Enjoy authentic Slavic food, beer, and wine at the festival!
Food
The Polacek Family Johnstown Slavic Festival welcomes these food vendors! Please note that food sales begin when the festival opens beginning at 4:00 pm on Friday, and noon on Saturday:'(no food sales earlier). Also, please note that in 2024 there will be no “take-out” sales of food in large containers — we need to have enough food to feed festivalgoers!
All vendors will be selling authentically Slavic food.
- Ace’s: Lamb sandwiches, halupki, kielbasa and kielbasa sandwiches, haluski, pierogis
- Fredo’s Deli: Cevapi, Burek Baklava, Hurmasica
- Steel City Chimney Cakes: Handmade chimney cakes
- Babcia’s Lunchbox: Polish comfort food
- The Darlington Inn: Hungarian Gulija, Stuffed Cabbage, Haluski, Sztrapacaka, Chicken Paprika, Kremes
- Glencoe Gourmet: Nutroll
- Marta’s Wednesday Pierogies: Kielbasa, Pierogies (Wide Variety) Haluski
- Jak’s Bakery (Bulgarian): Banitsa (hand pulled phyllo pastries, filled pastries, Cakes, Salads,
- St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church: Lamb Sandwiches, Cevapi, SARMA (stuffed Cabbage) , Nutroll, baklava.
- St. Clement Church: Haluski
- Old World Catering
- Smoky Meats BBQ
- William Penn Association
- The Phoenix
- Zeke’s Pizza: Pierogie Pizza
Drink
We are pleased to note that we have been able to license the area around the mainstage, so festival patrons may enjoy their alcoholic beverages while watching the mainstage entertainment.
Beers representing different Slavic countries will be available. They are:
- Sarajevsko Dark, Lager, and Lemon (Bosnia)
- Primator (Czech Republic)
- Czechvar (Czech Republic)
- Zywiec, Zywiec Porter (Poland)
Juliska Jell-O shots, made from a mixture of Slivovitz and Kruskovac, will be offered, as well as Slavic spirits and wine.
Craft and Information Vendors
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- Jen Sukenic – Nebula Formations – handmade jewelry – Czech glass jewelry
- First Catholic Slovak Union
- Johnstown Genealogical Society
- Life’s A Treat Bakery – Nutrolls and other baked goods
- Cambria County Historical Society
- Christ the Savior – Religious and other ethnic items
- William Penn Association – Palacinke
- University of Pittsburgh Yugoslav Nationality Room – display and ethnic cookies
- Croatian Hall
- Little Europe – Czech and Slovak ornaments, kitchen towels, jewelry, religious items
- Dolly Yonkoski- embroidered aprons and crafts
- Karen Mesaros Art and Photography – Slovak art and crafts, floral headbands
- Carpatho-Rusyn costumes
- Slovene National Benefit Society Traveling Museum & Gifts