South Central Nebraska Czech Society
Upcoming Events
Community Impact
Our projects aim to empower our community members by organizing cultural events, educational programs, and heritage preservation activities. Discover how we are making a difference.
Kolachie Baking and Packaging
Wednesday and Thursday, June 3 and 4, 2026
Members are invited help us bake and package kolachies for the June 6, 2026 Festival. Join us at the second floor kitchen of the Eagle's Club, 107 North Denver, Hastings, Nebraska. The pictures below are from previous years.
July Meeting
Quick Table of Upcoming Events
Sunday, July 13, 2025, 1:00 PM, Deweese, NE
Come participate in the next meeting of the SCNCS. We will be meeting at 1:00 PM at the Down South Bar and Grill, 311 South Deweese Street, Deweese, NE 68934.
Agenda for July 13th Meeting
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Review of the June 7, 2025, festival, the 49th annual festival.
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Planning for the June 6, 2026, festival, the 50th annual festival.
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Developing the next set of officers for the SCNCS.
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The SCNCS needs to engage young people and respond to the interests and needs of the young people. How do we do that? Suggestions? Volunteers? ​ ​​
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50th Annual Czech Festival
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Come join us for morning and afternoon of Czech music, dancing, kolaches, and food. Doors open at 9:30 AM. The Eagle's Club, 107 North Denver, Hastings, Nebraska 68901
Click the image of the table below to open the PDF file of the latest table of Czech and Slovak events in the area.
Click the above table of upcoming events to download the PDF file.
St. Martin's Church - Loucky
Open House
1 to 4 PM, Sunday and Monday, May 24 and 25, 2026
An open house of the historic St. Martin’s Catholic Church, Deweese, Nebraska will be held this coming Memorial Day weekend. The hours are 1 to 4 PM on Sunday, May 25 and Monday, May 26. The church is 3 miles west of Deweese, Nebraska, on County Road 302.
The church was a center of the Czech community for many years. Come see the inside of the historic church as well as the new shingles and the new outside paint job.
This open house is brought to you by the Clay County Historical Society and Ken Pavelka.
St. Martin's Cemetery - Loucky
Czech Catholic Cemetery
Always open!
Visit the Czech Catholic Cemetery - Loucky, which is across the road from St. Martin's Church.
Education
2026 Scholarship Offered
Click on the Download button at the right to download the zip file that contains all of the documents about the 2026 scholarship. Applications are due end of the day Thursday, April 30, 2026.