The annual Ukrainian Folk Festival will be held Aug. 19 and 20 at the Ukrainian Homestead of CEC ODWU Inc., 1230 Beaver Run Drive, Lehighton.

The festival gates open at noon both days with plenty of free parking. Admission to the festival is $5 per person and children ages 14 and under are free.An array of Ukrainian foods will be available including pirohi, holubki, potato pancakes, shyshlyky, borsch, kielbasy and sauerkraut, as well as American favorites and a huge selection of sweets and refreshments.Ukrainian vendors from throughout the Eastern Seaboard will feature embroidery, pottery, wood crafts, jewelry, music and video recordings, religious items and pysanky.The highlight of the festival is the stage performances. Shows on Saturday begin at 2 and 4:30 p.m. and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Guest performers include the Gerdan Folk Musical Trio from Washington, D.C.; virtuoso violinist Innesa Tymochko-Dekajlo from Lviv, Ukraine; the famed Dobriansky Brothers vocal trio from New York City; bandurists Oksana Telepko and Halya Leskiw, New Jersey; and local favorite, the Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble from Schuylkill County.On Saturday, the festivities continue with a dance at 8 p.m. with music provided by Walter Syzonenko and the Chary Orchestra.On Sunday, his Excellency Metropolitan Stefan Soroka will celebrate the divine liturgy at 11 a.m. at St. Andrew's chapel on the Homestead grounds.This is a rain or shine event.For more information on the festival or the Ukrainian Homestead, visit

www.ukrhomestead.com or contact Ulana Prociuk at 215-235-3709.