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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
30,000 attend ‘Little Poland Festival' in New Britain
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — Polish music and food filled the streets of New Britain as the community gathered to celebrate the twelfth annual 'Little Poland Festival' Sunday afternoon. The all-day-event was hosted by the Polonia Business Association, a local non-profit that aims to promote New Britain's Polish neighborhood. 'Little Poland continues to grow and the strong business community is a crucial piece of that expansion,' Mayor of New Britain Erin Stewart said. 'There are over 100 businesses in Little Poland that continue to be successful in part due to the close-knit community that works tirelessly to build connections both here and abroad.' Runners take to Standish Park for Wethersfield Community Run The festival is one of the largest cultural celebrations in New England, attracting the company of over 30,000 people with 120 vendor booths, live entertainment and activities. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
North East Polish Festival: Newcastle event celebrates 'culture and cuisine'
Hundreds of people have gathered to eat food, listened to music and enjoy the first Polish festival of its kind in a North East Polish Festival at the Polish Centre on Maple Street in Newcastle hosted about 200 people from across the Daria Szymonowicz said the event helped to showcase her community."It's also a chance for the wider community to come and learn about our culture which we're very proud of - especially the food," she said. She said many Polish people in the region had lived there for many years."Thanks to being welcomed, thanks to feeling good and feeling like it's home we've been able to grow and can now showcase and share our talents and what we do with the local community," she said. Ms Szymonowicz previously told BBC Radio Newcastle that the festival was started by a group of Polish women who had formed a group on social media in event was a celebration of modern Polish culture, she said. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
