Festival Details
The 28th annual British Columbia Ukrainian Culture Festival will take place May 3rd, 2025!
For over 25 years, dance troupes as far as Alberta and Seattle travel to Mission, BC to compete in our festival. The troupes not only strive to entertain our thousands of attendees but also perform in front of experienced adjudicators from across the world. Troupes are critiqued in efforts to improve their technique, dance complexity and costume design. In addition to the dance performances, our festival also welcomes vendors, entertainers and hosts an activity center for your little ones. These many components of the British Columbia Ukrainian Culture Festival work together in
Keeping Ukrainian Culture Alive
Festival Schedule
**Tentative Schedule: Please stay tuned for updates in the new year
Doors Open 0830
Opening Ceremonies 1000
Competition 0830 – 1730
Intermission 1300 – 1400
Vendors 0900 – 1600
Entertainment 1000 – 1600
Admission
The BC Ukrainian Cultural Festival welcomes individuals from every walk of life. The following are the prices for admission can be purchased upon entry*:
Adults – $15.00
Youth (7-18) & Seniors (65+) – $12.00
Children (6 and under) – $2.00
Programs – $2.00
* 20% of the admission fees will be donated to Ukraine Humanitarian efforts through the Ukrainian Canadian Congress
Food
Looking for something to eat? Grab some delicious food from our caterers!
Ruslana Khimenko is a talented confectioner. From custom cakes to delicious baked goods, Ruslana does it all. She will be offering a diverse assortment of breakfast and pastries!
Nina’s Pierogies
Back for their third year, Nina’s Pierogies is a local family run company whose priority is quality and using locally sourced ingredients to bring you a fresh and delicious meal.
Slavic Rolls
The team at Slavic Rolls crafts freshly baked chimney cakes with a perfect caramelized crunch on the outside and a soft, fluffy center inside. Choose from an array of irresistible coatings, indulgent fillings, and top it all off with a swirl of their creamy vanilla soft serve.
As always, kovbasa and poppyseed rolls are available for purchase at our BCUCF Society fundraising table!
Entertainment
If the dance competition isn’t entertaining enough by itself, there are musicians positioned throughout the Festival for your enjoyment.
Musicians and Vocalists for the 2025 Festival:
- Mike Sanyshyn & Craig McGregor
- Marian Hrynyshyn
Are you a Ukrainian musician? Do you know of a great Ukrainian band? Use our contact page to tell us more.
Vendors
6Applications:
Are you interested in being a vendor at our 2026 Festival? Please refer to vendor registration form below for more information. Applications open September 1st, 2025.
Vendors at the 2025 Festival
BC Ukrainian Cultural Festival Society: Surrey, BC
Ukrainian baked goods – poppyseed rolls & kolbasa as well as BCUCF branded merchandise
L-EGGant Creations: Chiliwack, BC
From traditional to contemporary designs, using a variety of techniques, eggshells of all kinds are transformed into pieces of art
Cher’s Pysanky: Coquitlam, BC
Handmade Pysanky – Unique eggs with Authentic Ukrainian designs with bees wax; one of a kind, no egg is the same!
“ZNAK” Fashion Designer: Vancouver, BC
Clothes with embroidery, crafts, and iconic jewelry; handmade and inspired by modern fashion trends
AUUC Senior Crafters: Vancouver, BC
Ukrainian handicrafts, the crafters have embroidered throughout the years, some of Baba’s treasures from the Ukraine, Vinyl records, and books
Fun and Tan: Vancouver, BC
Imported Ukrainian brands and their products such as pins made by numerous Ukrainian artists, cosmetics, clothes, accessories
Vancouver Vyshyvanka: Delta, BC
Embroidered clothes add solemnity and special festivity to each event. This vendor will be selling embroidered clothes
Jenny’s Pysankas: Vancouver, BC
Gifts from Ukraine and a diverse array of handmade pysankas
Ukrainian BlueYellowArt: Vancouver, BC
Ukrainian traditional and contemporary arts, crafts, decor, and souvenirs
Neet Arts Corp. : Surrey, BC
Locally created jewelry made out of paper and ink, metals, enamels, and clay
Vid Puza Ukrainian Traditional Foods: Vancouver, BC
We produce Ukranian smoked sausage (Kovbasa), different smoked meats, mackerel, smoked salmon, chicken
Janelle Knihnitski Art: Vancouver, BC
Reflecting a connection to culture, fashion & movement. Showing the beauty of Ukrainian culture through her art and live demos!
Petrykivka Art: Vancouver, BC
Handmade souvenir products with Petrikov paintings such as cups, tumblers, and aprons
Maple Hope Foundation: Vancouver, BC
Maple Hope Foundation is providing assistance to Ukrainians since the beginning of the war in 2014; help by donating and supporting our work
FAINA Carpathian Leather: Delta, BC
Handcrafted embossed genuine leather handbags, purses, backpacks, wallets and belts
Ukrainian Canadian Social Services: North Vancouver, BC
This organization organizes and ships urgently needed medical supplies, equipment, and devices to hospitals and clinics located in the Ukrainian war zone
Full Basket Inc.: New Westminster, BC
Ukrainian sausage (wooden smoked and raw), smoked and salted pork belly, others meat products (ready to eat)
Veronica’s Gourmet Perogies: Aldergrove, BC
Unique flavors made from scratch. Selling frozen perogies. Available frozen will be our Turkey dinner perogies, Breakfast perogies, Garlic lovers perogies, and Jalapeno Popper perogies
MA_for_UA: Vancouver, BC
Handcrafted ceramics, jewelry, polymer clay magnets, beeswax candles, vinyl stickers, miniature sculptures, and bandanas with Ukrainian symbols, as well as greeting cards
Our Advertisers & Sponsors
Can’t make it to the Festival but still want to participate? Complete the following form to advertise in our program.
We would like to thank all of our 2025 sponsors:
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. We’re always happy to help.