Orange Warsaw Festival
Orange Warsaw Festival is one of Poland’s biggest urban music festivals, held in Warsaw since 2008. Supported by Orange and currently organized by Alter Art, it traditionally kicks off the festival season at the Służewiec Horse Racing Track. Its line‑ups bring together major international pop, rock, hip‑hop and electronic acts with leading Polish artists, shaping a headliner‑driven urban festival experience. Thanks to its scale and central location, Orange Warsaw Festival is widely regarded as Warsaw’s flagship music event.
miejski festiwal muzyczny open‑air
Warszawa, PL
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About the brand
Orange Warsaw Festival was launched on 6 September 2008 at Plac Defilad in central Warsaw as a free urban festival featuring international stars. The first edition attracted over 35,000 attendees, and admission was completely free, which was widely noted in media reports. In the following years, the festival evolved by changing locations – including the Legia Municipal Stadium, the National Stadium and eventually the Służewiec Horse Racing Track – as well as its scale, duration and ticketing model.
A key step in its development was the shift towards a two‑day ticketed open‑air format focused on large stages and headliner‑driven programming. Since 2015, Orange Warsaw Festival has had a permanent home at the Służewiec Horse Racing Track, which, according to organizers, makes it possible to build a fully fledged “festival town” with multiple stages and extensive infrastructure.
The musical profile spans mainstream and alternative acts, with line‑ups combining pop, rock, hip‑hop and electronic artists and each edition featuring several major headliners alongside a diverse supporting bill. Recent coverage highlights artists such as Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, Jamie xx and Loreen performing alongside leading Polish acts, creating a cross‑section from global trends to the local scene. This positioning makes OWF one of the most “urban” and pop‑hip‑hop‑oriented festival season openers in Poland.
What makes Orange Warsaw Festival stand out is its strong connection to the city’s image – Orange and media partners describe it as “the biggest music event in Warsaw” and “the most important music and cultural event of the capital”. Orange notes that across 14 editions, around 250 artists have played the festival and total attendance has exceeded 500,000 people, with some editions drawing up to 110,000 attendees. This places OWF among the largest urban festivals in Poland in terms of both scale and brand recognition.
In 2024, Orange Warsaw Festival celebrated its 15th edition, which Orange framed as an opportunity to sum up the journey from Plac Defilad through stadium shows to the Służewiec racecourse. The following editions (2025 and 2026) have been announced as a continuation of the two‑day format at Służewiec at the end of May, with line‑ups revealed gradually in the months leading up to the festival.
Event Character
Orange Warsaw Festival targets fans who want to experience major headliner shows in an urban setting – from global pop and electronic stars to leading hip‑hop and alternative acts. Its feel is that of an intense two‑day outdoor event with full festival infrastructure but no campsite, more like a “weekend in the city” than a traditional camping festival.
For festival‑goers, OWF is strongly associated with kicking off the summer festival season in Warsaw and seeing several big‑name artists in a single weekend. Compared with other Polish events, it stands out through its tight link to the capital’s image, its mainstream, headliner‑oriented profile and its permanent home at the Służewiec racecourse.
History & Evolution
The story of Orange Warsaw Festival began in 2008 at Plac Defilad as a free event with the ambition to become a major urban festival. Over the next editions, the festival moved through various stadium locations before settling at the Służewiec Horse Racing Track, where it developed into a full‑scale open‑air format.
With time, the number of days increased, stage design and infrastructure grew more complex and the line‑ups became increasingly international. The 2024 edition, billed as the 15th, allowed Orange to highlight the festival’s journey so far, while the 2025 and 2026 editions continue the proven two‑day model at Służewiec.
Cities & Locations
Orange Warsaw Festival is a single‑city event and has always taken place in Warsaw. Within the city, however, it has changed venues, moving from Plac Defilad to Legia Stadium, the National Stadium and finally the Służewiec Horse Racing Track.
Since 2015 Służewiec has been the permanent site, enabling the organizers to refine a recognizable layout of stages, zones and access routes. Each edition brings a new line‑up and production details, but the venue remains the same core element.
Brand Facts
- Founded2008
- Event Typemiejski festiwal muzyczny open‑air
- OriginWarszawa, PL
Genres
poprockhip‑hopelektronikaalternatywnamainstreamowa
Practical Info
Orange Warsaw Festival is currently held at the Służewiec Horse Racing Track in the southern part of Warsaw. The standard timing is late May or early June – for example, 30–31 May 2025 and 29–30 May 2026.
Tickets are available via the “BILETY” section of the official website, integrated with sales handled by eBilet. Fans can choose from two‑day passes, single‑day tickets and combined packages with Open’er Festival, with additional discounts for Orange customers and dedicated ticket pools for specific groups such as children or people with disabilities.
There is no official campsite – attendees use public transport and the city’s accommodation base. The Służewiec site offers extensive food & beverage, partner and chill‑out zones, and the stage and access layouts are published in the organizer’s information materials each year.
Trivia
- •The very first Orange Warsaw Festival in 2008 was free of charge and took place at Plac Defilad, attracting over 35,000 people.
- •Over the years the festival moved from Plac Defilad to venues such as Legia Stadium and the National Stadium before settling permanently at Służewiec in 2015.
- •According to Orange, around 250 artists have performed at Orange Warsaw Festival across 14 editions, with total attendance exceeding 500,000 people.
- •One of the biggest editions drew up to 110,000 attendees in total.
- •The Służewiec Horse Racing Track offers enough space to host multiple stages and a large festival village with numerous zones.
- •Orange presents OWF as “the biggest music event in Warsaw” and one of the most accessible music festivals in Europe.
- •The 2025 edition (30–31 May) featured artists such as Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Jamie xx and Loreen alongside leading Polish acts.
- •The 2026 edition is scheduled for 29–30 May 2026 at Służewiec, with tickets available via the official website and eBilet.