Description: Simply Slavic Heritage Festival. Celebrating Slavic Heritage in Youngstown, Ohio's Mahoning Valley.
SIMPLY SLAVIC , the festival created specifically to celebrate Youngstown’s Slavic community, will take place on Friday, June 16th, 2023 from 5pm to 11pm and Saturday, June 17th, 2023 from Noon to Midnight on Federal Plaza East in Downtown Youngstown . The event will include live music, folk dance performances, homemade food, children’s learning areas, educational exhibits, and ethnic vendors. A full weekend of entertainment and education is planned. Admission is $5.00. Children 12 years old and youn
The Simply Slavic Heritage Festival showcases the rich traditions of the Slavic ethnicities present in the Mahoning Valley.
The modern-day European nations representing the origins of our region’s Slavic ancestors are Belarus , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , Macedonia , Montenegro , Poland , Russia , Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia and Ukraine . In addition, we also have many descendants of Carpatho-Rusyn immigrants present in our area, who are represented at the festival. Individually, each group’s numbers may not seem large, but together, they represent a powerful presence.