The first edition of Urban Echo is a celebration of urban life that escapes the rigid frames of masterplans and designated routes. It is an ode to wandering – conscious, mindful movement on foot or by bike, alone or accompanied by artists, researchers, and fellow city dwellers. The festival invites participants to explore overlooked places – thickets, fringes, forgotten alleys, and the wild corners of the metropolis.

Urban Echo not only listens to the echoes of the city but also creates new ones – through sound, scent, image, and words. Between July 1 and 13, we invite you to join events that activate the senses and encourage a fresh perspective on the urban environment: as a space of community, a temporary refuge, a stage, a garden, and at times – a site of resistance. The festival moves across the Upper Silesian–Zagłębie Metropolis.
 

Highlights include:

• July 5, 18:00 – Debate “Is It Still Worth Being a City Dweller?” with Aleksandra Matyszczak, Ewa Surowiec, and Sebastian Pypłacz.
• July 5, 20:00 – Concert by L.A.S. (Jacek Lachowicz), a renowned Polish composer and multi-instrumentalist.
• July 6, 11:00 – Silent Landscape, a sound-based bicycle intervention by Marcin Dymiter.
• July 6, 16:00 – Olfactory Map of Murcki, a sensory bike performance by Monika Opieka.
• July 8, 18:00 – Live podcast with Prof. Piotr Tryjanowski, zoologist and researcher of urban fauna.
• July 10, 18:00 – Afternoon in the Thickets – performance by Maja Owczarz & Aleksandra Skrzypek.
• July 12, 11:00 – Tour de Thickets with landscape architect Kasper Jakubowski.
• July 13, 11:00 – Urban Thickets. Verpes Urbani – performance by Mo Tomaszewska, visual artist and eco-activist.