07/06/2026
🌞 Litomysl’s 54th Annual Summer Festival – Sunday, July 26, 2026! 🇨🇿🎶
Get ready for one of Minnesota’s biggest and most beloved country church festivals! Holy Trinity Catholic Church of Litomysl (9946 SE 24th Ave, Owatonna, MN) is celebrating 54 years of faith, family, food, and Czech tradition — and YOU are invited.
✨ Start the day with tradition:
• Polka Mass at 10:15 AM in the air‑conditioned, handicap‑accessible church
• Music led by the Litomyslaneous Polka Group
• Owatonna Knights of Columbus Choir performing at 9:30 AM
🎵 Live music all day long:
• Rockin’ Hep Cats
• IPolka Band
• The Klecker Band (played for all 53 previous festivals!)
• Hans Hohrman on concertina
Music will fill the grounds from morning to afternoon.
🍽️ Come hungry — leave happy:
Pork rib sandwiches, pork burgers, brats, hot dogs, walking tacos, root beer floats, and more! Plus:
🥧 Homemade pie & ice cream
🍑 Czech biscuits (“buchty”) — prune, poppyseed & apricot — $15/dozen starting at 11 AM - In the church basement
🎉 Fun for all ages:
• Plinko, bingo, spin‑the‑wheel, fish pond, root beer barrel game
• Silent Auction (closes at 3:30 PM)
• Used‑a‑bit sale
• Country store with garden produce
• Face painting, pony rides, wagon rides
• Old gas engines & water pump display
• Raffles & pull tabs
• “Big Ticket” raffle with over $6,000 in prizes — top three prizes are $500 each! Drawing at 3:30 PM on the North Stage
đźšś Easy parking:
A tractor‑pulled tram will shuttle guests from roadside parking to the festival grounds.
📍 Directions:
Litomysl is located 8 miles south of Owatonna on Co. Rd. 45, then 2 miles east on Co. Rd. 4.
Check out our website at www.litomyslchurch.org
đź’› Join us for a full day of music, food, games, and Czech heritage.
There truly is something for everyone at the Litomysl Summer Festival — bring your family, bring your friends, and enjoy a tradition that’s been bringing joy for over half a century.