ETA PERSEI Astronomical Festival — day I

October 10, 2026

The Astronomical Observatory ASTRO CENTRUM Chełmiec and the Municipal Cultural Center in Chełmec invite you to the ETA PERSEI Astronomical Festival, which will take place on 10-11 October 2026.
in the Municipal Cultural Centre in Chełmec, Square Rynek 1.

In the program: popular science lectures, a concert, workshops for children and families, sky observations, an exhibition of minerals and a gastronomic zone.

During the festival you will also be able to see the exhibition of minerals of the Jagiellonian University's Centre for Life Education.

The main partner of the event is MAŁOPOLSKA.
The honorary patronage of the festival was taken by Łukasz Smolka — Marshal of the Małopolska Voivodeship
and Stanisław Kuzak — Head of Chełmiec Commune.

Tickets can be purchased through the EKO BILET platform or at the headquarters of the Municipal Cultural Center
in Chełmec.

Chełmiecka Card Discount

Chełmiecka Card holders receive a 10% discount on the ticket for the first day of the festival after entering the code “Card”. The card must be presented when collecting the wristband at the GOK box office on the day of the festival.

If you take advantage of the discount without having a Chełmiecki Card, you will need to pay extra to the full price of the ticket.

Event PlanSaturday, October 10 — Science and Music

14.00 — start of the festival

14.00—15.00 — Marek Setlak: “Trapped on Earth — how to reach the stars?”

15.30—16.30 — Dr. Bartłomiej Kajdas: “What will (not) kill us?”

17.00—18.30 — Piotr Kosek: “History of the conquest of space: from Sputnik to bases on Mars”

19.00 — Czesław Mozil concert