Pacific Beach will get a taste of Warsaw next weekend. The 15th annual Polish Festival will be held at the Saint Maximilian Kolbe Polish Catholic Mission from Friday, Oct. 8 through Sunday, Oct. 10. “The whole festival is put together by Poles living in San Diego,” said Ania Chrostowska, an organizer of the event. “There is a pretty large community of people of Polish origin. Some of them were born in Poland, some of them are second generation.” The three-day festival will be held at the Polish Catholic mission, located at 1375 Grand Ave. Chrostowska said she expects Poles from around San Diego and even Orange County and Los Angeles to participate in the event. “The purpose of the festival is to present our culture to the local community and to be a venue for people of Polish origin to meet and celebrate,” Chrostowska said. The festivities start for the 21-and-older crowd Oct. 8 from 6 to 10 p.m. The fare will be traditional Polish dishes, including pierogi (filled dumplings), golabki (cabbage rolls), bigos (stew) and kiszka (blood sausage), along with Polish pastries. “It’s basically just going to be a party. We’ll have live music, food and dancing under the stars,” Chrostowska said. “We offer Polish music and folk dances done by Polish groups from California and other states.” Beer connoisseurs are in for a treat each day during the festival, with the chance to try imported Polish beers. Polish brews Okocim and Zywiec will be among those served. “We have Polish beer imported straight from Poland,” Chrostowska said. “This is not something that you can normally get in the United States and that’s usually the big attraction.” The festival continues Oct. 9 from noon to 10 p.m. and Oct. 10 from 12:30 to 6 p.m. with more of a family emphasis. Vendors will sell Polish souvenirs and jewelry and there will be games for kids. “It’s going to be fun,” Chrostowska said. In addition to celebrating Polish culture, the festival serves as the main fundraiser for the Pacific Beach mission. Chrostowska said the $2 admission for adults helps keep the mission running and the church maintained. “That’s pretty important to us. Without that, it would be really tough,” Chrostowska said. “We couldn’t do any remodeling, and even maintenance would probably be difficult.” For more information, visit www.polishmission.org/festival.