This Russian Festival is Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 17-19, 2008, in East Baltimore,
one block east of Broadway between Fells Point and The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

What - Russian Festival

• Homemade Russian Breads - Hoska, Makovy Roulet, Bobka, Vishnovaya Bobka, Shokoladnaya Bobka, Rzhanoy, Karavai
• Russian Tea Room with Samovar
• Traditional Russian Foods - Old Favorites and Some New Items to Try - Kolbasa, Holupky, Holushki, Kasha, Kuritsa Kotlety, Goviazhii Kotlety, Vareniky, Shashlyk, Govyadina na Grille, Hot Dogs, Kapusta, Salad iz Kapusty, Zelenaya Fasol, Borsch, Blini, Blinchky, Marinovanye Yaichky, Kartofelnye Oladi, Yablochnie Ponchiki, Zapechonnaia Riba. Foods are available for carryout.
• Russian Religious Items, Imported Icons, Imported Lacquerware, Orthodox Books
• Lomonosov Porcelain
• Demonstrations of Pysanky Egg Making
• The Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra
• The Beltway Balalaikas (a smaller version of the WBS Orchestra)
• Lyman Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
• Balkánto (instrumental folk music of Eastern Europe)
• Samovar (Russian folk music ensemble)
• This is the 35th consecutive year for this annual Russian Festival.
• Visa, MasterCard, and American Express are accepted.

When

Friday, October 17, Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19, 2008.
Times are noon to 9 pm on Friday and Saturday, and noon to 6 pm on Sunday

  Friday, October 17

12:00 pm Russian Festival opens with food (including carry out) and recorded music
5:00 pm Opening Procession with festival icon
9:00 pm We close until the following noon

  Saturday, October 18

12:00 pm Open
1:00 pm Lyman Ukranian Dance Group
2:00 pm Samovar (live instrumental folk music)
4:00 pm Lyman Ukranian Dance Group
5:15 pm Balkánto (live instrumental folk Music)
7:00 pm The Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra
9:00 pm We close until the following noon

  Sunday, October 19

12:00 pm Open
1:00 pm Lyman Ukranian Dance Group
4:00 pm The Beltway Balalaikas (a smaller version of the WBS Orchestra)
5:00 pm Closing procession with festival icon
6:00 pm Russian Festival closes

Where

The Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church is in East Baltimore at 1723 East Fairmount Avenue. This is one block east of Broadway between Fells Point and The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

The festival is under cover of a huge circus-style tent with sidewalls, plus in the hall of the church.

Free parking is available across the street in the Kennedy Krieger Institute parking garage. It is easiest to enter the parking facility from the 1700 block of East Fayette Street, one block north of the festival.

From the north > I-83 south (Jones Falls Expressway), make left turn on East Fayette Street, right on Broadway, and left on Fairmount

From the east > Route 40 (Pulaski Highway) west along Orleans Street, south on Broadway, and left on Fairmount

From the west > Route 40 to right on Broadway, left on Fairmount

From the south > I-95 or route 295, right on Pratt Street, left on Broadway, right on Fairmount

By city buses > Stop for Bus #20 is one block north of the festival, in the 1700 block of East Fayette Street. This bus runs from Dundalk at the southeast through downtown to Security Boulevard at the northwest . Stop for Bus #23 is one block north of the festival, in the 1700 block of East Fayette Street. This bus runs from Middle River at the east through downtown to Edmonson Avenue at the west. Buses #7 and #10 also stop at Broadway.

By subway > The subway runs from Owings Mills northwest of Baltimore through downtown to the Johns Hopkins Hospital subway stop, which is on Broadway about four blocks north of the festival.

Admission to Russian Festival

Admission is $2.00 on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free on Friday. Parking is always free.

Links

This website was last edited 10/15/08.