Czechs Abroad - Calendar of Events

Below is a list of Czech-related events and festivals around the world, ordered chronologically. Please contact us if you know about or have organized an event in your area.



The Lion in Love - Long Beach, California

Sunday, January 11, 2009 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm
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Come and go as you like at a Czech Happening at the Art Theater of Long Beach, a Sunday afternoon multi-arts event exploring the world of Leoš Janáček. The three part program includes: an award winning documentary on the Life and Loves of the composer (in Czech with English subtitles); "The glow of your kisses...," a play starring British/American actor Michael York about the many women in the composer's life; and ith "Intimnate Letters, a string quartet written by the composer for his Muse. Czech treats will be served.

The Cunning Little Vixen - Long Beach, California

Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 8:00pm
Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 4:00pm
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Opera's foxiest lady is coming to Los Angeles this January courtesy of Long Beach Opera. In one of the 20th century's most imaginative excursions into fantasy, Czech composer Leoš Janáček's 1924 opera, The Cunning Little Vixen, combines song, dance, and music into a seamless reflection on the cycle of life and death. A newspaper comic strip about the adventures of a fox living in a world populated by humans inspired Janáček to create this Czech Midsummer Night’s Dream. In his inventive opera, foxes, birds, insects and even a badger interact with a local farmer, forester, innkeeper, schoolmaster and priest. Ani Maldjian (LBO’s acclaimed Anne in The Diary of Anne Frank) will star as the Vixen. Michael Chioldi will be the Forester. Ken Cazan, internationally known for his imaginative and innovative stagings, will direct in his company debut. Sung in English with English Supertitles.

ACEC Czech Festival - St. Louis, Missouri

Saturday, April 18, 2009
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Czech dinner, Czech boutique, Czech cooking instruction, Czech/Slovak videos, fashion show, booths, & dancing; Music by the "St. Louis Czech Express" & St. Louis "Button Box Club"; Admission is free of charge.

40th Czech Festival, Lincoln, Nebraska

Sunday, May 3, 2009
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The spring festival is an indoor annual event that includes polka music, dancing, singing, ethnic food, and bake sales including kolace, and Czech-related demonstrations and displays. Jewelry and crystal from the Czech and Slovak Republics are available, and much more.

61st Annual Tabor Czech Days, Tabor, South Dakota

Thursday - Saturday, June 18-20, 2009
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The celebration has kept alive the heritage of the early founders of the little South Dakota community who came to Tabor from Czechoslovakia as early as 1869. What started out as a small community celebration, has grown into an attraction that draws thousands of people each year. The little town of 400 people and the surrounding rural community has attracted as many as 10,000 people to Czech Days.

86th Annual CESKY DEN, Taborville, Ohio

Sunday, July 12, 2009
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The 86th annual CESKY DEN (Czech Day) will be celebrated at the D.T.J. Farm in Taborville, Auburn Township, Ohio. All are welcome. Several musical groups and brass bands will play for entertainment and dancing, including the Sokol Greater Cleveland Concert Band. Music is from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Goulash dinners, tripe soup, pork, sauerkraut and dumpling dinners, and grilled wieners are some of the featured Czech foods available. Dinners are served from 11 a.m. Admission is $5.00 and all proceeds go towards supporting three Czech cultural centers; namely Bohemian National Hall, home of Sokol Greater Cleveland on Broadway in Cleveland, Ceska Sin Sokol on Clark Avenue in Cleveland, and the D.T.J. Pavilion in Taborville.

Taborville is located approximately 25 miles east of Cleveland. Take Route 422 east to 306 south. Turn left on Taylor May. Then right on Quinn. The entrance is where the east end of Bartholomew Road intersects with Quinn Road. For additional information contact the festival chairman Richard Smetana at 330-722-5474 or Bruce Marek at 440-543-8494.

48th Annual Wilber Czech Festival, Wilber, Nebraska

Friday - Sunday, July 31 - August 2, 2009
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"Polka Music, Bands & Dancing - A Czech Tradition"

Wilber, Nebraska, a community of 1,700 was designated the Czech capital of Nebraska in 1963 and of the USA in 1987. The town is rich in Czech history and cultural tradition and provides visitors an old-world atmosphere. Over 30,000 visitors come to partake in the festival each year and celebrate Czech traditions. One can find Czech musicians, dancers, arts and crafts, food and drink, and much more.

Pražská pouť - Praha, Texas

Saturday, August 15, 2009
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This annual homecoming, called Pražská pout, has changed very little over the years. Every year thousands come to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption at St. Mary's Catholic Church and its founding in 1855. You'll find plenty of Shiner Bock, fried chicken and other tasty food. The oompah music begins after the 10 a.m. mass.

34th Annual Westfest - West, Texas

Saturday & Sunday, September 5-6, 2009
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Westfest is a Czech/Polka festival that has been celebrated since 1976. Each year over 25,000 people head to the Central Texas town of West to enjoy a family blend of food, culture, dance and just plain Czechoslovakian fun!

Karel Gott American Tour 2009

September 11 (New York), 13 (Chicago), 18 (Miramar, FL), and 20 (New York), 2009
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The one and only Karel Gott will be playing 4 dates in September on his tour in the United States. Karel Gott has been an important personality on the Czech music scene since 1963. In European countries and around the world, he is an enduring phenomenon.

25th Annual Kolache Festival - Caldwell, Texas

Saturday, September 12, 2009
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The Kolache Festival is a celebration of the revitalization of Czech heritage... a county that was basically a Czech settlement realized their precious identity was slipping away. New generations knew not the language, the music or the art of their ancestors. Not only do we grasp at the past, but we hurry to share the history...to bring into today's focus the beauty, talent, and delight of the Czech people. Come to the Kolache Festival and learn the wonderful Czech philosophy. See the technique of stenciling, basket weaving, egg decorating, quilting, woodcraft, carving, sculpturing. Dance to the polka, and sing the songs of the musician. Taste the true ethnic food and lend your soul to the fulfillment of the Czech cultural heritage.

15th Annual Hallettsville Kolache Festival - Hallettsville, Texas

Saturday, September 26, 2009
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The Kolache Festival is a Czech & German festival with music, food, and fun. There is a parade, car show, kolache eating contest, live polka music in the biergarten and much more.

Czech Heritage Day - Prague, Nebraska

Sunday, September 29, 2009
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The Nebraska Czechs of Prague present their Czech Heritage Day with dinner, entertainment, dancing, and kolače.

Panhandle Czech Heritage Day - Lodgepole, Nebraska

Sunday, September 29, 2009
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The Panhandle Czech Heritage Day included music by the Bruha Trio of Elyria in 2008.

ACEC Homecoming - St. Louis, Missouri

Saturday, October 17, 2009
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The American Czech Educational Center is holding their annual homecoming. There will be a Czech dinner, booths and dancing with music by the "St. Louis Czech Express" and the St. Louis "Button Box Club". Admission is free of charge.

Czhilispiel 37 - Flatonia, Texas

Friday - Sunday, October 23-25, 2009
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This is one of Texas' largest chili cookoff celebrations in one of the world's largest tented biergarten. Last year more than 50,000 Texans attended for the entertainment, arts & crafts, parade, BBQ and beer.

St. Nicholas Day (Mikulasska Zabava), St. Louis, Missouri

Sunday, December 6, 2009
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The American Czech Educational Center is celebrating St. Nicholas Day by having a children's party.

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