Thanksgiving Polka Weekend

National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum

605 East 222nd Street
Euclid, OH 44123

USA

E-mail: Polkashop@aol.com

Phone: 216-261-3263

Toll Free: 1-866-66POLKA

Fax: 216-261-4134

www.polkafame.com © National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum, 605 East 222nd Street, Euclid, OH 44123, USA.

Back

Home

Thanksgiving 2023

59th Thanksgiving Polka Party Weekend

November 24 & 25

The Holiday Inn Cleveland South, Cleveland OH.

National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum

605 East 222nd Street • Euclid, Ohio 44123

(216) 261-FAME (3263) • Toll-Free: 1 (866) 66-POLKA • Fax: (216) 261-4134

polkashop@aol.com • www.polkafame.com

Thanksgiving Polka Weekend Features 10 Bands

and Denis Novato, World Accordion Champion,

Holiday Inn Cleveland South, November 24 and 25, 2023

Treat yourself to a spectacular festival of music and dancing at the 59th annual Thanksgiving Polka Weekend, presented by the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame, Friday and Saturday, November 24 and 25, 2023. The Holiday Inn Cleveland South in Independence, Ohio, becomes America’s polka headquarters with the finest Cleveland-Style entertainers, plus Denis Novato, the world diatonic accordion champion in a rare U.S. appearance. The high point is the 2023 Polka Music Awards Show in the Grand Ballroom on Saturday, November 25.

Denis Novato thrills you with his virtuoso accordion playing. He has won more than twenty competitions, including the world diatonic championship. Of his many recordings, the Slovenian native of Trieste, Italy, is especially proud of his appearance on a Grammy-nominated album of Walter Ostanek, Canada’s Polka King, who will perform. Joey Miskulin, the Grammy-winning accordionist from Nashville’s Riders in the Sky, also makes a special appearance.

Ten Cleveland-Style and Slovenian-Style orchestras and entertainers play for two days of dancing. The line-up includes Frankenmuth’s Sweetheart Linda Lee Brown, Hall of Famer Eddie Rodick, Youngstown’s Bill Bevec Band, the Polka Classics from Detroit, Clevelanders Fred Ziwich and Anthony Culkar, and Klancnik and Friends. Music is Friday from 2:00 to midnight and Saturday from 5:00 p.m. to midnight. The curtain rises on the Polka Music Awards Show on Saturday, November 26, at 1:00. After the stage show, Father Norm Gajdzinski and Kathy Hlad and Friends celebrate the Polka Mass. There is also a potica nut roll presentation Saturday morning at 10:00. Find polka-themed gifts and recordings in the Polka Pop-up Shop.

Dance admission Friday, November 24, and Saturday, November 25, is $20 per person. Awards Show tickets are $25 each. Save $10 with a Weekend Polka Pass –both dances and the Awards Show are only $55 per person. The Saturday Show and Dance Duo ticket is $35 each. Free indoor parking. 18 and under free. For dance and show tickets, call the Polka Hall of Fame, (216) 261-FAME, toll-free (866) 66-POLKA, or PolkaShop@aol.com. Check out PolkaFame.com for all things polka.

Reserve rooms at a special reduced rate, including free parking, (216) 524-8060. The Holiday Inn Cleveland South is at 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio, convenient to I-77 and I-480.