Rochester parish resumes Polish Arts Festival after hiatus

Matt Burkhartt | 08.08.2022

St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Rochester resumed its annual Polish Arts Festival Aug. 5-6 after having to cancel it the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival featured live polka bands, Polish food, games and a pisanki-making demonstration.

Children and adults dance as a band plays.

Colorfully decorated Polish Easter eggs are displayed as the man who created them works in the background.

A closeup shot shows a man using tools to create decorated Polish Easter eggs.

Band members dress in matching yellow golf shirts play such instruments as the guitar and accordion.

An older woman looks at tables filled with dolls dressed in traditional Polish clothing.

White paper plates are filled with squares of desserts.

A woman spoons food into a Styrofoam box as a customer waits for her order.

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