SlavFest 2025

This year’s festival is bigger than ever! Enjoy live music from Ish, Vox Ethno, Balkany, Klezmer Rebs, Krackerjack, Cosmonauts, Wososi, and Mehana — plus traditional Polish, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian dancing.

Go and try yummy food from the Slavic and Balkan stalls (pierogi, borscht, burek, kielbasa (Polish smoked sausage), Hungarian fried bread, blini, pirozhki), artisan crafts, kids’ workshops, and hands-on cultural fun.

Entertainment will be going on for the whole day:
10:10 AM – Mihi Whakatau (Welcome Ceremony) @ PLAZA
10:30 AM – Wososi @ PLAZA

Slav Fest 2025 – Stage program in The Theatre
10:55 AM – Klezmer Rebs
11:45 AM – Bulgarian Dancing (Dance Performance)
12:10 PM – Mehana
1:00 PM – Vinok (Dance Performance)
1:25 PM – Vox Ethno
2:15 PM – Orleta + Orzel (Dance Performance)
3:00 PM – Krakerjack
3:50 PM – Balkany
4:40 PM – Cosmonauts
5:30 PM – Ish
6:20 PM – Closing Ceremony

SLAV FEST - WORKSHOPS PROGRAM @ DRAMA 1 studio
Free Entry
Workshops for kids and adults. Get involved and try something fun. Creative sessions, dance, craft, cupcake decorations and movie – all celebrating Eastern European culture!
10:45 – 11:05 AM Dance: Bulgarian Balkan (Kolo) dance Workshop with Lilia (20 min)
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Watch: Eastern European Animation – Beautiful, short movies
12:00 – 12:30 PM Dance Workshop: Polish Folk Dance with Orleta + Orzel (30 min)
12:45 – 1:15 PM Make: Cup Cake Decoration Workshop for kids– Session 1
1:30 – 2:10 PM Make: Cup Cake Decoration Workshop for kids – Session 2
2:30 – 3:00 PM Play: Balkany Percussion Workshop (30 min)
3:10 – 4:00 PM Dance: Folkloric Alphabet: Bulgarian Kolo with Milen
Milen will take you on a journey through different regions of Bulgaria, exploring the unique styles and rhythms of traditional Kolo dances (40 min)
4:15 – 5:00 PM Watch: Eastern European Animation – Final screening
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM @ DRAMA 1

Russian School will organize kids' Craft Workshop

Create traditional crafts and explore Slavic heritage through art.