the wristband

Use the festival as a reason to go further.

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