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.
Baking Kolaches for the Festival
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, courtesy of Elizabeth Hajny.
Christmas Tree Festival
Clay Center Museum
First: Sunday, December 7, 2025, 2:00 to 4:00 PM
and
Second: Sunday, December 7, 2025, 2:00 to 4:00 PM
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
Thanksgiving Dinner
at The Eagle's Club
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 12:30 to 3:30 PM
The appreciation Thanksgiving Dinner for the members of the SCNCS will be held Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM at the Eagle's Club, 107 North Denver, Hastings, Nebraska. The dinner is free to all paid-up members.
Christmas Tree Decorating
Hastings Museum
Saturday, November 22, 2025. 10:00 to 11:30 AM
The SCNCS will have a Christmas Tree at the Hastings Museum this coming holiday seasons. Come join members of the SCNCS as we decorate our tree. From 10: 00 to about 11:30 AM. The Hastings Museum, 1330 North Burlington Avenue, Hastings, Nebraska 68901
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.
Church photographs are courtesy of Ken Pavelka, cemetery photograph is courtesy of Michael Hajny.
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.