Simply Slavic, the festival created specifically to celebrate Youngstown's Slavic community, will take place on Friday, June 13th, 2025 from 5 pm to 11 pm and Saturday, June 14th, 2025 from Noon to Midnight at the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre in Downtown Youngstown. The event will include live music, folk dance performances, homemade food, children's learning areas, educational exhibits, and ethnic vendors. A full weekend of entertainment and education is planned. Admission is $5.00. Children 12 years old and younger will be admitted free of charge both days.

The Simply Slavic Heritage Festival showcases the rich traditions of the Slavic ethnicities present in the Mahoning Valley.

The modern-day European nations representing the origins of our region's Slavic ancestors are Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech

Schedule of Events:

12:15 pm - 01:00 pm: Opening Ceremonies - Presentation of Slavic Flags with Commentary, Blessing of Food Vendors, and Honorary Grand Marshall Laurel Tombazzi Tribute
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm: The ZAPS (Youngstown, OH)
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm: Rex Taneri Orchestra (Youngstown, OH)
03:15 pm - 04:00 pm: Living Traditions Folk Ensemble (Cleveland, OH)
04:05 pm - 04:50 pm: St. Nicholas Russian Dancers (Mogadore, OH)
05:00 pm - 05:30 pm: Selo Croatian Ensemble (Columbus, OH)
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Harmonia (Cleveland, OH)
08:30 pm - 10:30 pm: The Chardon Polka Band (Chardon, OH)
10:30 pm - 12:00am: Vatra Lighting Ceremony followed by acoustic accordion/concertina/violin music provided by various artists. Dancing around the Vatra Fire throughout.