Sharing Ukrainian Spirit in Canada's Festival City

Ukrainian culture has enriched Alberta’s and Canada’s landscape since the first immigrants from Ukraine arrived in the 1880s. We want to celebrate and share this rich culture with our community!

Our vision is to offer the largest celebration of Ukrainian spirit in Alberta – showcasing the best of Ukrainian arts and culture thereby, strengthening the multicultural fabric of this province and of Canada.

UFest Edmonton Ukrainian Festival is a celebration of Ukrainian culture, food, music, visual arts, crafts and dance. This two-day event brings together people of Ukrainian heritage, as well as attracts audiences of many diverse cultures.

This free festival, set in a beautiful city park, features two stages with ongoing musical and dance performers, beer gardens, Ukrainian food vendors, arts, crafts and merchandise vendors, displays, buskers, a coffee tent and more!

The festival program showcases an enormous spectrum of talent, from those at developmental levels to professional performers. It will provide an opportunity for Alberta-based artistic schools and school groups to perform before large audiences and gain much-needed experience.

Our primary goal is to share the richness of Ukrainian culture with all Edmontonians, Albertans, and Canadians to strengthen our common interests and continue to build lasting relationships that recognize the value of the diversity that Canada offers and from which all of its citizens benefit.

Edmonton Ukrainian Festival Society Board of Directors

President: Daria Luciw
Vice President: Monica Palahniuk
Treasurer: Ann Slevinsky (temp)
Secretary: Anastasiia Lutchenko
Director: Steven Chwok
Director: Timish Horbay
Director: Markian Feculak
Director: Savannah McLean
Director: Karen Graves
Past President: Christine Teterenko

UFest Organizing Committees

Bar

  • Tatiana Makowsky – Co-Chair
  • Roman Soltykevych – Co-Chair
  • Danya Pidlisetska

Entertainment

  • Steven Chwok – Chair
  • Lukys Chwok
  • Paul Begoray
  • Roman Hladyshevsky
  • Slavko Nohas
  • Monica Palahniuk

Finance

  • Ann Slevinsky – Chair
  • Iryna Laschuk

Fundraising,  Grants & Sponsorships

  • Daria Luciw – Chair
  • Ann Slevinsky
  • Marie Rudiak

Kava Kafe

  • Marian Gauk – Chair
  • Yuliiya Marcincoski
  • Ledia Gudzio

Marketing and Communications

  • Stephan Bociurkiw – Chair
  • Roman Baluchynskij
  • Karen Graves
  • Shannon Petruk
  • Christina Pohoreski
  • Jason Golinowksi
  • Yuliia Myshchyshyn
  • Support from Pumkin PR

Mountain Malanka

  • Adrian Warchola – Co-Chair
  • Monica Palahniuk – Co-Chair
  • Karen Graves
  • Jakub Kenig

Site

  • Christine Teterenko – Chair
  • Markian Feculak
  • Timish Horbay
  • Sophia Ovcharenko
  • Roman Pilipowicz
  • Ruslan Tracz

Special Attractions

  • Alex Chubocha – Chair

Vendors

  • Vera Pastuszenko – Chair
  • Maria Stadnyk
  • Rose Bossio
  • Kaherine Kifiak

Volunteers

  • Olesia Markevych – Chair
  • Kristen Blades
  • Natalie Graveline
  • Andrii Shcherbaniuk

Workshops & Demonstrations

  • Melissa Hladyshevsky – Chair
  • Tim Nagurski
  • Alicia Slusarshuk