The end of August at Łukasiewicz – PORT will be marked by fantastic meetings and journeys into the unknown. All thanks to the oldest Lower Silesian festival dedicated to fantasy, which this year will be hosted as a guest event at the Pracze Campus.
Dni Fantastyki is the oldest Lower Silesian festival dedicated to fantasy. Every year, over the course of several festival days, a festival town filled with reenactment villages, shows, and concerts is visited by approximately 10,000 people. The event is aimed at fans of fantasy themes in literature and film, manga, anime, board games, computer games, and RPGs, as well as everyone interested in pop culture. This year’s edition will take place on 20/08/2024–25/08/2024.
The organizers of Dni Fantastyki are the Creative Attitudes Center Zamek, the Guild of Organizers Association, and the Tadeusz Różewicz Municipal Public Library in Wrocław. In 2024, the research institute Łukasiewicz – PORT joined this group as an institutional partner.
Reason for the Change of Location
The change of the festival location is due to the planned renovation of the terraces and underground areas of the Creative Attitudes Center Zamek.
– The decision to allocate funds for the renovation of OPT Zamek was made during the City Council session in December 2023. We already know that PLN 5,350,000 will be allocated for this purpose. The tender will be launched today or within the next few days – said Bartłomiej Ciążyński, Deputy Mayor of Wrocław, during a press meeting at Łukasiewicz – PORT.
Łukasiewicz – PORT in a New Role
The new location of the festival town will be the Pracze Campus.
– As part of the cooperation between OPT Zamek and Łukasiewicz – PORT, we were pleased to decide to host “Dni Fantastyki” on our campus – said Dr. hab. Eng. Alicja Bachmatiuk, Director of Łukasiewicz – PORT, during a meeting with journalists on 11/04/2024. – The Pracze Campus, rich in greenery and history, is well suited to organizing events that require a unique setting. “Dni Fantastyki” will be the first undertaking of this scale during which our Institute—on a daily basis a workplace for researchers—will open to the general public, giving festival participants the opportunity to get to know this place from a different, not only scientific, perspective – added Dr. hab. Eng. Alicja Bachmatiuk.
For several years, Łukasiewicz – PORT has been implementing a mission of the social responsibility of science, which aligns perfectly with the idea of Dni Fantastyki.
– Science can have many dimensions. Research and development are not everything. Popularizing scientific achievements and science itself is equally important. Łukasiewicz – PORT has been fulfilling this mission for several years, and thanks to the festival, even more people will hear about it – says Marek Staniewicz, Director of the Department of the Social Responsibility of Science at Łukasiewicz – PORT.
Attractions of This Year’s Edition
The leading theme of Dni Fantastyki 2024 will be journeys into the unknown. Participants can look forward to numerous competitions, lectures, panel discussions, and meetings with authors and influencers, taking place both at Łukasiewicz – PORT and at the Mediateka.
For more information about the program and tickets, please visit: www.dnifantastyki.pl.
