We would like to inform you that the area of the Summer Mystery Festival, taking place on the 2nd and 3rd  of August 2025 (Saturday-Sunday), includes Książ Castle, terraces, and the outer bailey with a courtyard. Therefore, on the mentioned days, admission to the outer bailey will require a ticket.

Tickets can be purchased through the castle’s online ticketing system at: bilety.ksiaz.walbrzych.pl (event: "Castle Visit on August 2-3, 2025 - Summer Festival of Mysteries") or at the castle ticket offices during their opening hours. Tickets purchased via the electronic system can be presented to security in digital or paper form.

¹ Festival Tickets: Valid for a single entry on either August 2 or 3, 2025, for individual castle tours with an audioguide (approx. 40 minutes), courtyards, and terraces. Festival tickets also grant access to all attractions, lectures, workshops, demonstrations, and other exhibitions included in the program on the chosen day, except for the Underground Tour (45 minutes, guided only, additional fee), Amber Room Exhibition (guided only, additional fee), and Night Tours (evening attraction, separate ticket required, festival ticket not needed). Festival tickets do not include entry to the Wałbrzych Palm House.

² Discounted Tickets: Available for children aged 4+, school students up to 19, university students up to 24, group chaperones for schools, preschools, or youth groups (1 chaperone per 10-person group enters free), disabled persons and their caregivers (for significant disabilities), pensioners, retirees, and individuals over 65. Discounted tickets require prior presentation of a valid document verifying eligibility. Group tour guides, professional guides, and children under 4 enter free (except for organized children’s groups and special services like "Castle Through the Looking Glass," "Fairytale Książ," or Night Tours).

³ Underground Tour (approx. 40 minutes): A half-kilometer route 50 meters below the courtyard, showcasing a massive concrete hall, corridors carved in raw rock, and side bunker chambers. The tour, guided only, lasts 40 minutes at a specific time on the chosen day (as indicated on the ticket). An additional ticket is required for the Underground Tour (entry is within the festival area, so a valid festival ticket for the same day is also needed). More information about the underground is available here, and important visiting details here.

⁴ Amber Room Exhibition (approx. 20 minutes): An additional guided tour of an exhibition in the medieval part of the castle. The "Amber Room" tells the story of an 18th-century masterpiece, created in Prussia and gifted to Tsar Peter the Great, adorned with amber and gold in the Catherine Palace. Stolen by the Nazis in 1941, it vanished in 1945 after the bombing of Königsberg, and its fate remains a mystery. Guided tours reveal the room’s history and theories about its hidden bunkers; groups are formed on-site near the Ballroom. An additional ticket is required (along with a valid festival ticket for the same day). More details about the exhibition are available here.

⁵ Night Tours: A special evening event during the festival, featuring two unique editions: "Haunted Train" for families with children (entries until 8:30 PM) and "Specter" for adults (entries from 9:00 PM). Night Tours require a separate ticket (festival ticket not needed), are held only on August 2 (Saturday), and last 90 minutes. Groups enter at fixed times (every 15-30 minutes), with the entry time indicated on the ticket. A detailed description of the Night Tours is available here.

Tickets can be purchased through the castle’s online ticketing system at: bilety.ksiaz.walbrzych.pl (event: "Castle Visit on August 2-3, 2024 - Summer Festival of Mysteries") or at the castle ticket offices during their opening hours. Tickets purchased via the electronic system can be presented to security in digital or paper form.

1. Festival Tickets: Valid for a single entry on either August 2 or 3, 2024, for individual castle tours with an audioguide (approx. 40 minutes), courtyards, and terraces. Festival tickets also grant access to all attractions, lectures, workshops, demonstrations, and other exhibitions included in the program on the chosen day, except for the Underground Tour (45 minutes, guided only, additional fee), Amber Room Exhibition (guided only, additional fee), and Night Tours (evening attraction, separate ticket required, festival ticket not needed). Festival tickets do not include entry to the Wałbrzych Palm House.
2. Discounted Tickets: Available for children aged 4+, school students up to 19, university students up to 24, group chaperones for schools, preschools, or youth groups (1 chaperone per 10-person group enters free), disabled persons and their caregivers (for significant disabilities), pensioners, retirees, and individuals over 65. Discounted tickets require prior presentation of a valid document verifying eligibility. Group tour guides, professional guides, and children under 4 enter free (except for organized children’s groups and special services like "Castle Through the Looking Glass," "Fairytale Książ," or Night Tours).
3. Underground Tour (approx. 40 minutes): A half-kilometer route 50 meters below the courtyard, showcasing a massive concrete hall, corridors carved in raw rock, and side bunker chambers. The tour, guided only, lasts 40 minutes at a specific time on the chosen day (as indicated on the ticket). An additional ticket is required for the Underground Tour (entry is within the festival area, so a valid festival ticket for the same day is also needed). More information about the underground is available here, and important visiting details here.
4. Amber Room Exhibition (approx. 20 minutes): An additional guided tour of an exhibition in the medieval part of the castle. The "Amber Room" tells the story of an 18th-century masterpiece, created in Prussia and gifted to Tsar Peter the Great, adorned with amber and gold in the Catherine Palace. Stolen by the Nazis in 1941, it vanished in 1945 after the bombing of Königsberg, and its fate remains a mystery. Guided tours reveal the room’s history and theories about its hidden bunkers; groups are formed on-site near the Ballroom. An additional ticket is required (along with a valid festival ticket for the same day). More details about the exhibition are available here.
5. Night Tours: A special evening event during the festival, featuring two unique editions: "Haunted Train" for families with children (entries until 8:30 PM) and "Specter" for adults (entries from 9:00 PM). Night Tours require a separate ticket (festival ticket not needed), are held only on August 2 (Saturday), and last 90 minutes. Groups enter at fixed times (every 15-30 minutes), with the entry time indicated on the ticket. A detailed description of the Night Tours is available here.