The One Spring Festival In Texas That’s Worthy Of Your Bucket List Every Year

Famous for its spectacular bluebonnet fields, Ennis, Texas, also boasts a rich cultural heritage as an early Czech settlement. You can learn about and pay homage to this fascinating history at the National Polka Festival in Texas, a yearly celebration of Czech customs, music, dance, and food. Come spend your Memorial Day Weekend with us, eating kolaches and learning how to polka. You’ll never forget the experience at this spring festival in Texas!

Every year around Memorial Day Weekend, thousands of people converge on the tiny town of Ennis for the National Polka Festival.

Held annually for the past 57 years, the festival celebrates the town's rich Czech heritage with traditional foods, song and dance, religious services, and an outdoor market.

The festival will take place from Friday, May 24 through Sunday, May 26.

Between the live bands, kolache eating contest, Saturday morning parade, and a plethora of other activities, the whole family is sure to have a blast.

Speaking of live music, there will over 15 polka bands playing across various spacious halls.

One of the groups is Grammy Award-winning Brave Combo, and they sound even better in person!

Festivities kick off on Friday night with the all-important King and Queen Dance Contest.

Then, the rest of the weekend is filled with Czech customs that delight all the senses, from authentic cuisine to a beer garden and so much more.

Dance the night away, sporting traditional Czech attire if you wish -- visitors are welcome and encouraged to do so!

If you've never done polka dancing before, don't worry - the locals are happy to help you find your footing.

You'll get the chance to try all sorts of Czech delicacies, from klobase (sausage) to dumplings and everything in between.

Prepare for a culinary trip around the world without ever leaving Texas!

Of course, no Czech festival would be complete without kolaches, and they're in no short supply here.

What's your favorite filling?

Don't leave without taking a stroll through the marketplace to check out all the local businesses selling their wares.

From hand-poured candles to homemade jewelry, you'll see every type of artisan good imaginable.

Visit the National Polka Festival website and check (or Czech!) out the National Polka Festival Facebook page for more information, including ticket prices.

Have you been to the National Polka Festival in Texas? If so, we'd love to hear all about your experience in the comments. Don't forget to check out our previous article for another spring festival in Texas worth visiting!

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