Upcoming Polish Events in Michigan
September 2026
Sept 26: Goralska Jesień Zabawa (Highlander's Fall Banquet) (Our Lady of Częstochowa Parish) — 3100 18 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights, 7:00 pm. Info: Our Lady of Częstochowa Parish FB site, parisholc.org
Sept 27–Oct 4: Pulaski Days Festival — Knights of St. Casimir Aid Society, 6th Street Hall and 5th Street Hall, Grand Rapids. Info: Pulaski Day Committee Inc., Info: Polish Falcons FB site , email: pulaskidaysgr@gmail.com
Sept 27: Celebrating Polish Heritage with Piast Institute — 11633 Joseph Campau, Hamtramck, 2:00 pm. Info: Piast Institute FB site, Tel: (313) 733-4535
October 2026
Oct 3: 65th Anniversary Party - American Polish Century Club, 33204 Maple Lane, Sterling Heights, 5:00 Holy Mass, 6:00 pm cocktail hour. Info: American-Polish Century Club FB site, Tel: (586) 264-7990.
Oct 3: 30th Annual Fine Arts Competition Opening & Awards Presentation (Friends of Polish Art) — Galeria, Orchard Lake School campus, 3535 Commerce Rd, Orchard Lake; doors 2:00 pm, awards 3:00 pm. Info: friendsofpolishart.org
Oct 4: Pulaski Day observance — 10:00 am Holy Mass at Our Lady of the Scapular Parish, followed by procession to Pulaski Park, then program and dinner at PAVA Post 95, 2935 11th St, Wyandotte. Info: PAVA Post 95 FB site, Tel: (734) 283-5330.
Oct 4: St. Albertus Polish Music Noon Mass (honoring Polish American Heritage Month) — Detroit, 12:00 pm. Info: St Albertus website
Oct 4: Chopiniana — American Polish Cultural Center, Troy, 3:00–5:00 pm. Info: (248) 689-3636, APCC Website
Oct 8: 2026 National Pierogi Day — American Polish Cultural Center, Troy, 12:00 pm. Info: (248) 689-3636, APCC website
Oct 10: 250th Birthday of the United States Gala (PAC Michigan Division with APCS) — American Polish Cultural Center, Troy, 6:00 pm. Info: (313) 365-9400, Email: 250apcs@gmail.com or APCS Website
Oct 10: Bonfire — Ann Arbor Polonia Association, Brighton Recreation Area (Migizi Cabin), 4:30–9:30 pm. Info: AAPA FB site
Oct 11: Banana Festival — St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Parish, 3151 Farnsworth, Detroit, 12:00 pm. Info: St Hyacinth FB site
Oct 17: 48th Annual Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan Seminar — American Polish Century Club, 33204 Maple Lane, Sterling Heights (also available virtually), 10:30 am–3:30 pm; open to the public. Info: pgsm.org
Oct 23: Film Screening: Jonnie. National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame, with Kosciuszko Foundation Michigan Chapter — American Polish Cultural Center, 2975 E. Maple Rd, Troy, 6:00 pm. Info: KF-MI
Oct 24: 75th Anniversary Banquet (White Eagle Sport Club) — American Polish Cultural Center, 2975 E. Maple Rd, Troy, 6:00 pm. Info: White Eagle Sport Club FB site
November 2026
Nov 8: St. Albertus Polish Music Noon Mass (Dinner After) — Detroit, 12:00 pm. Info: St Albertus website
Nov 13–15: Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival — organized by Polish Cultural Fund Ann Arbor in cooperation with the Ann Arbor Polonia Association and the University of Michigan Polish Student Association; State Theatre and Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor. Info: annarborpolishfilmfestival.com
Nov 13: Polska Noc z Gwiazdami — American Polish Cultural Center, Troy, 6:30 pm. Info: APCC website
Nov 21: 30th Annual Fine Arts Competition Closing (Friends of Polish Art) — Galeria, Orchard Lake School campus, 3535 Commerce Rd, Orchard Lake; doors 2:00 pm, discussion 2:30 pm. Info: friendsofpolishart.org
December 2026
Dec 3: Annual Copernicus Lecture (The Beauty and Significance of Interwar Polish Popular Music, by Jan Młynarski) - Copernicus Center for Polish Studies at University of Michigan, Rachkham Amphitheater; 5:00-6:30 pm. Info: U-M Copernicus Center; gosiak@umich.edu.