16th BC Polish Festival May 28th, 2023

Port Coquitlam’s 16th annual Polish Festival will take place in a new location this year, at the new Port Coquitlam Recreation Center Plaza. Look for red and white flags, upbeat Polish folk and pop music and the smell of pierogies and sausage wafting through downtown Port Coquitlam!

The festivities are organized as usual by the Polonez Tri-City Polish Association under the new leadership of President McLaren and Vice-President Mazurek and the long-term membership which has been active in Port Coquitlam for 30 years. Last year’s festival attracted larger crowds than ever before, and this year’s will be organized in a larger area to better accommodate our visitors and allow more room for eating and viewing.

The entire event is free and has an abundance of entertaining performances, great food, polish beer and fun for all ages. There will be plenty of delicious food such as pierogies, barbequed sausages, hunter’s stew, potato pancakes, ham hocks and famous Polish cakes & pastries. Parents will be able to enjoy some Polish Beer while children can participate in folk art workshops. The artistic program will run continuously from 1pm until 7:30 pm and will include Polish Folk Dance ensembles in beautiful costumes, the White Eagle Band from Victoria, and many talented soloists. At 7:30pm there is an outdoor dance party that will continue until 9:00pm. There are also vendors selling arts, crafts, jewelry & much more at the marketplace. Our raffle prizes are bountiful and well-stocked with items from these local vendors.

Globetrotters might be interested to learn about the city that we are featuring this year, Zakopane, which is a very beautiful and well-known travel location.

Zapraszamy - We welcome you all to join us in this day of cultural celebration.

2022

7-th Polish- Canadian Art Fusion

The Art of Music

15-th BC Polish Festival

Getting ready

Reception

FESTIVAL

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Joining together for a good cause: Welcome to Polonez Tri-City Polish Association of BC serving city of Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge.

The goals of the Polonez Tri-City Polish Association are: to preserve Polish culture; to strenghten the bonds between Polish-Canadians, and all Canadians; and to familiarize Canadian society with the cultural and social contributions of Poles, not only to Canada, but to the rest of world as well.

The Polonez Tri-City Polish Association also provides assistance to new immigrants and their children, and helps them assimilate into Canadian society. The Association organizes and sponsors cultural, educational, recreational, as well as, reigious activities and conferences, for both Polish youth and adults.

Want to know more about us and our projects? Read about the work we have done so far and our plans for the future. Do you like what we do and want to know what you can do to help? Learn more about us.