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Czech Slovak Festival, Prince George County, VA
The Prince George County Regional Heritage Center will host the 8th Annual
Virginia Czech and Slovak Folklife Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.
PRINCE GEORGE, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, September 27, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Prince George County Regional Heritage Center will host the 8th Annual Virginia Czech and Slovak Folklife Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 from 11am-4pm. This free occasion will happen rain or shine on the Heritage Center, 6406 Courthouse Road, Prince George, Va. All proceeds from the Festival help the work of the Heritage Center.
Over 100 years in the past, tons of of Czech and Slovak households made the lengthy voyage over land and sea to settle in Central Virginia, together with Prince George County. They had been enticed by guarantees of fertile land and a light local weather. They took a danger shifting to the South throughout and simply after Reconstruction, however for a lot of that gamble paid off. Now, generations later, their legacy is widely known with this annual pageant honoring their proud heritage.
Visitors to the Festival will get pleasure from reside music with genuine Czech and Slovak polkas and waltzes, whereas indulging in Old World meals and beer on the market, together with cabbage rolls and home made kolaches in addition to kielbasa, Czech Angel Wings and extra. A meal sampler platter additionally will likely be out there which features a cabbage roll, gulas (goulash), cabbage and dumplings, inexperienced beans and potatoes, and a aspect of bread. Advance tickets for meals and beverage could also be bought on the Museum store or by logging on to http://www.princegeorgevahistoricalsociety.org/.
Attendees can discover the agricultural lifestyle of the immigrants by way of expanded farm shows and animals. All of the Heritage Center’s galleries will likely be open for the day with particular displays for the Festival in addition to everlasting shows, together with the Czech and Slovak Gallery. Special leisure will embody a efficiency by the Chesterfield Concert Band. Free parking is accessible and transportation from parking areas to the Festival grounds will likely be out there. For extra info, name 804-863-0212 or e-mail [email protected].
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Carol Marks Bowman
Prince George Regional Heritage Center
+1 804-863-0212
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