Culture as a spinning wheel of city development

In 2021, Bydgoszcz applied for the first time to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of music. In 2023, the City prepared the application for the second time, which included new projects. Work on the application was preceded by design workshops and meetings with the broadly understood music community of Bydgoszcz. The application has been approved by the UNESCO Committee – the results will be known in late autumn 2023.

Bydgoszcz bije Rekord Guinnessa w graniu na największym bębnie na świecie (2016 r.)

Bydgoszcz, as the first city in Poland, has signed the Pact for Culture, a grass-root social contract, the parties to which oblige themselves to joint actions aiming at the development of the city and its cultural capital, establishment of a civic model of culture management based on responsible social participation.

The aftermath of the Pact was the session of the 1st Bydgoszcz Culture Congress, which anchored the process of city development in culture.