Kraków school basketball courts open after school

Why school courts are Kraków’s best-kept basketball secret

Park courts like Jordana fill up fast. Kraków’s public schools have more than 150 sports fields between them, and since the city council’s resolution XXXIII/657/25 of 2 July 2025, the fields at city-run schools are meant to be open to residents. Pupils come first: during lessons and school activities the courts are for the school. After that, they are open to everyone — in practice mostly from about 16:00 on school days, with longer hours at weekends and in the holidays. Many have newer tartan or rubber surfaces and proper hoops, and they are spread through every estate, so there is usually one within walking distance.

The twelve school courts

How to find a school court that’s open

Each school sets its own hours in a regulamin boiska (court rules), posted on the gate and usually on the school website — look for “boisko”, “regulamin boisk” or “harmonogram udostępniania”. Typical patterns are weekdays from 16:00 until dusk or 19:00–20:00, and daytime at weekends, but some schools close on Fridays or during exams, and access can change in the holidays. If the gate is locked at a time the sign says it should be open, the school director is responsible — it is fine to ask politely at the office. Some schools ask younger children to come with an adult after school hours, and parents are responsible for their own kids on the court.

How to use this on ParkConnect

Open the map, search Kraków, and tap each card to jump to the court. When you visit, mark basketball Yes/No and add the opening hours from the gate sign in a comment so the next family knows before they walk over. Pair a school court with a playground: SP nr 106 is a few minutes from Park Krowoderski, and SP nr 25 is near the Vistula boulevards. For park courts with playgrounds and toilets, see our Kraków parks with basketball courts guide.