The Festival is an event which brings together children from various religious and cultural circles. It is an event where – during common fun and games – children become acquainted with the wealth and variety of the tradition of different countries and regions. They learn tolerance of and respect for their age peers’ creeds, cultures, customs and behaviour patterns. The participants in the Festival of the Children of Mountains are Polish and foreign folk ensembles presenting diverse ethnic groups of sub-Carpathian regions as well as mountainous regions of all continents. Altogether there are around 400 participants aged 7-14.