An important role of the Lemko Watra in Zdynia is representing the interests of Lemkos dispersed throughout Poland and abroad. For this reason, Watra has become a platform for dialogue among three countries: Poland, Ukraine, and Slovakia. The presence of politicians, representatives of state administration, and leaders of Lemko and Ukrainian non-governmental organizations at the Lemko Watra contributes to building good neighborly relations between nations.

So far, the unique character of the Lemko Culture Festival in Zdynia has been highlighted by the visits of many prominent figures, including: the Marshal of the Polish Senate Alicja Grześkowiak, Marshal of the Sejm Maciej Płażyński, Head of the Presidential Cabinet Elżbieta Jakubiak, MP Jacek Kuroń, President of the Supreme Audit Office Lech Kaczyński, Deputy Minister of Culture Stefan Starczewski, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine Olga Bencz, Director of the Department of Religious Denominations and National and Ethnic Minorities at the Ministry of Interior Zbigniew Filipkowski, Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Oleksandr Motsyk, Consul General of Ukraine in Krakow Mykhailo Brodovych, Voivode of Lesser Poland Stanisław Kracik, Deputy Marshal of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship Witold Śmiałek, and director and senator Kazimierz Kutz.

The 25th Jubilee Lemko Watra in 2007 was honored by the presence of the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, along with his family.

Greek Catholic and Orthodox hierarchs spoke to the participants of the Watra, including: His Excellency Bishop Ivan, Metropolitan of Przemyśl-Warsaw (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church), the late His Excellency Bishop Adam, Archbishop of Przemyśl-Nowy Sącz (Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church), His Excellency Bishop Yevhen, Metropolitan of Przemyśl-Warsaw (UGCC), His Excellency Bishop Volodymyr, Bishop of Wrocław-Gdańsk (UGCC), and His Excellency Bishop Paisij, Bishop of Gorlice-Przemyśl (PAOC).

The three-day Watra is also visited by representatives of the scientific and creative communities, intellectuals, including:

Professors: Janusz Rieger, Włodzimierz Mokry, Bohdan Osadczuk, Rościsław Żerelik, Andrzej Ksenicz, Michał Łesiów, Jan Kryliwski, Bazyli Nazaruk, Hubert Izdebski, Stanisław Jakubczyk, Bogusław Frańczuk, Bogusław Krasnopolski, Józef Wojnarowski, Michał du Vall, Jan Pisuliński, Bogdan Halczak, Roman Drozd, Miroslav Sopoliga, Mykola Muszynka.
Writers: Jurij Andruchowycz, Andrzej Stasiuk, Lidia Stefanowska, Paweł Laufer, Stanisław Łubieński, Paweł Smoleński, Bartłomiej Kuraś, Martin Pollack.
Every year, the guests of the Lemko Watra include leaders of Lemko organizations in Poland and from the diaspora in Canada, USA, Germany, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Ukraine, as well as friends and people of goodwill from home and abroad.

So far, the Honorary Patronage over the “Lemko Watra” in Zdynia has been held by:

• in 2005 — President of the Republic of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski and President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma;
• in 2006 — Voivode of Lesser Poland Witold Kochan;
• in 2007 — Voivode of Lesser Poland Maciej Klima;
• in 2008 — Marshal of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship Marek Nawara;
• in 2009 — President of the Republic of Poland Lech Kaczyński and President of Slovakia Ivan Gašparovič;
• in 2010 — Voivode of Lesser Poland Stanisław Kracik;
• in 2011 — Chairman of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek;
• in 2012 — President of the Republic of Poland Bronisław Komorowski and President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych;
• in 2013 — Voivode of Lesser Poland Jerzy Miller;
• in 2014 — Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Małgorzata Omilanowska and Minister of Culture of Ukraine Yevhen Nyshchuk;
• in 2015 — Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Grzegorz Schetyna and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin;
• in 2016 — Voivode of Lesser Poland Józef Pilch;
• in 2017 — President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda;
• in 2018 — Commissioner for Human Rights.