Polish Fest

Polish Fest is an annual ethnic festival held at the Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was established in 1982.

[1] The event, along with Summerfest and many ethnic and cultural festivals held throughout the city, give Milwaukee the nickname "City of Festivals."

By 1905, Polish Milwaukeeans were the community's second-largest ethnic group, second only to the Germans.

[2] The community built a permanent center for social and cultural promotion, and the Polish Center of Wisconsin was opened in Franklin, Wisconsin, in August 2000.

[4] Since no Polish Fest was held in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 39th was deferred to 2021, before being cancelled a second consecutive year.