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Festival Years

2026 Team & Festival Family

Who's behind this year's festival

The organizing core and institutional partners currently running UAFest 2026 — pulled out from the full, all-years directory below.

Olga IalovenkoFestival director & lead organizer

Directs UAFest and leads the volunteer team that puts festival day together.Organizer2023–2026

Anna TkachenkoCo-organizer · Wedding Boutique ALICE, Ottawa

Wedding, graduation, evening and kids dresses in Ottawa — European style, tailored to your measurements.Organizer2026

Maksym StepanenkoCo-organizer · marketing & digital lead

Runs the festival's marketing and digital platform, and its three year-round projects.Organizer2025–2026

Olga OstafiichukConcert & Cultural Program Director · festival host

Leads UAFest's complete concert and cultural program — artists, songs, dances, stage flow and Ukrainian traditions — and hosted the 2024 and 2025 festivals.Organizer2024–2026

Yuliia BobrovnykSponsorship & Partnerships Coordinator · visual designer

Coordinates festival sponsorships and partnerships, shapes UAFest's visual language and supports project administration, grants and the Rushnyk Pan-American Tour.Organizer2026

The Directory

One community, many hands

The organizers, partners, sponsors and local businesses behind the festival — every year since 2023. Filter by role, or by which festival year they were part of.

Year

Olga IalovenkoFestival director & lead organizer

Directs UAFest and leads the volunteer team that puts festival day together.Organizer2023–2026

Anna TkachenkoCo-organizer · Wedding Boutique ALICE, Ottawa

Wedding, graduation, evening and kids dresses in Ottawa — European style, tailored to your measurements.Organizer2026

Maksym StepanenkoCo-organizer · marketing & digital lead

Runs the festival's marketing and digital platform, and its three year-round projects.Organizer2025–2026

Olga OstafiichukConcert & Cultural Program Director · festival host

Leads UAFest's complete concert and cultural program — artists, songs, dances, stage flow and Ukrainian traditions — and hosted the 2024 and 2025 festivals.Organizer2024–2026

Yuliia BobrovnykSponsorship & Partnerships Coordinator · visual designer

Coordinates festival sponsorships and partnerships, shapes UAFest's visual language and supports project administration, grants and the Rushnyk Pan-American Tour.Organizer2026

Ukrainian Community of Lanark CountyFestival organiser

The volunteer-run non-profit that turned a garage sale into Lanark County's Ukrainian festival.Partner

Alice BoutiqueBridal boutique, Ottawa

A bridal boutique in Ottawa, and one of the partners behind UAFest.Partner

Lulu Design StudioOrganizing partner — merch & graphic design

An institutional partner of UA FEST.Partner

Marta StepanenkoSinger

Ukrainian song on the UAFest stage, three festivals running.Performer2024–2025

Lanark CountyThe county the festival happens in — community grant

The upper tier of local government in this corner of Eastern Ontario, and the festival's largest grant of 2026.Government2026

Shevchenko FoundationUkrainian Canadian charitable foundation

Winnipeg endowment, created by Act of Parliament in 1963, funding Ukrainian Canadian culture nationwide.Sponsor2026

Bean Chevrolet Buick GMCCarleton Place dealership — sponsor of the Unity Ride

A family dealership on McNeely Avenue since 1945, and the sponsor of the convoy from Ottawa.Sponsor2026

Ottawa Hears AudiologyHearing clinic, Kanata — sponsor of UAFest 2026

An independent, audiologist-led ear and hearing clinic — at the festival with its equipment and free checks.Sponsor2026

Exclusive Automotive DetailingCar detailing — the $500 prize for the Unity Ride

The professional detailing certificate drawn among the drivers of the convoy.Sponsor2026

Rachelle Face PaintingFace painting and party entertainment — sponsor of the Kids Zone

The face paint, the balloons and the glitter in the Kids Zone come from here.Sponsor2026

Giant TigerCanadian discount retailer

Low prices and local ownership — Giant Tiger backed UA FEST in 2024.Sponsor2024–2026

Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA)Provincial water agency — the OnTap station at UAFest

The province's water operator brings tap water to the park, free, all day.Government2026

Lakomka DeliEuropean deli, Ottawa — kvass for UAFest 2026

Ottawa's Eastern European deli since 1998 — and 200 litres of kvass for the festival.Sponsor2026

Starsky Fine FoodsEuropean food store — salo for the festival kitchen

A European specialty supermarket that sent the festival kitchen its salo.Sponsor2026

Fusion GreensFarm produce — edible bouquets for the performers

The bouquets handed to the performers at UAFest are edible, and they come from a field.Sponsor2026

Staples CanadaOffice supply and print store

Office supplies, tech and print on McNeely Avenue in Carleton Place.Sponsor2024–2026

Evolution Corporate GearPrinting and embroidery, Carleton Place — the festival's merch partner

Every UAFest shirt is printed a few streets from the park — at cost.Sponsor2026

Rotary District 7040Rotary service district

Rotary clubs from southeastern Ontario and southwestern Quebec to Nunavut and northern New York.Partner2026

Rotary District 2232Partner

Backed UA FEST in 2026.Partner2026

Rotary Club Kharkiv FriendsPartner

Backed UA FEST in 2026.Partner2026

Rotary Club of West OttawaPartner

Backed UA FEST in 2026.Partner2026

Rotary Club of ArnpriorPartner

Backed UA FEST in 2026.Partner2026

Rotary Club of ChestervillePartner — help with the 2026 BBQ

Backed UA FEST in 2026.Partner2026

Rotary Intercountry Committee Canada–UkraineRotary partnership between two countries — partner of UAFest 2026

The standing link between Canadian and Ukrainian Rotary — and one of the partners behind the festival.Partner2026

Town of Carleton PlaceHost municipality

A Town of Fests on the Mississippi River, 45 minutes from Ottawa.Government2024–2026

Carleton Place TourismTown tourism office

Ottawa's favourite small town getaway — their own words on Instagram.Government2024–2026

Ukrainians.caUkrainian classifieds and business catalogue in Canada — media partner

The noticeboard Ukrainians in Canada actually read — and the festival's media partner for 2026.Media2026

Storm InternetRural internet provider — BBQ sponsor of UAFest 2026

Thirty years of rural internet in the Ottawa Valley — and the propane behind the festival barbecue.Sponsor2026

Carleton Place NurseryGarden centre & greenhouse

“Since 1988. We grow’em so we know’em.” — printed on their own nursery pots.Sponsor2025–2026

BCU FinancialUkrainian credit union

More than just banking since 1952.Sponsor2024–2025

MEEST CanadaParcel shipping to Ukraine

A bridge for parcels between Canada and Ukraine since 1989.Sponsor2023–2025

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)Bank and festival supporter

One of Canada's biggest banks — with a branch on Bridge Street in Carleton Place.Sponsor2025

Thomas Cavanagh ConstructionEastern Ontario contractor

One truck in 1953; today 1,200 people, 65+ pits and quarries and five concrete plants.Sponsor2024–2025

Edward JonesFinancial advisors, Carleton Place

The investment office on Costello Drive, in the same town as the festival.Sponsor2024–2025

Solvis LawLaw firm in Ottawa

Boutique service. Trusted results.Sponsor2025

Peace of Mind Business SolutionsBookkeeping firm

Bookkeeping, payroll and fractional CFO support from an office on High Street in Carleton Place.Sponsor2024–2025

The Royal Canadian LegionLegion branch & community hall

A veterans' branch and the town's hall, on George Street since 1959.Partner2025

Misha Lytvynyuk PhotographyWedding & family photographer

“I love photographing people! I love capturing emotions and beauty!”Media2025

Mortgage OutletAdvertising stand at the 2025 festival

Backed UA FEST in 2025.Sponsor2025

Capital Ukrainian FestivalOttawa Ukrainian festival

Come for the food, stay for the culture.Partner2024

UA OttawaCommunity information channel

From Ukrainians to Ukrainians — the information channel for Ukrainians in Ottawa.Partner2024

Jani-King of Eastern OntarioCommercial cleaning, Kingston

Commercial cleaners out of Kingston, twenty years across Eastern Ontario — and a UA FEST backer in 2024.Sponsor2024

North HouseFestival supporter

One of the names UAFest thanked for its 2024 festival.Sponsor2024

The Floral BoutiqueFlorist

The beautiful little shop in the heart of downtown Carleton Place.Sponsor2024

knyga.caOnline Ukrainian bookshop

An online shop of Ukrainian books in Canada.Sponsor2024

Artistic Cake DesignCake shop & decorating school

Ottawa’s original cake decorating school and custom cake shop — in one family since 1973.Sponsor2024

Strawberry Blonde BakeryVegan gluten-free bakery

An Ottawa bakery where everything is vegan, gluten-free, nut free and kosher.Sponsor2024

Embassy of Ukraine in CanadaUkraine's embassy in Ottawa

Ukraine's mission in Ottawa — and the flag it sent UAFest in 2024.Government2024

Town of Smiths FallsFestival supporter

The Rideau Canal town twinned with Zolochiv, Ukraine.Government2024

Laurier OpticalEye exams, glasses and contacts in Carleton Place

Our focus is always on you and your eyes.Sponsor2026

Premier SocksUkrainian sock and hosiery manufacturer

Socks knitted in central Ukraine since 2010 — and among the sponsors on the UAFest 2026 poster.Sponsor2026

Ottawa Hungarian Community CentreHungarian community centre in Ottawa

The Hungarian house on Capital Drive — a hall, a library and a kitchen, kept open by volunteers.Partner2026

Олег ГайдукBest Beekeepers · натуральний мед і вироби з воску

Founder / representative of Best Beekeepers — raw Quebec honey, beeswax products and Canada-wide orders.Vendor2025

Kozak SistersCanadian ethno folk band

Ancestral soul songs, echoing through the lens of the future.Performer2026

Svitanok Ukrainian Dance EnsembleUkrainian dance ensemble

The spirit of Ukrainian dance in Canada's CapitalPerformer2024

Dmytro KrupkaCollector of Ukrainian rushnyky

Blind since the age of three, he collects Ukrainian rushnyky and shows them the way he came to know them — by hand.Artist2025–2026

Tetiana WilliamsSilk painter & copper jeweller

Hand-painted silk, and real leaves kept in copper.Vendor2024

CookiddooKids' cooking studio

A kids-only cooking studio in Kanata where children aged 4 to 15 cook from scratch and parents get two hours back.Vendor2025–2026

Anastasiia StepanenkoCuisine representative, Cookiddoo

Cookiddoo at UAFest — the Kanata studio where children aged 4 to 15 cook from scratch.Vendor2025–2026

Raisa Hordiychuk (Mama Raisa)Kitchen lead / cuisine expert

Leads the UAFest kitchen — the festival's cuisine expert and its “guardian angel”.Volunteer2024–2026

Fast CoffeeSelf-service coffee

Coffee without the queue — a self-service point that pours in seconds.Vendor2025

Ulana Handmade Bags (Uliana Sakhno)Handmade-bags vendor & bazaar coordinator

Handmade bags at UAFest 2024, the bazaar she coordinated, and a two-metre motanka doll she made.Vendor2024

KrokusVyshyvanka shop

Ukrainian embroidered clothing in CanadaVendor2024

Eurostyle UAUkrainian embroidery seller

Ukrainian goods and accessories — DM for sales and inquiries.Vendor2024

BNI Art StudioHand-painted folk art studio

Timeless traditions in new sophisticated formsVendor2024

DM Auto OttawaUsed-car dealership

Used cars in Ottawa, with financing offered regardless of credit score.Business2024

Cafe Ukraine OttawaCommunity cafe

A community cafe and drop-in centre, helping newcomers meet one another and get settled.Vendor2024

Nova PostDelivered the Rushnyk of Unity to Canada

Generously carried the Rushnyk of Unity and became its logistics bridge when the Rushnyk first came to Canada.Partner2026

VodkowAlmonte distillery

Vodka made from milk, distilled in Almonte — and North America's first lactose-free cream liquors.Partner2026

OH! CateringCatering

Styled celebration catering in Ottawa: one abundant share table, delivered and built in your own room.Business2026

Life CapitalFinancial-literacy board simulation

Five hours at one table, about forty years of decisions you can see in numbers.Partner2025–2026

mmix.caMarketing & web studio

Ottawa internet marketing and web studio — websites, SEO, SMM, PPC and video.Partner2025–2026

Coulas Insurance Ltd.Ottawa insurance & financial advisors

Bespoke insurance and financial solutions for businesses, individuals and families.Partner2025

CP Rentals & Property ManagementParking partner

Property management and rentals in Carleton Place and Lanark County.Partner2025–2026

Tetiana DodonovaEvent & portrait photographer

“The camera is a tool that teaches people how to see the world without a camera.”Media2024–2026

Marina Shum (Maryna Shum Photography)Event and portrait photographer

Event and portrait photographer in Ottawa — the credit line on UAFest 2025.Media2025

Ira AncherbakFamily photographer, Ottawa

Relaxed maternity and family photoshoots, from a studio in Ottawa.Media2024–2025

Iryna KochkinaContent creator

Digital marketing, AI tools and photography for your businessMedia2025

Julia ShummContent creator & pastry artist

Ottawa architect and pastry artist who helped document UAFest 2025Media2025

Elizabeth LuhovaMarketer & SMM mentor

Marketer, strategist and mentor for expertsMedia2025

nasolodaContent creator

Named among the festival’s content creatorsMedia2025

Taisiia MnishenkoDrone videographer

Led the drone team on the official UAFest 2024 aftermovie.Media2024

Denys SavchenkoVideographer & photographer

Your brand. Seen like never before.Media2024

Mykhaylo PavlovPhotographer / videographer

part of the photo/video team; thanked for festival promotion videoMedia2024

Ann ChunosovaVideographer and content creator

A videographer in Ottawa making video for businesses, brands and influencers.Media2024

Denys RamzhaievVideographer

videographer with his own unique styleMedia2024

Darya FedorovaVolunteer coordinator

Coordinated the 82 volunteers who ran the 2024 festival day.Volunteer2024

Anna PientsovaFestival chef / F&B coordinator

Festival chef in 2024 — ran the food and beverage zone.Volunteer2024

Nataliia MoshBorscht coordinator

Led the borscht team — more than 30 volunteers — at the 2024 festival.Volunteer2024

Kateryna ShumenkovaVarenyky lead

Led the varenyky making and presented the festival korovai in 2024.Volunteer2024

Marina ZavgorodniayaUzvar lead

Made the festival's uzvar in 2024 — more than 500 litres.Volunteer2024

Oksana DyshlenkoPyrizhky lead

Baked more than 3,000 pyrizhky for the festival with her team of volunteers.Volunteer2024

Olga ShyrinskaSweets & desserts

Prepared the festival's sweets and desserts at her own expense.Volunteer2024

Vadym KucheriavyiKulish preparation

Cooked the festival's kulish — it won over everyone who tasted it.Volunteer2024

Maia GeladzeKitchen volunteer

A woman from Georgia supporting Ukraine, who worked tirelessly in the festival kitchen.Volunteer2024–2025

Oksana MosiichukHead accountant & logistics

The festival's head accountant, and the person who kept its logistics in order.Volunteer2024

Ellena PolishchukDecor & photo zone

Made the decor for the 2024 and 2025 festivals, and created the balloon photo zone.Volunteer2024–2025

Nataliya ChabanyukCreative workshops volunteer · project coordinator

Co-created the workshops and crafts zone at the 2024 festival.Volunteer2024

Mike RynzakFestival host · cultural program team

Hosted every festival from 2023 to 2025 and helps shape the cultural program.Volunteer2024–2025

Mariia BondarCultural program team

Part of the team behind the festival's concert and artistic program.Volunteer2024

Liudmyla PylypenkoAdministration & registration

Handled the paperwork before the festival and the administration desk on the day.Volunteer2024

Svitlana HaidaichukBusiness forum coordinator

Coordinated the festival's business forum for Ukrainian entrepreneurs.Volunteer2024

Svitlana MarchukSponsor relations · festival host 2023

Hosted the first festival in 2023 and brought its sponsors on board.Volunteer2024

Tommy LeeLocation prep & auction

Helped get the site ready and ran the festival auction.Volunteer2024

Nataliia StepanenkoKitchen team volunteer

Cooked with the festival's kitchen team in 2025.Volunteer2025

Mykola KulebaFounder of Save Ukraine

Founder of Save Ukraine — the charity that brings abducted Ukrainian children home.Partner2024

Jessica HansenCommittee guidance

provided guidance to the festival committeePartner2024

Steph ScollanFestival support

supported the team through preparation and after the festivalPartner2024

Volodymyr KobezskyiMeest Canada representative

highlighted alongside partner Meest CanadaPartner2025

Anna KuprieievaPrincipal lawyer, Solvis Law

Principal lawyer at Solvis Law in Ottawa — business, immigration and real estate law.Partner2024–2025

Mariana GrushkovykThomas Cavanagh contact

thanked for care, speed and coordination at partner Thomas Cavanagh ConstructionPartner2025

Nadiya SakhnoPresident, Coulas Insurance

Bespoke insurance and financial solutions for businesses, individuals and families.Partner2025

Anna VynnykFinancial Advisor, Edward Jones Perth

Retirement, estate and education savings, from an Edward Jones office in Perth, Ontario.Partner2025

Kseniia PavlovaUkrainian bookshop knyga.ca

Contemporary Ukrainian books, posted across Canada and the USAPartner2024

Save UkraineChild rescue foundation

Bringing Ukraine's stolen children home — and helping their families start again.Partner2024

Kids of UkraineCharity partner, 2025–2026

Four centres in Ukraine where teenagers recover from the war — free of charge, and face to face.NGO2025–2026

Carleton Place Community Enrichment ProgramMunicipal community grant program

The Town of Carleton Place's own grant for the events that fill its parks and halls.Partner2024

Anastasiya StepanenkoBusiness Development Assistant

supports the festival's business development teamVolunteer2026

The Little German BakeryVendor

A taste of Germany, baked fresh in Carleton PlaceVendor2026

Blended Beverage BarCafé and bubble tea bar

Good drinks. Good vibes. Great memories.Vendor2026

Woof Walk PerthDog walker and gourmet dog-biscuit baker

It's not where you walk, it's who you walk with!Vendor2026

Peter LechnerVendor · garlic grower, Lechner Farms – Artisan Garlic

Rooted in Garlic. Built on Passion.Vendor2026

Wholefood DelightsVendor — gluten-free bakery

Deliciously Homemade, Gluten-Free, Vegan & Dairy-Free Treats – Baked with Love in Ottawa!Vendor2026

DEN BAURINSinger, songwriter and international performer

Music that inspires. Explore. Enjoy.Performer2026

Etnika UAUkrainian embroidery boutique

Welcome to our world of embroidery!Vendor2026

Tanya NavolskaSinger and bandura player

Voice & bandura — carols, shchedrivky and Ukrainian folk songPerformer2026

Marta LenkivskaSkrynka — Ukrainian souvenirs and handmade gifts

Authentic Ukrainian souvenirs and handmade gifts. Bringing culture and beauty to your home.Vendor2026

That's Sew CathyVendor — novelty pillowcases and scrunchies

Handmade with loveVendor2026

Wood B CraftsLive-edge woodwork and handmade gnomes

We make one of a kind items.Vendor2026

Wambui WaweruVendor — Clothing & Fashion

African-inspired merchandise from Ottawa — T-shirts, bandanas, tote bags, bracelets and earringsVendor2026

Mon Ami — Mariana FonderaUkrainian clothing shop

Your best friend in shoppingVendor2026

Angel Craft CanadaHandmade macramé from Ottawa

Macrame for your world, your mood, your momentsVendor2026

Nykolai BilaniukOttawa engineer and Ukrainian community organizer

"I felt that Ukraine needed me more."Performer2026

Liora by LuxeArtisan soap and bath salts maker — LIORA by Luxe

Luxury isn't rushed. It's handcrafted. One soap at a time.Vendor2026

Vasyl PopadiukViolin virtuoso

Classically trained violinist from Ukraine, living in Ottawa and performing internationally.Performer2026

Vlad TomilinFlautist · UAFest team

Flute on the UAFest Main Stage at 13:30 — and one of the team behind the festival day.Performer2026

Mariia BarhanSinger

Ukrainian pop songs, back on the UAFest stage.Performer2025–2026

Roman TykajloTsymbaly player

Village melodies on the Ukrainian tsymbaly.Performer2026

Tetiana ChernetaBandurist

Bandura on the Main Stage, with her son on violin.Performer2026

Lidiia HurinenkoSinger and bandura player

Ukrainian songs from Cherkasy oblast, sung to the bandura.Performer2026

Ivan HorobetsSinger-songwriter

A Ukrainian folk song on guitar, then his own song on the piano.Performer2026

Wedel — Touch of EuropeEuropean deli, bakery and catering in Ottawa

A touch of Europe, from two Ottawa counters to the festival field.Vendor2026

Oksana PikushPetrykivka painting master

Born in Petrykivka, taught by her parents, carrying a UNESCO-listed painting tradition into Canada.Artist2026

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