Spirit
of Ukrainian
Heritage
2026
Silver Spring, MD
Parking on us
Ukrainian
Festival
Fri 4 PM · Sat 11 AM · Sun 12 PM
Silver Spring, Maryland
your dancing shoes
What's happening
on the grounds
Three days, two stages, a beer garden, a kitchen open from morning until late, and fifty years of Ukrainian D.C. on full display.
Live music
all weekend
From traditional folk ensembles to contemporary rock bands! Full schedule coming soon.
Varenyky,
borsch,
holubtsi
and more
A full Ukrainian kitchen run by parishioners and visiting chefs. Open from 11 AM until late each day.
Vendors & makers
Embroidery, vyshyvanky, pysanky, ceramics, books.
Kids zone
Pysanky decorating, folk craft, face painting, the under-21 ticket is on us.
→Kozak
Beer Garden
Lviv lagers, kvas, cherry beer, late-night music and dancing under the stars.
→Exhibits & talks
Ukraine in war. Photo exhibit.
Three days, one weekend
Pick a day to see the full lineup. Every set is included with admission, except the workshops marked ticketed.
On the stages
Fourteen acts on two stages. Hopak, harmonies, brass and bandura, an honest amount of rock.
Voloshky
Bandurist Capella
Rock Sich
Iskra Children’s Choir
A taste of home
A working kitchen, not a food court. Recipes from grandmothers in Lviv, Kyiv, Poltava and right here in Maryland.
VarenykyClassic
Potato & farmer’s cheese pierogi, brown butter, dill sour cream
Holubtsi
Stuffed cabbage, slow-braised pork & rice, tomato sugo
Borscht
Beet & beef, smoked sausage, garlic pampushky
Salo & PicklesBeer Garden
Cured pork fat, rye, house mustard, dill cucumbers
Deruny
Crispy potato pancakes, mushroom cream, scallion
MedivnykSweet
Layered honey cake, walnut, sour cream frosting
Kozak
beer
garden
Open Friday through Sunday with Ukrainian lagers, sour cherry varenukha, kvas on tap and a DJ on Saturday after sunset.
Forty-plus makers
in the bazaar
Heritage crafts, contemporary studios, and a few nonprofits. Cash and card accepted at every booth.
Vyshyvanka Atelier
Petrykivka House
Pysanky Studio
Kobzar Books
Trembita Records
Carpathian Wool
Honey of Kyiv
Kovalstvo Forge
Lviv Coffee Co.
Stand With Ukraine
Korovai Bakery
Sloboda Ceramics
Come hungry,
stay late,
bring family.
Address
15100 New Hampshire Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20905
Hours
Fri 4 – 11 PM
Sat 11 AM – 11 PM
Sun 12 – 8 PM
Admission
$20 weekend pass
Under 21 free
Free parking
Getting there
15 min from Silver Spring Metro
Shuttle every 20 min · Sat – Sun