{"id":424113,"date":"2026-09-02T16:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/424113\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T16:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:38:12","slug":"houstons-polish-community-keeps-a-cherished-tradition-alive-with-return-of-dozynki-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/424113\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston\u2019s Polish community keeps a cherished tradition alive with return of Do\u017cynki festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">HOUSTON \u2013 For 20 years, Houston\u2019s Polish community has opened its doors to neighbors from across the city through Do\u017cynki, a heartfelt celebration of Poland\u2019s harvest traditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The Houston Polish Harvest Festival returns Sept. 18\u201320 at Our Lady of Cz\u0119stochowa Roman Catholic Church, 1731 Blalock Road. Admission is free, and everyone\u2014from those with Polish roots to those simply curious about the culture\u2014is invited.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The weekend will feature homemade favorites such as pierogi, kielbasa, go\u0142\u0105bki, bigos, potato pancakes and traditional desserts. Guests can enjoy live Polish music, polka dancing and performances by Dance Group Wawel, Mini Wawel, Babcia Wawel, Dance Group Regina from Canada and accordionist Kamil Smel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Families can browse Polish pottery, folk art, amber jewelry and handmade gifts, while children enjoy activities, cultural exhibits and Polish Musical Chairs. A beer garden and silent auction will add to the festive atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Sunday will begin with a traditional Polish Mass at 10 a.m., followed by a procession and bread-breaking ceremony\u2014symbols of gratitude, faith and community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Festival hours are 4\u201310 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.\u201310 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.\u20136 p.m. Sunday. Free off-site parking and shuttle service will be available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">More information is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonpolishfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HoustonPolishFest.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Start Here, Houston<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 bTVksG\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 For 20 years, Houston\u2019s Polish community has opened its doors to neighbors from across the city&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[6595,19513,4621,147499,2777,18465,577,56,58,57,147498,278,55542],"class_list":["post-424113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-art","tag-celebrations","tag-culture","tag-dozynki","tag-entertainment","tag-family-activities","tag-festivals","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-houston-polish-harvest-festival","tag-music","tag-poland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}