Cleveland Kurentovanje 6417 St Clair Ave. Cleveland March 1, 2025
The annual Cleveland version of the most popular carnival in Slovenia - Kurentovanje - was a week long event featuring cooking demos, language instruction, a dance party, fun run and more.
Enjoy these images from the 2025 Kurentovanje in Cleveland.
Councilman Mike Polensek, Consul General Suzana Cesarek and a Kurent
Could that be Julie and Luka behind the masks?
Queen, Princess and Prince of Kurentovanje
Slovene National Benefit Society
Politicians and dignitaries before the Parade
Posing with Kurents and Krampus
Dan Hanson with new friends
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Various bands played music throughout the Slovenian National Home and the grounds. The Anthony Culkar Band was a favorite. Here is some of their cover of the Frankie Yankovic classic Just Because.
Anthony then introduced the SNPJ 2025 Queen. SNPJ stands for Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota and is aka The Slovene National Benefit Society. The band dedicated this Slovenian Polka to them.
Along with the music, dancing, food, drink and fun, the Slovenian Museum & Archives and Slovenian Genealogy Society International were very busy.