Capital Ukrainian Festival
Український фестиваль столиці Канади
Le festival ukrainien de la capitale

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What's On?

SUN SEPTEMBER 22, 2024
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Lanark County Ukrainian Festival

Riverside Park Beach | 137 John Street | Carleton Place
Free

Authentic Ukrainian food, perogies (varenyky), borshch, sausages, and more.

Family-friendly entertainment, games, and activities for kids of all ages.

Cultural exhibits, masterclasses, and creative photo zones.

Ukrainian song and dance performances, showcasing unique traditions.

A bazaar featuring handcrafted goods.

2023 Artists

Local Artists

Anna Stoianova

Anna Stoianova was born in 1991 (Odessa, Ukraine). In 2009 graduated from the Stolyarsky Music School as a pianist and musicologist.

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Euriy Derkach

Euriy Derkach is a Ukrainian-Canadian composer, pianist, and songwriter living in Ottawa, Canada.

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JV (formerly BLIKI)

The successful Ukrainian band Bliki, has just arrived in Ottawa, Canada.

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Kolizhanky

Kolizhanky – “Friends” - joined together by their love of rural songs of Ukrainian village women. This group brings to life traditional village songs of work, love, nature, and ancient rituals.

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Liko Yamane

Born and raised in Osaka, Japan, Liko Yamane began her piano study at the age of 3. Liko performed as a soloist with symphony orchestras several times at her teenage years while studying with Reiko Matsuzaki, an internationally acclaimed pianist.

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Mandrivnytci (Wanderers)

Formed in spring 2023, Mandrivnytci (Wanderers) is an Ottawa-based musical phenomenon. Comprising Ukrainian newcomers, the band brings a vibrant fusion of old and new to stages across Canada.

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Marharyta Maiboroda

Marharyta has only been in Ottawa for a month, after fleeing the war in Ukraine, but is already preparing for her artistic career in her new home.

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Marta Stepanenko

Marta Stepanenko is 10 years old. She loves and lives by song, is fond of dancing, playing the piano and acting.

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Oleksii Fishchuk

Oleksii Fishchuk is a bass/baritone, as well as an exceptional children's choir conductor in Ottawa.

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Olena Gapey

Olena Gapey is Ukrainian-born and raised musician, she graduated from the National Music Academy of Ukraine in Kyiv as a cello performer.

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Ottawa Ukrainian Children's Choir

OUCC, founded in 2023, is a non-profit organization led by newly arrived Ukrainian professional musicians and volunteers.

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Pid Kovdroyu

Pid Kovdroyu, an Ottawa-based band that cares about promoting and performing contemporary music of Ukrainian artists.

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Roman Tykajlo

Roman is an amateur folk instrument maker and has been building and playing tsymbaly for over 35 years.

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Our Guest Artists

Auresia

With musical roots as diverse as the world’s music lovers, Montreal’s Auresia effortlessly blends unique pop sensibilities with the soul of reggae and salsa, always keeping herself free to innovate and inspire.

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Denis Onisimov

Denis Onisimov aka Denìs was born in Lviv, Ukraine on Christmas Eve. Always drawn to music since early childhood.

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Erin Okrainec

Come hear the Ukrainian music of Manitoba. Erin Okrainec comes from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and has followed in her great-grandfather's footsteps by playing traditional Ukrainian music. Her violin will make you want to polka.

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Evegeniy-Maloletka

Evegeniy Maloletka is a Ukrainian war photographer, journalist and filmmaker, who has been covering the war in Ukraine since 2014.

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Ruslan Kurt

Ruslan is a contemporary ukranian-crimea tatar artist based in Toronto, Canada. His passion is creating interactive art installations that touch upon the concepts of time and connection.

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The Sharms

The Sharms is a captivating piano, guitar, and vocal duet hailing from Mikolayv, Ukraine.

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ZIRKA

With deep Canadian Ukrainian roots and a passion for traditional Ukrainian music, the band continually strives to create a distinctive lively zabava sound that pleases listeners of all ages.

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Workshops

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