Polish Town Civic Association

Town officials are seeking volunteers to help document buildings in Riverhead's Polish Town and collect stories and records that may help an effort to gain historic district recognition for the neighborhood.

Crowds flocked today to the Polish Town Fair and Festival, an annual summer favorite in Riverhead since 1975. Photo gallery.

Polish Town USA is once again the place to be on this second weekend of August for traditional Polish food, music, dance and time to celebrate all things Polish.

The Polish Town Civic Association is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Polish Town Fair and Festival on Saturday, Aug. 16 and Sunday, Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days, rain or shine.

Polish Town USA is the place to be this weekend for traditional Polish food, music, dance and time to celebrate all things Polish. Photos from Saturday's festivities.

The Polish Town Street Fair and Festival, after being on the shelf since 2020, will be back in this year, Polish Town Civic Association President Kevin Davis said in an interview yesterday. 

Peconic Bay Medical Center has received a $250,000 donation from the Polish Town Civic Association in Riverhead for the construction of the hospital’s new expansions, the hospital announced today.

The Polish Town Fair and Street Festival has been canceled again this year, a representative of the Polish Town Civic Association, which sponsors the fair, told RiverheadLOCAL today.

The Polish Town Street Fair and Festival is canceled again this year. The cancellation marks the third consecutive year that the iconic street fair and festival, which had been held on the second weekend in August since its inception in 1975, will not take place.

Clearance for the festival to take place under COVIID restrictions didn't come soon enough to make the necessary arrangements, a Polish Town Civic Association representative said.