This year's Pierogi Festival was held on Sunday, 26 May, in Dąbrowa Bolesławiecka. As in previous years, there was no shortage of fans of flour-based delicacies. One might venture to say that pierogi are the favourite dish of Bolesławiec County. Regular attendees of the event have already learned that, to taste the very best ones, it is not worth waiting until the last moment to arrive.
Soloists and groups performed on stage. The performances included those by pupils of the local primary school, Eliza Sondaj, Magdalena Cichoszewska, Elisa Laudani, Katarzyna Rzepka, Katarzyna Tobiasz and Nina Wąsik, as well as the Gmina Bolesławiec Song and Dance Ensemble “Jutrzenka” and the Bolton group.
The women from Kraśnik Dolny won the annual competition for the tastiest pierogi. The women from Tomaszów Bolesławiecki took second place, while the women from Lipiany came third. The awards were presented by Gmina Bolesławiec commune head Andrzej Dutkowski, deputy county head Stanisław Chwojnicki and GOKiS director Janusz Cieśla.
The festival was organised by Dąbrowa Bolesławiecka and the Gminny Ośrodek Kultury i Sportu in Bolesławiec, based in Kruszyn. A fuller report is available on the Bolesławiec GOKiS website.
(information: GOKiS Bolesławiec/ii)