Before the Parade the units gathered at Sterle's on East 55th. In this short video taken just before the 2017 Kurentovanje Parade stepped off in Cleveland a polka was played, we met the Prince and Princess of Kurentovanje and Pikachu from Pokemon danced a Polka!
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A couple from Watkins Glen, New York traveled over 5 hours to attend the annual Kurentovanje Parade and Festival in Cleveland Ohio.
Kurents and other creatures hung around the Slovenian Heritage Museum during the 5th annual Slovenian Kurentovanje Festival.
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The Joey Tomsick Orchestra played the 'In Heaven there is no beer' and other polkas.
Joey Tomsick Orchestra
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