The 60th Annual National Polka Festival will be held in Ennis, Texas, USA from May 22nd to 24th, 2026 and features an annual celebration of Czech heritage with live polka music, dancing, food, and festivities all weekend long.

The festival kicks off with an opening dance on Friday featuring polka music and the King and Queen Dance Contest, where participants and non-participants are encouraged to wear traditional Czech kroj (costumes).

On Saturday morning, decorated floats, bands and colorful costumes kick off the downtown festivities with a giant parade that twists through historic downtown Ennis. Then experience our traditions, religious customs, dancing, taste, sights, sounds, and “a little bit of the Czech Lands” on Saturday and Sunday at three spacious air-conditioned halls (KJT, Sokol, and SPJST) and in downtown Ennis.

Fourteen live polka bands will entertain throughout the event including Alex Meixner Band (accordionist Alex Meixner), Alpen Musikanten (accordionist Alan Walling) and the Praha Bros (accordionist Billy Havlik).

For further information email: media@nationalpolkafestival.com