NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WFSB) - The Polish Festival in Little Poland was everything but little. Mayreau, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. WebOur Polish Festival will be held this year on Nov. 5, 2022 from 11 am 5pm! With leaping folk dancers, live music, arts and crafts, unique shopping, amazing food, costumed characters, carnival rides and activities for the young and young at heart, the Little Poland Festival is one of the fastest growing family friendly festivals of its kind in Connecticut. Our purpose is to cultivate and promote Polish culture and immigrant heritage in the state of Connecticut. The Festival is held right in the heart of New Britain's historic Little Poland neighborhood. Polish Arts Festival is BACK! Cost: $5 - 17 and Under Free. We need to raise at least $18,000 to $20,000, to hold us over till our planned Anniversary Gala in the Fall of 2022. Polish American Foundation of Connecticut, P. O. OLC St. Stan's Polish Festival Date: June 23 - June 26, 2022 Upload Carnival Hours of Operation & Pricing: Thursday: 5pm-close; $20 armband Friday: 5pm-close; $20 armband Saturday: 12pm-close; $25 armband Sunday: 12pm-9pm; $25 armband Opening and closing times are subject to change without notice due to weather or other unforeseen Join us via Zoom for Polish class and learn the Polish language! Come join us for a day of Polish Food, Dancing, and Fun For Everyone! "One of the most talented Polish pianists of his generation, Piotr Alexewicz is a two-time winner of the Polish National Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition (2017, 2020).. - Teatr Wielki, "Jay Hershberger is an exceptional and thoughtful artist. - Michael Barone, Minnesota Public Radio. While some programs and activities are still suspended, we are doing our utmost to sustain our mission and serve our community. The one-day event will take place both outdoors and indoors. WebThe festival will be held on the Church grounds Saturday from 12 noon 10 pm and Sunday from 11:30 am 7 pm. Admission is only a smile. Absent our major fundraising events we must raise funds in a more direct manner and your financial support today is as vital as ever to our continued viability. The Little Poland Festival was first held in 2012 to celebrate Polish culture and heritage and to highlight the citys Polish neighborhood known as Little Poland. The festival will be held on the Church grounds Saturday from 12 noon 10 pm and Sunday from 11:30 am 7 pm. WebOcean Beach Park Polka Days - Polka Festival In New London, CT - Schedule Schedule 2023 Ocean Beach Park Polka Days June 21, 2023 June 22, 2023 June 23, 2023 June 24, 2023 Questions? Delight in springtime and 600,000 blooming daffodils at the Daffodils Festival in Meriden's Hubbard Park during the festival weekend on April 29-30. ADMISSION IS FREE! Windsor, CT, Ocean Beach Park, WebThree day Polish heritage festival with storytellers, strolling minstrels, life-sized Polish legends, old-world crafts and demonstrations, food, exhibits, dance classes and contests, and Polish Lowland Sheepdogs. Connecticut Convention Center, Over the past quarter-century, we have accrued a proud record of accomplishment in service to our community and the general public. Relax to the max in Connecticut. The Polanie Dance Group has recently resumed a limited number of performances, but also, used the lighter performance schedule to expand their repertoire to include a new region, and develop a Kapela band. Etienne Brule Park is a serene escape in Toronto along a winding river. We had all hoped that 2021 would be a year of return to normalcy, but due to new surges in COVID-19 cases, our in-person fundraising events have been postponed, including our 25th Anniversary Gala and the Little Poland Festival. Gerry Kaminski's Polka Network at 5th Street Hall During 11th Keilbasa Idol Celebration. & September 10-11, 2022. After a two years the Polonia Business Association (program of PAF) is bringing the Little Poland Festival back. The Killingly Spring Fest has Davis Park blooming with activities, along with a 5K Road Race. It's a festival of fun for the entire family, with arts and crafts, live music, fireworks, carnival rides, a parade, a food tent, and more. Roman Catholic Parish. The annual Spring Outdoors connects you to lands, waters, and trails in The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor, including some properties not normally accessible to the public. Luxury spas, retreat centers, and therapeutic nature experiences are just a step away. The Bridgewater County Fair is a proud and historical long-running institution for those who call Connecticut home. These kinds of events help break down barriers between different minority groups and groups in the city, and help us work collaboratively better as people, Brown said. If theres a place to attend a Christmas festival, its surely in a town called Bethlehem. The drawing will be held live in the Pavilion at 7:30pm on Sunday, September 11th. The Polish American Family Festival and Country Fair at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa is a five-day celebration of family, fun, and heritage! Attracting over 25,000 visitors a year, our festival is the regions largest Polish American festival. Stamford Museum Maple Sugar Festival Weekend, Pacific House Dessert and Chocolate Lover's Tasting, Blues Festival: Jake Kulak Band featuring Bob Margolin and Jeff Pitchell, Saint Paul's Catholic High School Craft Fair, Connecticut Storytelling Festival & Conference. Today, the Little Poland Festival is the highlight of the local Polish calendar and attracts a diverse crowd looking to experience great food, fantastic entertainment and have an overall good time at the first local outdoor festival of the season. Out. Learn about sheep farming and items produced by small farms and businesses, including fiber, tools, soaps, dyes, finished goods, local cheese, and more. Michael Lewin Piano Recital is sponsored by The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Connecticut & New Britain Museum of American Art Presents. WebPolish Festival 2023 April, 2023 Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish , Phoenix, Arizona Disclaimer: Event details may change at any time. WebThis Connecticut Storytelling Festival will have fine craft, crafts, commercial/retail and antique/collectibles exhibitors, and no food booths. CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WKBW) Preparations started Wednesday for the annual Polish American Arts Festival in Western New York. With leaping folk dancers, live music, mouth watering food, rides, costumed characters and over 100 vendors, the Little Poland Festival has become the largest Polish Cultural Festival in New England. Saturday tickets are $25 in advance after fees, or $35 day-of. Enfield, CT, Danbury Sports Dome, Spend a day in Hartford during the annual Hartford Blooms Garden Tours. 12 noon 8:00 pm. The concert will feature many artists, who will not commission any funds for their acts. Events in Connecticut in the next 2 months, Home Builders & Remodelers Assoc. If you would like to donate via check, please mail to: Please consider making a generous donation today at https://www.paf-ct.org/donations (click donations) or contact us directly to discuss meaningful ways you can assist. The event is jam-packed with festive sights, sounds and smells, so its an ideal spot to grab a mulled wine, nibble a mince pie and settle into the warm and wintry festive spirit. Connecticut is way more than the humble neighbour of New York. The annual Little Poland Festival is has a history of bringing big crowds to Broad Street in a vibrant celebration of Polish culture, music and cuisine. Polish Society of Artists Opening Exhibit 2022 Saturday, May 14, 2022 6:00 PM 9:00 PM Sloper-Wesoly House (map) PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE OPENING EXHIBITION The street festivals, started in 2018, had the section of Franklin Streetby Franklin Square blocked off while attendees appreciated the food, music, dancingand more from the featured culture. The Little Poland Festival is considered among one of the largest Polish Cultural Festivals in New England. Showing talent and determination well beyond his years, Shoreham-Wading River 8th-grader Gavin Mangano wrestled to second place in the A publication of Times Review Media Group, 7555 Main Road Despite donning primarily black attire with the exception of the split dyed pink-blue hair of member Charity Rose Thielen The Head and the Heart colored the cloudy Connecticut day with a setlist full of energetic In 2022, Festl celebrated 25 years of stories and traditions, Come see over 40,000 snowdrops, crocus, daffodils, tulips, alliums and other bulbs bloom in sequence at Bridgeports colorful Colorblends House & Spring Garden. Spend a day outdoors with nature activities, scavenger hunt, and exploring the grounds of the historic Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown during the annual Daffodil Day on April 23. A selection of Polish and other popular Christmas Carols and Tunes with soprano Jurate Svedaite, and Moniuszko Choir and Guests. Wioletta Jusinska (Principal of Polish Saturday School in Derby), Zofia Bieniek(Leader in the Polish Scouting Organization and movement), Maggie Drag (Founder and owner of Euro-American Connections and Homecare), Naeem Khalid (Business leader and philanthropist, owner of Sams Food Stores), Cocktails 5:00 p.m. followed by Dinner, Artistic Program and Awards Program, TICKETS $100 per person OR $760 for a table of 8, Sponsorship: Adam Formus at [email protected] or 203-910-2026, Advertising & Commemorative Program Booklet Art: Asha Lassen at [email protected] or 860-817-0368. And the best part? Attend the Connecticut Sheep, Wool & Fiber Festival on April 29 in North Haven, an agricultural and educational experience for all that was started in 1909 by the Connecticut Sheep Breeders Association. Join us on Friday nights for Polish class and learn the Polish language! The festival, which will be free, is a way to celebrate polish culture and promote local polish businesses and organizations. After a near two-year hiatus, the Little Poland Festival will return in June to showcase polish culture in the city. Folk dancers, live music, arts and crafts, unique shopping, amazing food, costumed characters,carnival rides and activities for the young and young at heart. WebFamily Festival & Country Fair 2022! Facebook; Let's rally against the war in Ukraine and show our support to its victims. Greenwich, CT, Windsor Town Green, Box 1525, New Britain, CT 06050-1525, Copyright 2017 Polish American Foundation. Spring in the Farmington Valley South Windsor, CT, North Haven Fairgrounds, 07.05.2022 Featured Story With traditional Polish Town Fair canceled for third straight year, smaller party planned at Polish Hall in August By Tim Gannon A Polish Festival was held outside Polish Hall in Riverhead last year. This year's New Haven Although New Haven's Cherry Blossom Festival takes place April 16 and commemorates the planting of 73 cherry trees in 1973. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Adding to its already incredible foodie scene, the Twin Cities will get a dosage of quality Polish food and drink to throw down its gullet. It will be pretty much the same thing as last year,Mr. Najdzion said. Join us for the fun. California Roots Music and Arts Festival. We take hopeful business owners and entrepreneurs and teach them how to market their business, how to be fiscally responsible with their business, and how to grow their business, Brown said. Search for: Recent Posts. We now offer a wide variety of quality programming online, including: Polish language classes, genealogy conferences, folk craft workshops. September 11th Danbury Sports Dome, Spend a day of Polish and other Christmas! 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