Polish Festival

23/08/2026

🇵🇱 CRAVING POLISH FOOD? WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED! 🥔🍰

Missing authentic Polish food? Dreaming of delicious placki ziemniaczane (potato pancakes), homemade cakes and all your Polish favourites? 😋🇵🇱

🎉 Now’s your chance!

Our friends at the Polish Marian Shrine in Essendon are hosting their annual Bazaar!

🗓 Saturday, 29 August
🕙 10:00am – 4:00pm
📍 Polish Marian Shrine, 6/8 Aberfeldie St, Aberfeldie VIC 3040

Come along and enjoy a day filled with:
🍽️ Delicious Polish food & homemade treats
🎟️ A fun-filled lottery
📚 Books, movies & Polish goodies
🏺 Ceramics & decorations
🎁 Souvenirs and plenty more!

Bring your family and friends and enjoy a little slice of Poland right here in Melbourne! 🇵🇱❤️

Will we see you there? 😊

01/08/2026

🇵🇱 Remembering the Warsaw Uprising – 1 August 1944 🇵🇱

Today we pause to honour the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of the heroes of the Warsaw Uprising.

At 5:00pm — “Godzina W” (W Hour) — the Polish resistance rose, beginning a 63-day struggle for freedom, dignity, and the future of their homeland.

We pay tribute to all those who fought and fell during the uprising, remembering their bravery, unwavering spirit, and the sacrifices made in the name of a free Poland.

19/07/2026

Melbourne, you've done it again! 🏙️

We're incredibly proud to celebrate our Polish heritage in a city that embraces diversity, culture and community. The Polish Festival @ Fed Square is honored to be part of Melbourne's vibrant multicultural story, bringing Polish music, dance, food and traditions to the heart of the city each year.

📅 Join us on Sunday, 15 November as we celebrate all things Polish in the heart of Melbourne.

Do zobaczenia — see you at Fed Square! 🇵🇱❤️

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Four seasons in one day. Third most liveable city. We’ll take it 💪

Melbourne has been named the world’s third most liveable city in the latest Global Liveability Index.

The annual ranking scores 173 cities on stability, healthcare, education, infrastructure, culture, environment and more.

Check out the full report: https://bit.ly/4w2L4nq

24/06/2026

🇵🇱 See Polonez Song and Dance Ensemble at the White Eagle House, Geelong! 🇵🇱

The Polonez Song & Dance Ensemble will be performing at the White Eagle Club in Geelong on Sunday, 26 July 2026.

Renowned for their vibrant costumes, beautiful music and energetic traditional dances, Polonez has delighted audiences across Australia for decades and continues to showcase the richness of Polish culture and folklore.

Visitors can enjoy lunch at the White Eagle Bistro before the performance.

📅 Sunday, 26 July 2026
⏰ Performance starts at 2:30 PM
📍 White Eagle House
46–48 Fellmongers Road, Breakwater

💛 Entry by donation

Gather your family and friends and enjoy an afternoon of Polish music, dance and culture in Geelong.




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11/06/2026

🎤 Calling Polish Artists & Performers! 🇵🇱✨

Are you a Polish musician, singer, performer, or artist? Here's your chance to perform on The Edge stage at the Polish Festival @ Fed Square and showcase your talent to thousands of festival-goers.

For 22 years, the Polish Festival @ Fed Square has celebrated the very best of Polish culture, bringing together traditional and contemporary music, art, dance, food, and community in the heart of Melbourne. We're now inviting Expressions of Interest from Polish artists who would like to be part of this exciting event.

Whether you perform folk, classical, jazz, contemporary, or original works, we'd love to hear from you.

📢 Expression of Interest available via: https://www.polishfestival.com.au/get-involved/

Applications close 15th July 2026.

Join us in celebrating Polish culture and showcasing the incredible talent within Melbourne’s Polish community.

🇵🇱 We can't wait to see you on stage!

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07/06/2026

A little bit of Poland in every bite. 🇵🇱

Great to see Peter Hitchener cooking gołąbki and sharing a beloved Polish tradition with the wider community.

Food, culture and community — that’s what it’s all about.

Brawo, Peter! Smacznego! 🇵🇱

What’s cooking in your kitchen… gee it’s hot in here!!!

27/05/2026

This June, we are incredibly thrilled to welcome one of Poland’s leading string quartets, The Lutosławski Quartet, to Melbourne for their Australian debut. In a week-long residency, the Quartet will lead our ANAM String musicians in two performances, bringing to life and celebrating the works of Polish composers, including Lutosławski, Penderecki, and Grażyna Bacewicz. In the second performance, Leaves of an Unwritten Diary, we will premiere a new work, written by Marcin Markowicz, second violin of the Quartet.

The Quartet will also present an open masterclass at the start of their residency, providing an intimate view to their interpretations of string chamber works, prepared by our musicians.

We would love to extend an invitation in your newspaper to the wider Polish community (and any music lover) in Melbourne to come and join us in welcoming the Lutosławski Quartet and experiencing their music.

The details of their residency can be found below:

Masterclass: Lutosławski Quartet
Wednesday 3 June, 10.30am
Rosina Auditorium, Abbotsford Convent
Tickets: Standard $15.00
Lutosławski Quartet: Polish Violin

Friday 5 June, 7pm
Rosina Auditorium, Abbotsford Convent
Tickets: Standard $45.00
Pay A Little Extra $65.00
Pay A Little Less $25.00

Lutosławski Quartet: Leaves of An Unwritten Diary
Wednesday 10 June, 7pm
Rosina Auditorium, Abbotsford Convent
Tickets: Standard $45.00
Pay A Little Extra $65.00
Pay A Little Less $25.00 See less

26/05/2026

🇵🇱🥘 Bigos appreciation post! 🥘🇵🇱

We were delighted to see Peter Hitchener embracing one of Poland’s most loved traditional dishes — bigos! Also known as Hunter’s Stew, this hearty and flavour-packed dish has been warming Polish homes and family tables for generations and is often said to taste even better the next day.

Seeing Polish traditions and cuisine being shared and celebrated in the community always brings a smile to our faces. We may just have an honorary Pole in the making! 😊❤️

Picture shared by Peter Hitcher.

14/05/2026

Our very own Delta Goodrem has officially made the Eurovision Grand Final! 🎤🇦🇺

Goosebumps. What a moment for Australia 💫

Your votes have been counted and Australia is through to the Grand Final! 🇦🇺

14/05/2026

Poland is the 10th and final act through to the Grand Final! 🇵🇱

Did your favourites make it through? 👀

The 10th and final qualifier for Saturday's Grand Final is Poland! 🇵🇱