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Christmas with the NY Tenors
Doors open 5:30 PM
West Side Irish American Club
8559 Jennings Rd. Olmsted Township

NY Tenors at WSIAC


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CAMEO Christmas Party
6 PM
Sky Mediterranean Lounge
6384 Pearl Rd. Parma Heights

CAMEO Christmas


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Ukrainian Museum Christmas Party
6 PM
1202 Kenilworth Ave.
Tremont - Cleveland

UMA Christmas


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Estonian Christmas
1 PM
Faith Lutheran Church
8125 Mentor Avenue, Mentor

JŐULU Kirik ja Pidu 2024 - CHRISTMAS Service and Party 2024

After the church service (conducted in Estonian) we will go to the church hall, next door for traditional Estonian Christmas dinner. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for youth and children under 6 are free. -- Santa will arrive after the meal -- Please RSVP to Toomas Tubalkain by December 10th, so we can have the right number of tables set up and enough food for the party. If you can bring anything to share on the buffet, (deserts, sal-ads, breads, sauerkraut, cranberry sauce, etc) let me know and it will lessen our cooking duties. (Head chef: Anne Holda, with Paula Tubalkain assisting). Toomas - tel. 440-539-8611 or email: toomast1910@gmail.com

Elyse’ Champa and Emmi Puussaar were Santa’s elves, helping carry the gifts


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Cleveland Hungarian Museum Children's Program
2 PM
The Cleveland Hungarian Museum
Galleria at Erieview. 1301 E. 9th St.

The Cleveland Hungarian Museum will once again host its Annual Children's Program on Saturday, December 14, beginning at 2 P.M. at the Museum, located Downtown in the Galleria at Erieview. We invite children ages 3-13, and we will have age-appropriate activities for everyone. The afternoon will include crafts, games, puppet show, mézeskalács (gingerbread) cookie decorating and folk dancing. Mikulás Bácsi (St. Nicholas) will also visit us during the program. Registration of children is necessary, so please call Andrea Meszaros at 440-247-5144 or email her at meszarosandyneni@gmail.com to reserve a spot for your youngster. Give a youngster the gift of culture!

Hungarian Museum event


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Parrandon Navideno
3 - 5:30 PM
Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center
2800 Archwood Ave. Cleveland

Please join us on Saturday December 14th, to celebrate this holiday season with family, friends, and the Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center community. Enjoy cultural performances, a fashion show, kids activities, food, gifts from Santa and the Three Kings, and much more!

Parrandon


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Polish Wigilia
12:30 - 4 PM
Polish American Cultural Center
6501 Lansing, Cleveland

Polish Wigilia


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Ohio Norsemen Julefest
3 - 7 PM
VFW Post 3345
17900 Strongsville Blvd. Strongsville

Join Ohio Norsemen for their annual holiday "Julefest," featuring a delicious, catered meal plus songs, games, special Scandinavian treats, a drawing for small gifts, cash bar and more! Just $30 per adult; less for kids. Please bring a dessert to share. Dress is casual or traditional Scandinavian.

Make your check payable to Ohio Norsemen Inc. and mail to: Caroline Kuhl o 29745 Lorain Road o North Olmsted OH 44070. Payment required with this reservation by Dec. 8th.

Posing for photos with the Leif Erikson bust


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Navidad Flamenca: Holiday Tablao and Recital
3 - 4 PM
Parma-Snow Branch CCPL
2121 Snow Road, Parma

Bring the whole family to celebrate the holiday season with an enchanting evening of flamenco music and dance This unique performance offers an evening where children, parents, grandparents, and friends alike can immerse themselves in the vibrant sights and sounds of flamenco.

Tickets are $17.50 presale/$20 day of show, $8.75 for kids 12 years old and under with code KIDS, free for kids 2 years old and under.

Ticket Info

Flamenco Christmas


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CCGS Guitar Orchestra Holiday Performance
3 PM
St. Paul Lutheran Church
27981 Detroit Road Westlake

Free Event. Join Cleveland Classical Guitar Society for a musical celebration featuring our two exciting guitar orchestras. Experience the power of community through music as the Cleveland Guitar Orchestra and the Community Guitar Orchestra take the stage, promising a warm and enjoyable evening of collective musical expression.

Cle Classical Guitar group


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Hungarian Scouts annual Christmas Program
7 PM
St. Emeric Church
1860 W. 22nd St.Cleveland

Please join the Hungarian Scouts (Troops 34 & 14) for their annual Christmas Program on Friday, December 20 at 7 P.M. at St. Emeric Church. Refreshments will be served following the event.

Hungarian Scouts


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Simply Slavic Christmas
7 - 11 PM
Penguin City Brewing
Youngstown

Simply Slavic


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Slovenian Concert of Sacred Songs
10 AM
St. Vitus Church
6019 Lausche Ave, Cleveland

The annual Concert Of Sacred Songs follows one All Parish Mass at St Vitus Church at 10:00AM. Then concert with 40-50 singers along with string instruments and 1500 pipes on restored Holtkamp church pipe organ after the Mass (11:30AM). Singing in English, Slovenian and Latin. Then gathering in new parish hall directly across the street from St Vitus Church with light food and refreshments. No admission charge for concert, good will donations gratefully accepted. For additional information call 216-361-1444

St Vitus Church


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Chopin Institute Christmas Concert
7 PM
St. Ann Church
2175 Coventry Rd. Cleveland Heights

"Join us to celebrate the Christmas Season in collaboration with the Communion of Saints Parish in Cleveland Heights on December 29. The program features a blend of classical and modern masterpieces by Mozart, Chopin, and Binienda. The Communion of Saints Choir and The Duffy Liturgical Dance Ensemble will unite to sing Mozart’s Ave Verum and Binienda’s Magnificat: Mary’s Song of Praise accompanied by a full orchestra.

The concert will also feature Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor performed by acclaimed pianist Jiana Peng and Chopin’s Allegro de Concert featuring Konrad Binienda. The performance will be conducted by Maestro Grzegorz Nowak, Music Director of Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra and Permanent Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. For more information, please visit www.chopinohio.org."

Christmas Concert


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Flavor of the Middle East Bazaar
1 - 7 PM
North Olmsted Community Cabin
28114 Lorain Rd, North Olmsted

This event is a celebration of Middle Eastern culture and heritage, featuring a variety of unique products, authentic handmade crafts, luxurious perfumes, elegant clothing, and a delightful selection of Middle Eastern cuisine. It’s a perfect opportunity for the community to come together, enjoy a festive atmosphere, and shop at real discounts while supporting small businesses.

Mioddle East Bazaar


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Serbian Christmas Extravaganza
6 - 9 PM
St. Sava Main Hall
2151 W. Wallings Rd.

Serbian event


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Demons, Ghosts, and Goblins in Chinese Art
Cleveland Museum of Art

Featuring paintings and sculptures of secular and religious subject matter from the CMA and an important private collection, Demons, Ghosts, and Goblins in Chinese Art explores the stories in which these creatures appear and the supernatural power that they exert. This exhibition presents three sculptures of fearsome guardian figures and more than a dozen Chinese paintings depicting demons and monsters in their role of either causing havoc on earth or acting as protectors against evil forces and harmful intruders. This free exhibition is on view September 8, 2024, through January 20, 2025, in the Julia and Larry Pollock Focus Gallery.

Tomb Guardians, early 700s in the photo.

Demons exhibit at CMA


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Carpatho Rusyn Society Christmas Velija Potluck Dinner
5 - 9 PM
St. Joseph’s Byzantine Church
811 Brecksville Rd Brecksville

The Cleveland Chapter of the Carpatho Rusyn Society Christmas Velija Potluck Dinner. Cost: $20 per person plus a dish to share ( appetizer, side and dessert). Children 10 and under are free. Please call Fran Burik to RSVP at (440)655-8176. Reservations are limited. Cut off Date for reservations is Jan 6th 2025. You can pay with PayPal over the phone or by check. Please make checks out to the Carpatho Rusyn Society and mail to Fran Burik 37245 Carleen Ave, Avon,Oh 44011.

It is our hope to have as many authentic Rusyn dishes as possible to sample. Please bring your favorite Rusyn/Slavic Christmas dish to share. The chapter will be providing the main dish (fish)for the meal. Water, coffee and for the kids fruit drink will be included. Pop will be available for purchase. The event will also have entertainment by Living Traditions Folklore Ensemble who will be recreating and performing the Jaslickari(Bethlehem) play. Also, activities for children will take place during the event.

Rusyn Flag


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2025 Cleveland St. Patrick's Day Parade
1:04 Step Off
Superior Ave through downtown

Save the Date!

More Information

2025 St Patrick's Day Parade


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Cleveland International Hall of Fame Inductions
TBA

Save the Date!

More Information



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Cleveland Asian Festival

Save the Date!

Cleveland Asian Festival


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Ohio Scottish Games & Celtic Festival
TBA

Save the Date!

Ohio Scottish Society


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