Carl Finch hollers into to the microphone at the 800 people in the Knights of Columbus Hall: “Everybody come out on the floor for the ‘Chicken Dance’!” The Saturday-night crowd challenged the hall’s ...

Last week's tornado isn't keeping Ennis from dancing. The 47th annual National Polka Festival begins Friday night as planned, even as Ennis continues to recover from the EF-1 tornado that blew through ...

ELLIS COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) - The event is one of the largest Czech Festivals in the country, and not even the tornado that swept across North Texas last week will stop the 47th Annual National Polka ...

You'll smell Kolaches baking and hear the organ-like sounds of the accordion this weekend in Ennis. It's polka time! The National Polka Festival returns Friday night for three days of Czech traditions ...

Children got a thrill out of riding in the parade in downtown Ennis at the festival. ( Louis DeLuca - Staff Photographer ) Children got a thrill out of riding in the parade in downtown Ennis at the ...

Two words: polka festival. Either you’re already rollin’ your eyes, or you’re hearing the music and envisioning a kolache in one hand and a Pilsner Urquell in the other. This Memorial Day weekend ...

Wooden barriers surrounded tornado damage as visitors waited for the Polka Festival parade, which was rerouted. Organizers also had to move activities slated for the downtown area. Small-town ...