Sun 9/3 @ 10AM-9PM
One of northeast Ohio’s strengths is its ethnic diversity and the chance to learn about global cultures through the many festivals sponsored by different groups.
For instance, this Sunday, Hungarian culture will be showcased at Ohio’s largest Hungarian Festival at German Central Park, presented by the American Hungarian Friends of Scouting for the 67th year.
The festival opens with a flag-raising ceremony at 10:30am, followed by both Catholic and Protestant church services in Hungarian at 11am. At noon the kitchen opens for what’s always the greatest attraction at any ethnic festival; the traditional homemade food. That includes chicken paprikash with dumplings, stuffed cabbage, grilled pork steak, Hungarian sausage and many, many sweets including tortes, strudel and jam-filled crepes with espresso to wash them down.
Then there’s live music by Clevelander Walt Mahovlich and his band Harmonia, and the Fészer Band from New Jersey, with folk dance performances from 2-6pm and open dancing at 7. You can even take a free Hungarian folk dance lesson. And there’s plenty of other stuff to do including kids’ activities such as crafts and games, a live animal show, a Hungarian book sale, a meet-the-trucks opportunity, and vendors with folk art and Hungarian souvenirs.
Admission is $10, free for kids under 10, and all money raised benefits the Hungarian boy and Girl scouts of northeast Ohio.
For more information and a full schedule of activities go to csbk.org.
Parma, OH 44130