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®
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!
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!