Germanfest 2026
June 6 & 7, 2026
Sacred Heart – St Joseph Parish
312 NE Freeman Ave
Topeka Kansas
Can we feature you or your company as a Germanfest 2026 Sponsor?
Please check back for 2026 updates
-Do not communicate or send money to anyone who doesn’t speak to you through our business account - these are scammers! We do not have outside vendors.
-No pets allowed; guardian or lead animals are welcome
-No outside beverages
-No drink/food sales or activities until after the 4 pm Mass
Satellite Parking will be available in the
Santa Fe Park parking lot at NE River Rd & Lime St.
Free Shuttle Rides from the Satellite Parking
to Sacred Heart Church grounds - Seward Ave & Freeman Ave.
Saturday 3-4 & 5-11 pm
Sunday 10 am-5 pm
Printable documentation for you to share!
2026 Germanfest Flyers below
-Oral Auction Book (available soon)
Brat Trot
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May 30, 2026
***Brat Trot 5K** CANCELLED
Due to severe weather (lightning) and to ensure everyone's safety, we officially cancelled Brat Trot 2026!
Rescheduling depends on the timer's availability.
Thank you for your understanding. Be safe!
Golf Tournament
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June 13, 2026
Germanfest Schedule of Events
Saturday, June 6, 2026
4 pm Outdoor Holy Mass
5 pm German Food Line, Biergarten, & Snack Bar
Authentic, homemade German Sausage, Bratwurst, Krautstrudel,
Dumplings w/Green Beans & Ham, Noodles & Sage Balls, Sauerkraut,
German Coleslaw, German Potato Salad, & delicious desserts.
Bazaar: Silent Auction, Jewelry Booth, Basket Booth, T-Shirts, Souvenirs,
Pull Tabs, & more!
5-9 pm Children’s Inflatables, Bouncy House, & Mini-Train
5-8 pm Silent Auction
6:30-10:30 pm
The Happy Players Band
11 pm Biergarten closed; Germanfest closes for Saturday night
Sunday, June 7, 2026
8 am Indoor Mass at St. Joseph Church
10 am Indoor Mass at Sacred Heart Church
10 am German Food Line, Biergarten, & Snack Bar
10 am-3 pm Games: Fish Pond, Duck Pond, Pop Toss, Toy Booth,
Potty Toss, Lolly Pops, Treasure Chest, Horse Race,
Basketball Throw, Goblet Toss, Plinko, Cake Walk,
Children’s Inflatables, Bouncy House, & Mini-Train.
Bazaar: Jewelry Booth, Silent Auction, Basket Booth,
T-shirts and Souvenirs, Ice Cream, Pull Tabs, & more!
***German Food*** Food Line in the Die KirchenKeller (church hall) offers delicious, homemade German fare, including Sauerbraten, Pork & Sauerkraut, German Sausage, Krautstrudel, Noodles & Sage Balls, German Potato Salad, Sauerkraut, and German Coleslaw. Also serving delicious Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Green Beans, Rolls, & delectable desserts!
10 am-1 pm Silent Auction
10:30 am-1:30 pm
The Happy Players Band
11 am-2 pm Bingo - great prizes!
2 pm Oral Auction - The Highlight of Germanfest
Bid on quality items donated by friends of Sacred Heart-St Joseph Parish
3 pm Biergarten closed
Event Draw
$10,000. Cash Drawing - $10 donation per ticket
One $10,000 winner. Cash prize. Winner is responsible for applicable taxes/fees associated with winning.
$1,000.Cash Drawings
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$1 donation per ticket
Three $1,000 winners. Cash prize. Winners are responsible for applicable taxes/fees associated with winning
• Drawing tickets available at Germanfest, church bulletin stands, & Sacred Heart-St. Joseph Rectory
• Cash Prize Drawings after the Oral Auction
• Check us out on Facebook: Sacred Heart-St Joseph Germanfest
• Invite your friends to the Facebook Event: Germanfest 2026
• Join us on Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter @Germanfest_shsj
• Flyers, links, and information to share:
SHStJCatholic.org
Check out this video from our new band -
The Happy Players...and then start practicing your polka!
We are blessed to have so many generous Germanfest supporters.
Please help us thank them and take the opportunity to shop with Germanfest Sponsors!
2026 Sponsors
Blind Tiger
Ziegler Family Dentistry
Strathman Sales
Schmidtlein Excavating Inc
Debackers Inc
KSNT
Reser’s Fine Foods
First Class Transportation, Inc
Allen Insurance
ASAP Locating LLC
Majic 107.7 FM
Wilson and Hendrickson Orthodontics
Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home
Rick & Karen Stadler Family
Crowley Law Office LLC
Topeka Blueprint
Curt & Jill Sittenauer
Qdoba Mexican Eats
Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home
JF McGivern, Inc
Ben Schreiner Concrete Construction LLC
John J Stringer DDS
Heritage Bank
KBS Constructors Foundation
Becky Burghart, REALTOR® Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices First
TBS Electronics Inc
Smith Brothers Transmission
Bankers Life & Casualty Lawrence Martin
Grandstand Glassware & Apparel
Noller Ford
ServiceMaster Cleaning and Restoration by NEK
Sue Zientara Insurance Agency Inc
CoreFirst Bank & Trust
Harolds Tire LLC
GreatLife Golf and Fitness
Silver Lake Bank
Michael & Valerie Self
Mark & Ann Hobart
Craig & Belinda Johnson
Todd & Debi Meier Family
Bankers Life and Casualty-Martin Lawrence
Carlson I-70 Auto Auction
2026 Band Sponsors
Al Kirmer & Kathleen Hickert
Bruce & Laura Danielson
Debackers Inc
Endeavor Inn & Suites
Brad & Mary Sedlacek
Haberkorn Heating & Air
Pizza Parlor
Jim & Diane Bean