UAFest.Network
Connecting Ukrainian-Canadians, newcomers and friends of the community, year-round.
One festival, one community, all year
UAFest.Network connects Ukrainian-Canadians, newcomers and friends of the community, year-round — the thread that keeps everyone close between one September and the next.
Right now it's a name and a direction — the programs are still being built, on the same volunteer spirit as the festival itself. If you'd like to help shape what it becomes, get in touch below.
Everyone who calls this community home
Newcomers settling in, diaspora families who've been here for generations, and Canadian friends who want to stay close — UAFest.Network is the thread connecting all three, year-round.
One brand, many local chapters
UAFest started as a grassroots effort in Carleton Place — a small Ukrainian Community of Lanark County volunteer team, a garage sale, a shared table. UAFest.Network is the idea that other Ukrainian communities across Canada could build the same kind of gathering where they live, without starting from zero. The direction being explored is a network of local branches and community chapters, connected to partner events elsewhere and supported by the guidance, materials and lessons the Lanark County team has already learned.
None of that is a finished program yet — no formal branch structure or licensing model exists today. What UAFest.Network can offer right now is the relationship: an introduction to the people who've organized UAFest since the beginning, and an open door for community organizers elsewhere in Canada who want to compare notes on running a Ukrainian cultural event.