Another edition of Canada's National Ukrainian Festival is in the books.
Although final numbers still need to be crunched, festival President Kayla Gillis is confident that they were well above pre-pandemic attendance levels this weekend.
"I think everyone is just more comfortable coming back out again and celebrating our Ukrainian culture and heritage and just getting back into a routine and celebrating the festival and making sure that it keeps going year after year."
Gillis is thrilled to see this event attract visitors from all over North America and beyond.
"We had people here from Texas that I spoke to this weekend, so that was amazing to see. It is not just the locals that come, it is people from all across Canada that are coming as well as from the United States. We had quite a few families that came in from Ukraine as well which was very nice to have. "
Gillis adds the support they had from volunteers, patrons, and performers was amazing throughout the weekend.
Next year will mark the 60th anniversary for Canada's National Ukrainian Festival, and Gillis says they are looking forward to keeping this event going for many years.
