Summer is Lviv's hottest season — festivals and open-airs, concerts under the sky, pools and lakes outside the city, terraces and day trips. Everything's here: fresh summer events update daily, and below are the best places to spend a hot day on the water or outdoors.
In summer Lviv lives outdoors: music festivals, open-airs, terrace and courtyard concerts, street food and family events. The live programme is in the events list below, updated daily.
When it's hot, head for pools, water zones and lakes outside the city. We gathered every swimming spot on .
Cafes with terraces and restaurants with summer courtyards are the best way to ride out a hot evening — and many summer events are open-air too.
Within an hour of the city there are castles, waterfalls, resorts and lakes — see .
There's always something on at the weekend — see the .
Festivals, open-airs and outdoor concerts, swimming in pools and lakes, summer terraces, and day trips to castles, waterfalls and resorts. The live programme is above.
In city pools and spa complexes, and at lakes and resorts outside the city — all gathered on the 'Where to swim in Lviv' page.
Within an hour: castles, waterfalls and rocks, resorts and lakes. See 'Trips from Lviv'.
Summer in Lviv runs May–September, with the most open-air events in June–August. More ideas in our guide.
