LOUP CITY- Loup City Polish Days are set for Thursday, June 5, to Sunday, June 8.
Thursday kicks off the celebration with the Polish Prince and Princess contest. Registration starts at 6 p.m. at St. Josaphat’s Parish Hall. This year, the event is sponsored by Thrive Physical Therapy.
On Friday, the day starts with the kolache bake-off at the Carnegie Business Center. The contest starts at 10 a.m., and the kolaches will be on sale at 3 p.m. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Citizens Bank & Trust Co. is hosting a community BBQ. They will be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, and Maschka’s brats. To end the day, the Loose Cannons Band will be playing at the street dance at the Sons of the American Legion Beer Garden, starting at 8:30 p.m.
Saturday is filled with many events, starting with a pickleball tournament at 8 a.m. in Jenner’s Park. Also in Jenner’s Park will be a disc golf tournament at 8:30 a.m. At Bowman Lake, starting at 8:30 a.m., is Co-Ed Sand Volleyball. Bowman Lake will also host a family fishing event starting at 1 p.m. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the theme “A Midway of Memories.”
Food for the day will start at 11 a.m. with various food vendors downtown. From 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Loup City Diner will have their Authentic Polish Buffet for $14. At 12:30 p.m., the Sherman County Historical Society will have homemade ice cream and cookies and self-guided tours.
At noon, the Horn T Petting Zoo will open, and at 1 p.m., the Rocket-It Event Pros inflatable water park will be set up on the courthouse lawn. The Kiddie Tractor Pull will go on at 1:30 p.m. Participants of the tractor pull can compete to qualify for the State Fair.
“O” Street Lounge will have its Bloody Mary Bar starting at 1 p.m. and going until they sell out. At 2 p.m. the Alley Bar, formerly Loup City Lanes, is hosting a cornhole tournament. For early registration, teams can text Nathan Dorsey at (308) 750-0337.
Starting at 4 p.m., boxing will happen at Loup City Public Schools for $10 to sit in the bleachers, $20 per chair for VIP table, and kids 7 and under get in free. To conclude Saturday, starting at 8:30 p.m., Lost Country Road will play at the street dance at the Sons of the American Legion Beer Garden.
Sunday starts with Polish Highlights Breakfast Buffet at Loup City Diner from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Polish Days Golf Tournament starts at 10 a.m. New this year, from noon to 5 p.m., is Game Day. Play cards and board games with friends all afternoon. The Sherman County Historical Society will be open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and at 1:30, they will have guest speaker Linda Wilke-Heil at the Elsner Building. To finish off Polish Days, 3 Guys Polka will be at the American Legion Beer Garden.
The craft and vendor fair and the quilt show will be at the Loup City Community Center on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, it will be open from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. On Saturday, it will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
New this year, the River City Carnival will be on O Street on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On Friday, they will open at 3 p.m., on Saturday, they will open at noon, and on Sunday, they will open at 1 p.m.. Melissa Dush, Loup City Area Chamber of Commerce Secretary, said they are excited to bring the carnival back to Loup City after it hadn’t been there for a while.
For ride wristbands and tickets for both the River City Carnival and Rock-It Event Pros, those can be purchased at the information station at Slainte Hall. The information station also has Polish Days apparel such as t-shirts, sweatshirts, and tank tops.
Polish days are full of fun events all weekend long. “You come down from 8 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. the next day, and you will be entertained at a very low price,” said Dush.
For more information, visit the Loup City Polish Days Facebook page.
