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Czech Festival set for this weekend in Wilson

The Wilson After Harvest Czech Festival is Friday and Saturday. Below is the schedule of events. For more information, see the festival’s website.

Friday, July 26, 2019*

3:00pm Miss Czech Princess Pageant WHS Commons
4:00pm Annual State Meeting Kansas Czechs, Inc Senior Center
4:00pm Arts & Crafts Show Lions Club Park
4:00pm 1:00am Drinks, Entertainment & More! Social Garden
4:00pm 7:00pm Live Entertainment featuring Joe Dolezal Social Garden
5:00pm Greetings with Sharon Valasek, Honorary Consul to Czech Republic Senior Center
5:00pm Turtle Races Lions Club Park
5:00pm KRSL Russell Radio Broadcasting LIVE on Russell’s Classic Country AM990 Lions Club Park
5:30pm Pong Tournament Social Garden
5:30pm 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament Wilson Communications’ Parking Lot
6:00pm Prague Folk Dancers Teaser Lions Club Park
6:00pm 7:00pm Czech Dinner (open to public) Senior Center
6:30pm Czech Dancers Lions Club Park
7:00pm Flag Raising Ceremony performed by American Legion Post #262 Lions Club Park
7:00pm City Band Lions Club Park
7:00pm Ice Cream Social Lions Club Park
7:00pm 9:00pm Mark Popp – Balloon Twister Lions Club Park
7:30pm 11:30pm Czech Fest Midway Rides & Games Midway
8:00pm 12:00am The Brad Husak Polka Band Midland Railroad Hotel Patio
9:00pm 1:00am Live Entertainment featuring The Adams Capps Band Social Garden
10:00pm Beer Stein Holding Contest Midland Railroad Hotel Patio

*All dates and times are tentative and subject to change without notice.  For event locations, please see the Festival’s event brochure.

Saturday, July 27, 2019*

7:45am Czech Run/Walk/Bike In Front of City Hall
8:00am Arts & Craft Show Lions Club Park
8:00am Country Store Catholic Parish Hall
8:30am 9:30am Legislative Coffee & Kolaches Grandma’s Soda Shop
8:30am City Band In Front of City Hall
9:00am Bake Sale Senior Center
9:30am Czech Dancers Performance In Front of City Hall
9:50am Grand Marshal Presented Main St (Ave E)
9:55am Greetings with Sharon Valasek, Honorary Consul to Czech Republic Main St (Ave E)
10:00am Parade (Broadcasted Live on KRSL) Main St (Ave E)
10:00am Softball Tournament Jellison Park
11:00am Mid-Day – Dinner Various
11:00am Quilt & Other Prizes Drawing Senior Center
11:00am 4:00pm Come Czech us Out – Samples, Live Music and Discover the Land of Oz Kansas Originals
11:30am 5:30pm Czech Fest Midway Rides & Games Midway
11:30am Beseda (Czech National Dance) by Prague Dancers Midland Railroad Hotel Patio
12:00pm 2:00pm Kid’s Czech Culture Activities & Czech Egg Painting Lions Club Park
12:00pm Ellsworth Tumble Dance and Cheer Lions Club Park
12:30pm Traditional Kolace (Czech Pastry) Making Demonstration with Prague Kolache Bakers Midland Railroad Hotel Dining Room
1:00pm 3:00pm Live Entertainment featuring Joe Dolezal Social Garden
1:00pm 4:00pm Mark Popp – Balloon Twister Lions Club Park – South Shelter
1:00pm Karaoke & Music with Bob Boatright American Legion
1:00pm Organ Concert with Pastor Delvin Strecker Immanuel Lutheran Church
1:00pm Sand Volleyball Jellison Park
1:30pm Outdoor Sign Dedication & 95th Anniversary Celebration Lang Memorial Library
1:30pm 5:30pm First Presbyterian Respite Center First Presbyterian Church
2:00pm KS Czech Queen Pageant WHS Commons
2:00pm Bingo Catholic Parish Hall
3:30pm Prague Folk Dancers Midland Railroad Hotel Patio
4:00pm Polka Mass featuring Joe Dolezal St. Wenceslaus Church
5:00pm Wilson Disc Golf Tournament Disc Golf Course
6:30pm Polka Dance featuring Joe Dolezal Parish Hall
6:30pm Talent Show Lions Club Park
8:00pm 10:00pm Teen Dance*All Ages* Grandma’s Soda Shop
10:00pm 12:00am Teen Dance *Ages 10 – 13* Grandma’s Soda Shop
9:00pm 12:00am Teen Tailgate & Games *Ages 14 & older Only* Lions Club Park
9:00pm 1:00am Live Entertainment featuring Homebrew Social Garden

*All dates and times are tentative and subject to change without notice.  For event locations, please see the Festival’s event brochure.

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