The tradition of celebrating the end of the mushroom season was founded by Czechs which is very significant in the name of the festival.  This festival has an international character nowadays since the cities of Berwyn and Cicero are populated by mainly Mexican community.

During the festival the main street – Cermak Road, named after the Mayor of Chicago, Anton Cermak, comes to life.

The parade with important Illinois polititians,  floats and visitors  standing and cheering  along Cermak Road  are  the highlight of the program.

This year the parade was attended by the representatives of the Consulate General of the Czech Republic, the Consul General Mr. Borek Lizec with his wife Katerina Kulhankova – Lizcova, Consul Mr. Tomas Trnka with his wife Jaroslava Trnkova, Martina East, Greg Fierro as well as the Chicagoland Czech-American Community Center, Sokol Tábor, T.G. Masaryk School, First Czechoslovak Garden Club of America and Theatre Bohemia.

Big thank you to the Chicagoland Czech-American Community Center under the leadership of Mr. Ted Polashek for presentation of the Czech Republic.

Ted Polashek is running for a Mayor of Berwyn and was supported by a large numbe of local polititians , volunteers and friends.