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Dożynki Festival Weekend at Corpus Christi Church
The 35th annual Dożynki Polish Harvest Festival at Corpus Christi Church in Buffalo, New York will take place this weekend on August 15, 16 and 17. The word Dożynki means a celebration of harvest and is a centuries old tradition by farmers in rural Poland.
The weekend long celebration will include traditional Polish food, music and drink. Festival highlights include music by the Melody Lane, Special Delivery, The Buffalo Touch and Phocus, the 7th Annual Buffalo’s Best Pierogi Contest on Saturday, August 16 at 4:30pm and the Harvest Mass on Sunday, August 17 at 11:30am.
The festival opens on Friday, August 15 at 6:30pm and closes on Sunday, August 17 at 8:00pm.
Corpus Christi Church was founded in 1898 and is located in the heart of East Buffalo’s Historic Polonia. It is on the state and national lists of historic places.
For more information about the festival, visit http://dozynki.corpuschristibuffalo.org.
Removed Cupola on Display for Public this Week
Corpus Christi Church is inviting the public to come this week and view cupola that was removed from the north tower on Friday, August 8th before it is sent to be dismantled.
Hours to view:
Monday through Thursday (2:00pm-6:00pm)
During Dożynki Polish Harvest Festival
Friday (6:00pm-10:00pm)
Saturday and Sunday (Noon-6:00pm)
To view, enter via Corpus Christi’s parking lot on Clark Street.
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The church will also be taking $25.00 deposits during this time for a memento to be made from the copper of the cupola. Money raised from mementos will go to Preservation Fund for church.
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