July 7-9, 2023
Vegreville's 50th Annual Ukrainian Pysanka Festival
The Vegreville Country Fair and Exhibition Grounds, 4737-45 Avenue, Vegreville, Alberta
Friday, July 7
12:00 p.m.: Pioneer Village Demonstrations opens
Folk Arts opens (Workshop entry until 6:00 p.m.)
Yarmarok Marketplace and Artists Market opens
Beer Gardens Open
Farmers Market until 4:00 p.m. Pysanka writing and Dough Dove making (Folk Arts) until 5:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.: Opening Ceremonies at Multiplex
4:00 p.m.: Flailing at Pioneer Village Craft Corner until 7:00 p.m. (Folk Arts Venue)
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: Polka Ramblers (Band Showcase)
7:00 p.m.: Grandstand Show - approx. 2 hour show ~ $25 Age 13-17 and $30 Age 18 and over
7:30 p.m.: Cultural & Band Showcase closes
8:00 p.m.: Folk Arts closes
9:00 p.m.: Evening Zabava doors open ~ Age 13-17 $15 and Age 18 and over $20 admission
9:00 p.m.: Yarmarok Marketplace and Artists Market closes
Saturday July 8
10:00 a.m.: Pioneer Village Demonstrations opens Folk Arts opens (Workshop entry until 6:00p.m.)
Yarmarok Marketplace and Artists Market opens
Thistle Hill Petting Farm opens until 6:00 p.m.
Farmers Market until 2:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m.: TBD - Workshop at Artists Market
Beer Garden Opens
12:00 p.m.: Flailing at Pioneer Village
Pysanka writing and Dough Dove Making (Folk Arts) until 5:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.: Craft Corner until 4:00 p.m. (Folk Arts Venue)
2:00 p.m.: Grandstand Show - approx. 2 hour show ~ $25 Age 13-17 and $30 Age 18 and over
4:00 p.m.: Pysanka Games
4:30 p.m.: TBD - (Band Showcase)
Flailing at Pioneer Village
7:00 p.m.: Grandstand Show - approx. 2 hour show ~ $25 Age 13-17 and $30 Age 18 and over
7:30 p.m.: Cultural & Band Showcase closes
8:00 p.m.: Folk Arts closes
9:00 p.m.: Yarmarok Marketplace and Artists Market closes
9:00 p.m.: Evening Zabava doors open ~ Age 13-17 $15 and Age 18 and over $20 admission
Sunday July 9
9:00 a.m.: Ukrainian Dance Competitions start (Multiplex)
10:00 a.m.: Pioneer Village Demonstrations opens Folk Arts opens (workshop entry until 2:00 p.m.)
Yarmarok Marketplace and Artists' Market opens
Thistle Hill Petting Farm opens until 2:00 p.m.
Farmers Market until 2:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m.: Beer Garden Opens
Sunflower Painting Workshop at Artists Market Craft Corner until 1:00 p.m. (Folk Arts Venue)
Flailing at Pioneer Village
2:00 p.m.: Grandstand Show - approx. 2 hour show ~ $25 Age 13-17 and $30 Age 18 and over
TBD -Korali Workshops (west of Pioneer Village)
3:30 p.m. TBD -Korali Workshops (west of Pioneer Village)
4:00 p.m.: Beer Gardens closes Yarmarok Marketplace and Artists Market closes Folk Arts Closes
Tickets:
Free main gate admission Grandstand: $25 Age 13-17 and $30 Age 18 and over
Children 12 and under FREE
Evening Zabava: Age 13-17 $15 and Age 18 and over $20 admission
Welcome to Vegreville's 50th Annual Ukrainian Pysanka Festival on July 7-9.
Come experience the Ukrainian Culture! Vegreville Alberta's 3-day showcase of Ukrainian Culture on July 7, 8, 9. FREE gate admission, and many free attractions! Folk Art Displays, Demonstrations, Workshops and Information Sessions, Grandstand Shows, Evening Dances, Beer Garden, Ukrainian Dance Competitions, Cultural & Band Showcase, Yarmarok Marketplace, delicious Ukrainian Food, and more!
~ delicious authentic Ukrainian food: some of the best hearty comfort food
~ attend virtual Cultural Variety Showcase--instrumentalists, bands, vocalists!
~ smell the aroma of fresh baked peech oven bread... and the taste of this bread is like no other! Curbside pickup available
~ go back in time to view virtual demonstrations of blacksmithing, leather working and more
~ tap your foot to some upbeat LIVE Ukrainian music
~ visit the Yarmarok marketplace - online and a one-day in-person market
~ camping available at the festival grounds please see Camping and Hotels for more information
In the early seventies an idea was brought forward by some citizens of Vegreville of Ukrainian descent. Vegreville, being a centre of Ukrainian settlement in northeastern Alberta, might be a logical place for hosting a Ukrainian festival. Such an event, which could become an annual attraction, might be a most innovative and appropriate way to exhibit and preserve some of the finest aspects of our cultural heritage. It could also provide one of the best opportunities for the young generation to learn about their rich culture and for the people in general, to share in the understanding of each other's ethnic values through music, song and dance.
So the Festival is now five decades old and has, in that time, observed the Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine, the Centenary of the arrival of Ukrainian immigrants in Canada, and the realization of independence for Ukraine. They anticipate the Festival observing many such events into the new millennium.
