All things Polish take front and center stage the last weekend in May during the annual Polish Festival at Patterson Park in Baltimore. The 2009 festival features food, drink, music, dancing, and crafts from the venerable Eastern European country.
Three stages and vendors surround the park's monument to General Pulaski, Polish hero of the American Revolution.
2009 Polish Festival at Patterson Park in Baltimore
Date: Friday, May 29 - Sunday, May 31
Year: 36th
Hours: Friday May 29, 4:30-10 p.m.; Saturday noon-9:45 p.m.; Sunday noon-9:30 p.m.
Location: Patterson Park, Pulaski Monument at Eastern and Linwood avenues
Admission: Friday, $2; Saturday and Sunday $5; children under 12 free with paying adult
2009 Schedule
Friday, May 29, 2009
4:30-6:45 p.m. - TKO, side stage
5:00-7:00 - TBA, Bartek stage
7:00-8:00 - Opening Ceremonies, main stage
8:00-9:45 - TKO, side stage
8:00-10:00 - TBA, Bartek stage
Saturday, May 30, 2009
12:00-1:00 p.m. - John Gora & Gorale, main stage
1:30-4:30 - TKO, Bartek stage
1:00-1:30 - Lenny Adams, side stage
1:30-2:30 - John Gora & Gorale, main stage
2:30-3:00 - Lenny Adams, side stage
3:00-4:00 - John Gora & Gorale, main stage
4:00-5:00 - Tommy Thomas Trio, side stage
5:00-6:00 - PKM Polish Dance Group, main stage
5:00-10:00 - TBA, Bartek stage
6:00-7:00 - Tommy Thomas Trio, side stage
7:00-8:00 - Polka Quads, main stage
8:00-8:45 - Tommy Thomas Trio, side stage
8:45-9:45 - Polka Quads, main stage
Sunday, May 31, 2009
10:30 a.m. - MASS (free) Admission required to attend the festival
12:00-1:00 p.m. - Krakowiaki Dancers, main stage
1:00-1:30 - Joy, side stage
1:30-2:30 - Henny & The Versa J's, main stage
2:00-10:00 TBA, Bartek stage
2:30-3:00 - Joy, side stage
3:00-4:00 - Henny & The Versa J's, main stage
4:00-4:30 - Joy, side stage
4:30-5:30 - Henny & The Versa J's, main stage
6:30-7:00 - Premier & Greg Moxey, side stage
7:00-8:00 - Squeezebox, main stage
8:00-8:30 - Premier & Greg Moxey, side stage
8:30-9:30 - Squeezebox, main stage
Official Web site for Baltimore's 36th annual Polish Festival
