Downtown Shenandoah Schedules 11th Annual Kielbasi Festival

The 11th annual Shenandoah Kielbasi Festival will be hold on May 19, 2018 on North Main Street in the borough.

The event, which is sponsored by the revitalization group Downtown Shenandoah Inc., will be held from 11:00am to 5:00pm.

The event will include Kielbasi from Shenandoah's very own the Capitol Food Market, Kowalonek’s Kielbasy Shop, and Lucky’s Kielbasi Shop and Deli.

The event include a homemade kielbasa contest featuring private kielbasi makers using recipes that often have been handed down over generations. The contest will have fresh and smoked categories with contestants competing for the “coveted” Pig Trophy.

Judges for the contest will again include commercial kielbasi makers Mark Kowalonek of Kowalonek’s Kielbasy Shop, Mike Stanakis of the Capitol Food Store, and Dave Lukashunas of Lucky’s Deli,

The festival will also include Ateeco Inc., Shenandoah, maker of Mrs. T’s Pierogies, plus Polish pottery, Matrushka dolls, straw ornaments and various eastern European crafts.

There will also be live polka music by the All-American Polka Band, a wide variety of ethnic and American food plus games for children and numerous vendors.

The Greater Shenandoah Area Historical Society’s headquarters and museum at 201 S. Main St. and the Schuylkill Historical Fire Society’s museum at 105 S. Jardin St. will also be open during the festival and attract numerous visitors.

Organizers are still looking for volunteers for the event as well.