EDUCATION Guest speaker Kevin McNamara addresses the membership CULTURE Pajtáši performing at the Sv. Mikuláš party TRADITION Svätý Mikuláš handing out gifts FELLOWSHIP Pirohy making event FAMILY Father and son working together

Slovak American Society of Washington DC

The SASW is a social, cultural, and educational institution for Slovak-Americans, Slovak émigrés, and anyone with an interest in Slovakia.

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SASW Speakers’ Series: Bears, Wolves, Lynx, and Jackals: Living With Large Carnivores in Slovakia – Saturday June 7, 2025 at 2 PM

“Bears, Wolves, Lynx, and Jackals: Living With Large Carnivores in Slovakia” by Robin Rigg Slovak Wildlife [...]

Learn to play Fujara and Koncovka this summer!

Learn to play the fujara and koncovka overtone flutes this summer with Bob Rychlík.  Common [...]

SASW & FOS Annual Picnic – Saturday, May 17, 2025

SASW & FOS Annual Picnic Saturday, May 17, 2025  Knights of Columbus 5115 Little Falls Road [...]

SASW Speakers’ Series: Book talk on “The Slovak Question: A Transatlantic Perspective, 1914-1948” – Saturday May 3, 2025 at 2 PM

Book talk on “The Slovak Question: A Transatlantic Perspective, 1914-1948” by Prof. Michael Cude Schreiner [...]

SASW Speakers’ Series: Asiatic Invaders: Magyars, Mongols, and Turks, and How They Changed the Kingdom of Hungary – Saturday April 5, 2025 at 2 PM

“Asiatic Invaders:  Magyars, Mongols, and Turks, and How They Changed the Kingdom of Hungary” by [...]

SASW Speakers’ Series: The Creation and Preservation of Slovaktown, USA – Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 2 PM

“The Creation and Preservation of Slovaktown, USA” by Deah Partak UpRooted Media   Saturday, January [...]