Houby Days is a festival that highlights the importance of mushroom hunting and the use of mushrooms in Czech and Slovak foods.
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Houby Days is a festival that highlights the importance of mushroom hunting and the use of mushrooms in Czech and Slovak foods.
Houby Days runs Saturday and Sunday in Cedar Rapids’ Czech Village
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