Litomysl Annual Summer Festival

Holy Trinity Catholic Church of Litomysl will be showing off their country church pride at their 53rd Annual Summer Festival on Sunday, July 27, 2025. The 170 families of the parish will host the event which is one of the largest summer parish festivals held in Minnesota each year. The country style festival draws people from all over.

Czech traditions, from delightful pastries to polka music will be alive and well once again in Litomysl, Minnesota, south of Owatonna, where can you combine Mass, music, games, silent auction, eats and treats, a used a bit sale, face painting, live pony rides, raffles, pull tabs, and wagon rides.

At 10:15 a.m. in the air conditioned, handicapped accessible, Holy Trinity Church, there is the traditional Polka Mass that has participants sing traditional hymns to the beat of polka music, led by the Litomyslaneous Polka Group. Also participating in the morning Mass will be the Owatonna Knights of Columbus #945’s Fourth Degree in full regalia. 

Music will echo throughout the grounds. Before the Mass, the Owatonna Knights of Columbus Choir will perform in the church.  The “Dan Stursa Band” will entertain the crowd when they grace the stage north of the church. "The Klecker Band", who have played at all of the past 52 Festivals, will delight listeners at 2pm by the Parish Center.  Hans Hohrman will also be playing his concertina by the Parish Center.

The Czech and non-Czech community alike can look forward to activities Sunday, July 27th.  By 11 a.m. all outdoor activities begin with many food booths available to delight anyone’s appetite. Festival-goers won’t leave hungry, as the Holy Trinity community will be stocked with pork rib sandwiches, pork burgers, brats, hot dogs, walking tacos, root beer floats and refreshments to quench the thirst of all ages. 

In the air conditioned church basement pie and ice cream and filled biscuits will be available, as well as a place to sit and relax.

Everyone will have the opportunity to view the old gas engines and water pump action between the school and the garage.

In the St Isidore Parish Center there will be a Silent Auction, along with a used-a-bit sale, with bargains galore. A country store with garden produce will be by the church. 

People of all ages will be eager to await their turn to partake in the many games they choose from plinko, bingo, spin the wheel, fish pond, dime toss and the ever popular root beer barrel game.

As has been the case in years past, many local businesses and individuals have donated thousands of items to be used for prizes in the games. Thousands of items have also been donated for the used-a-bit sale in the Parish Center and for the Silent Auction. The annual "Big Ticket" raffle, has many prizes (with a value of over 6,000), the first 3 prizes being $500. The drawing will be at 4:00 p.m. on the stage north of the church.

The ladies of the parish will make many, many dozen prune, poppy seed and apricot biscuits (or "buchty" in Czech). They will go on sale at 11:00 a.m. in the church basement.

A tractor pulling a tram will help people get to the Festival more quickly, when they park their cars on the roads surrounding Litomysl.

Everyone is invited to come for a Fun Filled Day to the Litomysl Summer Festival, on Sunday, July 27th. There is something for everyone! A grand time can be had by every age who attends the annual Litomysl Summer Festival.

Litomysl is located 8 miles south of Owatonna on Co. Rd. 45 then 2 miles east on Co. Rd. 4 (SE 98th St); to 9946 24th Ave SE;

or 5 miles north of Blooming Prairie on Hwy 218 to Bixby, then 4½ miles west on Co Rd 4 (SE 98th St) to 9946 24th Ave SE;

or 6 miles south of Owatonna on Interstate 35 to the Hope exit #32, then left on Co. Rd. 4 to Co. Rd. 3, go 1/2 mile south, then 3 miles east on Co. Rd. 4 (98th St.) to 9946 24th Ave SE; 

or from Ellendale east on Hwy 30 to Co. Rd. 45, then 5 miles north on Co. Rd. 45 to Co. Rd. 4 (SE 98th St), then 2 miles east to 9946 24th Ave SE.