People line up to buy kolaches Friday during the St. Ludmila’s Kolach Festival at St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church, 211 21st Ave. SW in Cedar Rapids. Kolaches will be sold 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; 10 a. m. to 2 p.m. Sunday; and at a drive-thru 6 to 9 a.m. both days — or until the Czech parties are sold out. The festival also offers a silent auction, inflatables, entertainment, raffles and a beer and wine garden. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
St. Ludmila’s kolaches await purchase Friday at the church in southwest Cedar Rapids. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Mary Beth Neal (right) checks out customers buying kolaches Friday during the 2024 St. Ludmila’s Kolach Festival at St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. The church is hoping to produce and sell 120,000 kolaches this year, making use of its new commercial kitchen. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
People stream into St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids on Friday, on their way to pick up kolaches, a Czech pastry baked by parish members. More kolaches will be for sale this weekend during the St. Ludmila Kolach Festival, which also includes a silent auction, inflatables, entertainment, raffles and a beer and wine garden. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
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