Catholic Parish expects to sell 3,500 dozen of the Czech pastry in its annual fundraiser

Evelyn Zillman, 9, of Shueyville, Iowa, enjoys a kolach as she takes a break during drive-up kolach sales for St. Ludmila’s Kolach Festival in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The annual fundraising festival for the Catholic Parish continues Saturday 10am-9pm and Sunday 10am - 2pm. The Parish sold 1,450 dozen of the Czech pastry Friday, with 700 dozen being sold during Friday morning’s drive-up event. The Parish expects to sell 3,500 dozen kolaches. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Festival committee member Lucy Steele carries a box of kolaches to a customer’s vehicle during drive-up kolach sales for St. Ludmila’s Kolach Festival in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The annual fundraising festival for the Catholic Parish continues Saturday 10am-9pm and Sunday 10am - 2pm. The Parish sold 1,450 dozen of the Czech pastry Friday, with 700 dozen being sold during Friday morning’s drive-up event. The Parish expects to sell 3,500 dozen kolaches. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Julie Schneekloth of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, takes a kolach order for a customer during drive-up kolach sales for St. Ludmila’s Kolach Festival in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The annual fundraising festival for the Catholic Parish continues Saturday 10am-9pm and Sunday 10am - 2pm. The Parish sold 1,450 dozen of the Czech pastry Friday, with 700 dozen being sold during Friday morning’s drive-up event. The Parish expects to sell 3,500 dozen kolaches. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Sue Kuba-Tresnak of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, pets Buoy while his owner Zac Gray waits for his kolaches during drive-up kolach sales for St. Ludmila’s Kolach Festival in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The annual fundraising festival for the Catholic Parish continues Saturday 10am-9pm and Sunday 10am - 2pm. The Parish sold 1,450 dozen of the Czech pastry Friday, with 700 dozen being sold during Friday morning’s drive-up event. The Parish expects to sell 3,500 dozen kolaches. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Boxes of kolaches sit on a table during drive-up kolach sales for St. Ludmila’s Kolach Festival in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Each year, workers find ways to streamline the process. The annual fundraising festival for the Catholic Parish continues Saturday 10am-9pm and Sunday 10am - 2pm. The Parish sold 1,450 dozen of the Czech pastry Friday, with 700 dozen being sold during Friday morning’s drive-up event. The Parish expects to sell 3,500 dozen kolaches. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Aiden Zillman, 12, of Shueyville, Iowa, carries boxes of kolaches for a 10-dozen order during drive-up kolach sales for St. Ludmila’s Kolach Festival in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The annual fundraising festival for the Catholic Parish continues Saturday 10am-9pm and Sunday 10am - 2pm. The Parish sold 1,450 dozen of the Czech pastry Friday, with 700 dozen being sold during Friday morning’s drive-up event. The Parish expects to sell 3,500 dozen kolaches. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Scarlett Novak, 9, of Decorah, Iowa, bounds down steps as she carries boxes of kolaches to a customer during drive-up kolach sales for St. Ludmila’s Kolach Festival in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The annual fundraising festival for the Catholic Parish continues Saturday 10am-9pm and Sunday 10am - 2pm. The Parish sold 1,450 dozen of the Czech pastry Friday, with 700 dozen being sold during Friday morning’s drive-up event. The Parish expects to sell 3,500 dozen kolaches. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Evelyn Zillman, 9, of Shueyville, Iowa, bounds down steps as she carries boxes of kolaches to a customer during drive-up kolach sales for St. Ludmila’s Kolach Festival in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The annual fundraising festival for the Catholic Parish continues Saturday 10am-9pm and Sunday 10am - 2pm. The Parish sold 1,450 dozen of the Czech pastry Friday, with 700 dozen being sold during Friday morning’s drive-up event. The Parish expects to sell 3,500 dozen kolaches. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Sue Kuba-Tresnak of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, talks to a customer while they wait for their kolaches during drive-up kolach sales for St. Ludmila’s Kolach Festival in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The annual fundraising festival for the Catholic Parish continues Saturday 10am-9pm and Sunday 10am - 2pm. The Parish sold 1,450 dozen of the Czech pastry Friday, with 700 dozen being sold during Friday morning’s drive-up event. The Parish expects to sell 3,500 dozen kolaches. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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