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Good Weather and Good Turn-out for This Year’s Milwaukee Armenian Fest

The clouds cleared and the sun came out just in time for this year’s Milwaukee Armenian Fest. Held on Sunday, July 20, the annual event was blessed with ideal summer weather and continued to build on its tradition as a gathering for Southeast Wisconsin Armenians and a showcase of Armenian culture and heritage for the area’s non-Armenians.
This year’s festival featured traditional music by Chicago’s Armenian band, the Hye Vibes, as well as contemporary Armenian pop sung by Joka.

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ARMENIAN FESTS IN THE MIDWEST

Armenian Festivals and Picnics in the Midwest Area
Milwaukee Armenian Fest, Chicago Armenian Fest, Taste of Armenian, Armenian All Saints Armenian Fest, St. Mesrob Picnic, St. Hagop Annual Madagh. Enjoy Food and Music of Eastern Mediterranean.

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MILWAUKEE ARMENIAN FEST A SUCCESS

Milwaukee Armenian Fest drew more than 1,000 visitors to the grounds and culture hall of St. John the Baptist Armenian Church in suburban Greenfield on Sunday, July 21. It was a joyful get-together for Armenian families from southeast Wisconsin. However, many visitors had never been to Armenian Fest and had no knowledge of Armenia. They were drawn to the event by social and other media publicity as well as prominent signage in front of the church.

Several visitors to this year’s Milwaukee Armenian Fest commented on how professionally organized it was…

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MILWAUKEE ARMENIAN FEST BREAKS RECORDS

Attendance and attention grew steadily over the years with many returning customers (many wanting to reconnect with their roots) and always new faces as Milwaukee Armenian Fest found new marketing tools through social media as well as legacy media. Food was always and remains central to the festival, with an affordable menu of shish kebob dinners, lahmajouns, boregs, hummus, paklava, kadiyif and more. But in the ‘90s the role of the festival as a one-day embassy of all things Armenian became important. The number of people gathered at this year’s Milwaukee Armenian Fest (July 16) had already grown large at the advertised opening time. By 11 a.m., festivalgoers were already lined up from inside the church hall and out the door, waiting deep ..

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MILWAUKEE ARMENIAN FESTIVAL A BEACON OF CULTURE AND HOSPITALITY

Twenty-five years ago, the older members of St. John the Baptist Armenian Church in suburban Milwaukee worried that the parish’s annual summer festival would soon die for lack of young volunteers to do the work. That generation has passed, but younger generations have filled the role of their elders, making the 2022 Milwaukee Armenian Fest the most successful in its long history.

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Armenian Fest is Back!

Armenian Summer Fest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Join us with your family and friends for a day of great food, live music and dancing for the entire family.

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Milwaukee Armenian Fest 2018

Armenian Fest has become the Milwaukee Armenian community’s opportunity to give southeastern Wisconsin a taste of Armenian food, culture and hospitality.

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Milwaukee Armenian Fest 2026

The Milwaukee Armenian Fest is hosted by St. John the Baptist Armenian Orthodox Church of Metro Milwaukee, on the 3rd Sunday in July of each year. The Fest celebrates the Armenian Culture in the Greater Milwaukee Area, through traditional authentic Armenian Food, Music, Dance, Church tour and products sold through the Armenian cultural booth.

We invite you to join us with your family and friends for a day of great food, live music and dancing for the entire family.

www.armenianfest.com