Festival Line-Up & Activities in September 2022
On the → TRIBUTE STAGE
Music Studio by Eliza
Music Studio by Eliza Idec Students from the Music Studio by Eliza Idec will perform on the Kid's Stage at the Taste of Polonia Festival on Monday, September 5, 2022 at 3:30 pm. The Music [...]
Kapela Ziandary
Kapela Ziandary - Ziandary Band Kapela Ziandary, a unique Highlander band, will perform on the World Music Stage at the Taste of Polonia Festival on Monday, September 5, 2022 at 2:00 pm. Influenced by the [...]
Nadiya
Nadiya Ukrainian Children’s Choir " Nadiya " means HOPE in Ukrainian, and we hope you will join us for the unique performance by the Nadiya Ukrainian Children's Choir combined with students from the Oberig Vocal [...]
Touring Poland
Touring Poland with Peter Greenberg We invite you to enjoy two full length films hosted by Peter Greenberg. Touring Poland has never been more interesting and fun. Both films will be shown during our Taste [...]
Dolina
Dolina Polish Folk Dancers The Dolina Polish Folk-Dance Family started from a small group in Minneapolis in 1949 and has grown over the past 73 years to include children's and teen dance groups, a choir, [...]
Copernican Award 2022
Copernican Award 2022 The 2022 Copernican Award will be presented to CECYLIA ROZNOWSKA on Sunday, September 4th at 2pm. Cecylia Roznowska, the founder of Polonia Polish Folk Song & Dance Ensemble, earned her bachelor's and [...]
Institute of National Remembrance
The Institute of National Remembrance Presents: Smak Historii z Instytutem Pamięci Narodowej • (In English Below) Przystanek Historia Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej został powołany w Konsulacie RP w Chicago, w roku stulecia odzyskania niepodległości przez [...]
Absolute Phase
Absolute Phase GENRE: Rock Formed in 2019, this hard hitting four piece rock band consists of layered vocals, tasteful guitar licks, a full bass foundation, and driving drum beats to invoke an all-encompassing interactive listening [...]
Kids Police Academy
Kids' Police Academy We're happy to have the Kids' Police Academy returning to the Taste of Polonia Festival in 2022. Bring your children to the Kids' Zone on Saturday at 2:30pm and/or Sunday at 1:30pm [...]
AAC Eagles Soccer
AAC Eagles Chicago Soccer We will enjoy a soccer program presented by the AAC Eagles Chicago Soccer on both Saturday (3:30 pm) and Sunday (1:30 pm) during the Taste of Polonia Festival on the Kid's [...]
Art Exhibits
Art Exhibits in the Annex Four Art Exhibits will be displayed in the Copernicus Center Annex each day of the Taste of Polonia Festival 2022. “Local Light” Watercolors by Maria Delton “Masterpieces Project” by [...]
Ian Maksin
Ian Maksin GENRE: Classical, Pop, World Music We're proud to welcome back cellist, composer and multilingual vocalist IAN MAKSIN to the Copernicus Center. Ian will perform his original music including the new single in Ukrainian, [...]
Polonia Potpourri Concert
Polonia Potpourri Concert GENRE: Classical • Saturday, 9/03/2022, 4pm in the Theater The Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra returns to Taste of Polonia Festival for a fifth program celebrating Polish culture and music. Enjoy popular classical selections, [...]
POLANIE Song & Dance Ensemble Detroit
POLANIE Song & Dance Ensemble Detroit In 1996, POLANIE Song & Dance Ensemble Detroit was founded by Christine Kryszko and Audra Cauchon, the group’s first director and choreographer, respectively. POLANIE membership consists mainly of [...]
Loving Vincent
Loving Vincent - the world's first fully painted feature film Saturday 9/3/2022 @ 12pm & 7pm LOVING VINCENT brings the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story. Every [...]
AuxNoise
AuxNoise GENRE: Rock peppered with punk, reggae, funk dance grooves AuxNoise will have their first appearance at the Taste of Polonia Festival in 2022 on the World Music Stage on Sunday at 5:30pm. AuxNoise was [...]
School of Rock 9-4-2022
School of Rock Chicago GENRE: Rock | Rock n' Roll School of Rock is a performance-based music school for kids aged 8-18, located in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Since 2006, we have been training Chicago’s next [...]
Kata Chicago Judo Club
Kata Chicago Judo Club Enjoy a demonstration from Kata Chicago Judo Club. Led by Sensei Kasia, Katarzyna Lapinska-Jablonski, kids of various ages will show their talents. WHAT IS JUDO? This Japanese martial art was founded [...]
Urban Nature
Urban Nature Digital Series We’re happy to say that during our 2022 Festival we will have screenings of the amazing WTTW / Chicago PBS digital series ”Urban Nature.” We will have screenings of seasons one [...]
Eddie Wojcik Polka Tribute
Eddie Wojcik Polka Tribute Band GENRE: Polka It is with great emotion and sincerity that we present the “Eddie Wojcik Polka Tribute Band.” During the 1950’s and 1960’s, The Eddie Wojcik Orchestra was one of [...]
Chopin Choir
Chopin Choir - Chór Fryderyka Chopina The Chopin Choir will sing during mass on Sunday and perform a concert of Polish melodies afterward. The Chopin Choir was founded 24 years ago on the initiative [...]
Spoken Four
Spoken Four Band GENRE: Dance, 60's thru today's Rock, Pop, Top 40, R&B and Country Spoken Four performs high energy party covers spanning the 60's through today's Top 40. You will hear everything from the [...]
ODE
ODE GENRE: Indie Rock In ancient Greek "ode" means "to sing," in Bosnian it means "to leave," in Chicago ode means a five piece indie rock group that specializes in combining elements of Balkan folk, [...]
Tributosaurus
Tributosaurus Band → GENRE: Rock | Pop Tributosaurus becomes ... R.E.M. → This band is literal ... When they say "become" they mean it and will reproduce the music to PERFECTION. For the last decade, [...]
Polka Generations
Polka Generations Band GENRE: Polka Music About Polka Generations The Polka Generations play that old fashion "Chicago" honky style music for you. They are members of these great polka organizations: International Polka Assocaition, American Polka [...]
Casino
Nick's Casino → CASINO HOURS 2022: Friday: 6pm to 9pm • Saturday, Sunday & Monday: 2pm to 9pm The Casino, or "Nick's Casino," will again be located inside the air conditioned Copernicus Center. The south [...]
Polish Winged Hussar
Polish Winged Hussar A fully costumed Polish Winged Hussar (Mike Sieczkowski) will be strolling the Taste of Polonia Festival grounds on Saturday and Sunday. Mike Sieczkowski, the Polish Hussar, will be with us on Saturday [...]
Mary Macaroni
Mary Macaroni Beloved children's entertainer Holy baloney, it's Mary Macaroni! This Kindie artist is a singer, songwriter, guitarist AND magician known for her catchy sing-a longs and hilarious magic! Kids get to help Mary with [...]
Heartless
Heartless Band Genre: Mixed Rock The Midwest’s Premier Tribute to the music of Heart From the release of their first album in 1976 to their 2013 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, [...]
7th Heaven
7th Heaven Band → GENRE: Rock & Pop 7th Heaven band is an experience you just have to see and hear! 7th Heaven has reached #1 on the Midwest Billboard Charts three times in the [...]
BiG SUiT
BiG SUiT GENRE: Classic Rock (Talking Heads tribute) BiG SUiT is a special tribute for Talking Heads fans. They are a Chicago-based collective of nine musicians. Frontman Jason Krause brings an astonishing take on David [...]
Nowator
NOWATOR Zapraszamy na koncert NOWATORA w Chicago podczas festiwalu TASTE OF POLONIA 2022! NOWATOR Nowator (Paweł Lipski) jest polskim raperem, wokalistą, a także muzykiem i kompozytorem. Jest cenionym artystą, wykorzystującym muzykę hip-hopową, reggae, dancehall, funk, [...]
Stachursky
Stachursky GENRE: Pop 9/3 @ 8:30 + 9/5 @ 5:30 Stachursky w Chicago! Już we wrześniu zapraszamy wszystkich fanów na dwa koncerty Stachurskiego, które odbędą się w ramach festiwalu Taste of Polonia. Jacek [...]
Tea at Chopin’s
Tea at Chopin’s Enjoy an afternoon matinee by the Academy of the Paderewski Symphony Orchestra (PaSo). " Tea at Chopin's " will feature the talented PaSo students playing a variety of melodies created by Poland's [...]
Polish Mass
MASS ~ In Polish Sunday - 11 am A old Taste of Polonia Festival tradition is mass on Sunday morning. Join us for Roman Catholic Mass in our theater at 11am. The Mass will be [...]
Think Floyd USA
Think Floyd USA (TFUSA) GENRE: Classic Rock Chicago's number one Floyd tribute! Enjoy Pink Floyd with all the sights and sounds you would expect from what Full Throttle Magazine called, “The best kept secret in [...]
The Polkaholics
The Polkaholics GENRE: Punk Rock Polka Since 1997, The Polkaholics have been playing a high-speed collision of polka and rock, creating a sound that is simultaneously new and old. As noted by Mary Houlihan of [...]
CTA – Chicago Tribute Band
CTA (Chicago Tribute Anthology) GENRE: Pop (Chicago style) CTA - Chicago Tribute Anthology performs the music of the band CHICAGO. Close your eyes and you won't know it not the original band. You will think [...]
Mucca Pazza
Mucca Pazza Band GENRE: Interdisciplinary instrumental music Mucca Pazza is an intrepid interdisciplinary instrumental music ensemble from Chicago, IL. Since 2004, they have made a name for themselves playing alarmingly danceable music composed and arranged [...]
ARRA
ARRA BAND GENRE: Classic Rock ARRA is one of the best and largest drawing classic rock tribute bands in the Chicagoland area and has been for the past three decades. The band was also voted [...]
Deleted Society
Deleted Society Band GENRE: Rock, Pop, Alternative Deleted Society will be back at the Taste of Polonia Festival in 2022 on the World Music Stage on Sunday at 7pm. Deleted Society was created in 2015 [...]
Led Zeppelin 2
Led Zeppelin 2 GENRE: Hard Rock LED ZEPPELIN 2: The Live Experience recreates the sights, sounds, and pure rock & roll euphoria of a prime Led Zeppelin concert. The musicians/songwriters are from the best of [...]
KOMBII
KOMBII GENRE: Pop-rock KOMBII - Legenda polskiej muzyki rockowej na koncercie w Chicago! Już 4 września podczas Festiwalu Taste of Polonia usłyszymy największe przeboje zespołu Kombii, które towarzyszą fanom od 40 lat. KOMBII - to [...]
Polonia Ensemble Dancers
Polonia Polish Folk Song & Dance Ensemble This Polonia Polish Folk Song & Dance Ensemble of Chicago is a student ensemble dedicated to promoting the Polish folklore through high-quality performances of Polish folk songs and [...]
Keith Stras & Polka Confetti
Keith Stras & Polka Confetti → GENRE: Polka Keith Stras & Polkas go hand in hand.. Keith Stras has worked in every aspect of Polka Music. In 2016 he’s celebrating a 40 year career in [...]
Four C Notes
Four C Notes ► GENRE: Pop (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons) We welcome the Four C Notes for their first performance at the Taste of Polonia Festival. Recreating the music of Frankie Valli and [...]
Libido Funk Circus
Libido Funk Circus GENRE: Dance | Pop From diehards to brand new fans, everyone seems to be asking the exact same questions about Chicago’s premiere dance and party band, Libido Funk Circus: “Where do they [...]
The Relevant
The Relevant GENRE: Alternative Rock The Relevant is an original Alternative Rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. Fans loved them during past fest and they'll have the opportunity again Saturday, September 3, 2022 ~ 5:30pm [...]
Krystyna Giżowska
Krystyna Giżowska Krystyna Giżowska w Chicago! Zapraszamy na koncert Krystyny Giżowskiej do Copernicus Center już 5 września o godzinie 4pm. Podczas występu usłyszymy wszystkie największe przeboje artystki, takie jak: „Złote obrączki”, „Przeżyłam z tobą tyle [...]
Gentlemen of Leisure
Gentlemen of Leisure Band - Gents → GENRE: Jazz | Hip-Hop | Motown The Gentlemen of Leisure Band and Review, affectionately known as the 'Gents,' offer a musical smorgasbord to satisfy even the most discrete [...]
Hairbanger’s Ball
Hairbanger’s Ball Band GENRE: 80's Rock 30 years ago, bands like Bon Jovi, Poison, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Motley Crue were selling millions of records and playing sold out concerts all over the world. Today, [...]
Out of Storage
Out of Storage → GENRE: Classic Rock Out of Storage is a woman fronted classic rock band, playing music from every decade since the 1960's. We play uptempo, danceable music from well known bands such [...]
Dance Workout
Dance Workout with Dzika Fitness → Kids' Zone This is an awesome workout while dancing to great music and burning a ton of calories without even realizing it. Join this family fun event led by [...]
Karate Demonstrations
Karate Demonstrations by Gen-Ki Karate Saturday, Sunday and Monday 2022 - Labor Day Weekend During the demonstration the public will see students at different levels and ages from 3 years and older. Students will perform [...]
ABC Dance Academy
ABC Dance Academy The Academy has been part of the Taste of Polonia Festival since 2009. The crowd always enjoys the various dance routines: ballet, Latin, hip-hop, jazz, break-dancing and more. The Dance Academy students [...]
School of Rock
School of Rock Chicago GENRE: Rock | Rock n' Roll School of Rock is a performance-based music school for kids aged 8-18, located in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Since 2006, we have been training Chicago’s next [...]
Lajkonik
Lajkonik Song & Dance Ensemble The Polish song & dance ensemble Lajkonik, is a group which focuses on promoting Polish folk culture through artistic dances, passionate songs and colorful performances. Lajkonik’s four performing groups present [...]
Campanella Children’s Choir
Campanella Children's Choir We are thrilled to have the gifted Campanella Choir perform on Saturday at this year's Taste of Polonia Festival 2022. For 20 years Campanella Choir lead by their Artistic Director, Marianna Kosaya, [...]
Clowns Bubu and Awee
Clowns Bubu and Awee Clowns Bubu and Awee are a beloved part of the Taste of Polonia Festival and will thrill children young and old again this year in the Kid's Zone! It's nonstop fun [...]
In the Annex
– Cooking classes –
– Vodka Tasting –
In the Lobby
– Casino → 2 pm – 10 pm –
Play Blackjack, Texas Hold’em, Roulette, and Money wheel in the south lobby.
– Full Bar –
Enjoy the variety of Spirits, Wine & soft drinks in our air conditioned Lobby bar
Directions & Parking We recommend the FREE SHUTTLE or Public Transportation.