The picnic is just the beginning. Hermann Fest continues throughout the day at Hermann Heights Park with live music, food and beer on the hill below the monument.
11:00 AM — Social Hour
Noon — Potluck Picnic
Afternoon — Heritage Program & Bohemian Travel Presentation
Afternoon & Evening — Hermann Fest Entertainment
6:00 PM — New Ulm Municipal Band Concert
Dusk — Fireworks
Everyone is welcome!
Bring a taste of your family history!
Share a favorite German-Bohemian family recipe, a dish from your ancestral village or region — or simply a favorite dish to share.
Bring your own utensils and a dish to pass, then enjoy good food, stories and conversation with others who share an interest in German-Bohemian heritage.
MEET OUR 2026 KING ELECT!
Meet Pat Eckstein, our 2026 King Elect, and get a first look at what’s being planned for his October coronation celebration!
TRAVEL WITH US BACK TO BOHEMIA!
Enjoy photos and stories from recent journeys through the villages, towns and landscapes of our ancestral homeland — places where our families lived, worked and worshipped generations ago.
BRING A PIECE OF YOUR FAMILY STORY
Have an old family photograph, heirloom, recipe or other bit of memorabilia connected to your German-Bohemian ancestry? Bring it along! Share and talk about with others.
MAKE A DAY OF IT!
Bring your family. Bring a friend. Bring someone curious about their German-Bohemian roots.
Come for the heritage. Stay for the celebration. Enjoy a day of food, friendship, history and German-Bohemian pride in New Ulm!
