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Jan. 9, 2026 : The Three Kings Parade is the world’s largest street Nativity scene held annually on the Solemnity of the Epiphany, which this year saw thousands march along Warsaw’s Royal Route, with similar events taking place at nearly 1,000 sites in Poland and worldwide.
The Three Kings Parade is an open, family-oriented parade inspired by the biblical account of the Three Magi in Bethlehem.
Participants—including children, families, and volunteers—take on the roles of kings, courtiers, shepherds, and angels. The event holds religious and cultural significance as a public witness of faith, fostering community engagement and celebrating tradition in urban spaces.
This year’s edition, under the motto “Rejoicing in Hope,” emphasized that the Magi’s perseverance and faith offer a powerful and relevant message for Christians today.
The parade, following the Royal Route, invites all to turn symbolically toward Bethlehem and the Holy Family.
The Three Kings Parade in Warsaw is the largest and oldest event of its kind in Poland. It was initiated in 2009 by the “Żagle” School of the Sternik Association. Today, the event is organized by the Three Kings Parade Foundation.
For several decades, the Solemnity of the Epiphany, celebrated on 6 January, was not a public holiday in Poland. This changed in 2011. Since then, the number of Three Kings Parades held in Poland and abroad has continued to grow.
The President of the Republic of Poland, together with his wife, also took part in the Warsaw parade.
Pope Leo XIV has extended his Apostolic Blessing to participants saying, he was "informed about the idea of the Three Kings Parade organized since 2009 on the Solemnity of the Epiphany in Poland and in many countries worldwide," and united himself "spiritually with all those who, together with the Three Kings, bear witness to Christ on the streets of cities and villages.”
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