Krosno
Main challenges
- Demographic changes, outflow of young people
- Poor social integration, including growing migrant community
- Low sense of residents’ agency, limited participation in public life
Main goals
- Strenghten local identity and youth engagement
- Strengthen social and intercultural integration
- Strengthen civic participation and residents’ sense of agency
Main activities
- Youth Participatory Budget
- Improvement of Civic Budget
- Implementation of „Intercultural Guide”
- Thematic city walks
- Joint tree planting by residents
- Ethnograpic event promoting local heritage
- Integrative neighbourhood picnics

Visit: www.krosno.pl
Activities & Events
Announcement Day: 4 Awarded Cultural Pearls title holders to begin their actions in 2026
After an intense journey that started in February of this year, the selection of the 2026 Cultural Pearls has been announced: Municipalities Glücksburg (GER), Kristinestad-Kristiinankaupunki (FIN), Krosno (POL) and Schleswig (GER) will continue their path toward strengthening social resilience through culture as BSR Cultural Pearls 2026. In total, 11 highly motivated candidates reached the final round, expanding the Cultural Pearls Network across the Baltic Sea Region. Throughout the process, all candidate cities have shown deep commitment to identifying local challenges and exploring how to address them using local resources, culture and creativity. Guided by mentors and experts from the growing…


