The Oklahoma Czech Festival Story:

The Oklahoma Czech Festival had its beginning in October 1966, when the lodges of Yukon Czech Hall, WFLA Lodge #67 and Sokol Lodge Karel Havlicek, sponsored a festival to celebrate the City of Yukon’s 75th anniversary.  After the successful first festival, a group from both lodges under the leadership of John Kouba, Ralph Stejskal, and Hubert Smrcka decided to make the festival an annual event.  Oklahoma Czechs, Inc. was formed to administer the affairs of the festival.  The group decided to hold the festival annually in the city of Yukon, Oklahoma on the first Saturday of October.  Yukon has been officially proclaimed as the Czech Capital of Oklahoma.

The goal and purpose of the Oklahoma Czech Festival is the preservation and sharing of the old Czech customs so dear to the people of Czech descent.  These customs, including recipes, kroje, songs, and dances, have been handed down from generation to generation.  Today, Oklahoma Czechs, Inc. continues to strive to preserve the precious traditions our ancestors gave us.