Polkafest
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New Glarus Chamber of Commerce
Polkafest takes place on the second weekend in June in New Glarus.
media release: It's a polka party!
Polkafest offers two days of free polka music and dancing - join us under the big tent to sip some local beer and kick up your heels! Polkafest pays tribute to the late Roger Bright, local musician and bandleader who was well loved in the polka world.
Enjoy music from The David Austin Band, Jerry Voelker and the Jolly Gents, New Glarus Kinderchor, Rhythm Playboys, and Barefoot Becky! So join us June 7th and 8th in downtown New Glarus, and bring your dancing shoes!
Friday, June 7
5 pm – 10 pm, David Austin Band/a tribute to the late Roger Bright
9 PM, Drawing for two sets of two tickets to Saturday’s Beer, Bacon & Cheese. Must be present to win!
Saturday, June 8
11 AM – 1:30 PM, Rhythm Playboys
11:30 AM, Learn to polka with Whitney’s Academy of Dance
1 -5 PM, Beer, Bacon & Cheese (sold out)
1:30 – 2:30, The Biergarten Specials & Friends, Swiss music
2:30 – 4:30 PM, Jerry Voelker & the Jolly Gents
5PM, New Glarus Kinderchor, Swiss children’s choir
5:30PM – 7:30 PM, Barefoot Becky & the Ivanhoe Dutchmen