Main Festival Schedule of Events
Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Slovenian National Home (6417 St Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103)
9:00 AM: 7th Annual Kurent Dash 5K Race registration and packet pickup begins at Slovenian National Home. Register for the race today: https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Cleveland/KurentDash5K
10:00 AM: Kurent Dash 5K Race departs from E. 64th and St. Clair.
10:00 AM: Gates open at the Slovenian National Home & surrounding festival grounds. Returning this year will be a nearly 3000 square foot Children’s Village which will feature play zones, crafting, face painting, children’s programming and more.
11:30 AM: Story time with Maria Bruner (in English) in the Children’s Village
12:00 PM: The Parade kicks off the 13th Annual Cleveland Kurentovanje Festival, stretching throughout the neighborhood. Be sure to head out onto St. Clair NORTH of E. 64th Street!
1:00-5:00 PM: Party time! Check out all four of our music stages, go shopping in the vendor village, and find your favorite food in the food truck park!
1:30 PM: Sing-A-Long with John Srsen in the Children’s Village (instructions in English with some Slovenian songs).
5:00 p.m.: The closing ceremony, called the "Pokop Pusta" in Slovenian, symbolizes the ending of the festival. Head over to the fire pits to witness this event!
5:30 p.m.: The Kurenti go back to their year long slumber and the festival ends.
