Polish Picnic 2025

Join us on Saturday, August 16 at Huset Park in Columbia Heights for a fun-filled celebration of Polish culture and community! The Polish Picnic is organized by PACIM, Sister Cities International Columbia Heights, and the Polish Saturday School.

This year’s event features a fresh format with:

🎶 Live music and traditional dance performances featuring Craig Ebel & DyVersaCo polka band, Joe Mack (accordion), and the Dolina Polish Folk Dancers

🍽️ Delicious Polish cuisine available for purchase

🎈 Entertainment for all ages, including:

• Games, arts and crafts
• Splash pad
• Playground

🤝 Participation from many local organizations and community groups

…and much more!

The event is free to all!

To mark Polish Armed Forces Day and the anniversary of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, the event will begin with a moment of remembrance at the 1944 USAAF Warsaw Uprising Airlift Memorial in Huset Park.

Menu

• Grilled Polish Kiełbasa with sauerkraut and bun …………….. $10.00

• Bigos (Hunter’s Stew) with rye bread …………………………. $10.00

• Pierogi (Potato & Cheese Dumplings) ………………………… $10.00

• Combo Platter (kiełbasa, two pierogi, bigos) ………………… $18.00

Also available for purchase will be soda, non-alcoholic Polish beer, Prince Polo chocolate wafer bars, and ice cream.

Free drinking water.

BYOB*

You can order your meal online or purchase it at the event.

If you have a volunteer discount code, please enter it when ordering.

Enter volunteer discount code:
Purchase Meal Tickets

If you’re able to help at the event, please contact us at office@pacim.org or call 612-718-7718.

All volunteers will receive a discount code for meal purchases, and those helping with food service will receive a PACIM logo T-shirt (while supplies last) to wear during the event and keep afterward.

*  Citi Ordinance $10.201 prohibitions on consumption of alcohol in city parks do not apply to Huset Park on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.