Christmas Eve and Christmas in the Mountains - Karpacz
Guests gather for holiday celebrations featuring a shared Christmas Eve dinner with traditional dishes such as borscht with dumplings, carp, and cabbage-and-mushroom pierogi, alongside a Danish dessert with hidden almonds. Activities include shaping chocolate-covered marzipan figurines, crafting paper tree decorations, and trimming the Christmas tree. Evenings bring carol singing in Polish and Danish, followed by a visit from Santa Claus to distribute gifts.
What to Expect
Holiday mountain stay featuring marzipan modeling, Christmas Eve dinner, and carol singing.
Event Details
Ages
All ages
Timed Entry
No
Organizer
Pensjonat Żółty Dworek
Food & Drink
The Christmas Eve menu includes borscht with dumplings, carp, children’s fish sticks, pierogi, and other traditional dishes, followed by Danish Risengrød; meals on other package days include buffet breakfasts and dinners, and grzaniec is served on Dec. 23.
Local Insight & Ratings
Family Friendly
Best For
Families with children
Vibe
Festive and cozy
Energy Level
Low
Budget
$$$
Photo Friendly
Moderate
Weather Sensitivity
Low
Location
Know Before You Go
- Tickets: Adults: 1890 zł for 4 days of stay; children up to age 3: 290 zł for 4 days of stay; children ages 4–7: 740 zł for 4 days of stay; children ages 8–12: 840 zł for 4 days of stay. – Get tickets
- Hours: Christmas Eve meal: about 16:00 on 24 December; Santa is expected at about 18:00 that day.
Tips & Advice
- Bring wrapped presents for your family, since Santa arrives on Christmas Eve and hands out gifts from guests to their loved ones.
- Bring the kids to the dining room the evening before Christmas Eve for marzipan figurine-making, because the prettiest figures win prizes.
- Check your risengrød carefully on Christmas Eve, since anyone who finds a whole almond in their portion gets a surprise prize.
- Stay after the Christmas Eve supper for the carol singing, with three Polish carols and one Danish one.
- Pack for snow, since the guesthouse sits near the Biały Jar ski lift at the foot of Śnieżka.
Special Events & Promotions
- Evening before Christmas Eve: mulled wine, marzipan figurine-making with prizes for the prettiest, and tree trimming.
- Christmas Eve supper with carols in Polish and Danish, followed by Santa's arrival with gifts.
- Danish risengrød dessert on Christmas Eve: a whole almond in your portion wins a surprise prize.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens the evening before Christmas Eve?
Children and adults gather in the dining room for mulled wine. Everyone shapes marzipan figurines dipped in chocolate, and the prettiest ones win prizes. Then you cut out decorations and paper chains and trim the Christmas tree together.
What's on the Christmas Eve menu?
Expect borscht with uszka, fried carp (fish fingers for kids), pierogi with cabbage and mushrooms, and vegetable salad. There's herring in cream and in oil, Greek-style fish, kutia, dried-fruit compote and homemade bread. Desserts are homemade gingerbread, cheesecake, poppy-seed cake and apple cake, plus Danish risengrød with almonds.
Does Santa visit?
Yes. Santa arrives on Christmas Eve, and you can give presents to your loved ones through him.
What's the almond tradition?
The Christmas Eve dessert is Danish risengrød with almonds. Anyone who finds a whole almond in their portion gets a surprise prize.
What are meals like on Christmas Day and the day after?
Both days start with a hearty breakfast buffet of traditional festive dishes, with warm butter rolls and bread baked in-house. Evenings bring a buffet dinner of traditional Christmas dishes and homemade cakes.
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