{"id":437811,"date":"2026-09-16T15:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/437811\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:20:11","slug":"featuring-a-polish-market-pierogi-and-late-night-disco-a-massive-20th-anniversary-harvest-festival-is-taking-over-houston-this-weekend-with-free-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/437811\/","title":{"rendered":"Featuring a Polish market, pierogi, and late-night disco, a massive 20th-anniversary harvest festival is taking over Houston this weekend with free admission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FotoJet-2026-09-16T134155.439-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Image shows two girls in traditional Polish dress playing instruments.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Houston Polish Festival is taking over the grounds at Our Lady of Czestochowa this weekend for three days of traditional food, live music, and folk dancing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What began in 2006 as a parish picnic celebrating Poland\u2019s National Constitution Day now fills the church grounds for an entire weekend. The September Polish Harvest Festival carries that original community spirit into the fall, drawing thousands of returning visitors every year.<\/p>\n<p>When and where is the Houston Polish Festival<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The festival takes place from Friday, September 18, to Sunday, September 20 at Our Lady of Czestochowa, 1731 Blalock Road. The festival hours are listed below: <\/p>\n<p>September 18: 4 p.m. \u2013\u00a010 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>September 19: 10 a.m. \u2013 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>September 20: 10 a.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Food and drink at the Houston Polish Festival<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parish volunteers run the kitchen, serving up home-cooked pierogi, go\u0142\u0105bki (cabbage rolls), bigos (hunter\u2019s stew), and roasted pork shanks. At the bar, Baa Baa Brewhouse pours a custom Polish recipe beer brewed specifically for the event.<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment at the Houston Polish Festival<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A continuous lineup of folk dance performances runs across the three days, featuring local groups like Dance Group Wawel and visiting ensembles performing in full regional costumes. Between the accordion sets and late-night disco, you can browse the Polish market for imported pantry staples, shop for handmade porcelain and jewelry at the silent auction, or join the raffles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The festival also features dedicated children\u2019s activities throughout the weekend. On Sunday, the festival will host a traditional Polish Mass and opening ceremony. <\/p>\n<p>Visiting the Houston Polish Festival and ticket information<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission to the Houston Polish Festival is completely free. Food, drinks, and games are available with purchased tickets. While parking on-site is $20, the festival offers free off-site with parking with a dedicated shuttle service at the following locations: <\/p>\n<p>Memorial Assistance Ministries, 1625 Blalock Road<\/p>\n<p>St. Christopher\u2019s Episcopal Church, 1656 Blalock Road<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonpolishfest.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/houstonpolishfest.com\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">festival\u2019s website here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Houston Polish Festival is taking over the grounds at Our Lady&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":437812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-437811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437811","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=437811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}