An authentic ethnic celebration of all things Slavic will highlight area festival.The Polacek Family Johnstown Slavic Festival will be held from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday and from noon to
Get out the party hats and noise makers and ring in 2021 virtually.
Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, the in-person Celebration Johnstown family-oriented celebration traditionally held Dec. 31 in Central Park and the downtown Johnstown area isnât able to held, but the show will still go on.
Theresa Subich, a co-chairwoman of Celebration Johnstown, said earlier in the year the planning committee discussed canceling the event because of uncertainties with the virus.
âWe thought it was best just to sit this year out because we couldnât have people meeting at venues and putting their health at risk and we couldnât ask churches to open,â she said. âWe planned to make the announcement as late as possible because we didnât want to get people too upset.â