2026 Events Schedule
30th Annual Friends of Polish Art Fine Arts Competition Announcement
Announcement Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2026
Accepting Applications: Immediately – See competition tab for requirements and application
Location – The Galeria @ Orchard Lake School Campus, 3535 Commerce Township, MI. 48324
2026 Estelle Wachtel-Torres, MD Adult and Suzanne Marie Margaret Sloat Youth Literary Competitions Announcement
Announcement Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
See competition tab for requirements and applications
Location – 2615 W. 12 Mile Road, Ste 118, Berkley, Mi. 48072-1627
FPA Board Meeting
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026 (Tentative)
Time: 6:00 pm
Location – Polish American Congress Office/American Polish Cultural Center, 2975 East Maple Rd (15 Mile Rd) at Dequindre Rd., Troy, MI.
Poetry & Life (Polish poet and Nobel Prize laureate, Wisława Szymborska) – Purchase tickets @ American Polish Cultural Ctr
Date: Sunday, June 14, 2026
Doors: 2:00 pm Performance: 2:30 pm
Location – American Polish Cultural Center, 2975 East Maple Rd (15 Mile Rd) at Dequindre Rd., Troy, MI.
Scholaris Minoris pro Musica Antiqua (Youth Renaissance Music Group from Poniatowa, Poland)
Date: July 10 – 22, 2026
Time: Various
Location – See website blog tab for schedule of dates and locations
FPA Annual Picnic & Fundraiser (More info to follow)
Date: Sunday, July 26, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm
Location – The Galeria – Orchard Lake School Campus, 3535 Commerce Township, MI. 48324.
78th Annual ACPC Convention (Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of USA Independence)
Date: Aug. 12 – Aug. 15, 2026 (see the ACPC website or Polish Heritage newsletter for convention details & reservations)
Welcome: Wednesday, Aug. 12 @ 6:00 pm
Location – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2026 Estelle Wachtel-Torres, MD Adult and Suzanne Marie Margaret Sloat Youth Literary Competitions Deadline
Deadline Date: Saturday, Aug 14, 2026 (To be confirmed)
See competition tab for requirements and applications
Location – 2615 W. 12 Mile Road, Ste 118, Berkley, Mi. 48072-1627
30th Annual Friends of Polish Art Fine Arts Competition Deadline
Deadline Date: Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2026
See competition tab for requirements and application
Location – The Galeria @ Orchard Lake School Campus, 3535 Commerce Township, MI. 48324
Annual Polish Day Parade
Date: Saturday, Aug. 29. 2026
Parade begins: 4:00 pm (Parade forms @ 3:00 pm)
Location – 1 City Square, Warren, MI. (Parade Assembly Area – Cousino High School – 30333 Hoover Rd, Warren, MI 48093)
