Armenian "Madagh" Picnic

Start: Sunday, June 29, 2025 10:30AM
End: Sunday, June 29, 2025 5:00PM

On Sunday, June 29, St. Hagop Armenian Apostolic Church will hold their annual Armenian ("Madagh") Picnic at Johnson Park, 6200 Northwestern Avenue, Racine. St. Hagop's has held their traditional picnic or "Madagh" since 1938. The work "Madagh" means offering and goes back to the time of Abraham who was willing to offer his only son, Isaac, to God to prove his love, faith and obedience to the Lord. When God witnessed this testimony, He asked Abraham to spare his son and offer a ram instead. Today, St. Hagop's Madagh is an expression of that same love, faith and gratitude to the Lord for all that He has bestowed on us. Armenians throughout the world have designated places of pilgrimage where they go to worship and offer a meal of Madagh to the community. The blessing of St. Hagop's Madagh will be at 11:15am and served at 12 noon. From 10:30am - 5:00pm, the public is invited to attend the picnic featuring seasoned ground sirloin luleh kebab dinners, hot dogs, sarma (stuffed grape leaves), penerlee (cheese puffs), khurabia (butter cookies), and other Armenian delicacies and pastries. From 1-5pm, live Armenian music will be performed by the Midweast Beat for everyone's listening and dancing pleasure. Tickets are also available for a cash raffle, with the raffle drawing at 4pm. There is no admission charge to this event.