YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The Simply Slavic Festival just kicked off in Downtown Youngstown Friday night at 5:00 p.m. and will go on throughout the evening and will continue all day on Saturday.

The following is a list of all events for both days of the festival.

FRIDAY:

- 5:00 p.m. Gates open

- 6:00 p.m. Opening ceremony on the Midway featuring the Slavic Nation's Flag Parade and the tapping of the first keg of Modern Method's Rodina Lager, the official beer of Simply Slavic

- 7:00 p.m. Mikey Dee Orchestra

- 7:45 p.m. Kolo and polka dance lessons

- 8:15 p.m. Polkamaniacs 

- 9:00 p.m. Mikey Dee Orchestra 

- 10:00 p.m. Polamaniacs

- 11:00 p.m. Thank you and goodnight

 

SATURDAY:

- 12:00 p.m. Gates open

- 12:15 p.m. Opening ceremony on the Midway featuring Fr. Father Lubomir Zhybak and the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church Choir

- 1:00 p.m. Happy Hearts Jr. Tamburitzans, Ukrainian Egg Decorating Workshop

- 1:30 p.m. Rusynsky Betjare Band

- 2:00 p.m. Slavic papercrafts workshop

- 2:30 p.m. Selo of Columbus - Croatian Ensemble 

- 3:00 p.m. George Shuba handshake talk

- 3:15 p.m. Zaps Ethnic Band

- 4:00 p.m. Slavic woodcarving workshop

- 4:15 p.m. The Tamburitzans Folk Ensemble 

- 4:45 p.m. St. Nicholas Balalaika Orchestra 

- 5:00 p.m. Genealogy 101 workshop

- 5:30 p.m. The Tamburitzans Folk Ensemble 

- 6:00 p.m. Kolo and polka dance lessons

- 6:30 p.m. Harmonia Orchestra

- 7:15 p.m. Del Sinchak Band

- 8:00 p.m. Harmonia Orchestra 

- 9:00 p.m. Del Sinchak Band

- 10:00 p.m. Vatra lighting ceremony on the Midway

- 10:15 p.m. Harmonia & Friends around the Vatra

- 11:59 p.m. Thank you and goodnight