Get ready for the most energetic day of this summer! This Friday, July 31st, Olivia will transform into a true hub of sports excitement, healthy lifestyle, and great fun. We’ve prepared ACTIVE DAY for you – a day packed with attractions that will prove that movement is pure pleasure, and Friday is the perfect time to recharge your batteries together.
Check out what we’ve prepared for you and plan your Friday with ACTIVE DAY!
Morning warm-up from the very start
We start the day on a high note (and with complete peace of mind), even before office duties fully kick in.
07:00 | SUP classes. For those who want to start the day with a unique perspective, feel a true holiday vibe, and test their balance on the water. It’s an ideal, refreshing start to wake up the body. Sign up!
08:00 | Morning warm-up with Magda Poborca. After water fun, we’ll smoothly transition to a morning practice on land. Magda needs no introduction – for years, she has been taking care of your fitness and flexibility during afternoon yoga classes at Olivia. This time, Magda will energize us with positive vibes and get every body moving, preparing us for the rest of this intense day. Sign up!
Patio full of challenges (11:00 AM – 1:30 PM)
In the middle of the day, we move to the patio, which will transform into a zone full of diverse activities. Between 11:00 AM and 1:30 PM, you can expect:
Ninja-style training.Want to test your agility and strength? Special scaffolding will be set up on the patio, where you can train ninja-like moves under the guidance of professionals. We guarantee lots of fun and a safe dose of adrenaline!
CityFit Zone. A CityFit stand will appear on the patio – a gym well-known to everyone at Olivia. They’ve prepared something special for you! You’ll be able to step onto a scale with a body composition analyzer to learn about your muscle mass, body hydration, and more. For competition fans, the CityFit team will bring the iconic Air Bike – take part in the challenge, achieve the best possible score, and win super prizes!
Dance steps with Studio RYTM. Movement also means dance! Instructors from the RYTM dance studio will get you moving and teach you awesome routines. A few simple steps are enough to feel the rhythm and boost your endorphins.
Health Zone with Omniotic.Because sport also means consciously taking care of your body from the inside. Experts from Omniotic will introduce you to the topic of probiotics – you’ll learn how to support your immunity, microbiota, and overall well-being with an active lifestyle.
12:00 PM | Conclusion of the Olivia Football League 2025/2026. This will be a special moment! Exactly at noon, a ceremonial summary of the football season will take place on the patio. Come and reward the champions, thank all the teams for their fight, and celebrate the end of these exciting games together!
Gastro Zone: Italian feast and ice cream to cool down
After intense activity and sports challenges, a delicious reward is in order. The Sapori Perfetti food truck will park on the patio, serving authentic, brilliant Italian cuisine. And because we’re strongly hoping for beautiful, sunny weather, there will also be something to cool you down – artisanal ice cream from Lodolove!
Great emotions on the sand: Olivia Summer Cup
Simultaneously, on our courts, the temperature will reach its peak! A fierce beach volleyball tournament – the Olivia Summer Cup – will be ongoing. This is an excellent opportunity to feel the spirit of healthy competition. Sign up!
Even if you’re not playing on a team, your voice matters! We invite entire office teams to passionately cheer for their favorites. Bring your banners, good humor, and plenty of energy – let’s create an unforgettable atmosphere in the stands!
Evening chill. Sunset sailing (8:00 PM)
For the perfect end to this eventful day, we’ve prepared something truly magical. At 8:00 PM, we’ll move to the Sopot marina, from where we’ll set sail for an evening cruise at sunset. This is the ideal moment to catch your breath, socialize, and admire the beauty of the Tri-City from the water in the best company. Sign up!
Lace up your sports shoes and let’s spend this super active day together. See you there!
Summer is a great time to explore the city and discover Gdańsk from a less obvious perspective. Last year, in addition to yoga, sailing, volleyball, and running, we invited you for walks around Oliwa, Zaspa, Nowy Port, and Aniołki. This year, together with the Urban Culture Institute and Local Guides, we are discovering new districts. We start after work, at 5:30 PM!
In July, we will visit Siedlce, where one of Gdańsk’s first electric trams ran as early as 1896, and Dolne Miasto, whose areas were once called Pig Meadows. Later, due to the canals running through the middle of its main streets, the district was also referred to as the Amsterdam of the North. We will also go to Biskupia Górka, whose name commemorates the former owners of the hill – bishops. It was from here in the 17th century that a horse-powered cable car transported earth needed for the construction of Gdańsk’s fortifications.
Three walks and a wealth of history await us, easily overlooked when traversing Gdańsk by well-trodden paths. We invite you!
SIEDLCE | JULY 17 | 5:30 PM
Discover the secrets of the district located in the shadow of Gdańsk’s modern fortifications! Why was Siedlce so often destroyed? Why was one of the city’s first electric trams launched here? Where did NSDAP members meet, but also members of the Gdańsk Polish community? Discover the secrets of Siedlce.
Did you know that Gdańsk was Paris? And Dolne Miasto was the Polish Amsterdam? Angels lived here, but you could also encounter monkeys, bears, and pigs. We have unique sites here on a Polish and European scale, which we will explore more closely while walking along the bastions and main streets of Dolne Miasto.
Discover Gdańsk’s Montmartre hidden on a steep hill! Did you know that from here kings and invaders decided the fate of the city? Why did horses fly above the ground here in the 17th century, and where did the legendary star observatory disappear to? Uncover the secrets of cobbled streets that survived the turmoil of war.
These are daily walks off the beaten path, during which residents of Gdańsk, with passion, knowledge, and commitment, guide us through the lesser-known corners of Gdańsk. The list of routes, expanded over the years, now includes nine districts: Oliwa, Orunia, Dolne Miasto, Nowy Port, Biskupia Górka, Wyspa Sobieszewska, Zaspa, Aniołki, and Siedlce.
Each walk is conducted according to the guide’s original script. During the walk, you can learn about the local nature and architecture, discover the history of the district, and peek into its secret places usually known only to residents. The guides talk about literary inspirations or artistic themes related to a given place, and their narratives are often seasoned with personal touches. The walks allow you to experience the city from a different perspective. Sometimes, the stories told by the guide surprise even the oldest residents of the district. Tourists, in turn, appreciate the “insider” knowledge of the guides, which reveals the atmosphere of the place and allows them to delve deeper into the city’s specifics. More about Local Guides…
The project organizer is theUrban Culture Institute – a self-governing cultural institution that creates events for and with the participation of residents. Its goal is to increase the role of culture in city life and develop local identity. For more events, please visit www.ikm.gda.pl.
Strategic Patron: Stary Ziomek i Morze Media Patrons: Radio Gdańsk, Prestiż Magazyn Trójmiejski, Trojmiasto.pl Partners: Plama GAK, Stowarzyszenie Biskupia Górka, Opowiadacze Historii Dolnego Miasta w Gdańsku, Od Wyzwolenia do Wolności, Stacja Orunia GAK, Fundacja Wspólnota Gdańska, Wyspa Skarbów GAK, Rada Dzielnicy Aniołki.
We cordially invite you, together with the PARK ON Association, to a concert organized on the occasion of the 7th anniversary. The Gazebo of Oliwa Park will feature the most beautiful Polish hits, including songs from the repertoire of Agnieszka Osiecka and Wojciech Młynarski, as well as songs from the interwar period. During the concert, “Wings” will be presented – awards for people who change the world of people suffering from degenerative brain diseases and their loved ones.
Performers:
Magdalena Czerwińska, Katarzyna Perera and Radosław Blonka, Piotr Słopecki – pianist and arranger, and a music ensemble conducted by Jagoda Brajewska.
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The organizers encourage participants to put on fancy headgear.
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Date: July 5, 2026, Sunday Time: 12:00 Place: Gazebo of Oliwa Park Admission is free!
Competition, perseverance, concentration on the goal, the ability to work in a team – these are the qualities that characterize both athletes and entrepreneurs, which is why these two areas of life are constantly intertwined. However, what does this also translate into the real estate market? It turns out that it is quite large and can be one of the competitive advantages.
Large business centers often gather several or even several thousand employees. It is a huge, diverse community where everyone has their own interests, passions or skills. Proper management of the potential of such a large social group brings with it opportunities in the field of support for residents, integration, and often also promotion of the facility. Such projects also have an individual dimension, as Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Olympic medalist, representative of Polish sailing, says: The experience of my more than 40-year sports career has taught me that sport is not only about the development of the body: it is also important for mental well-being, for social relationships, but also for business, because sport has the characteristic of teaching perseverance, clearing your head of negative emotions, but also helping you quickly break down barriers, have conversations, share knowledge and establish relationships. Among other things, I show this in the Power Walk project, which I am currently developing: through conversations with interesting people, I want to inspire, present their history, the path they have taken, their passions and their interesting view of the world. It is amazing how many managers, managing serious enterprises, confirm in conversations during our walks that, despite their many responsibilities, they treat physical activity as something they always find time for, as it is one of the most important factors that help to cope with business challenges.
An interesting example of how to use sport for the benefit of a business center and use it to build a competitive advantage can be Olivia Centre, which is the largest Polish mixed-use facility. Its offer, addressed to resident employees, includes several initiatives related not only to sports. Interest clubs are addressed to a wide range of employees of the center, thanks to which not only can they choose the right discipline depending on their interests and level of fitness, but also take part in several different initiatives. Yoga classes are held every week , sailing enthusiasts have the opportunity to take cruises on the Bay of Gdańsk under the supervision of experienced skippers, and the longest running sports club is the Olivia Centre football league, which has been held for 13 years. It consists of as many as 12 teams, representing their companies in the annual championships. The popularity of the league is documented by the numbers: in total, there are over 50 matches per season, in which an average of 7 goals are scored per game. There are 199 players taking part in them, and the proof that the competition is really fierce are the statistics of cards handed out: in the 2024/2025 season, there were 27 yellow and 5 red cards.
The volleyball club is also very popular, especially since two full-size beach volleyball courts appeared in Olivia. Since then, it has become one of Olivia’s most iconic sports – and one of the best examples of how work, sports and residents’ passions can naturally intertwine. The pitches are free of charge, and reservations can be made on your own using the online system. Thanks to this, volleyball quickly became an everyday element of residents’ lives. Corporate and inter-company teams organize their own matches, mini-tournaments and regular trainings. In total, in one summer season, pitches are booked over 400 times. The project has an additional dimension: the sports fields were also eagerly used by students from neighbouring schools – especially in the morning. In May, the pitches were often used by high school graduates, for whom sport was a form of relaxation before exams. This shows that Olivia’s sports space works not only for the residents, but also for the benefit of the local environment.
Among other sports clubs, we can also mention the running club, run by Łukasz Gałka, who has competed in half marathons, marathons and triathlons, is a medalist of the Polish Academic Championships, and today he not only trains others, but also prepares himself to participate in the World Masters Athletics Championships Daegu 2026. The club’s meetings are held twice a week, and its members prepare to achieve their own goals: improving their fitness or more ambitious plans. In the latter area, Olivia also cooperates with local organizers of sports competitions: Northern Charity Run Helps and Ultras Oliwski. You can take part in the first one by running, walking, cycling, rollerblading or scootering. There is one goal: to support those in need from the Fr. Eugeniusz Dutkiewicz SAC Hospice in Gdańsk. Ultras Oliwski, on the other hand, is a run for people who are preparing for mountain marathons and ultramarathons and for off-road running enthusiasts. The goal of the organizers is to popularize running and integrate the local community of Gdańsk-Oliwa, and Olivia Centre is a partner of this sports activity for the seventh time.
Olivia has also established a partnership with the neighbouring University of Gdańsk. Under the agreement, it became the Patron of Sport of the Academic Sports Association, which became a natural extension of the long-term cooperation between the partners. Thanks to the new agreement, sports training of Olivia’s clubs will be able to take place under the supervision of experienced AZS coaches. The surveys we conducted conveyed a very clear message – every initiative that brought employees together in joint sports, artistic or social initiatives was a factor influencing the well-being of employees – says Bogusław Wieczorek, Representative of the Management Board of Olivia Centre . What’s more, employees emphasized that interesting projects are valuable incentives for them to choose a job from the office. We compared it with the data on attendance in offices and it turned out that this is a noticeable regularity on the scale of our entire business center, which was a clear indicator for us for the development of further sports projects. Over the years, we have developed them in parallel with others, apart from sports projects, among which there are even such original projects as the Olivia Centre Choir, which now brings together employees from 18 different companies. All these initiatives have a common feature – they build satisfaction with the place that our residents have chosen to do business around sports.
Interestingly, the scale of the facility means that the group of residents also includes entities that allow for exceptional synergy and additional support for such projects. One of them is MySomi Care, which functions as an integrated healthcare ecosystem that combines clinical care, full diagnostics, supplementation (Labify) and SaaS technology in one place. The idea for its development came from the sports history of Sylwester Kłos, the founder and CEO of the company: As a young footballer, I had to end my career prematurely – classical medicine could not diagnose the source of the health problems I was facing at the time. I regained my remission only thanks to functional medicine and the school of Prof. Datis Kharrazian. This experience became the foundation on which I built Sports-Med in Gdańsk for over 10 years – one of the largest functional dietetics practices in Poland. In early 2026, after managing more than 15,000 patients in the individual care system. Today, the brand has evolved into MySomi Care – an integrated healthcare ecosystem that combines clinical care, full diagnostics, supplementation (Labify) and SaaS technology in one place. Patients come to us with symptoms that they hear in the standard system that they are “normal”: a decrease in sports form, chronic fatigue, brain fog, autoimmune, hormonal and skin problems. The company provides support for people in need of medical care, but also for athletes. We work on functional (not laboratory) scopes, full diagnostics and proprietary ETAP protocols – emphasizes Sylwester Kłos. The strongest proof of effectiveness are the athletes of the highest level who have entrusted us with their health and results – m.in. Przemysław Frankowski, Maria Andrejczyk, Paweł Wszołek, Sofia Ennaoui, Tomasz Gębala, Krystian Pieszczek.
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Beach Volleyball Tournament for Residents of Olivia Centre on June 18th! REMARK! Register a two-person team to June 16! First come, first served, because we’re waiting for 12 teams!
We invite two-person teams from Olivia Centre companies (can be mixed) to participate in the fast and cheerful II Beach Volleyball Tournament! Get ready, because we are already playing on June 18th! Of course, on our super pitches behind Olivia. In addition, this year we are supported by the AZS of the University of Gdańsk, so we are also planning a warm-up with the AZS team before the tournament!
All you have to do is grab a friend and write tokomunikacja@oliviacentre.com with the name of your Team and the names of the players.
The system of competitions? Brazilian, of course!
The first 3 places will receive gifts from partners in the form of:
Thera Wellness– all-day relaxation in the wellness zone (places I – III) and additionally for the first place – 45 min. full body massage “Sea waves”
MySomi Care– 30-minute consultation with a dietitian
What an emotion it was! This year, the Game Master raised the bar high. You told us during the finale that Olivia Quest 2 surprised you, positively, of course, with its level of difficulty. Nothing is surprising! It can’t be easiest if the players are incredibly creative and there is 1000 zlotys up for grabs. In the finals, 37 players faced the Master, specifically the Game Master Marta. The best of the best turned out to be Mateusz from Skywise! Wow!
This time we played “only” 3 weeks. Intensely, with commitment and passion, she peeks into the Chest of Secrets every now and then, looking for on-screen hints and solving riddles and puzzles located in many of Olivia’s buildings.
Thank you so much for this fantastic time! 37 daredevils qualified for the finals, who correctly guessed the Main Password: Andrzej Wajda. A few clues (Words of the Day) led to it. We now present you with all the correct six.
28.04 – Earth
05.05 – iron
07.05 – diamond
12.05 – wizard
14.05 – marble
19.05 – Oscar for lifetime achievement
If you’re wondering where the idea for the Master Slogan came from, we have an excellent explanation. Well, the year 2026 was established by the Senate of the Republic of Poland as the Year of Andrzej Wajda in connection with the hundredth anniversary of his birth (March 6, 1926) and the tenth anniversary of the death of the outstanding director.
Mateusz outsmarted the Game Master
In the final game, and it wasn’t easy, the winner was Mateusz from Skywise, who turned out to be as fast as Flash, smart as Jack Sparrow and determined as Rocky Balboa! Big congratulations boy!
Finally, we present you with a few quest curiosities
Number of companies in the game: 29
The most quest company: Energa, followed by Nordea and Capgemini (wow!) We remind you that for the greatest employee engagement, Energa receives from a 20% discount to iLunch for all employees for 2 weeks and the Jupiter conference room in O4 for one-time use for the next year!
Trying to guess all passwords: 8738
Attempts to guess master password: 222
The hardest password of the day is the wizard: 2463 guessing attempts
The most persistent in guessing – Energa employees: 1735 attempts to guess the Words of the Day and the Main Password.
The fastest guess of the Main Password: Mariusz from Energi – on May 5 at 9:04 (respect!)
Thank you for the fun and may the power be with you! See you next year!
The RC Foundation in Gdańsk-Oliwa invites you to cooperation! She is looking for people who want to do something good for others, their neighborhood and the local community. You may not have any experience, all you need is a good heart and a willingness to act. In volunteering, the most important things are always willingness, openness and, of course, a little time that you want to give to others.
For years, the RC Foundation has been supporting non-governmental organizations, animating the local community, organizing workshops, trainings and neighborhood activities. It connects the third sector, business, public institutions and residents, creating a space for cooperation, responsibility and mutual assistance.
The Foundation’s headquarters are located at 23 Wita Stwosza Street in Gdańsk, near the Olivia Centre. It is in Oliwa that the heart of the volunteer community of the RC Foundation beats.
As part of volunteering, you can get involved in a wide variety of activities:
help with renovation work, finishing and decorating the space, in
support the organization of festivals and local events,
act in horticultural volunteering,
bake cakes together for neighborhood meetings,
spend time with seniors,
The Foundation is also looking for people who would like to speak Polish with people from abroad living in Gdańsk,
repair chairs for DPS Polanki,
support occasional activities as action volunteers.
You can volunteer individually, in groups, as well as as part of employee volunteering. The Foundation helps with formalities and adjusting tasks to the capabilities and time of people who want to get involved. You can also submit your own idea for a local action and take advantage of support in its implementation.
Book&Help returns for the eighth time. And as every year, it’s about something very simple: about books, people and helping. We cordially invite you to join the action! You can give books, handicrafts and other goodies. You can also, which we strongly encourage you to do, simply go to the fair on June 13 at V LO, buy a volume or a cake and thus help the kids from the hospital at Polanki Street in Gdańsk.
How did it start and what is it about?
Exactly! It all started in 2018, when the students and teachers of the V High School in Oliwa decided to do something good for the Polanki Children’s Hospital adjacent to the school. This is how Book&Help was created – a charity book fair, which engages more and more people every year. The mechanism is simple. Companies and their employees, residents of Gdańsk, their families and friends of the action collect books, gadgets, handicrafts and goodies, and everything later goes to a big family fair. The income from the event is entirely used to purchase equipment for the hospital. In 2025, 16 thousand zlotys were collected, the year before a record 20 thousand! Let’s not delay, let’s act together!
Thanks to previous editions , inhalers, pulse oximeters, specialized children’s beds, oxygen therapy equipment and ward equipment were purchased, among m.in others. These are things that really serve the youngest patients every day.
We cordially invite you to the finale of this year’s edition, which will take place June 13 (Saturday), from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the courtyard of the V Primary School in Oliwa. As always, you will be able to find hundreds of books at great prices, buy homemade pastries, check out the handicraft stalls, try your luck in the raffle and spend a few good hours in a fantastic atmosphere. All this to help the youngest patients of the Polanki Children’s Hospital.
How can you get involved now?
You can:
collect books among your employees or friends (new or well-maintained),
donate company gadgets or small prizes to the lottery,
donate their handmade products,
bake 1-2-3 cakes for the fair (without cream or jelly!),
take part in the event on 13.06.2026.
The deadline for handing over books, gadgets and handicrafts to V LO is Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
You are an individual and want to donate things for auction/sale.
deliver them to the V LO from 21 May to 3 June, refer to Kasia Tusk-Olczak (coordinator on behalf of the school) or Dorota Bandzmer, who works in the library.
Because sometimes it really doesn’t take much to do something good. One book you read or your master apple pie can help someone a lot more than you think.
Be sure to save this date in your calendars: 30 MAY! From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m ., we meet at our neighbor’s house, at Primary School No. 35 in Oliwa, to celebrate the best day of the year, i.e. Children’s Day (because there is something of a small and frisky minor in each of us, right?).
Children’s Day with Olivia Centre has been happening for years. The oldest probably remember how the UG pitch, just behind Olivia, turned into a huge playground. The younger ones will think with fondness about Olivia Park behind the Olivia Hall, and the youngest will return to the memories of SP 35 and Children’s Day for Sports. And yes, there will be a lot going on this year at our closest neighbor too!
Remember, we play with whole families, you also get friends and acquaintances. There is no boredom! There is healthy competition, lots of laughter, a lot of surprises and something delicious to eat. Last year, the school space was transformed, in accordance with the profile of SP 35, into a multi-zone activity town. There were shorttrack shows, figure skating, hockey, zumba classes, the opportunity to try your hand at tennis, handball or rollerblading. Creative, educational and recreational zones operated in parallel. We rested in the gastronomic area, where you could also find excellent mothers’ pastries!
We are still finalizing the program, but we are alreadyThat there will be no shortage of sports activities, play zones and treats (you need to have a snack to have the strength to play). Olivia’s Residents also prepare their proposals, who join this event every year, giving it an additional dimension.
Save this date: May 30th! And see you soon!
We will publish details on an ongoing basis in our channels, so check out our website, our FB and watch the screens in the buildings.
On Tuesday, May 26, we start with the Olivia Centre Running Club! And it will happen! Because we have running workouts ahead of us, meetings with experts, advice from dieticians, physiotherapy consultations and what else sports will play in our souls.
We start with an unhurried corpse, so that in two or three months, we will run like the proverbial doe.
Goal number 1: fun and relaxation.
Goal number 2: better fitness and health.
Goal number 3: new relationships.
Goal number 4 (optional): preparation for the Gdańsk Half Marathon, which will take place on September 27, or for Night Friday on September 26.
And so, we train twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 17:00 in different locations. In the near future, m.in, picturesque routes of the Tri-City Landscape Park.
Training: Tuesday, Thursday.
Hours. 17:00
We start from Olivia Star.
Duration of training: Ok. 60 minutes.
The club is being established in cooperation with the Academic Sports Association of the University of Gdańsk, and this is – in our opinion – the best recommendation. The classes will be conducted by Łukasz Gałka, an athletics coach associated with AZS UG Gdańsk, who has been present in the world of middle and long distance running for years. He has competed in half marathons, marathons and triathlons, was a competitor and medalist of the Polish Academic Championships, and today he trains others and prepares himself to participate in the World Masters Athletics Championships Daegu 2026.
We invite everyone who is interested. Those who just want to start their adventure with running and those who know what it is all about. The trainer will advise, suggest, improve, teach. You can join to take part in a half marathon, or you can also just improve your fitness, run with someone after work, catch the regularity bug or just check if running in a group is for you.
We start calmly. The first trainings will last about an hour and will be adapted to the level of participants. You don’t need to have experience or sports history behind you. Just come in comfortable shoes and see how it works.
Over time, the club will develop. The plans include, m.in, special trainings, joint running adventures and small surprises for the most regular participants. We will keep you informed about the details.
And follow the next events on the Events page and in the MyOlivia app
More about coach Łukasz Gałka
Łukasz Gałka has been involved in athletics since 2006. He specializes in middle and long runs, and has gained sports experience at many levels. He started his career in MOS Zatoka Braniewo, later he ran for many Tri-City clubs, to become a permanent anchor in the Academic Sports Association of the University of Gdańsk. Gałka is a multiple medalist of the Polish Academic Championships, an activist of AZS UG, and currently as an athletics coach.
His sports CV is not only theory, but above all practice. He has participated in many half marathons, marathons and triathlons, both in Poland and abroad. He is active in sports and still does not slow down. He is involved in the development of the masters sport as the vice-president of the PKLA Masters club, and his own training is currently subordinated to the preparation for the 2026 WMAC Daegu Masters World Championships.
As a competitor and coach, he knows perfectly well what hard work, fighting weaknesses and satisfaction at the finish line are. The Olivia Centre Running Club will provide participants with proven tools, knowledge and a solid dose of motivation.
