Warsaw’s Independence March is scheduled to leave Rondo Dmowskiego at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday for the grounds of the National Stadium. After the Kraków attack, the central issue is no longer simply the route: organisers and city authorities are putting safety rules alongside the national celebration.
The published programme begins at 9 a.m. at the Independence Town near the Palace of Culture and Science. The assembly is due to open at Rondo Dmowskiego at 2 p.m. with the national anthem, followed by the march half an hour later. Organisers expect the column to reach the National Stadium grounds at about 4:30 p.m., although that timing depends on how quickly it enters the site. The programme is scheduled to end at 8 p.m.
Organisers expect attendance of up to 500,000 people. That is a pre-event projection, not an on-the-ground turnout figure. Mateusz Marzoch, head of the march’s steward service, said almost 1,000 people would be involved in securing the event, alongside several dozen medical teams at fixed points and nearly 200 medics in foot patrols. Warsaw police said the local force would also receive support from officers from other regions.
Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski asked participants not to bring flares or fireworks, any weapons, including legally owned unloaded weapons, or slogans that divide Poles into “better and worse” groups. He linked the appeal to restrictions introduced after the Kraków attack.
For a gathering of this projected size, a large steward operation alone cannot be the standard for success. Clear limits on pyrotechnics, weapons and public language are a justified part of holding the event responsibly in a tense moment. The actual turnout and the performance of the security arrangements will depend on developments at the march and subsequent police information.
Source: Polsat News.
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- Polsat News · Source date: 2026-11-11
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