A runner crosses the finish line during the SNICKERS Marathon in 2022. The Festival is held right in the heart of New Britain's historic Little Poland neighborhood where you can find over 100 businesses including NY Times reviewed restaurants, award winning bakeries, world class delis, gift shops, day spas, art galleries, banks, law firms, newspapers and a host of other services. At 9.30 am Ysgol Penrhyn Dewi will have their school service at St David's Cathedral. Download the CRIMEWATCH app and follow New Britain Township Police Department. Save Cunningham Conundrum: A Murder Mystery Dinner to your collection. The Festival was last held in 2019, which was the eighth celebration of the event. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival was cancelled in2020and2021. Lining up plans in New Britain? Admission is only a smile. Save LAmour en Afrique to your collection. Wasik said the foundation was founded around 28 years ago and is instrumental in helping organize the Little Poland Festival among its many other initiatives. 2022 State of the City Address; Mayors Budget. The 2022 Little Poland Festival will be held this year on June 5 on Broad Street stretching from the Washington Street to the Silver Street intersections. Zapraszamy! Pottery, T-shirts, and of course the delicious food. After having been cancelled for two years because of COVID-19, the popular celebration of Polish culture, music and cuisine was greeted on June 5, 2022 by huge crowds of people from New Britain, the state and beyond. Event - 12th Annual Fall Festival - September 17, 2022 Mike Walsh Events Join us for a day of fun at the 11th Annual Fall Festival sponsored by the New Britain Township Veterans Committee on September 17, 2022, from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at North Branch Park at 207 Park Avenue in Chalfont. The festival is the regions largest Polish American festival attracting more than 25,000 visitors a year. 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Read the New Britain Progressive article here: 2022 New Britain Little Poland Festival Coming Up. https://polishamericanfestival.org. Polonia Business Association Vice President Kasia Nowak was part of the team that made today possible. Content is subject to change at any time. 2022 New Britain Little Poland Festival Coming Up. Whether you're a local, new in town, or just passing through, you'll be sure to find something on Eventbrite that piques your interest. Take part in the Festival Sweepstakes! Back then, events of this type were not the norm, so despite the hard work of many volunteers, questions remained as to its success. Editors note: The cover photo is by noted photographer Frank Gerratana. Save Strange Bunny EDM Festival - Martian Desert (June 3rd) Goshen, CT to your collection. This event is scheduled to take place every year during the last Sunday of April. These businesses and organizations have given generously to ensure the continuing success of the Polish American Festival, a living tradition here in Doylestown, Pa. Or email: Dumansky was part of several booths focused on raising awareness for Ukraine. 5, 2022 at 8:14 PM PDT NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WFSB) - The Polish Festival in Little Poland was. POLISH HERITAGE AWARENESS SOCIETY 2022 Dozynki Harvest Festival Sunday, September 18, 2022 Moose Family Center, 1025 2nd St. North, Stevens Point, WI Sunday Dozynki Flyer Saturday Sept. 17, 2022 Downtown Stevens Point Polish Activities Food by local restaurants, Syrena Dancers, and more Saturday Dozynki Flyer 2022 Dozynki Scholarship Application Admission is only a smile, Festival organizers say. Eyewitness News Sunday 11 p.m. By Christian Coln and Ashley RK Smith Published: Jun. At the festival, guests enjoya variety of amusement rides, the exciting Little Circus show, and continuous live entertainment ontwo outdoor stages. Flight Trampoline Park. Event takes place on Broad Street, between Horace St and High St. Festival organizers say that the event, is held on New Britains Broad Street stretching from the Washington Street to the Silver Street intersections with vendors, entertainment stages, and attractions spread out over 5 blocks!, From its humble beginnings, Festival organizers have said that, the Little Poland Festival has grown into one of the largest cultural events in the state and one of the largest Polish American festivals in the country.. 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! With leaping folk dancers, live music, mouth watering food, rides, costumed characters and over 100 vendors,, Festival organizers say, the Little Poland Festival has become the largest Polish Cultural Festival in New England. Save ART maniFESTation 2023 to your collection. Attracting over 25,000 visitors a year, our festival is theregions largestPolish American festival. The original festival was a simple picnic that was held by volunteers, their families and friends during the year of the Shrines dedication. Save Girls Night Out the Show at Parrott Delaney (New Hartford, CT) to your collection. 2022. https://polishamericanfestival.orgLabor Day Weekend, September 3-4-5&September 10-11, 202212 noon 8:00 pmAdmission: $12 per person (music, rides, food & fun)All net proceeds go directly to defraying the costs of the festival and to maintaining the operation of the Shrine. Singing and dancing presentations graced the main stage, between Sacred Heart Church and the Haller Post. To better accommodate the ever-increasing number of visitors, several years later the festival dates were expanded to include a second weekend. NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WFSB) - The Polish Festival in Little Poland was everything but little. These businesses and organizations have given generously to assure the continuing success of the Little Poland Festival, a living tradition here in New Britain. Save 2023 Official St. Patrick's Bar Crawl New Haven, CT to your collection. At the festival, guests will enjoy a variety of amusement rides, the exciting Little Circus show, and continuous live entertainment on two outdoor stages. Follow New Britain Township Police Department. Save Brewers Ball Home Brew Festival to your collection. info@polishamericanfestival.org info@czestochowa.us, The National Shrine ofOur Lady of Czestochowa, 2020 Polish American Family Festival & Country Fair, A much-anticipated part of the festival is the performance of. Join us for the fun.. to your collection. Over one hundred vendors lined the streets. The 2022 return of the popular New Britain street festival is to be Sunday, June 5, 2022, from 9:00am to 7:00pm. Our purpose is to cultivate and promote Polish culture and immigrant heritage in the state of Connecticut. Erica Drzewiecki | Staff -- One of many places selling beer and food during New Britain's 2022 Little Poland Festival Sunday, the Pulaski Democratic Club. Festival favorites such as funnel cake, hot dogs, chicken fingers, and water ice are also available. The concert is from July 27 to Aug. 6. Official Festival Start Time is 11 AM. The running of the renamed Combos Marathon and Half Marathon starts at 7 a.m. Saturday, with the annual Downtown Street . The Polish American Foundation of Connecticut is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. Donate to support the New Britain Progressive newspaper: 2022 New Britain Little Poland Festival Coming Up, Senator Murphy Invites New Requests For Federal Funds Via Congress, Happening in New Britain Feb 27th to Mar 5th, 2023 Hoops for Homeless Benefit Basketball Tournament Team Registration Available, Tickets Available for April Parks and Recreation Easter Egg Hunt, Welcome to My World Autism Hosting 2nd Annual Autism Awareness Walk, Ed Vargas Is New Public Policy Chair At CCSU, Leaders Show Solidarity With Ukraine On First Anniversary of Invasion, Remote Public Participation Resumes At Common Council Meetings 2/22, Formal Changes Coming To Fair Rent Commissions Rules And Regs, Legislators Get Rennied for Bill On Mandatory Voting, Early Voting Bills Hearing Is Wednesday 2/22, Happening in New Britain Feb 20th to 26th, Deadline Is Friday, Feb. 17 To Appeal Property Assessments, North-Oak NRZ to Hold February Monthly Meeting, Happening in New Britain Feb 13th to 19th, CCSU Brotherhood Initiative & National Parents Organization, CT To Host Panel Discussion: Our Children: The Race For Racial Equality Through Policy, City to Honor Nine Prominent Black Community Members, New Britain Polish Language School, Singing Performance, Special Dance Performance by Antoni Niewiadomski, New Britain Polish Language School Dance Group, Grand Polonaize (with festival participants). Tens of thousands of people again thronged Broad Street in 2022 in celebration of New Britain's Little Poland Festival. Festival favorites such as funnel cake, hot dogs, chicken fingers, and water ice are also available. https://www.facebook.com/littlepolandnewbritain/. Vendors set up is 9AM. Frank Gerratana photo Event organizers say that the event schedule includes: NEW BRITAIN - After a near two year hiatus, the Little Poland Festival will return in June to showcase polish culture in the city. The 56TH Annual Polish-American Family Festival and Country Fair takes places from noon to 8 p.m. on Sept. 3, 4 and 5 (Labor Day Weekend) and Sept. 10 and 11 at 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown. Thousands packed Broad Street in New Britain for the return of this giant neighborhood party. The Little Poland Festival is held on New Britain's Broad Street stretching from the Washington Street to the Silver Street intersections with vendors, entertainment stages, and attractions spread out over 5 blocks! The music, . Polish American Foundation of Connecticut, P. O. New Britain Herald - A celebration of Polish culture, the 2022 Little Poland Festival makes long-awaited return Sunday A celebration of Polish culture, the 2022 Little Poland Festival makes long-awaited return Sunday Story Comments Print Create a hardcopy of this page Font Size: Default font size Larger font size We will be back bigger and better than ever in June, 2022." Discuss. Admission: $12 per person (music, rides, food & fun) All net proceeds go directly to defraying the costs of the festival and to maintaining the operation of the Shrine. Their idea was to create an ethnic celebration combined with an old-fashioned country fair. They sold t-shirts and collected money to eventually purchase medical supplies. There will be a St Davids market on Cross Square all day. Save DIVINE LEGACY SOIREE to your collection. 12 noon - 8:00 pm. The annual festival draws huge crowds to celebrate in the heart of the Broad Street neighborhood known as New Britains Little Poland. Here you will find important information for each City department, as well as the latest updates from the Common Council and the City . For more information and complete schedules, visit www.polishamericanfestival.org. After having been cancelled for two years because of COVID-19, the popular celebration of Polish culture, music and cuisine was greeted on June 5, 2022 by huge crowds of people from New Britain, the state and beyond. @2022, Polish American Festival & Country Fair | The celebration of Polish American unity and pride! Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. The Little Poland Festival is an ethnic event celebrating the rich culture and history of the city of New Britain and its Polish community. Being from upstate New York coming to hear the polka, the music, and the food, it brings a lot of really good memories back for us from our grandparents, so its been a really great day, they said. 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. The food was so incredible. 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. It has become an annual tradition for families.. Place an and in our special Little Poland Festival 10th Anniversary Commemorative Book being published for the 2023 festival. As many as 20,000 people from across Connecticut and beyond have joined New Britain residents in the community celebration on Broad Street. One of the most delicious ways to enjoy Polish culture is to sample the wide variety of Polish cuisine available for purchase. The public is invited to celebrate traditional Polish culture with live entertainment, arts and crafts, re-enactments, ethnic foods, midway rides and more. Help us during the festival to have a great time and do good! The festival provides an opportunity to celebrate Polish and Polish American pride while also helping to raise funds for the Shrine. Save White Eagle 20th Anniversary Banquet to your collection. Visitors to the festival will also witness demonstrations by historical re-enactors of the 17th century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (known as the Banner of Jasna Gora) and the World War II Living History group, daily shows of Polish traditions, and a crafters village. Save Hartford Official St Patrick's Day Bar Crawl to your collection. It will be a big day in Britain's smallest city today with free food, a market, prayers and pilgrims' walk. The Festival organization says that the event, is held on New Britains Broad Street stretching from the Washington Street to the Silver Street intersections with vendors, entertainment stages, and attractions spread out over 5 blocks!, Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival was cancelled in 2020 and 2021. Since 2018, a new feature at the festival has been our Polish Vodka Tasting experience. A much-anticipated part of the festival is the performance of the Polish American String Band in their Mummers costumes on the second Sunday of the festival. After the All Kielbasa and Pierogis, Julia and Ben Savichky danced to the polka beat. One of the most delicious ways to enjoy Polish culture is to sample the wide variety of Polish cuisine available for purchase. To call attention to its Polish American origin and to emphasis the family nature of the festival, in 2010 we have again renamed it, now calling it the Polish American Family Festival and Country Fair. Parking for the festival is available on side streets and the Badolato Parking Garage in downtown New Britain (2 blocks from the festival). Handicap parking is available free of charge behind the Polam Federal Credit Union at 55 Broad Street. BREAKING: CT Transit bus, tractor trailer involved in West Hartford crash, Polish Festival brings awareness about Ukraine war. What a great party36 years and counting!Many thanks to New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart for introducing us, and to the event's organizers: The Polonia Business Association, The Polish American Council of Greater New Britain Charities, Inc. \u0026 Little Poland! NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA If you're Polish or if you just enjoy Polish culture and food, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa is the place to be for the next two weekends. The Little Poland Festival is planned to return in 2022 after two years of having been cancelled because of COVID-19. 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. Are you a restaurant ready to feed the crowds? Save Rotary 100th Anniversary Celebration to your collection. And they love their folk dancers, said Nowak. The annual festival draws huge crowds to celebrate in the heart of the Broad Street neighborhood known as New Britains Little Poland. 47th Annual Polish Heritage Festival on Sunday, June 11th, 2023 at: Middlesex County Fairgrounds 655 Cranbury Road East Brunswick, NJ 08816 New Jersey Turnpike, Exit 9 Directions Live music Traditional Polish food Antique Car Show Children's entertainment Dance performances Gifts and exhibits Polish vendor marketplace The 2022 Festival was blessed with warm and sunny weather, allowing attendees to listen to music on two festival stages, and from bands at the Pulaski Democratic Club and the Belvedere Restaurant. As a good time had by all at this event, it inspired its continuation and expansion for the following year. 2022 Little Poland Festival Presented By You are cordially invited to participate in what has become one of the fastest growing and most popular festivals in the Northeast, New Britain's Annual Little Poland Festival. 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