Petition to preserve festival name receives more than 3,600 signatures
“This is why the largest Polish Festival in North America has been annually organized on Roncesvalles Avenue,” the letter reads.to retain the historic name asked why a festival known for celebrating Polish food and culture would choose to omit the descriptor from its banner.
“The Roncesvalles Polish Festival is the largest Polish festival in North America with over 350,000 annual visitors. By removing its ‘Polish’ character, the Roncesvalles BIA is erasing a symbol of Polish-Canadian culture and undermining Polish identity in Canada,” the petition reads.Roncesvalles BIA has since responded to the concerns and said it will host a meeting next week to consider changing back the name.
“We’re open-minded. It’s righteous concern. Everyone wants to protect their heritage and we didn’t mean to diminish it at all,” he added. Neinstein also explained the reason for the name change, which, he said was in an effort to combine the festival with Roncy Rocks, which features local musicians and artists.
“We presented it to the 270 members in October of 2021, we said, ‘Hey we’ve got this great idea to combine the festivals.’ And we really thought we had a win-win and the motion passed unanimously,” Neinstein said.Advertisement 5Sign the Petition to Keep “Polish” in the Roncesvalles Polish Festival!know how important the Annual Polish Festival on Roncesvalles is an important festival for our city!
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