I am from Rhode Island, USA and used to go to a Polish Church (St. Casimir's) that had 3 polish festivals per year, with great homemade Polish food, Polish music (Mike's Polka Kings), dancing, and lots of fun. Unfortunately, the church was closed and I have been missing the company of Polish food and friends. Does anyone know of any Polish Festivals in Southern New England coming up over the summer months? Thanks!
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I have been collecting info about polish festivals for ri/ma area. the following are my notes..you can use the info to do internet searches..
Holy Rosary's Polish Picnic -Taunton three w's .myholyrosary.org (no longer held..had pointers to others) St. Lawrence Polish Picnic _ andover? three w's . grampsholyoke.com. Polish restaurant, near Chicopee three w's . polhome.com/church-p.html three w's . pulaskipark.com/ 1hr 30min off ma pike(80) east of springfield _____________________________ St adalbert’s polish-american festival…(June 6 – 7 june 6 (6-11pm) june 7(12-6 pm)) church 639 Mount Pleaset ave __________________________ three w's .myholyrosary.org/ -> picnics St Stanislaus picnic june 12-13-14 june 12 (5-9pm) june 13 (5-9pm) june 14(12-4pm) 36-37 rockland st… fall river ma. _________________________________ June 20, 21 Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 235 north front st, new Bedford ma _____________________________________
Hi, Yes, although a good one in Fall River just passed that I missed. There is one in Bristol, Ct. St. Stanislaus Church. Sept 12th and 13th. I just contacted them. It should be pretty good!
I would like to inform those interested in Polish Festivals that OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CHURCH in New Bedford, MA has a 2 day Polish Festival every year on Father"s day weekend. (That makes it easy to remember.)
Rain or shine entirely under tents begining at 11 am on Saturday June 19, 2010 until 8 pm. We have live entertainment with "Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push" playing 11am till 3 pm and then again from 4 pm till 8 pm. On Sunday we have a POLKA MASS at 11 am with "The EDDIE FORMAN ORCHESTRA" playing in church and then continuing at the festival following the Mass till 5 pm.
There is a POLISH KITCHEN as well as hotdogs and hamburgers and booths and games for all ages. Free parking. Bring your own chairs for the entertainment.
Exit 16 East off I-195 (Washburn St) Exit 17 West off I-195 (Coggeshall St)
They also have an Autum Festival in September and a Christmas Fair in November with Polish foods but no entertainment.
Polish Festival Sunday, June 7, 2009 @ 9 A.M. PNC Bank Arts Center All day entertainment, 9 AM to 6 PM. Mass 10:00 A.M. Rain or Shine. Polish food and Craft vendors. Activities for children. polfest.com
I am going to take you back to a time when your grandparents enjoyed picnics in America..
During the depression years, Polish immigrants hired a stake body truck with hay spread on the floor. For 50 a family could board the truck along with other Poles,and head out into the country to a farm owned by a Pole. No one could afford an automobile..At the farm there were tables an orchestra and a dance floor. Everybody ate, drank, and were merry. Polka music and songs were heard for the whole day Food was plentiful. The kids played in the fields. At the end of the day, people mounted the truck on the way home.. Polish songs were sang by almost everyone.. Most were pretty well intoxicated
This is what we old timers call the good old days.I still remember one song that I will never forget Jak ja bym wiedzialem, kiedy ja umrem. Ja bym zbudowalem zielaznem trumnem, A na tem trumnem ja bym siadzialem kwiaty zeby ludzie by myslawi zie ja bylem bogaty
Excuse my Polish, but this is what we call Polish Honkey.
Merged: Polish festival time is getting under way in America
Celebrate Bremond's rich Polish heritage at the 28th annual Polish Festival Days (Polski Dzien) on Friday and Saturday, June 26 - 27, 2015. This year's festival will feature lots of delicious Polish food, cold piwo and plenty of Polish music by Jim Mazurkiewicz's Polska Kapela Band, Brian Marshall and friends and more. Wawel Folk Dance Group from Houston will also be dancing in Bremond this year.
2015 Polish Festival Days in Bremond Texas
To sample some of the flavour of a typical Polish-American summer fest check out this link. Yes, it is down-home all the way, salt of the earth, good family fun - not not for snooty snobs and self-declared common-sewers (er, um, I mean connoisseurs).
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church 235 North Front Street New Bedford MA Saturday and Sunday of Father's Day weekend every year (June 20 (11am-8pm) & June21 noon-5 pm) in 2015).
Polka Mass Sunday at 11 am in the church.
Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push Saturday; Eddie Forman Orchestra Sunday
There is going to be a polish festival here is the info
Pilsudski Park, Old County Rd. Holyoke, MA 01040 Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 12:00pm to 6:00pm
Holy Trinity Parish of Westfield will be holding its Fall Festival on Sunday, Sept.16, 2012 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. at Pilsudski Park, Old County Road, Holyoke, MA 01040. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. The Festival will feature a Polish & American kitchen with pierogi, golumbki, kapusta, kielbasa, hot dogs, hamburgers & refreshments. TAKE-OUT is available. Homemade baked goods will also be available. Our fun-filled festival includes games of chance for adults, BINGO, children's games, activities and a Bounce House.
Certainly it isn`t as uniform as we stereotypically imagine. A few days ago we could learn from a new poster about his Polish Syrian wedding in the USA. Or was it a spoof?
