About this event
Festa e Pavarësisë is the Albanian-American Community of Illinois's largest annual fundraiser — a banquet marking Albania's November 28, 1912 independence from the Ottoman Empire. Past editions have filled Diplomat West in Elmhurst with 500+ guests for live Albanian music, student performances from Shkolla Kongresi i Manastirit, a silent auction, and the flag ceremony. 2026 proceeds continue funding the Albanian-American Center construction campaign in Greater Chicago.
