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Protivin Czech Days
Protivin, IA · Arts & Culture
- When
- August 13–15, 2027
- Where
- Downtown Protivin · Protivin · IA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
Protivin, one of the most heavily Czech towns in Iowa, has held Czech Days each August for decades, with games, tournaments, traditional foods, dancing and a performance by the town's Czech choir. The weekend festival celebrates the town's Bohemian founders.
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