May 18, 2025

Online Cooking Demonstration. Register.

May 31, 2025

Music Performance Group ZUŠ Kyjov in Redwood City

June 7, 2025

Sokol SF and Czech School of CA picnic at Lake Chabot

October 4, 2025

Our Popular Dinner and Dance Gathering

October 26, 2025

Sokolský Běh Republiky

All event times listed are in Pacific Time

Share Your Outdoor and other Ideas with Us

Lead a Hike, Suggest an Event, Spark an Idea

Your vision could inspire others and create unforgettable memories. Simply reach out to us at sokolsfevents@gmail.com, and let’s make it happen!

Additionally, if you have any other exciting ideas for events that could bring our Czech American community together, we want to know!



Your creativity and leadership could spark a wave of enthusiasm and connection—let’s transform this moment into something extraordinary!

We apologize but the event

Hike and Visit to Filoli House and Garden

CANCELLED

this event, scheduled for May 3, has been cancelled.

We are looking forward to seeing you at one of our many events!

If you bought a ticket for the event so you could join us, send an email to sokolsfevents@gmail.com and let us know.

Join Our Popular

Online Czech Meal Cooking Class

Sunday, May 18, 2025

11 AM - 12:30 PM PT

Join us online on Zoom for another popular three-course Czech meal cooking demonstration.

We will be cooking:

• Potato Soup - Polévka bramboračka - Denisa
• Španělské ptáčky a houskový knedlík - Spanish birds with dumplings - Milena
• Crepes - Palačinky - Lenka

The event is FREE of CHARGE,

but we ask that you register for the event so we can send you the recipes and Zoom link for the event.

Sokol SF and the Czech School of California

invite you to an amazing and free performance!

Základní umělecká škola Kyjov

May 31, 2025 @ 4 pm - 6 pm

Veterans Memorial Senior Center, Redwood City

We are absolutely buzzing with excitement to welcome the incredibly talented dancers and musicians from Kyjov! And we hope you can join us!

During their last year's tour, they performed at stages from the illustrious Carnegie Hall in New York to the vibrant Moravian Societies in Illinois, and now they’re bringing their magic to us!

It’s an extraordinary opportunity to witness their artistry firsthand, and let’s be honest, who wouldn’t want to experience a whirlwind of culture and rhythm?

So, check out the links below to see all the fuss - you won’t want to miss this chance to connect with your Czech, Moravian, and Slovak roots in such a lively and entertaining way.



Join us for a celebration that promises to be as enriching as it is fun.



The performance will start at 4 pm so please arrive a on time!

At 5 pm we will all gather together for a sing-along of traditional Czech and Moravian songs and refreshments. (songbooks will be provided :-)

Remember, everyone is invited to dance along, laugh together, and embrace our shared heritage!

We will have a sing-along and a potluck with the performers after the show!

To learn earn more about ZUS Kyjov :

Bez rodiny Petrů by bylo Slovácko, zejména co se místního folkloru týče, poloviční. Žádná jiná rodina v takovém rozsahu a tak pozitivně neovlivnila místní kulturu jako rodina Petrů.

Počínaje otcem, legendárním primášem Jurou Petrů – ročník 1922, přes bratry Juru (ten současně vede dva mužské sbory – Mužáky z Kyjova a Paniháj z Moravan) a Petra a jejich cimbálovou muzikou, žen Hany (vedoucí ženského sboru Tetky) a Věry (ze souboru Tragačnice), až po jejich děti – zpěvačky Bohdanu a Janu a kontráše Jirku a šest vnuků, kteří již hrají ve svojí muzice. V případě dcer, vnuček a vnuků „nepadlo jablko daleko od stromu".



Lidová muzika ve všech svých polohách, prožívaná jako přirozená součást života tohoto rodinného "klanu", se tak stává pojivem rodinným, ale také důležitým prvkem, který utváří živé folklorní tradice na Kyjovsku.

Recap of Past Events

Sokol SF Rhyme Competition

Dear Sokol SF Members and Friends,

Those of you who enjoy reading poetry know the power of this artform in capturing emotions and expressing language.   

For three months this spring, we asked our readers to submit poems on any topic using any style in the language they felt best communicated their words, even encouraging our poets to employ "code switching" (criss-crossing languages in writing). We were thrilled to receive 8 submissions from writers of all ages, which we are including in this month's newsletter.

Though we believe that each of our poets are winners in their own right, we encourage you to read their rhymes and poems.

Thank you all who sent us their rating! We will tally all your votes and announce the winners in our June newsletter.

We hope to see all of the writers and also you - our judging panel in person at Sokolsky Beh Republiky on Sunday, October 29, 2025!

To enjoy all the poems in book form, just click on the button bellow.

Sokol SF Speaker Series:

a virtual presentation and Q&A

with JUDr. Jiří Krátký, M.A.

Special Envoy for Expatriate Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

The topic : Distanční volby and how Czech citizens living abroad will be able to vote by mail starting in the Fall 2025

Thank you Mr. Kratky for your presentation and thank you all who joined us in this very informative session.

The recording of this presentation is available on our YouTube Channel SokolSF Media and linked below:

https://youtu.be/PjS0SYZwiFA

Additional information, links to the presentation, Harmonogram, and FORMS are at:

Thank you T.G.Masaryk Czech School for the invitation!



We often hear from our out-of-town subscribers who regret not being able to attend our events in person. Therefore, whenever possible, we do our best to make our programs accessible beyond our local audience.

Recently, our students and supporters from outside Chicago had the opportunity to join us virtually for Marek Toman’s compelling presentation on the legacy and mysterious death of Jan Masaryk.

This time, we are bringing back Prof. Křížová and her lecture on the enigmatic Czech traveler with ties to Chicago, Enrique Stanko Vráz. If you missed her in-person talk at our school and at the University of Chicago in February, this is your chance.

The event is free and open to the public. However, if you would like to support our ongoing cultural programming, a suggested donation of $10 would be greatly appreciated (checks, Venmo and PayPal accepted, details here: https://czechschoolchicago.org/donations/)

 Tuesday, May 6

 12:30 PM CST

 On Zoom

 RSVP by emailing icajkova@uchicago.edu to receive the Zoom link.

České Kempování s Dětmi 

15. do 22. června 2025

Arnold, CA

V termínu od 15. do 22. června 2025 se bude konat čtvrtý ročník českého

kempování (nejen) rodičů s dětmi.



V tomto týdnu se pokusíme vytvořit v Kalifornii české prostředí plné českých her, pohádek a písniček. Budeme kempovat u městečka Arnold, nedaleko od Bear Valley.

Kempování přinese aktivity převážně pro děti, ale určitě neodmítneme

dospělé bez dětí, zvláště pokud by chtěli s organizací kempování nějak

pomoci.

Přihlášení a více informací - Pavlína Weigle pavlina.weigle@gmail.com

Czech Language and Culture Summer Course

offered by

The Czechoslovak Institute for Foreign Studies

June 24 to July 15, 2025 in Prague, CZ

This program is separate from the one offered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It has a cost associated with it, but a grant to reduce the program cost is being processed.

Applications will be accepted until all spaces are filled.

If you are interested in the program:

Send an email in either English or Czech stating your interest to:

Program Director, Helena Briardova, rbriard@quick.cz

Slavic Festival 2025 in San Francisco

Friday, May 2nd, 5pm-1am

Saturday, May 3rd, 11am-10pm

2460 Sutter Street, SF

You're invited to a celebration of Slavic culture with traditional music, dance, food, and crafts on May 2-3, 2025, at 2460 Sutter Street in San Francisco!

Bring the family to lively performances, music, dancing, delicious cuisine, and kids' activities.

Czech School of California as well as Sokol San Francisco will have an information booth present at the festival.