{"id":3632,"date":"2015-04-20T02:54:39","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T02:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/?page_id=3632"},"modified":"2026-04-17T22:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T02:14:22","slug":"entertainment-2015","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/?page_id=3632","title":{"rendered":"Entertainment 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 12, Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4pm-Official Festival Opening Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4 pm-6pm<\/strong> Simone Band<\/p>\n<p><strong>6 pm-8pm<\/strong> The Swooners Band<\/p>\n<p><strong>7 pm<\/strong> 2026 \u201cPole of the Year Award Jasiu Klocek<\/p>\n<p><strong>8 pm<\/strong> 2026 Miss Polonia presentation<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:15 pm<\/strong> Prime Time Horns Band<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 13, Saturday:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Noon Festival Opening Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Noon-1pm<\/strong> Salt City Brass Polka Band<\/p>\n<p><strong>1pm-2pm<\/strong> Buffalo Concertina All Stars Polka Band<\/p>\n<p>Lechowia Dancers from Canada<\/p>\n<p><strong>2 pm-3pm<\/strong> Salt City Brass<\/p>\n<p>Lechowia Dancers from Canada<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 pm-4:30 pm<\/strong> Buffalo Concertina All Stars Polka Band<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:30 pm- 5 pm<\/strong> Lechowia Dancers from Canada<\/p>\n<p><strong>5 pm- 7pm<\/strong> Nova Dance Band<\/p>\n<p><strong>7 pm<\/strong> Scholarship Awards followed by<\/p>\n<p>Lechowia Dancers from Canada<\/p>\n<p><strong>8 pm -10:30 pm<\/strong> The Groovies Band<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 14, Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Festival Opening Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Noon- 1pm<\/strong> Salt City Brass Polka Band<\/p>\n<p>Lechowia Dancers from Canada<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:30 pm<\/strong> John Stevens Polka Band<\/p>\n<p><strong>2 pm<\/strong> Pierogie Eating Contest<\/p>\n<p>Lechowia Dancers from Canada<\/p>\n<p>2026 Miss Polonia Award<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 pm- 4 pm<\/strong> John Stevens Polka Band<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:30 pm<\/strong> Lechowia Dancers from Canada<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:30 pm- 5 pm<\/strong> John Stevens Polka Band<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><strong>5pm<\/strong>\u00a0Festival Closing Ceremony<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">\n<p><strong><b>Syracuse Polish Festival official opening hours:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, June 20\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 4 pm \u2013 10:30 pm<\/strong> (open to the public at lunchtime-food vendors)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, June 21 \u00a0 Noon \u2013 10:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, June 22\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Noon \u2013 5 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/48115277797_c0921edcd8_b.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5194 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/48115277797_c0921edcd8_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/48115277797_c0921edcd8_b.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/48115277797_c0921edcd8_b-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/48115277797_c0921edcd8_b-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25em;\"><b>The Syracuse Polish Festival will be featuring<\/b><\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25em;\"><b>our 8th<\/b><\/strong><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25em;\"><b> Annual\u201d Pierogi<\/b><\/strong><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25em;\"><b>\u00a0Eating Contest\u201d<\/b><\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">\n<p>The contest will take place on Sunday, June 14, 2026 @ 2:00 pm in the festival stage area.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Contestants will have 3 minutes to eat as many pierogi as they can.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Entry Fee<\/b><\/strong>: $20.00. Please make checks payable to Polish Scholarship Fund, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>Registration will be open during the festival, on Friday and Saturday until 10 pm in the PSF Tent. Any registrations on Sunday will not be accepted after noon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Eligibility<\/b><\/strong>: Open to all over 18 years of age.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Prize:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>$125 women competition for the most pierogi eaten!<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>$125 men competition for the most pierogi eaten!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Maximum number of contestants will be limited to 10.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; June 12, Friday 4pm-Official Festival Opening Ceremony 4 pm-6pm Simone Band 6 pm-8pm The Swooners Band 7 pm 2026 \u201cPole of the Year Award Jasiu Klocek 8 pm 2026 Miss Polonia presentation 8:15 pm Prime Time Horns Band June 13, Saturday: Noon Festival Opening Ceremony Noon-1pm Salt City Brass Polka Band 1pm-2pm Buffalo Concertina<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":176,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3632","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3632"}],"version-history":[{"count":69,"href":"http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5732,"href":"http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3632\/revisions\/5732"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/polishscholarship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}