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DTSTART:20270611T220000Z
DTEND:20270613T040000Z
DTSTAMP:20261105T061538Z
URL:https://event925.com/events/kansas-citys-40th-annual-slavic-festival-2
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SUMMARY:Kansas City's 40th Annual Slavic Festival 2027
DESCRIPTION:Kansas City’s 40th Annual Slavic Festival\nKansas City’s Sl
 avic Festival is a two-day heritage celebration in Sugar Creek\, Missouri\
 , built around traditional Slavic food\, folk music\, dancing\, arts\, and
  cultural displays. For 2027\, Missouri Tourism lists it for June 11–12 
 at the Mike Onka Community Center\, with Grammy-nominated musician Alex Me
 ixner advertised as the headliner. me\n\nThere is a numbering discrepancy 
 in current listings. The festival’s 40th-anniversary celebration actuall
 y took place in 2026\, and contemporary local coverage explicitly called t
 hat event the 40th annual festival\; Missouri Tourism nevertheless current
 ly titles its June 2027 listing “Kansas City’s 40th Annual Slavic Fest
 ival” while describing 2027 as the festival’s 41st year.\nFood and cul
 ture\nFood is a major part of the experience\, with festival traditions in
 cluding povitica\, kolache\, kielbasa\, sarma\, goulash\, haluski\, krompi
 r salata\, pilsner and slivovitz. The broader cultural program represents 
 communities including Slovak\, Czech\, Croatian\, Polish\, Ukrainian\, Slo
 venian\, Serbian\, Bulgarian and Belarusian heritage\, alongside folk art\
 , traditional clothing and dance.\nFestival traditions\nThe event grew fro
 m Sugar Creek’s Slavic immigrant heritage and an earlier parish-picnic t
 radition associated with St. Cyril’s Church\, founded by Slavic immigran
 ts in the community. Traditional festival entertainment combines polkas a
 nd other folk music with kolo dancing\, costumed dance groups and family a
 ctivities\; recent editions have also featured playful contests such as th
 e kielbasa-eating Sausage Shootout and Cabbage Cup Relay.\n2027 practical 
 details\nMissouri Tourism currently lists Friday\, June 11\, 5–11 p.m.\,
  and Saturday\, June 12\, noon–11 p.m.\, at 11520 Putnam St.\, Sugar Cre
 ek\, MO 64054. It lists admission at $7 for adults and free for children 1
 2 and under\; the festival grounds are wheelchair accessible\, and the org
 anizers provide free parking and shuttle service from nearby parking areas
 .
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CATEGORIES:Community Event,Cultural Event,Festivals
LOCATION:Mike Onka Memorial Building and Park\, 11520 East Putnam Street\, 
 Sugar Creek\, Missouri\,  64054\, United States
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