Editing Warsaw (section)

===Events===
Several commemorative events take place every year, notably the [[Orange Warsaw Festival]] featuring music concerts. One of the more popular events is the [[procession]] of the [[Biblical Magi|Three Wise Men]] (in Polish known as the Three Kings) on [[Epiphany (holiday)|Epiphany]], shortly after the [[New Year]]. Paper crowns are usually worn by spectators throughout the day. The event, which runs along the Royal Route, is attended by Warsaw's highest officials and by the Polish president who resides nearby.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://niedziela.pl/artykul/26573 |title=Orszaki Trzech Króli na ulicach 515 polskich miast |website=niedziela.pl |access-date=28 November 2020 |archive-date=8 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108031309/https://www.niedziela.pl/artykul/26573 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://orszak.org/historia-orszaku-trzech-kroli |title=Orszak Trzech Króli / Historia Orszaku Trzech Króli |website=orszak.org |access-date=28 November 2020 |archive-date=3 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103093025/http://orszak.org/historia-orszaku-trzech-kroli |url-status=live }}</ref>

Gatherings of thousands of people on the banks of the Vistula on Midsummer's Night for a festival called [[Wianki]] (Polish for ''Wreaths'') have also become a tradition and a yearly event in the programme of cultural events in Warsaw.<ref name="sobotka">{{cite web |author=Staś Kmieć |url=http://www.polamjournal.com/Library/Holidays/Sobotka/sobotka.html |title=Midsummer's Eve |work=polamjournal.com |access-date=2 February 2009 |archive-date=28 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928111507/http://polamjournal.com/Library/Holidays/Sobotka/sobotka.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="wreath">{{cite web |author=Staś Kmieć |url=http://www.aktivist.pl/wydarzenie/eventId,393787,wianki-2008-wydarzenie.html |title=Wianki 2008 |work=aktivist.pl |access-date=2 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417070237/http://www.aktivist.pl/wydarzenie/eventId%2C393787%2Cwianki-2008-wydarzenie.html |archive-date=17 April 2009 |language=pl |url-status=dead}}</ref> The festival traces its roots to a peaceful [[paganism|pagan]] ritual where maidens would float their [[wreath]]s of herbs on the water to predict when they would be married, and to whom.<ref name="sobotka"/> By the 19th century this tradition had become a festive event, and it continues today.<ref name="sobotka"/> The city council organize concerts and other events.<ref name="wreath"/> Each Midsummer's Eve, apart from the official floating of wreaths, jumping over fires, and looking for the [[fern flower]], there are musical performances, dignitaries' speeches, fairs and fireworks by the river bank.<ref name="wreath"/>

Warsaw Multimedia Fountain Park is located in an enchanting place, near the Old Town and the Vistula. The 'Water – Light – Sound' multimedia shows take place each Friday and Saturday from May until September at 9.30&nbsp;pm (May and – 9 October pm). On other weekdays, the shows do not include lasers and sound.

The [[Warsaw Film Festival|Warsaw Film festival]], an annual festival that takes place every October.<ref name="wff">{{cite web |url=http://www.wff.pl/en/o-festiwalu/ |title=Warsaw Film Festival |work=wff.pl |access-date=16 February 2009 |archive-date=24 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924191121/http://www.wff.pl/en/o-festiwalu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Films are usually screened in their original language with Polish subtitles and participating cinemas include Kinoteka (Palace of Science and Culture), [[Multikino]] at [[Złote Tarasy|Golden Terraces]] and Kultura. Over 100 films are shown throughout the festival, and awards are given to the best and most popular films.<ref name="wff"/>