This year we will be celebrating our Diamond Jubilee year! The 75th Annual Festival and Picnic for the St. Anthony's Croatian Catholic Church has been a cornerstone of growth and embodies the core values and foundation of faith, heritage and culture that our parish has cherished over the last 116 years The Festival & Picnic is a cherished tradition where Croatian culture comes alive. We welcome all generations of the diaspora, friends and neighbors to celebrate together — sharing in traditional food, music, fellowship and more. Through this joyful gathering, we honor our heritage, strengthen our parish family, and extend our warm Croatian hospitality to all. Rooted in our Catholic faith and proud traditions, we come together each year to share our culture, strengthen our community, and create lasting memories.
We are implementing some big changes this year! One of which will be a cashless payment. Our food service area will operate in the style of a cafeteria. There is one entrance and one exit for the food service area where you will go to each station to order and pay at the cashier on your way out. Bar service will charge per drink at the bar. We appreciate your patience as we work together to make this transition.
Pre-Sale Tickets will be available until August 26th, 2026 at a reduced price. Ticket purchase is non-refundable.
Pre-Sale Tickets | Day- Of/ At The Door Ticket Price |
Adults: $10 Seniors (65+): $8 Children (12 & under): $5 | Adults: $15 Seniors (65+): $10 Children (12 & under): $8 |
You spoke and we listened! We are working to make the reserved seating even better. This year our volunteers will be monitoring the reserved seating and saving tables until 3PM. There will be a check-in table for your seats. Please note, all reserved seats will be released promptly at 3PM for general seating. Reserved tables fit up to 10 seats.
As we work to make this year bigger and better, we will no longer be able to provide reserved parking on site as the picnic activities have expanded. Reserved parking will be available at the parking lot of Westminster Presbyterian Church (South of the venue, across Woodbury). For anyone will mobility issues, there will be golf cart shuttle service available from 11AM - 5PM. Please let the parking attendants/security at the lot know that you need assistance.
All proceeds of the event will benefit St. Anthony's Croatian Catholic Church and it's endeavors to honor our faith, share our culture and strengthen our community.
St. Anthony Croatian Catholic Parish is a community of faith and love, graced with a revered ethnic heritage.
We share our Catholic faith with other parish communities that constitute the larger local Church of Los Angeles. With them we are devoted to a common Church mission, which is to witness the presence of God in our world and to advance the civilization of love.
At the same time, we are a distinct ethnic community. The Croatian Christian heritage is fourteen centuries old. We cherish such a legacy and are indebted to preserve our rich Croatian culture, traditions, customs, values and language for future generations.
In regard to this specific character of our parish community, our primary goal is to enhance efficient interaction of faith and culture. Therefore, we commit ourselves to promoting the cultural adaptation of liturgy. Also, in order to invigorate dynamics of evangelization we are committed to contextualize all pastoral, catechetical, social and cultural activities in the parish.
For more information visit: https://croatianchurchla.org/about-us
