The Ukrainian Festival in Baltimore is a two-day celebration of Ukrainian culture and heritage. Fun for people of all ethnic backgrounds, the annual festival at Patterson Park features music, food, drink, and art from the Ukraine.
The Baltimore Ukrainian Festival Committee is the non-profit tax-exempt group that has run the festival since September 1976.
Among the festival's highlights each year is of course, the world famous (or at least city famous) pierogi eating contest.
2009 Ukrainian Festival at Patterson Park in Baltimore
Date: Sept. 12 and 13
Year: 33rd
Hours: Sept. 12 - Noon to 9 p.m. Sept. 13 - Noon to 8 p.m.
Location: Patterson Park, Eastern and Linwood avenues
Admission: Free
Food
- Raw oyster bar
- crepes
- shish kebab
- Ukrainian sausage
- pierogis
Activities
- Live entertainment: traditional ethnic dancers, musicians, and singers
- Traditional foods, breads, and beverages from the Ukraine, known as "The Bread Basket of Europe."
- Ukrainian folk arts: paintings, carved wood, and PSYANKY egg demonstrations
- Novelties: ceramics, embroidery clothing, jewelry, and religious artifacts
- History: exploring famine, Chernobyl, and the Orange Revolution
Live Entertainment Schedule
Saturday, Sept. 12
1:00 p.m. - Opening Cermonies. National Anthems performed by Anna Goy-Barron
2:00 - LYMAN Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
3:00 - The Kolada Trio Singers
4:00 - LYMAN Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
5:00 - The Kolada Trio Singers
6:00 - LYMAN Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and the famous PYROHY/PIEROGI eating contest
Sunday, Sept. 13
1:00 p.m. - Opening Cermonies. National Anthems performed by Anna Goy-Barron
2:00 - FANTAZIYA Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, the Kolada Trio Singers
3:00 - LYMAN Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
4:00 - FANTAZIYA Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, the Kolada Trio Singers
5:00 - LYMAN Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
6:00 - LYMAN Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and the famous PYROHY/PIEROGI eating contest
