Garden Festival Wronki 2026 — why this is one of the summer's most important events

Garden Festival already has a few editions behind it, but in 2026 it goes through a real transformation. On July 4 it moves to a brand new location — Plac Olszynki by the Warta river in Wronki — and shifts into a new format that turns it from a local party into a full festival with four stages and more than thirty artists. I'll be playing the House Stage, and honestly, I'm looking forward to this day more than almost anything else this season.

A new space, a new format

Wronki is not an obvious festival address, and that's exactly why it works. Plac Olszynki by the Warta has real outdoor potential — green space, openness and proximity to the water create an atmosphere you simply can't replicate in an old, indoor venue. This year the festival isn't only changing its address, it's redesigning its formula: from a single stage and a local party into an event with four zones that together make up a genuinely serious musical map of the day.

The organisers went with 4 stages with distinct profiles, which means there won't be one "main" stage that overshadows everything else. Each zone has its own audience and its own energy. It's the approach you see at the best European festivals — from Defected Croatia to Tomorrowland — where exploring the stages is part of the magic.

The House Stage — why it matters to me

I'm playing the House Stage, which on this line-up looks like one of the most interesting points of the day. House in Poland is having a second youth — especially the strain that mixes classic groove with newer, melodic productions. This won't be dry, mechanical tech house. I'm preparing a set that moves from deep afro house through melodic house and progressive into stronger peak-time moments — perfectly suited to a summer day by the river.

A festival crowd in June and July is usually more open than a club crowd on a November night. People come ready for a full day of music, more open to experimentation and to longer, building sequences. I don't have to drop a banger right away — I can start more patiently, warm the floor up, and then bring it to the moment when the whole stage explodes. It's a very different dynamic from a club hour and I genuinely love it.

What you'll hear at the festival

Garden Festival is not just house. 4 stages mean a varied musical journey — from classic disco and funk to harder techno and trance sounds. 30+ artists in a single day is a substantial line-up that lets you either stay at one stage or wander between zones discovering new sounds.

On the House Stage we're going for house that mixes what's proven with what's fresh. Some classics that never go out of style, and some tracks I've been testing in clubs recently — the kind where I can see the floor react from the first bars. I like that balance between safe drops and newer cuts that haven't been overplayed yet.

How I'm preparing the Wronki set

Preparing a festival set, for me, is always a process that starts at least 3-4 weeks in advance. It's not about building a fixed playlist and playing it 1:1 — that never works. It's about preparing a "toolbox": 40-50 tracks that work well together, then having the freedom to react to the atmosphere.

For Wronki I'm focusing on a few things:

• Melody over groove — Polish summer festival crowds respond to melody more than to pure beat. Afro house with vocals, progressive with clear leads, melodic house with euphoric moments — that will be the backbone of the set.
• Dynamic build — I start at lower BPM with afro / deep house, gradually move into melodic and progressive, and land in peak-time house and tech house with clear drops. I don't want to jump around BPM-wise, but I want the energy to grow naturally across the whole set.
• A Polish accent — I like dropping tracks that the Polish crowd knows and loves. That doesn't mean commercial hits, but if a track has been getting a wild reaction in clubs, it'll hit even harder at a festival.

Why this event matters

Garden Festival Wronki, for me, is more than another date in the calendar. It's a sign that Polish festivals can grow in smaller cities and build their own identity, without simply copying Warsaw or Gdynia. Wronki, like Opalenica where I play a few weeks earlier, proves that good electronic music doesn't need a big city to pull people in.

For me as a DJ it's also an important step — playing a big festival stage is a different challenge from a club night. A bigger space, a more diverse crowd, open air and daylight — all of that changes how you build energy. I can't wait to see how my tracks land in this specific space.

If you're planning summer 2026 and looking for a festival that combines a fresh location with a serious line-up — Garden Festival Wronki is an address worth having on your radar. July 4, Plac Olszynki, House Stage. See you by the Warta.

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