Polish Festival Continues This Weekend In New Britain Township

NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA —After a big weekend at Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown over the long Labor Day weekend, the Polish American Festival & Country Fair returns to the grounds of the national shrine this Saturday and Sunday with two more days of old world fun.

On both days, visitors can enjoy pierogies, golabki, Polish beer, kielbasa, live performances, a living history camp, a Little Circus, a craft and vendor market and rides.

A youngster takes part in an interactive event at the Little Circus. (Photo by Jeff Werner)

Ethnic dancing at the Polish festival. (Photo by Jeff Werner)

Boy meets goose. Goose honks at boy. Boy runs away crying. (Photo by Jeff Werner)

The festival is taking place on the grounds of the 170-acre shrine on Ferry Road in New Britain Township. Hours are 12 to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7 and 8. Admission is $15 per person with proceeds used to defray the cost of the festival and for the maintenance and operation of the shrine. For more information about the festival, click here.

Entertainment

• Saturday, September 7 - Pavilion Stage: 12 to 4 pm, Mike Costa & The Beat, and 4 to 8 pm, Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push. Village Stage: 12 to 4 pm, Phila Puls Band, and 4 to 8 pm, John Góra & Góral.
• Sunday, September 8 - Pavilion Stage: 12:45 to 2:30 pm, Polish American String Band, and 4 to 8 pm, Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push. Village Stage: 12 to 4 pm, John Góra & Górale, and 4 to 8 pm, Sova.

Balancing acts at the Little Circus. (Photos by Jeff Werner)

Making apple cake at the Living History camp. (photos by Jeff Werner)

The lines were long for stuffed cabbage (Polish pigeons). (Photo by Jeff Werner)