You're Invited! Since 2018, a new feature at the festival has been our Polish Vodka Tasting experience. Editors note: The cover photo is by noted photographer Frank Gerratana. The music, . Pennsylvania State Police had to be called in to handle the miles-long traffic jams. Save Maple Sugar Festival to your collection. The director has also helped arrange trips across seas for those interested in exploring their heritage. Several area groups will also perform folk dancing and provide other entertainment. 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. The annual festival draws huge crowds to celebrate in the heart of the Broad Street neighborhood known as New Britains Little Poland. NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WFSB) - The Polish Festival in Little Poland was everything but little. Admission is only a smile. Content is subject to change at any time. 2022. Attracting over 25,000 visitors a year, our festival is theregions largestPolish American festival. 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! Little Poland Festival. Polonia Business Association Vice President Kasia Nowak was part of the team that made today possible. CRIMEWATCH and the Eye Design are registered trademarks of CRIMEWATCH Technologies, Inc. 2023 CRIMEWATCH Technologies, Inc. To follow New Britain Township Police Department, click the button below. Frank Gerratana photo Event organizers say that the event schedule includes: 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 18901. Our purpose is to cultivate and promote Polish culture and immigrant heritage in the state of Connecticut. One of the most delicious ways to enjoy Polish culture is to sample the wide variety of Polish cuisine available for purchase. We hope youll join us! Parking for the festival is available on side streets and the Badolato Parking Garage in downtown New Britain (2 blocks from the festival). After a two years the Polonia Business Association (program of PAF) is bringing the Little Poland Festival back. Event organizers say that the event schedule includes: 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. At the festival, guests will enjoy a variety of amusement rides, the exciting Little Circus show, and continuous live entertainment on two outdoor stages. Save DIVINE LEGACY SOIREE to your collection. Save Lucky Leprechaun Bar Crawl: The #1 St. Paddy's Day Event to your collection. Polish festival , New Britain, Connecticut, USA. 3 likes. Plus Polish Festival Great entertainment is the key to any great festival, and we've got it all! As a good time had by all at this event, it inspired its continuation and expansion for the following year. Each day the festival closes at 10 p.m. All site content on the CRIMEWATCH portal is the specific and unquestionable property of the appropriate law enforcement agency that maintains, manages and administers content. 12 noon - 8:00 pm. 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. The original festival was simply called the Annual Festival and Country Fair. https://www.facebook.com/littlepolandnewbritain/. Thousands packed Broad Street in New Britain for the return of this giant neighborhood party. Copyright Polonia Business Association. Admission is only a smile, Festival organizers say. Admission is $12 admission, which includes unlimited entrance to midway rides all day long (extreme rides at additional cost), stage shows and special events. The mascot, known as Stanley the Dragon, is based on a Polish folk legend and it originated . Erica Drzewiecki | Staff -- One of many places selling beer and food during New Britain's 2022 Little Poland Festival Sunday, the Pulaski Democratic Club. BREAKING: CT Transit bus, tractor trailer involved in West Hartford crash, Polish Festival brings awareness about Ukraine war. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. The Polish American Foundation of Connecticut is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. Zapraszamy! Over one hundred vendors lined the streets. Festival favorites such as funnel cake, hot dogs, chicken fingers, and water ice are also available. Save LAmour en Afrique to your collection. 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. Admission: none Days/Hours Open: Sun 10am6pm It will be a big day in Britain's smallest city today with free food, a market, prayers and pilgrims' walk. Vendors set up is 9AM. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Becoming a sponsor is easy and offers great visibility to over 30,000 festival participants. Amid the partying, the Ukrainian blue and yellow had a loud presence. And they love their folk dancers, said Nowak. @2022, Polish American Festival & Country Fair | The celebration of Polish American unity and pride! Eyewitness News Sunday 11 p.m. By Christian Coln and Ashley RK Smith Published: Jun. 56th Annual Polish American. Box 1525, New Britain, CT 06050-1525, Copyright 2017 Polish American Foundation. Copyright 2022 WFSB. The festival menu includes smoked and grilled kielbasa, pierogi, potato pancakes (placki), stuffed cabbage rolls(gobki), pastries, and Polish beer. 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 Here are the Winter Storm Anthony snowfall totals so far, Route 2 east closed in Norwich for a crash, Nurse in Putnam honored for 50 years of service, FORECAST: An ALERT for areas of black ice. Festival Hours Saturday, June 3, 2023 - 11:00AM-10:00PM Sunday, June 4, 2023 - 11:00AM-09:00PM Admission: $12 per person, kids under 12 free Free parking For Vendors Don't miss out on the opportunity of becoming a vendor at the PLUS Polish Festival. We will be back bigger and better than ever in June, 2022." Discuss. They sold t-shirts and collected money to eventually purchase medical supplies. To better accommodate the ever-increasing number of visitors, several years later the festival dates were expanded to include a second weekend. For more information and complete schedules, visit www.polishamericanfestival.org. Lining up plans in New Britain? It has become an annual tradition for families.. Save Chickenstock Music Festival at Hein Farm to your collection. The festival provides an opportunity to celebrate Polish and Polish American pride while also helping to raise funds for the Shrine. Visitors to the festival witness demonstrations by historical re-enactors of the seventeenthcentury 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. 2022 New Britain Little Poland Festival "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. Story; . The running of the renamed Combos Marathon and Half Marathon starts at 7 a.m. Saturday, with the annual Downtown Street . About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . So far, theyve sent over 11,000 of medical kits along with an Xray machine. 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. These New Yorkers came all this way for an iconic polish Sunday. to your collection. The music, the dancingbut the hospitality of the Polish community made us feel so at home. Handicap signage is required to use to Polam lot to avoid being towed. 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. Handicap parking is available free of charge behind the Polam Federal Credit Union at 55 Broad Street. The annual festival draws huge crowds to celebrate in the heart of the Broad Street neighborhood known as New Britains Little Poland. Vendors set up is 9AM. The annualLittle Poland Festivalis has a history of bringing big crowds to Broad Street in a vibrant celebration of Polish culture, music and cuisine. Outside Lands tickets are about to hit the market. & September 10-11, 2022. Festival favorites such as funnel cake, hot dogs, chicken fingers, and water ice are also available. The public is invited to celebrate traditional Polish culture with live entertainment, arts and crafts, re-enactments, ethnic foods, midway rides and more. No hot dogs were served. Over over 35,000 people from across the state, region and country flocked to New Britain in 2019 to celebrate the vibrant celebration of Polish culture, music and cuisine. Their idea was to create an ethnic celebration combined with an old-fashioned country fair. 2022. 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. Are you a restaurant ready to feed the crowds? With leaping folk dancers, live music, mouth watering food, rides, costumed characters and over 100 vendors, Festival organizers have said, the Little Poland Festival has become the largest Polish Cultural Festival in New England. Place an and in our special Little Poland Festival 10th Anniversary Commemorative Book being published for the 2023 festival. PennDOT Driver/Vehicle Forms and Publications, PennDOT Form AA600 (accident NOT investigated by police). Read the New Britain Progressive article here: 2022 New Britain Little Poland Festival Coming Up. The popular Spanish holiday destination of Lanzarote (pictured, file photo) is sticking to its guns in its bid to 'desaturate' the island from too many tourists and become less dependent on . It has become an annual tradition for families.. New Britain's Little Poland Festival was first held in 2012 to celebrate Polish culture and heritage and to highlight the city's Polish neighborhood known as Little Poland. 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. 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 Cunningham Conundrum: A Murder Mystery Dinner to your collection. Supplies that will be taken to hospitals in Ukraine. As many as 20,000 people from across Connecticut and beyond have joined New Britain residents in the community celebration on Broad Street. All Rights Reserved I Website Design by Asha Lassen, Polish American Foundation of Connecticut, Polish American Bar Association of Connecticut. Save Early Rise Breakfast Party - Luxe & Lace Edition to your collection. Dumansky was part of several booths focused on raising awareness for Ukraine. The Festival was last heldin 2019, which was the eighth celebration of the event. It has become an annual tradition for families." 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. Save Brewers Ball Home Brew Festival to your collection. Save Hartford Official St Patrick's Day Bar Crawl to your collection. The most popular things to do in New Britain with kids according to Tripadvisor travelers are: New Britain Museum of American Art. All rights reserved. Singing and dancing presentations graced the main stage, between Sacred Heart Church and the Haller Post. Handicap parking is available free of charge behind the Polam Federal Credit Union at 55 Broad Street. At 9.30 am Ysgol Penrhyn Dewi will have their school service at St David's Cathedral. 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But in the second year, it was renamed the Polish Festival and Country Fair, and was moved to the upper grounds where the new Shrine basilica had been built. It has become an annual tradition for families. What a delicious, fun night we had at the New Britain Dozynki - Polish Harvest Festival at Falcon Field this weekend! Little Poland in New Britain, Connecticut. The 2022 return of the popular New Britain street festival is to be Sunday, June 5, 2022, from 9:00am to 7:00pm. SANDPOINT, ID. 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. The Festival was last held in 2019, which was the eighth celebration of the event. Join us for the fun. 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. Back then, events of this type were not the norm, so despite the hard work of many volunteers, questions remained as to its success. Labor Day Weekend, September 3-4-5. It has become an annual tradition for families.. This event is scheduled to take place every year during the last Sunday of April. 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! Official Festival Start Time is 11 AM. Little Poland Festival in New Britain canceled, cite low vaccination rates in city. The food was so incredible. Event takes place on Broad Street, between Horace St and High St. Brother (now Father) Edward Volz, who was responsible for food service, could hardly keep up with the overwhelming demand for kielbasa sandwiches. Flight Trampoline Park. The annual New Britain Little Poland Festival draws huge crowds to celebrate in the heart of the Broad Street neighborhood known as New Britain's Little Poland. Still later, the name was shortened to simply the Polish-American Festival. 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 Follow New Britain Township Police Department. "Although it has become the largest Polish festival on the east coast, getting volunteers is difficult," Baron said. One of the most delicious ways to enjoy Polish culture is to sample the wide variety of Polish cuisine available for purchase. Print. The festival showcases award-winning polka and disco polo bands as well as Polish folk dance groups from across the United States and Canada. The highly coveted first batch of passes for Golden Gate Park's annual hit music festival, scheduled for Aug. 11 to 13, will be available for . 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. 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: 2022 New Britain Little Poland Festival Coming Up. Save Strange Bunny EDM Festival - Martian Desert (June 3rd) Goshen, CT to your collection. Save TERPY SATURDAY: BRUNCH EDITION! 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