Celebrate Polish culture at the largest Polish festival in the country, Taste of Polonia, scheduled for September 4-7- 2026. The 44th-anniversary festival brings four days of traditional Polish food, music and crafts.
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The Taste of Polonia festival serves up live music on four stages, art exhibits, carnival rides, food and craft vendors, a casino and a beer garden. The fest will also host cooking classes and tastings, a kids’ fun zone and games for all ages.
Photo courtesy of Taste of Polonia
As the largest Polish cultural festival in the country, Taste of Polonia offers an authentic cultural experience. Enjoy examples of Polish music and dance, exhibits, film screenings and a catholic mass on September 6.
Catch performances like the Polkaholics and Polka Generations and The Fortunate Sons on the Tribute Stage and Wesoly Lud Polish Folk Dance and Polonie Song & Dance Ensemble on the Theater Stage.
The festival is a non-profit fundraiser for the Copernicus Center; tickets are $10 on Friday and $15 on all other days. It’s free for kids 12 and under. Taste of Polonia runs from 4:30 pm to 10:30 pm on September 4, from 11:30 to 10:30 on September 5-6, and from 11:30 to 9:30 on September 7.
Taste of Polonia
Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave.
September 4-7, 2026
$15
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