The official Opening ceremony for the Montreal Ukrainian Festival 2010 will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2010, at 12pm at Parc de l’Ukraine. The site will be open to visitors on Friday evening, September 10, 2010, at 6pm.
Friday September 10th 2010 6pm – 10pm (BEER GARDEN)
Saturday September 11th 2010 10am – 10pm
Sunday September 12th 2010 10am – 5pm
The Montreal Ukrainian Festival will showcase performances by various Ukrainian, Canadian and Quebec artists, singers, dancers, comedians and choirs.
Throughout the day, festival-goers will be able to browse through many kiosks featuring Ukrainian cuisine, folk art and crafts, local businesses and information booths.
To keep the young ones entertained, the Montreal Ukrainian Festival will offer a supervised children’s area with games, face painting and other fun activities.
Directions
Parc de l’Ukraine is on the corner of 12th Avenue and Bellechasse across from St-Sophie’s Ukrainian Church
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Directions via Public Transport (STM)
- Joliette Metro station (green line)
Take the 67 bus (St-Michel) north until Bellechasse. Walk 1 block east.
- St-Michel Metro station (blue line)
Take the 67 bus (St-Michel) south until Bellechasse. Walk 1 block east.
- Beaubien Metro station (orange line)
Take the 18 bus (Beaubien) east until St-Michel Blvd. Walk 1 block south to rue de l’Ukraine, then 1 block east.
- Rosemont Metro station (orange line)
Take the 197 bus (Rosemont) east until St-Michel Blvd. Walk 1 block north to Bellechasse, then 1 block east.
If you didn’t get your fix from Friday’s opening day uploads, here are the rest of photos and videos from the festival:
Another successful year with some great bands and luckily very nice weather. MadHeads XL were especially a real treat to see, brought in all the way from Ukraine. Even Toronto mayoral candidate Rob Ford was seen out and about during the festival, meeting and greeting with the attendees.
