Title/Name/Summary
Polish Highlander Festival - Highlander Productions Inc.
History
The Village of Orland Park has received a request from Highlander Production Inc. to utilize Centennial Park West to host the “Polish FM Festival.” In 2005, the Village Board adopted a Centennial Park West Policy as it relates to the use of the venue by private groups (see attached 6/1/2015 legistar file #2015-0039). The policy requires private groups seeking to use the facility to obtain permission from the Village Board prior to approval and processing of a special event permit.
Highlander Production Inc. is owned and managed by Sylwester Jaszewski, and Maksymilian Guzy. They are proposing to host their annual “Polish FM Festival,” a Polish Highlander Festival at Centennial Park West. This festival will highlight Polish Highlander culture and heritage.
"Polski FM Festival” is a Chicagoland premier annual Polish ethnic festival that was held for the past eight years at the Polish National Alliance Youth Camp in Yorkville, IL. In order for the festival to grow, they expanded the festival into the Village of Niles in 2018. Staff contacted Niles and received positive reviews of the event. According to Village of Niles staff, Highlander Productions were cooperative and professional. They met all Village requirements. Staff also attempted to contact Yorkville, but was unable to get a response back.
Highlander Production Inc. has requested to bring this festival to the south side part of Chicagoland, specifically, the Village of Orland Park for the weekend of July 13th and 14th of 2019.
As a family friendly festival, this event typically draws around 3,000 people. For two days in July, Orland Park will become a destination where you can celebrate and experience the Polish Highlander culture and heritage. The festival would run from 12:00pm to 10:00 PM. The program will feature a rich display of music from local groups, as well as bands and artists from Poland.
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