One of the largest events of the Czech minority in Croatia, which lasts seven days, kicks off with an arts colony in Bjelovar's central park on Sunday. Works will be displayed at the local Cultural and Multimedia Centre.
The main event, a pageant through the city centre, will be held next Saturday, 25 May, accompanied by a cultural and artistic program.
Czech Culture Days are held under the auspices of the Czech Embassy and Ambassador Milan Hovorka, the member of the Croatian Parliament representing the Czech and Slovak minorities, Vladimir Bilek, Bjelovar-Bilogora County and the City of Bjelovar.
The event is financed from the state budget through the Council for National Minorities and the Association of Czechs, and serves to preserve Czech culture in the Bjelovar area, where the Czechs arrived several hundred years ago.