CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — An annual festival drew crowds during an unseasonably warm day, as Czech Goulash Day returned to St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. The festival, on Sept. 28, 2025, featured its namesake goulash — a type of beef stew — along with popular Czech kolaches handmade by the experienced bakers of St. Monica’s Circle. […]
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Cedar Rapids festival puts spotlight on ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The long-running St. Ludmila Kolach Festival, typically held in early June, is scheduled this year for June 20-22. Kolaches, a favorite fruit-filled Czech pastry, are the highlight of the festival, which takes place on the church grounds at 211 21st Ave. SW. See photos from a past kolache bake. The 2025 […]
Gardeners tempted by warm weather should...
With warmer weather on the horizon, Iowans and others in the Midwest will be tempted to start their gardens, but a Czech legend warns against a late frost. Known under various names, including the Three Frozen Kings, the three icemen – tři ledovi muži – or Three Ice Saints, Three Frozen Men, Three Ice Kings […]
Photos: Weekend holiday celebrations in ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Holiday events throughout New Bohemia and Czech Village offered an abundance of activities throughout the weekend. The annual Very Cherry Holiday, a holiday tradition since 2000, included studio and gallery tours, refreshments, a book sale, rides on the freight elevator with “Ella Vader” and “Luke Skylifter,” Christmas music by the Vintage […]
Czech holiday tradition celebrated in Ce...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Czech holiday known as Svatý Mikuláš was marked on its traditional day on Dec. 6, 2024, in Czech Village. The tradition, known in the United States as St. Nicholas Day, is celebrated in the Czech Republic on Dec. 6, while Czech Village in Cedar Rapids has long held its annual […]
Catholic parish plans to demolish mid-ce...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — One year after demolishing its elementary school, St. Ludmila Catholic Church plans to do the same to its 1960’s convent. The Cedar Rapids Historic Preservation Commission placed a 30-day hold on the demolition permit at its meeting Oct. 24, 2024. That hold expires this month. Commission members noted that the building […]
Czech folkwear meets high fashion in Ced...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library continued its 50th anniversary celebration with a fashion show, where old and new met on the runway. Czech & Slovak Echoes in the USA, the museum’s two-week festival highlighting Czech & Slovak culture, includes concerts, baking classes, a children’s exhibit, and on Oct. […]
Photos: St. John’s Cemetery Czech histor
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As part of its sesquicentennial celebration, the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church history committee hosted a walking tour of St. John’s Cemetery that highlighted the site’s Czech roots. More than 30 people attended the free tour on Saturday, Oct. 5, one of the events to mark 150 years since the founding of […]
Cedar Rapids church marks 150 years duri...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — History was on display as St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church celebrated 150 years during its annual Czech Goulash Day on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. Founded by Czech immigrants in 1874, the parish retains its connection to that Bohemian history through the festival, with Czech food, music and more. Czech Goulash Day features […]
What you need to know to attend the Czec...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In a monumental event, presidents of both the Czech Republic and Slovakia will attend the dedication of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library’s renovated clock tower this Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. The event is a reprisal, of sorts, of the landmark visit by three presidents to dedicate the museum […]