PGZ Naval Shipyard hosts 2025 Family Open Day. Industry community comes together in Gdynia
On 11 October 2025, PGZ Naval Shipyard in Gdynia opened its gates for the annual Shipyard Family Day, an event dedicated to integrating the wider shipbuilding community. Employees, their families, and retired shipyard specialists gathered on-site, creating a unique opportunity to experience the industrial environment from a more personal perspective.
In brief
The Festyn Stoczniowy 2025 shipyard festival was held on 11 October 2025 at the PGZ Stocznia Wojenna site in Gdynia with the participation of employees, their families and retired shipyard workers. The programme included double-decker bus rides around the production areas, including the zones where Polish Navy vessels are repaired and modernised. Participants enjoyed a FIFA tournament with Arka Gdynia players, sports zones run by Arka Kosz and Arka Rugby, a retro arcade zone and catering facilities. Favourable weather translated into high attendance and the completion of the entire schedule.
A key attraction of this year’s event was a guided tour of the shipyard’s operational areas aboard a double-decker bus. Participants were given rare access to zones typically restricted due to ongoing naval maintenance and modernization projects for the Polish Navy. This initiative offered families valuable insight into the scale, complexity, and strategic importance of the shipyard’s daily operations within the national defence sector.
The event also featured a sports engagement zone with a FIFA tournament supported by Arka Gdynia players, as well as activity areas operated by Arka Basketball and Arka Rugby sections. Dedicated entertainment zones were prepared for children, alongside a retro arcade area appealing to classic gaming enthusiasts. A grill station and a stand with branded shipyard merchandise further contributed to the event’s atmosphere.
With excellent weather ensuring full execution of the programme, the 2025 edition of the Shipyard Family Day reaffirmed that PGZ Naval Shipyard is more than just a key industrial asset in Poland’s maritime and defence infrastructure – it is a community built on continuity, expertise, and shared commitment across generations.
Source: Gazeta Morska · Compiled by: Kamil Kusier
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