Congress of Russian Americans participated in the Slavic Festival, held at the Russian Center of San Francisco, CA on Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, February 1.   

The festival brought in over 3,500 attendees throughout both days and featured food, arts & crafts and entertainment by various musicians, singers, dancers of various ethnic Slavic groups, including Russian, Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian and others.   CRA’s table featured copies of the CRA Almanacs, annual bulletins, Who We Are pamphlets, flyers of some of CRA’s current projects and humanitarian programs. a video presentation of CRA’s current and past work, as well as membership applications and other informational material.   CRA ‘s national headquarters are located at the Russian Center and those attendees of the festival who may have been interested in CRA’s work were invited to the office to discuss CRA’s history, youth and educational, cultural & historical, as well as humanitarian aid programs.   CRA thanks our directors and members who volunteered to staff the CRA table throughout the 2 days of the festival.