The Festival, held every spring, has become a permanent fixture in the calendar of events of Pokój, which in the 18th and 19th centuries was the centre of cultural and artistic life in the region
Its aim is to present the works of the Romantic-era composer Carl Maria von Weber, who visited Opole region in 1806-1807, and whose stay in Pokój inspired him to create the opera Freischütz. Festival concerts are held in historic buildings in Pokój: The Evangelical-Augsburg Church of Princess Sophia, Evangelic Parish House and the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
