Folk dance ensemble
Dance Group Wawel
Houston
The heart of the festival. Wawel dances the full regional repertoire (Krakowiak, Mazur, Oberek, Góralski) in costumes stitched to match each region of Poland.
September 18-20, 2026
The program
Three days of folk dance, live music, contests and ceremony. Performances run almost back to back, so turn up any time and something will be starting.
Times below are from the May 2026 program
The full hour-by-hour program for September is still being finalized. Below is the most recent published schedule. Expect the same shape of day, with times confirmed closer to the festival.
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Festival Opens
GatesDJ Polako
MusicPrez Windstar Performance
MusicMeet & Dance with Dance Group Wawel
Folk danceMeet Polonia Regina
Folk danceVisiting dance group from Canada
Polish-Style Musical Chairs
Games & rafflesDyskoteka with Prez Windstar
MusicDisco Party
MusicFestival Closes
Gates
Who's performing
Folk dance ensemble
Polonia Regina
Canada
Visiting ensemble bringing Kaszubski, Bilgoraj and Beskid Śląski sets across the border for the weekend.
Dance group
Babcia Wawel
Houston
The grandmothers of the parish, and reliably the loudest applause of the weekend. Expect Polonez, Kan-Kan, and a routine called Nowoczesna Babcia.
DJ
DJ Polako
Keeps the floor moving between sets and runs the late-night dyskoteka.
Live band
Prez Windstar
Polish party classics and the disco that closes out Friday and Saturday night.
Accordion
Kamil Smela
Solo accordion sets, the sound most people mean when they say Polish music.
Polskie Przeboje
Edward Winiarski
A run through the Polish hits everyone in the tent already knows the words to.
Youth performance
Polish School of Houston
Houston
The next generation: students from the parish Polish school perform each afternoon.