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Grumpy Old Men Festival Polka Dance Party

Saturday, February 22, 2025, 3-6 p.m.

The Transfer Building, 128 W 2nd St, Wabasha, MN

If John Gustafson and Max Goldman are your vibe, you will love this dance party at the annual Grumpy Old Men festival in Wabasha, Minnesota.

DJ Shotski will team up with Twin Cities dance instructor Miss Shannon to share an all-Minnesota polka music set and teach people how to dance the polka. Dancing shoes and buffalo plaid encouraged.

Find the dance at The Transfer Building, 128 W 2nd St, Wabasha, MN from 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, February 22. 

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September 21, 2024

Dancers at the World’s Largest Polka Dance broke the world record!

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