Participants gather two hours before the start of the annual nationalist Independence Day march in central Warsaw, Poland on November 11, 2026, while the Palace of Culture and Science is seen shrouded in fog in the background. Poland's Independence Day march, a major annual gathering of nationalists and the far right, takes place on November 11 in the tense aftermath of an unprecedented mass shooting that rocked the country. Organisers expect a record attendance for the march, which commemorates the regaining of Polish independence in 1918, ending 123 years of partitions by Russia, Prussia, and Austria. It is a magnet for nationalists, conservatives and far-right activists from across the country, who converge on Warsaw for the rally. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP via Getty Images)