2024 UHS EVENTS CALENDAR

February

February 10 – Lecture at The Cleveland Hungarian Museum: Regional Dialects of Hungarian as Perceived by Children, by Krisztina Feher, PhD (2 P.M.)

February 10 – “Langos Est” at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, admission is free (6 P.M.)

February 11 – “Farsangfarka” demonstration, sponsored by Clevelandi Magyarokert Alapitvany, Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble, and Mr. Janos Szabo (following 11 A.M. Mass, St. Emeric Church)

February 11 – Valentine’s Dinner Dance Buffet (1-5 P.M.) & Superbowl Watch Party (5:30 P.M.) at the Akron Hungarian American Club

February 11-18 – Bocskai Radio’s Radiothon during its live Sunday broadcasts on 2/11 and 2/18. Campaign is ongoing during the week as well.

February 17 – Marriage conference at the First Hungarian Reformed Church (3-6 P.M.)

February 23 – First ecumenical choir practice for the March 15th (3/17) commemorative event, practice held at The Seventh Day Adventist Church (7 P.M.)

February 25 – Scout Banquet (St. Emeric Church, 12:30 P.M.), American Hungarian Friends of Scouting

February 25 – “Paprikas Krumpli” Dinner (Akron Hungarian American Club 3-5 P.M.)

February 27 – Membership Meeting for the Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio (John’s Church in Solon, 7 P.M.)

March

March 1 – Lenten Fish Fry (First Hungarian Reformed Church, 4:30-7 P.M. or until sold out)

March 2 – Stuffed Cabbage Take-Out (West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 12-2 P.M.)

March 2 – 10th Anniversary Celebration of Nebulo Magyar Nyelviskola, (The First Hungarian Reformed Church 3-6 P.M.)

March 8 – Lenten Fish Fry (First Hungarian Reformed Church, 4:30-7 P.M. or until sold out)

March 9 – Lecture at The Cleveland Hungarian Museum: “Soccer is Your Game for Life”, A Hungarian Immigrant’s Contributions to US Soccer, presented by John P. Gyékényesi, PhD (2 P.M.)

March 12 – Cabbage Roll Sale (pickup time 2-6 P.M. at St. John’s Church in Solon), by Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio

March 15 – Lenten Fish Fry (First Hungarian Reformed Church, 4:30-7 P.M. or until sold out)

March 17 – Stuffed Cabbage Dinner (Akron Hungarian American Club, 3-5 P.M.)

March 17 – March 15th Commemoration Event (West Side Hungarian Lutheran Church, 3 P.M.), United Hungarian Societies

March 22 – Lenten Fish Fry (First Hungarian Reformed Church, 4:30-7 P.M. or until sold out)

March 23 – Sausage, Wine, and Poppy/Nut Roll Sale (Akron Hungarian American Club, 1-3 P.M.)

March 29 – Lenten Fish Fry (First Hungarian Reformed Church, 4:30-7 P.M. or until sold out)

March 30 – Hungarian Scout Easter Egg Hunt (Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, Cuyahoga Hts., 10 A.M. – 1 P.M.)

March 31 – Easter Egg Hunt & Easter Brunch (The First Hungarian Reformed Church, 10:30 A.M.)

April

April 13 – Chicken Paprikash Take-Out (West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 12-2 P.M.)

April 14 – Rigatoni & Meatball Dinner (Akron Hungarian American Club 3-5 P.M.)

April 17-19 – Consular Days from the General Hungarian Consulate of Chicago (The First Hungarian Reformed Church, by appointment only)

April 20 – Spring Cleanup for Earth Day (Hungarian Cultural Garden, south garden on MLK, 10 A.M.)

April 20-21 – Stuffed cabbage take-out (The First Hungarian Reformed Church, April 20 3-4:30 P.M., April 21 10:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M.)

April 27 – 67th Debutante Ball (Woodside Event Center, Broadview Hts.), American Hungarian Friends of Scouting

April 28 – St. Elizabeth Friends & Alumni Dinner (following 11:30 A.M. Mass, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church)

April 28 – Fried Chicken Dinner (Akron Hungarian American Club, 3-5 P.M.)

May

May 4 – Stuffed Cabbage Take-Out (West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 12-2 P.M.)

May 10 – Dance Hall at the Hungarian Scouts Center (8-9 P.M. for kids, 9-12 A.M. for adults)

May 11 – Lecture at The Cleveland Hungarian Museum: The Theatre Scene in Budapest between 1896-1949, presented by Zoltan Csadi (in Hungarian, 2 P.M.)

May 11 – Worship Night with the Singers of Ararat Collective from Budapest (Vineyard Church Cleveland, 6735 York Rd., Parma Hts., 6 P.M.)

May 12 – Mother’s Day Buffet & Dance (Akron Hungarian American Club, 1-5 P.M.)

May 19 – Chicken Paprikash Benefit Lunch (12:30 P.M., St. Emeric Church)

May 26 – Memorial Day Commemoration honoring Hungarian veterans (3 P.M., Sunset Memorial Park, North Olmsted, United Hungarian Societies)

June

June 9 – Hungarian Kolbasz Sausage Dinner (Akron Hungarian American Club, 3-5 P.M.)

June 22 – Sausage, Wine, and Poppy/Nut Roll Sale (Akron Hungarian American Club, 1-3 P.M.)

June 22/23 – Chicken Paprikash Take-Out (The First Hungarian Reformed Church)

June 23 – Liszt Concert (Hungarian Cultural Garden, 4 P.M.)

June 23 – The Buckeye Road Reunion Picnic (Hiram Park), Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio

June 28 – Hungarian Heritage Night Baseball Game (Classic Auto Group Park)

June 29 – Bocskai Film Club, “Semmelweis” (West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 5 P.M.)

June 30 – Saint Ladislaus Day Feast (Saint Emeric Church, 12:30 P.M.)

July

July 14 – Summertime Picnic Buffet (Akron Hungarian American Club, 3-5 P.M.)

July 21 – Picnic and Classic Car Show (Hiram Park), Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio

July 24 – Golf Outing and Fundraiser, sponsored by the Hungarian Cultural Garden of Cleveland (Barrington Golf Club)

July 28 – Spaghetti & Meatball Dinner (Akron Hungarian American Club, 3-5 P.M.)

August

August 4 – St. Elizabeth Pig Roast (following 11:30 A.M. Mass, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church)

August 11 – Stuffed Pepper Dinner (Akron Hungarian American Club, 3-5 P.M.)

August 17 – Cabbage Roll & Kolbasz Sale (pickup at Hiram Park 10 A.M.-3P.M.), by Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio

August 18 – St. Stephen’s Day Festival & Picnic (St. Emeric Church)

August 25 – Annual Hungarian Vásár (Akron Hungarian American Club, 1-5 P.M.)

August 25 – One World Day and All Nations Parade (Hungarian Cultural Garden of Cleveland)

September

September 1 – 68th Annual Hungarian Festival (German Central Park, Parma), American Hungarian Friends of Scouting

September 8 – Annual Fall Festival Picnic (Hiram Park), by Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio

September 14 – Lecture at The Cleveland Hungarian Museum: Connie Hampton Connally introduces her book, Fire Music (2 P.M.)

September 14/15 – 125th Anniversary Celebration (Hungarian Bethany Baptist Church (6P.M. Saturday, 10 A.M. Sunday)

September 15 – St. Elizabeth Fall Festival & International Dance Recital (following 11:30 A.M. Mass, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church)

September 15 – Chicken Paprikas Dinner (Akron Hungarian American Club, 3-5 P.M.)

September 21/22 – Pork Chops & Noodles Dinner (The First Hungarian Reformed Church)

September 29 – Pig Roast (Akron Hungarian American Club, 1-5 P.M.)

October

October 3 – Chagrin International Documentary Film Festival (7:30 P.M.)

October 5 – Stuffed Cabbage Take-Out (West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 12-2 P.M.)

October 5 – Annual Gulyas Cook-Off (Hiram Park), by Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio

October 6 – Harvest Dinner (St. Emeric Church)

October 11 – Vintner Dinner (Hosted by The Cleveland Hungarian Museum)

October 12 – Grape Dance (Akron Hungarian American Club, 5-10 P.M.)

October 13 – Pumpkin Carving for Kids (The First Hungarian Reformed Church, 11 A.M.)

October 20 – October 23rd Commemoration Event (St. Emeric Church) by United Hungarian Societies

October 20 – Beef Gulyas Dinner (Akron Hungarian American Club, 3-5 P.M.)

October 26 – Vadrozsa Folk Dance Group at John Carroll (6 P.M.)

November

November 3 – St. Emeric Feast Day Celebration Dinner (St. Emeric Church)

November 17 – St. Elizabeth Feast Day Celebration Dinner (following 11:30 A.M. Mass, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church)

November 29-30 – 63rd Hungarian Congress (Hungarian Association)

December

December 10 – Cabbage Roll Sale (pickup time 2-6 P.M. at St. John’s Church in Solon), by Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio