St. Josaphat Ukrainian Festival - About Us
The St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Festival was established in 1973 as an effort to introduce Ukrainian Arts and Crafts, Ukrainian food, and Ukrainian music and dance to the Greater Rochester community. Since its inception the Festival has offered tradition Ukrainian foods such as Varenyky (or pyrohy or pierogies) a potato and cheese dumpling, Holubtsi (stuffed cabbage rolls), Kovbasa (Ukrainian sausage), Kapusta (Ukrainian style sauerkraut) and Borshch (beet soup) to the public.
The Festival also has a number of vendors who display a variety of Ukrainian Arts and Crafts such as ceramics, embroidery, wood carvings, jewelry and Ukrainian Easter eggs.
The Ukrainian Stage offers a variety of entertainment including Tradition Ukrainian Folk Dancers and Singers both local and international.
The goals of the Festival are:
- To preserve our Ukrainian Heritage and Traditions and reacquaint Ukrainians with their roots.
- To share our culture with the people in the Greater Rochester area.
- To offer a family a friendly event to be enjoyed by all.