October 21
Honoring Andrzej Wajda "Czlowiek z Marmuru"
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: State Theater | 233 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
October 23
Film Screening: Jonnie by The National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: American Polish Cultural Center | 2975 E. Maple Rd. Troy, MI
October 24
75th Anniversary Banquet - White Eagle Sports Club
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: American Polish Cultural Center | 2975 E. Maple Rd. Troy, MI
Programs:
7:00 PM Cocktails/Doors Open
8:00 PM Welcome Speeches + Dinner
October 25
St. Florian Polish Soup Festival
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: St. Florian Parish | 2626 Poland St, Hamtramck, MI, United States, 48212
October 25
Friends Of Polish Art Membership Meeting
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: The Galeria - 3535 Commerce Rd. Orchard Lake, MI
Program
(1) 2026 Suzanne Marie Margaret Sloat Youth Literary Competition Award Presentation
(2) 2026 Estelle Wachtel-Torres, MD Adult Literary Competition Award Presentation
Doors open at 2 pm. Program begins at 2:30 pm
Refreshments will be provided
Please note - There will be an opportunity to view artwork from the 30th FPA Fine Arts Competition before and after the General Membership Meeting
Estelle Wachtel-Torres, MD Adult Literary Competition Awardees
1st prize - Diane Marriot. "Kosciuszko and Radiere at West Pointe"
2nd prize - Sasha Gilders, "A Name in the Margin"
3rd prize (tie) - Marcia Ziezulewicz-Ostentoski, "Sometimes you to Have Fight for Peace"
3rd prize (tie) - K. Majcher, "Altar Boys"
Suzanne Marie Margaret Sloat Youth Literary Competition Awardees
Level I (Elementary)
1. Natalia Lucas, "My Day with Tara Lipinski"
2. Philip Gilders, "Red and White Stripes: My Day with Jack White"
3. Thomas Doman, "My Day with Tadeusz Ko?ciuszko"
Honorable Mention - Veronica Moss, "My Day with Scarlett Johansson"
Honorable Mention - Joseph Donovan, "My Day with Thadeus Kosciuszko"
Honorable Mention - Olivia Ozog, "Wallace Ozog"
Level II (Middle School)
1. Susan Wolczyk, "My Day with Marcia Lewandowski"
2. Katarzyna Lucas, "My Day with Bobby Vinton"
3. Gwenoth Voss, "My Day with Carol Blazejowski"
Level III (High School)
1. Luke Berry, "Where the Wild Things Are - My Day with Maurice Sendak"
2. Sofia Walczak, "My Day with Kazimierz Pu?aski"
3. Helena Lucas, "A Day with Martha"
October 28
Honoring Andrzej Wajda "Czlowiek z Zelaza"
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: State Theater | 233 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
October 31
Zabawa Jesienna - St. Florian Church
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: St. Florian Parish | 2626 Poland St, Hamtramck, MI, United States, 48212
November 4
Honoring Andrzej Wajda "Kronika Wypadkow Milosnych"
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: State Theater | 233 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
November 7
Saturdays with a Classics - Piano Recital "Polonaises" Dr. Kazimierz Brzozowski
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Steinway Piano Gallery | 2700 E. West Maple, Commerce Township MI
November 8
St. Albertus - Polish Music Noon Mass (Dinner After)
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: St. Albertus | 4231 St. Aubin, Detroit
November 8
Bankiet Niepodleglosciowy - Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego w Michigan
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish | 3100 18 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights
November 13 - November 16
November 13
Opening Gala Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: State Theater | 233 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
2026 Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival Opening Night Film, “Lalka” (“The Doll”), directed by Maciej Kawalski.
Tickets are $50 per person and include both the Gala and the film screening!
November 13
Polska Noc Z Gwiadami
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: American Polish Cultural Center | 2975 E. Maple Rd. Troy, MI
November 15
2026 Annual Szopka Competition by Friends Of Polish Art
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: The Polish Art Center - 9539 Joseph Campau, Hamtramck
Adult Caterogy 1st Place - $150.00 + Certificate
Chidlren and Youth Category 1st Place - $100.00 + Certificate
Second and third place winners in both categories will also receive aprize and award certificate and the top 2 entries in each category will be exhibited at the FPA Wigilia on Saturday, December 12, 2026.
Submission Dates:
Saturday, November 14th & Sunday, November 15th, 2026 12pm - 4pm
FPA Award Presentation: Sunday, November, 29th, 2026 - 2pm
Viewers Choice Award Presenation: Sunday, December 6th, 2026 - 1pm
Submission and location is at The Polish Art Center!
November 18
Honoring Andrzej Wajda "Pan Tadeusz"
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: State Theater | 233 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
November 21
November 21
Parallel 45 Polka Fest
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Knights of Columbus Council 2781 Hall | 2573 Wilkinson Rd. Gaylord, MI 49735
November 22
Polish Holiday Bazaar
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: American Polish Cultural Center | 2975 E. Maple Rd. Troy, MI
November 22
Friendsgiving Buffet Dinner
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: American Polish Cultural Center | 2975 E. Maple Rd. Troy, MI
December 3
Annual Copernicus Lecture - The Beauty and Significance of Interwar Polish Popular Music - Jan Emil Mlynarski
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Rackham Amphitheatre | 915 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
December 31
New Year's Eve at APCC
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: American Polish Cultural Center | 2975 E. Maple Rd. Troy, MI
April 24
50th Anniversary of Klub Polonia Banquet
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Arnaldo's Banquet Center | 18275 Quarry Rd. Riverview, MI 48193
