08/15/2023
Please join us at Polski Dom 2000 , on September 10th 2023 , to celebrate the Polish Harvest & Food Festival - Dożynki. The traditional Polish foods and culture.
Since people learned how to cultivate soil to provide food , they celebrated harvest in joy and festivities.
Dożynki , in Poland, in the form we know today, dating back to 15 - 16th century and it is a celebration of thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest. It remains a long-standing tradition in Polish communities throughout the world, including right here, in the Kitchener-Waterloo region!
This year’s Polish Harvest & Food Festival - Dożynki opens at noon and goes until 8pm, followed by a dance under stars, including lovely polkas and other Polish hits.
Traditional blessing of harvest foods will take place after mini parade ( korowod ) around 12 : 30pm.
After the ceremony will be live entertainment , including Polish folk dancing in traditional costumes by Radosc - Joy, and recording artist Ania Piwowarczyk.
Enjoy delicious Polish food including authentic favourites like: pierogi, gołąbki (cabbage rolls), bigos (hunters stew) , potato pancakes, Polish pączki , and of course famous Polish sausage and beer.
There will be vendors selling various Polish goods.
For children there is a playground, a bouncy castle and much more.
ENTRY FEE AND SALES CASH ONLY. NO ATM OR DEBIT AVAILABLE ON SITE.
Admission: $5 per person children under 14 free of charge
Entry fee covers donation to the Food Bank of Waterloo Region.
For more info please contact event manager Jan (John) 519 505-0987
Visit our media:
https://www.facebook.com/Polski.Dom.2000/
or https://www.facebook.com/pfdozynki
http://www.polskidom2000.com/
Our location - 2711 Shantz Station Rd. Breslau, Ontario ( near Maryhill )
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