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Polish Fest
Friday, June 17, 2016, 12:00pm - 11:59pm
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35th Polish Fest (Milwaukee, WI)
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OPENING CEREMONY on Friday, June 17th, 6pm

MUSIC and DANCE:
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Polka and other music bands performing on three stages (35th Polish Fest performance schedule);

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Syrena Polish Folk Dance Ensemble
(WI), Mali Hyrni (young dancers from Poland's highlands)
        and 
polka lesson at 4:30pm on the Folk Stage

DEMONSTRATIONS:
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Cooking Polish food: bigos (hunter stew) and sernik (cheesecake)
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Making Polish crafts: wycinanki (paper cuttings), pisanki 
(decorated eggs), wianki (flower head wraths)   

POLISH FORUM: local historians discussing history of Poles in Milwaukee and beyond

CHILDREN ACTIVITIES: science and wildlife presentations, magician and escape artist shows, games,
and Polish Tatra sheepdogs from Tatra Mountains (the lakefront side of the Cultural Village)

SUKIENNICE MARKETPLACE: Baltic amber jewelry, Boleslawiec pottery, hand blown Christmas ornaments,
hand-carved wooden boxes, Polish books, CD's, Polish Fest souvenirs and more

FOOD and DRINK: all the Polish food favorites from pierogi to Polish sausage
as well as beer gardens and Polish vodka tastings

 

Ticket Information: see the Polish Fest website or the 2016 Polish Fest flyer

Location: Henry W.Meier Festival Park, 200 N.Harbor Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202