BitterSweet Festival
BitterSweet Festival 2026 is a three‑day summer music festival in Poznań’s Cytadela Park, built around nostalgia and the songs and emotions people grew up with. From 13 to 15 August, more than 40 acts from Poland and abroad will perform across several stages, ranging from major international headliners to alternative and hip‑hop artists.
plenerowy festiwal muzyczny multi‑gatunkowy
Poznań, PL
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About the brand
BitterSweet Festival is one of the newest major festivals in Poland – the first edition took place in 2025 in Cytadela Park, and from the outset the brand was presented as an international, nostalgia‑driven event.
Organizer Good Taste Production has positioned it as a festival that deliberately blends generations of listeners, combining international headliners and Polish artists instead of targeting a single age group.
The 2026 edition will again take place in Cytadela Park, described by the organizers as the “green heart of Poznań”, with several stages set among the park’s walkways, trees and open lawns.
Official information highlights that over 40 artists will perform across three days, with a fully international lineup that spans pop, alternative, electronic music, hip‑hop and R&B.
The 2026 programme clearly reflects that idea, with announced acts including Gorillaz, Twenty One Pilots, Robbie Williams, Lorde, Major Lazer, Faithless, Rita Ora, Tom Odell, Becky Hill, Chet Faker, Parcels, Alok, Ashnikko, Mrozu, Giant Rooks, Meute, Jessie J, Charlotte Cardin, Oki, Sobel, Morad, Fukaj, Charlie Jeer and Sophia Stel.
This mix brings together pop and alternative icons from the last two decades with a strong presence of today’s pop‑rap scene from both Poland and abroad.
Event Character
BitterSweet Festival is aimed at people who want to relive the songs and artists tied to key moments in their lives, rather than just the current streaming charts.
The organizers shape the programme around nostalgia, bringing together global pop and alternative stars with acts that have soundtracked listeners’ lives from the 90s and 2000s up to more recent years.
The event has the feel of an urban, park‑based festival rather than a remote campsite, focusing on powerful live shows but also on walks through Cytadela, meeting friends, food zones and a relaxed summer‑in‑the‑city atmosphere.
History & Evolution
BitterSweet Festival launched in 2025 in Poznań as a new three‑day outdoor project by Good Taste Production.
From its first year it has been held in Cytadela Park and has been framed as an international festival where global stars and Polish artists share the stage under a unifying theme of nostalgia.
Cities & Locations
The festival is closely tied to Poznań and Cytadela Park, which serves both as the concert area and as a meeting and leisure space.
Stages are spread across different parts of the park, with the festival infrastructure built into the existing greenery and walking paths.
Brand Facts
- Founded2025
- Event Typeplenerowy festiwal muzyczny multi‑gatunkowy
- OriginPoznań, PL
Genres
popalt‑popindieelectronichip‑hopR&Bdance
Practical Info
BitterSweet Festival 2026 takes place 13-15 August 2026 in Cytadela Park, Poznań.
Tickets are available as three‑day passes and single‑day tickets, sold in several pricing tiers (BitterSweet Club, Sweet Start, Early Bird, Regular, Bitter Call).
Children aged 7-12 and adults aged 60+ can purchase tickets with a 50% discount, applied to the currently available price tier, children under 6 can attend for free with a guardian holding a valid ticket.
A person with a disability may attend the festival together with a caregiver using a single ticket, and the organizer provides a free admission ticket for caregivers of people with moderate or severe disabilities.
Trivia
- •BitterSweet Festival is Good Taste Production’s first festival explicitly themed around nostalgia, even though it shares its location with other major events.
- •The organizers describe it as a “year‑long journey”, with artist announcements spread over many months leading up to August.
- •In 2026 the daily headliners include acts such as Gorillaz, Twenty One Pilots, Robbie Williams, Lorde and Major Lazer.