Belgian Harvest Festival

Join the Shrine as it welcomes in the fall season! The Belgian Harvest Festival celebrates the history of the National Shrine in Champion and the rich Belgian heritage within the surrounding community. The festival includes special blessings of the fall harvest crops and the area’s farming tractors. Pilgrims will also be able to enjoy fall desserts and experience the Belgian tradition of chicken booyah!

See HERE for the flyer with the full schedule of events

Schedule Below:

8:30 am ……………………………………………………….. Mass

9:30 am ……………………………………………… Confessions

10:00 am …………………. Belgian History Exhibit Opens

11:00 am ………………………………………………………. Mass

Blessing of farm equipment and first harvest items after Mass

12:00 pm ………………….. Eucharistic Adoration Begins

12:30 pm …………………………………………………….Lunch

Booyah, Hot Dogs, Chips, & Desserts

2:00 pm …………………………………………….. Confessions

3:00 pm ………………………………. Divine Mercy Chaplet

3:15 pm ……………… Enrollment of the Brown Scapular