Your Festival Guide
Taste of Polonia 2026 is officially in the books! Relive the magic with our full 2026 schedule below. See you September 3–6, 2027!
Theater Stage
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Friday
- 5:00 PM Grand Opening of the Festival
- 5:30 PM Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra. Poland Remembered – Open Rehearsal
- 7:00 PM Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra. Poland Remembered
- 8:15 PM Chicago Stories: Legendary Blizzards (WTTW)
- 9:15 PM Chicago Stories: Iconic Foods (WTTW)
Saturday
- 12:00 PM Pianoforte
- 1:30 PM ABC Dance Academy
- 2:45 PM Oberek & Co. Polish Folk Dance
- 4:00 PM Polanie Song & Dance Ensemble
- 4:15 PM Discover Chicago
- 4:40 PM Polanie Song & Dance Ensemble
- 5:30 PM Alexis Archer Princess of Polonia
- 7:00 PM Feel
- 9:00 PM Ørganek
Sunday
- 11:00 AM Holy Mass
- 12:00 PM Chopin Choir
- 12:45 PM Ballet Folklorico de Chicago
- 1:15 PM Discover Chicago
- 1:30 PM Wesoly Lud Polish Folk Dance Company
- 2:00 PM Chicago Cubs
- 3:45 PM Wesoly Lud Polish Folk Dance Company
- 5:00 PM Tribute to Violetta Villas
- 6:00 PM July Trio
- 7:30 PM Mlynn Sea Shanties
- 9:00 PM Michał Wiśniewski Akustycznie
Monday
- 12:00 PM Chicago Stories
- 1:00 PM Polonijna Orkiestra Chicago
- 2:00 PM Juchasi Highlander Dance Group
- 3:00 PM Mellow Honey
- 4:30 PM Paid Vacation
- 6:00 PM Michał Wiśniewski Akustycznie
- 8:00 PM Ørganek
Tribute Stage
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Friday
- 5:00 PM The Polkaholics
- 6:30 PM The PriSSillas
- 8:30 PM Pink Talking Fish
Saturday
- 12:00 PM The Wonderers
- 1:15 PM Polka Generations
- 3:00 PM Fuze
- 4:45 PM The Fortunate Sons
- 6:30 PM The Neverly Brothers
- 8:30 PM Hi Infidelity
Sunday
- 12:00 PM Keith Stras and Polka Confetti
- 1:15 PM School of Rock Park Ridge
- 2:45 PM No Turn on Red
- 4:30 PM Chicago Tribute Anthology
- 6:15 PM The Wayouts
- 8:30 PM The Phil Collins Experience
Monday
- 12:00 PM Eddie Wojcik Tribute Band
- 1:30 PM Johnny Russler & The Beach Bum Band
- 3:30 PM Horizon
- 5:30 PM 28 Days
- 7:30 PM Slippery When Wet
Kids Stage
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Friday
- 5:30 PM Zootopia
- 7:30 PM Zootopia 2
Saturday
- 12:30 PM Junior Jam
- 1:30 PM Gen Ki Karate
- 2:00 PM Egg Races w/ Prizes
- 2:30 PM Taste of Polonia @ O’Hare: Ornament Workshop
- 3:15 PM Minute to Win It Games
- 4:00 PM Małopolska Bead Necklace Workshops
- 4:30 PM Limbo
- 5:00 PM The SpongeBob Movie Screening
Sunday
- 12:30 PM Hoppers. Movie Screening
- 2:20 PM Dzika Fitness Dance Workout
- 3:00 PM Małopolska Bead necklace Workshops
- 3:30 PM Storytime with JP-CPL
- 4:00 PM Magical Myster AJ
- 4:45 PM Egg Races w/ Prizes
- 5:00 PM The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Monday
- 12:30 PM Dance Party
- 1:30 PM Gen Ki Karate
- 2:15 PM Egg Races w/ Prizes
- 2:45 PM Limbo
- 3:00 PM Dance and Sing like a Highlander with Juchasi
- 3:30 PM Dzika Fitness Dance Workout
- 4:00 PM Taste of Polonia @ O’Hare: Ornament Workshop
- 4:30 PM Minute to Win It Games
- 5:00 PM Elio. Movie Screening
