Gorolski Święto

It is organized by the Polish Cultural and Educational Union (PZKO) and the folklore group Gorol, and preserves the traditions of the Czech Poles and Silesian Gorals.

The primary goal of the festival is the presentation of Goral folklore groups from the environs of Jabłonków and the rest of the Zaolzie region.

The festival has its roots in the earlier Święta Gór (Feasts of the Mountains), which were gatherings of Gorals from Jabłonków parish.

After the end of World War II the idea of reviving the tradition was considered by local Polish activists.

The General Committee of the PZKO decided on 22 July 1948 that a festival be held that August, later rescheduled to 12 September.

During the festival many small wooden cottages are set up, managed by local branches of the PZKO from surrounding Beskid villages.