Dožínky^®
24th Annual Czech Harvest Festival
Saturday, September 20, 2008
New Prague, Minnesota

Dožínky® (doe-shink'-key), a Czech Harvest Festival patterned after the "Old Country" original, is held on the third Saturday of  September each year in New Prague.

Our city's beautiful Main Street is transformed into an open-air market with vendor booths lining the sidewalks and a beer garden featuring authentic Czech beer. You can sample tasty treats including traditional Czech dishes.  Food booths and events open at 10 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. Main Street will be closed to through traffic, making your strolling safer and visiting more pleasant.

The Dožínky®  Festival in the Czech Republic is celebrated annually to give thanks for the bountiful harvest. Similarly, New Prague honors its agricultural roots with the Parade of Farm Pride at noon with a line-up of antique and modern farm equipment, cars, bands and horse-drawn units.

Both children and adults will enjoy the special events planned for the day, including many demonstrators and entertainers. Ethnic bands on three separate stages will keep the crowd tapping their feet non-stop. Authentic Czech dancers and singers will also share their talents.

Admission to the festival and most activities is free.

Classic Car Cruise

Join us for our annual Classic Car Cruise starting and ending on Main Street New Prague, Friday, Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. Registration for "cruisers" is from 5 to 6:30 p.m. by the New Prague Middle School on County Rd 37, by the bus garage.  Fee is $10.00.  No pre-registration.   Click here for cruise route.

Dožínky® Sponsors 2007

Platinum Sponsors

Community Security Bank

Greg Pavek Homes, Inc.

Queen of Peace Hospital

State Bank of New Prague

Trailside Liquors

KCHK/KRDS Radio Stations

Safety Signs

Gold Sponsors

Corner Bar

Goosebusters

Miller's Tap

New Prague Rotary Club

SICO

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric

Silver Sponsors

Bevcomm

City Club Bar

Bronze Sponsors

G & K Rental

US Bank

Welcome Auto

Kubes Realty

Festival Friends

Dominos Pizza - New Prague

New Prague Chevy Dodge Pontiac

New Prague Ford Lincoln Mercury

Lakers New Prague Sanitary

New Prague Boy Scouts

Versatile Vehicles

City of New Prague

Suel Printing

FESTIVAL ENTERTAINMENT 2007:

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 14TH
5-6:30 pm cruise registration-Parking Lot of New Prague Middle School

New Prague Rotary food booth on the grounds of the Intermediate School during cruise line up

5:00 pm- Food booths on Main Street open
6:30 pm ­ Main Street-Classic Car Cruise
8:00-11:00 pm-Central Ave Street Dance

with Downtown Sound Variety Band

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 15TH
Main Street

Festival begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m.
Ethnic food & merchandise booths
Petting Zoo
 

NOON
MAIN STREET
PARADE OF FARM PRIDE

Following the Parade:

Fire Department Water Fight on Lincoln Ave S.

Gopher State Railroad Museum Steam Train Rides until 4:30

DOZINKY ENTERTAINMENT

McMahon's Parking Lot
10 am-Noon Russ Dietz & the Stray Cats
1-3:00pm Button Box Three
3-5:00pm Czech Area Concertina Club

 BEER GARDEN
10 am-Noon Tim Chlan & Friends

1:00-2:00pm Domaci Czech Dancers
2:00-3:00pm New Prague Czech Singers
3-5:00pm John & Jared Novotny

LAW OFFICES BUILDING
10 am-11am High School Polka Band

11:00-12:00pm Zurah German Band
1-3pm New Prague Community Band
3-5 pm The Country Gentlemen Band

STROLLING MUSICIANS

10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Ed & Ione Brezina

Jerry Minar

Dick Spetz and friends

 

DEMONSTRATORS

10 a.m.-5 p.m.

New Prague History Trivia - Scott County Historical Society

Bobbin Lace - Delores Haas

Wood Turning - Wayne Keifer

Farm Toy Display - Stanley Chromy

Wood Carving - Dick Zawacki

*The above list is a tentative schedule and changes may occur before the event

2007 DožínkyTM Grand Marshall:

Sister Catherine McInnis

Queen of Peace Hospital

Order of the Sisters of St. Benedict

For more information contact the
New Prague Chamber of Commerce at
P.O. Box 191, New Prague, MN 56071
or call (952) 758-4360
E-mail: npcofc@bevcomm.net

For map and directions click here!