Press & Media Coverage

2025

Cleveland Magazine
60-Plus Greater Cleveland Events to Put on Your 2025 Calendar
January 14, 2025
https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/60-plus-greater-cleveland-events-to-put-on-your-2025-calendar/

Cleveland Scene
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Feb. 27-March 2)
February 26, 2025
https://www.clevescene.com/arts/15-things-to-do-in-cleveland-this-weekend-feb-27-march-2-46095408/

Cleveland.com
21 Things to Do in Greater Cleveland This Weekend (Feb. 27, 2025)
February 27, 2025
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2025/02/22-things-to-do-in-greater-cleveland/

Signal Cleveland
Cleveland Kurentovanje Festival welcomes spring
February 2025
https://signalcleveland.org/cleveland-kurentovanje-festival-welcomes-spring/ 

Cleveland People
Cleveland Kurentovanje 2025
March 1, 2025
https://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/slovenian/2025/kurentovanje-2025.htm

Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage - Folklife Magazine
Culture of Kurenti: Cleveland’s Fearsome Monsters of Slovenian Winter
February 28, 2025
https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/cleveland-slovenia-kurenti

FreshWater Cleveland
Banish Winter, welcome Spring: CLE Kurentovanje kicks off this weekend
February 20, 2025
https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/Banish-Winter-Welcome-Spring-CLE-Kurentovanje-Kicks-Off-This-Weekend_022025.aspx

2024

Ohio Magazine
The Food, Drink and Furry Mythical Creatures of Cleveland Kurentovanje
January/ February 2024
https://www.ohiomagazine.com/ohio-life/article/cleveland-kurentovanje

Cleveland Magazine
100+ Free Activities and Things to Do in Cleveland All Year Long
January 28, 2024
https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/100plus-free-activities-and-things-to-do-in-cleveland-all-year-long/

Cleveland Scene
The 12th Annual Cleveland Kurentovanje Festival Kicks Off
January 30, 2024
https://www.clevescene.com/food-drink/the-12th-annual-cleveland-kurentovanje-festival-kicks-off-saturday-feb-3-43612158/

Cleveland Scene
This Week in Cleveland Food News: Another East 4th St. Closure, Kurentovanje Kicks Off and More
February 2, 2024
https://www.clevescene.com/food-drink/this-week-in-cleveland-food-news-another-east-4th-st-closure-kurentovanje-kicks-off-and-more-43632228/

Cleveland Scene
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Feb. 8-11)
February 7, 2024
https://www.clevescene.com/arts/15-things-to-do-in-cleveland-this-weekend-feb-8-11-43647218/

Cleveland Magazine
Ward Off Winter At The Kurentovanje Festival
February 2024
https://www.clevelandmagazine.com/articles/ward-off-winter-at-the-kurentovanje-festival/

Cleveland Scene
Photos: The Kurents Chased Away Winter at the 2024 Cleveland Kurentovanje
February 12, 2024
https://www.clevescene.com/news/photos-the-kurents-chased-away-winter-at-the-2024-cleveland-kurentovanje-43696289/

Cleveland People
Cleveland Kurentovanje 2024
February 10, 2024
https://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/slovenian/2024/kurentovanje-2024.htm

FreshWater Cleveland
Winter, retreat! It’s time to chase away winter at annual Kurentovanje festival
January 30, 2024
https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/street-level/Kurentovanje_2024_013024.aspx

Cleveland Magazine
Four Seasons of Fun in the City’s Core
June 05, 2024
https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/four-seasons-of-fun-in-the-citys-core/

Cleveland Magazine
A Guide to Cleveland's Ethnic and Cultural Festivals
July 18, 2024
https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/a-guide-to-cleveland-s-ethnic-and-cultural-festivals/

2023

Cleveland Scene
11th Annual Cleveland Kurentovanje Returns in February
January 24, 2023
https://www.clevescene.com/arts/11th-annual-cleveland-kurentovanje-returns-in-february-41281025/

Cleveland Magazine
Celebrating Slovenian Festival Kurentovanje in Cleveland
February 08, 2023
https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/celebrating-slovenian-festival-kurentovanje-in-cleveland

Cleveland Magazine
11 Things to Do This Weekend in Cleveland: Feb. 16–19
February 15, 2023
https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/11-things-to-do-this-weekend-in-cleveland-feb-16-19/

Cleveland Scene
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Feb. 16–19, 2023)
February 15, 2023
https://www.clevescene.com/arts/15-things-to-do-in-cleveland-this-weekend-feb-16-19-41397390/

Cleveland People
Cleveland Kurentovanje 2023
February 18, 2023
https://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/slovenian/2023/kurentovanje-2023.htm

Delo
Kurentovanje tudi v največjem slovenskem mestu izven Slovenije
February 19, 2023
https://www.delo.si/novice/svet/kurentovanje-tudi-v-najvecjem-slovenskem-mestu-izven-slovenije

Delo
Najtepsi kurenti na tujem so v Clevelandu
February 27, 2023
https://www.delo.si/magazin/zanimivosti/najlepsi-kurenti-na-tujem-so-v-clevelandu

Delo
Nostalgija za polko in klobasami, nostalgija za cedevito in domaćico
March 11, 2023
https://www.delo.si/sobotna-priloga/nostalgija-za-polko-in-klobasami-nostalgija-za-cedevito-in-domacico

2022

FreshWater Cleveland
Scaring winter away with the 2022 Kurentovanje festival
February 15, 2022
https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/street-level/Kurentovanje22021522.aspx

Cleveland Scene
15+ Things To Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Feb. 23–27, 2022)
February 23, 2022
https://www.clevescene.com/arts/15-things-to-do-in-cleveland-this-weekend-feb-24-27-38434925/

Bloomberg
In Cleveland, Spring Comes in Like a Slovenian Sheep Monster
February 25, 2022
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-02-25/time-for-cleveland-s-monster-filled-slovenian-mardi-gras

Cleveland People
Cleveland Kurentovanje 2022
February 26, 2022
https://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/slovenian/2022/kurentovanje-2022.htm

Cleveland Magazine
Winter Fun Guide: 45 Things to Do in Cleveland This Winter
October 27, 2022
https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/winter-fun-guide-45-things-to-do-in-cleveland-this-winter/

Cleveland Magazine
9 Things to Do For the Holidays in Cleveland
November 29, 2022
https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/9-things-to-do-for-the-holidays-in-cleveland/

2021

Cleveland Scene
21 Cleveland Winter Date Ideas
January 26, 2021
https://www.clevescene.com/arts/21-cleveland-winter-date-ideas-38343376

Cleveland.com
Cleveland Kurentovanje goes virtual for 2021
February 1, 2021
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/02/cleveland-kurentovanje-goes-virtual-for-2021.html

FreshWater Cleveland
It’s time to chase away winter with the annual Slovenian Kurentovanje festival
February 02, 2021
https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/street-level/Kurentovanje020221.aspx

Cleveland.com
Celebrating Kurentovanje, the wonderful Slovenian rite of spring, and a pair of adorable tiger cubs
February 5, 2021
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/02/cleveland-kurentovanje-goes-virtual-for-2021.html

2020

Cleveland Magazine
Ward Off Winter At The Kurentovanje Festival
February 17, 2020
https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/ward-off-winter-at-the-kurentovanje-festival/

Cleveland.com
Kurentovanje 2020: Slovenian Mardi Gras festival to scare away winter
February 18, 2020
https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/j66j-2020/02/77380591285830/kurentovanje-2020-slovenian-mardi-gras-festival-to-scare-away-winter-with-parties-parade.html

Cleveland People
Cleveland Kurentovanje 2020
February 22, 2020
https://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/slovenian/2020/kurentovanje-parade-2020.htm

2019

Cleveland.com
Cleveland Kurentovanje 2019: Slovenian winter festival expands to six days
January 23, 2019
https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/01/ddbd95376a9782/cleveland-kurentovanje-2019-slovenian-winter-festival-expands-to-six-days-adds-hofbrauhaus-party-.html

FreshWater Cleveland
Get out and enjoy the remaining days of February with CAC-fueled events
February 21, 2019
https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/CACFebruary022119.aspx

Cleveland Magazine
5 Things To Do In Cleveland This Weekend: March 1–3
February 27, 2019
https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/5-things-to-do-in-cleveland-this-weekend-march-1-3/

Cleveland Scene
16 Cool Things to Do This Week in Cleveland (Feb. 27–March 5)
February 27, 2019
https://www.clevescene.com/arts/16-cool-things-to-do-this-week-in-cleveland-feb-27-march-5-38342460/

Cleveland Scene
Get Out: Everything You Should Be Doing in Cleveland This Week (Feb. 27–March 5)
February 27, 2019
https://www.clevescene.com/arts/get-out-everything-you-should-be-doing-in-cleveland-this-week-feb-27-march-5-29384330/

Cleveland.com
Kurentovanje festival gives winter a scare
March 03, 2019
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2019/03/kurentovanje-festival-slovenian-mardi-gras-gives-winter-a-scare.html

ClevelandPeople.com
Kurentovanje Parade in Cleveland 2019
March 3, 2019
https://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/slovenian/2019/kurentovanje-parade-2019.htm

TravelMag
The Best Festivals and Fairs in Ohio
2019
https://www.travelmag.com/articles/festivals-and-fairs-in-ohio/

USA Today
10 things you might not know about Cleveland, Ohio
December 20, 2019
https://10best.usatoday.com/travel/do-you-know-these-10-things-about-cleveland-ohio/

2018

Cleveland.com
Cleveland Kurentovanje: Slovenian Mardi Gras offers week of food, fun and scary monsters
January 30, 2018
https://www.cleveland.com/2018/01/cleveland_kurentovanje_sloveni_3

ClevelandPeople.com
Kurentovanje Parade in Cleveland 2018
February 10, 2018
https://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/slovenian/2018/kurentovanje-2018.htm

2017

Cleveland Magazine
Why Are We Such Cold Weather Wussies?
January 9, 2017
https://clevelandmagazine.com/.../why-are-we-such-cold-weather-wussies/

Cleveland Scene
5th Annual Cleveland Kurentovanje Expands its Offerings
February 7, 2017
https://www.clevescene.com/food-drink/5th-annual-cleveland-kurentovanje-expands-its-offerings-5021708

Cleveland Magazine
Warm Up With Our Favorite Winter Festivals
February 17, 2017
https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/warm-up-with-our-favorite-winter-festivals/

Cleveland.com
Cleveland Kurentovanje festival: Scary monsters, a parade ...
February 20, 2017
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2017/02/cleveland_kurentovanje_winter_1.html

Ideastream
Proposed City Budget, Lancaster, Ohio, Kurentovanje Festival
February 21, 2017
https://www.ideastream.org/show/ideas/2017-02-21/proposed-city-budget-lancaster-ohio-kurentovanje-festival

Cleveland.com
Cleveland Kurentovanje festival 2017 brings thousands together
February 25, 2017
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2017/02/cleveland_kurentovanje_festiva.html

ClevelandPeople.com
Kurentovanje Parade in Cleveland 2017
February 25, 2017
https://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/slovenian/2017/kurentovanje-2017.htm

2016

Cleveland.com
Cleveland Kurentovanje Slovenian winter festival sets date, adds Goldhorn Brewery party
January 6, 2016
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2016/01/cleveland_kurentovanje_sloveni_1.html

Cleveland Magazine
Kurent Addition
January 19, 2016
https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/kurent-addition/

Ideastream Public Media
The Cleveland Kurentovanje Winter Festival Draws Thousands
February 6, 2016
https://www.ideastream.org/arts-culture/2016-02-06/the-cleveland-kurentovanje-winter-festival-draws-thousands

ClevelandPeople.com
Kurentovanje Parade in Cleveland 2016
February 6, 2016
https://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/slovenian/2016/kurentovanje-2016.htm

Cleveland.com
Cleveland Winter Festival Guide: Cold is hot in 2016
January 27, 2016
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2016/01/cleveland_winter_festival_guid_1.html

Cleveland.com
Cleveland Kurentovanje: Slovenian winter festival brings old traditions to new world (photos, schedule)
February 4, 2016
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2016/02/cleveland_kurentovanje_sloveni_2.html

Cleveland Magazine
Cleveland Can Be a City for All Seasons
November 30, 2016
https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/cleveland-can-be-a-city-for-all-seasons/

2015

The Plain Dealer
365 Things to Do in Cleveland
January 2, 2015
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2015/01/365_things_to_do_in_cleveland_25.html

The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com
Slovenian Kurentovanje winter festival to return to St. Clair Avenue on Valentine’s Day
January 14, 2015
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/01/slovenian_kurentovanje_winter.html

Cool Cleveland
Parade, Music, Dancers, Food and More at 3rd Annual Kurentovanje - Event Listing
February 2015
 http://coolcleveland.com/blog/2015/02/parade-music-dancers-food-and-more-at-3rd-annual-kurentovanje/

The Plain Dealer
Cleveland Winter Festival Guide: Embrace the season at Brite Winter, Kurentovanje, ice fests, Russian fests and much more
February 5, 2015
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/02/cleveland_winter_festival_guid.html

The Plain Dealer
Cleveland Kurentovanje winter festival luring visitors to St. Clair-Superior area with Slovenian food, drink and scary monsters
February 9, 2015
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2015/02/cleveland_kurentovanje_sloveni.html

Cleveland Connection – CBS Radio Interview with Dave Ramos
Kurentovanje Festival Tells Winter to Take a Hike
February 9, 2015
[Audio segment – aired on all Cleveland CBS Radio Stations]
http://cleveland.cbslocal.com/2015/02/09/cleveland-connection-slovenian-kurentovanje-festival-tells-winter-to-take-a-hike/ [Link no longer live]

FreshWater Cleveland
fresh water guide to valentine’s weekend
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
 https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/vday021115.aspx

Ideastream
Big, Hairy Beast Wanders Northeast Ohio’s Streets, Looking to Chase Away Winter
Feburary 13, 2015
http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/big-hairy-beast-wanders-northeast-ohios-streets-looking-to-chase-away-winte

The Plain Dealer
Giant monsters stalk East Side, delight crowds, fail to end winter
February 14, 2015
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2015/02/giant_monsters_stalk_east_side.html

Scene Magazine
21 Photos from Cleveland Kurentovanje at the Slovenian National Home
February 15, 2015
https://www.clevescene.com/arts/21-photos-from-cleveland-kurentovanje-at-the-slovenian-national-home-38342423/

Edible Cleveland
Kurentovanje Scares Winter Away In a Delicious Fashion
February 2014
http://ediblecleveland.com/archives/5083 - [Site no longer live]

2014

Cleveland Scene
It’s the Most Festival Time of the Year: The Winter Season is Jam Packed with Events. Grab the Family, Grab some Friends and Get Out 
December 4, 2013
https://www.clevescene.com/news/its-the-most-festival-time-of-the-year-the-winter-season-is-jam-packed-with-events-grab-the-family-grab-some-friends-and-get-out-3722758/

The Plain Dealer
Cleveland Kurentovanje Slovenian winter festival to bring ethnic food, drink, parade and fuzzy Kurents to St. Clair Avenue
January 13, 2014
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/cleveland_kurentovanje_winter.html

FreshWater Cleveland
Cleveland Kurentovanje Fest Seeks to Ward off Cold with Mid-Winter Parade, Festival
January 13, 2014
http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/kurentovanje022714.aspx

Cool Cleveland
Chase Winter Away At Kurentovanje Cleveland
February 2013
http://www.coolcleveland.com/blog/2013/02/chase-winter-away-at-kurentovanje-cleveland/

The Plain Dealer
Slovenian Food at Festival… Cleveland Local Food Calendar, Feb. 26, 2014
February 24, 2014
http://www.cleveland.com/cooking/index.ssf/2014/02/slovenian_food_at_festival_pas.html

Akron Beacon Journal
The Scene – Feb 24 
February 24, 2014
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/02/24/the-scene-feb-24/10344591007/

The Morning Journal
Arcade: Happenings — your guide to upcoming events in Northeast Ohio starting Feb. 28
February 26, 2014
http://www.morningjournal.com/arts-and-entertainment/20140226/arcade-happenings-your-guide-to-upcoming-events-in-northeast-ohio-starting-feb-28

The News Herald
TGIF: Happenings — a look at what’s coming up in Northeast Ohio starting Feb. 28
February 26, 2014
http://www.news-herald.com/arts-and-entertainment/20140226/tgif-happenings-a-look-at-whats-coming-up-in-northeast-ohio-starting-feb-28

Fox 8 News Morning Show
Celebrate Cleveland’s Slovenian Heritage & Help Chase Winter Away
February 27, 2014
 http://fox8.com/2014/02/27/celebrate-clevelands-slovenian-heritage-help-chase-winter-away/

Fox 8 News Morning Show
Creature Known for Chasing Away Winter Chases Weatherman
February 27, 2014
http://fox8.com/2014/02/27/creature-known-for-chasing-away-winter-chases-weatherman/

Cool Cleveland
Cleveland Imports Slovenia’s Cleveland Kurentovanje Festival to Celebrate Winter’s End 
March 2014
http://www.coolcleveland.com/blog/2014/02/cleveland-imports-slovenias-clekurentovanje-festival-to-celebrate-winters-end/

Days of Youth Blog
2nd Annual Cleveland Kurentovanje 
March 2014
http://days-of-youth.blogspot.com/2014/02/2nd-annual-cleveland-kurentovanje.html - [Site no longer live]

The Slovenian
Kurentovanje 2014 
March 2014
http://www.slovenian.com/2014/02/kurentovanje-2014.html - [Site no longer live]

American Mutual
The Cure for Cabin Fever: Kurentovanje Parade 
March 2014
http://www.americanmutual.org/Kurent - [Page no longer live]

The Plain Dealer
Unique Slovenian Kurentovanje festival seeks to scare away winter, lure crowds to St. Clair Avenue Saturday
March 1, 2014
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/02/unique_slovenian_kurentovanje.html

Rustbelt Voice
Kurentovanje — a Slovene Carnival
Saturday, March 1, 2014
http://rustbeltvoice.blogspot.com/2014/03/kurentovanje-slovene-carnival.html

ClevelandPeople.com
Kurentovanje Parade
March 1, 2014
http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/slovenian/2014/kurentovanje-2014.htm

Kurentovanje Festival
March 1, 2014
https://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/slovenian/2014/kurentovanje-2014-2.htm

Ohio Festivals
Cleveland Kurentovanje Winter Festival
March 4, 2014
http://ohiofestivals.net/cleveland-kurentovanje-winter-festival/

Octoberfarm Blog
Kurentovanje: Part I
March 3, 2014
http://www.octoberfarm.blogspot.com/2014/03/korentovanje-festival.html

Kurentovanje: Part II 
March 4, 2014
http://octoberfarm.blogspot.com/2014/03/korentovanje-festival-part-ll.html

Kurentovanje: Part III 
March 5, 2014
http://octoberfarm.blogspot.com/2014/03/korentovanje-festival-part-3.html

2013

FreshWater Cleveland
From hillbilly to Highbrow, the Cleveland Flea Aims to Launch a New Saturday Tradition
January 24, 2013
https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/breaking-ground/theclevelandflea012413.aspx

Fox8.com
My Town: Kurentovanje Festival to Usher in Spring
February 13, 2013
http://fox8.com/2013/02/13/my-town-kurentovanje-festival-to-usher-in-spring/

The Sun News via Cleveland.com
Slovenian Kurentovanje winter carnival, language school dinner at St. Vitus, set for weekend on Cleveland’s East Side 
February 16, 2013
https://www.cleveland.com/sun/all/2013/02/slovenian_kurentovanje_winter.html

Fox 8 Morning Show
Slovenian Carnival Hopes to Scare Winter Away
February 20, 2013
http://fox8.com/2013/02/20/slovenian-carnival-hopes-to-scare-winter-away/

The Plain Dealer
First annual Slovenian Winter Festival hopes to glow and grow 
February 21, 2013
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/02/first_annual_slovenian_winter.html

ClevelandPeople.com
Kurentovanje Parade
February 23, 2013
https://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/slovenian/2013/kurentovanje.htm

Kurentovanje Festival
February 23, 2013
https://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/slovenian/2013/kurentovanje-2.htm

Cool Cleveland
Chase Away Winter at Kurentovanje 
February 2013
https://coolcleveland.com/2013/02/chase-winter-away-at-kurentovanje-cleveland/

Discovering Cleveland
Cleveland Kurentovanje Winter Festival
February 2013
[Site no longer live]

Cellar Door Cleveland Blog
Kurentovanje Mini Flea
February 2013
http://cellardoorcle.com/site/2013/02/22/profile-stephanie-sheldon-on-the-cleveland-flea-and-indie-foundry/ - [Site no longer live]

Suzuran Photography
Family Day at Cleveland Kurentovanje Festival
February 23, 2013
http://suzuranphotography.com/blog/2013/2/23/family-day-at-the-cleveland-kurentovanje-festival - [Page no longer live]

Phil Hrvatin
Photos of Cleveland Kurentovanje 2013
[Page no longer live]

ClevelandSlovenian.com
Slovenian Kurentovanje
February 2013
http://clevelandslovenian.com/CLESLO/index.php/component/content/article/219  - [Site no longer live]

ClevelandSlovenian.com
Kurentovanje Cleveland
February 2013
http://clevelandslovenian.com/CLESLO/index.php/component/content/article/224  - [Site no longer live]