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The 26th annual Ukrainian Folk Festival, an outdoor summer concert celebrating Ukraine's independence, is being staged Aug. 27 from noon to 8 p.m. in Horsham, Pennsylvania.

The full essence of Ukrainian folk art, song, music and dance can be experienced from the rich color and deep symbolism of the pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg) to the rhythm and power of hopak, an ethnic dance, to the Kolomiyka polka.

A sampling of events includes an outdoor summer stage concert and show from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and a public social dance from 4:30 to 8.

Also featured will be homemade Ukrainian foods and baked goods, a barbecue pit, standard picnic fare, a kids' fun area, vendors grove, arts and crafts displays and bazaar, refreshments, and live re-enactments.

Among the dancers, musicians, singers, ensembles and re-enactors that will perform include the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Vox Ethnika Orchestra, violinist Innesa Tymochko Dekajlo, singer-songwriter Iryna Lonchyna, Iskra Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Living in Song Chamber Choir, and Banner of Jasna Gora.

The artistic unity at the event is meant to underscore the theme United Ukraine: United with US, honoring the United States' support of Ukraines commitment to a self-determined democratic future, and the creation of permanent bonds of friendship between the two countries. This years festival honors these special relationships and developments.

The festival will be held at the Ukrainian American Sport Center at Lower State and County Line roads in Horsham.

Admission is $15; students are $10 and children under age 15 are free. Parking is free.

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26th annual folk festival honors the culture of Ukraine - The Intelligencer