National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum

National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum Celebrating America's Good-Time Music The country's happiest music has a home of its own. And the Polka Hall of Fame brings it all together in images and soiund.

The National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum pays tribute to the music that sets America's toes a-tapping. The Cleveland-Style polka was the music that welcomed GIs back from World War II. Americans wanted a happy sound to bounce their troubles away and the Cleveland-style polka set the tempo. It's still popular today and performed across the country wherever good people want good-ti

me music. From a lively accordion beat to the elegant spin of a ballroom waltz; the throb of a button-bax bass to the Alpine oom-pah hop, the Cleveland style fits every dancer's mood. Interactive music exhibits, vintage photographs and original instruments trace the story of the Cleveland-Style Polka. The Polka Hall of Fame gallery profiles the people who made the music -- as voted by membes in the United States, Canada and Europe. This is where Frank Yankovic reigns forever as America's Polka King, along with past and present polka personalities. Around 1900, a new dance sound emerged from Cleveland's Slovenian neighborhoods. Old-country accordionists and musicians updated old-country melodies with expressions from jazz, ragtime, country music and Tin Pan Alley. The new style caught on. Recordings and radio brought it into every home. In the 1940s, Top-Ten polka and waltz hits got the nation on the dancefloor. Nationwide about 200 bands still perform polkas and waltzes in the Cleveland Style. Visit the Polka Hall of Fame at its historic site, the former City Hall of Euclid, east of Cleveland, the buckle of the Polka Belt. Admission is free. Become a member and vote for your polka favorites. Attend the gala Awards Show each November. Relive happy times and enjoy happy music at the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum. Free admission. Free adjacent parking. Easily reached from Interstate 90. From east and west, exit north on East 222nd Street.

05/01/2026
04/30/2026

Kathy Hlad leads the jam session at the 42nd Super Button Box Bash, hosted by the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame.

The Polka Hall of Fame RemembersLINDA HOCHEVARBandleader and Accordionist1965 - 20262017 Trustees Honor Roll InducteeLin...
04/25/2026

The Polka Hall of Fame Remembers
LINDA HOCHEVAR
Bandleader and Accordionist
1965 - 2026
2017 Trustees Honor Roll Inductee

Linda Hochevar’s love of Cleveland-Style Polka inspired her to organize a button box band, Magic Buttons. Linda grew up in Euclid, Ohio, surrounded by nationality music and inspired by her father, Richard, who played saxophone with the Frankie Kramer Orchestra. She took up the bass guitar and the diatonic accordion to join in the fun on stage.

On a bus trip in 1995, Linda met other button-boxers and brought them together as Magic Buttons. The award-winning group toured, recorded and appeared on television. Linda performed with the Mollie B and Jimmy Sturr, among others.

She is best known for her button box stylings with Frank Moravcik and his orchestra. Linda and Frank shared many adventures, traveling extensively, hosting bus trips and cruises, and even performing in the Netherlands. They also hosted the radio program Polka Lovers Lane, one of the first button-box shows on internet radio.

Linda is a past Polka Hall of Fame trustee and, since 1995, designed the Awards Show program book.

Fifty Accordions Shine at the Super Button Box BashSunday, April 26Join the squeezebox celebration at the 42nd annual Su...
03/02/2026

Fifty Accordions Shine at the Super Button Box Bash
Sunday, April 26

Join the squeezebox celebration at the 42nd annual Super Button Box Bash on Sunday, April 26, 2026. You’ll dance and clap along to the sounds of fifty accordions, plus jam sessions all through the day. The National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame welcomes you to the American Croatian Lodge in Eastlake, Ohio, for the Woodstock of polka music, from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Enjoy a grand reunion of the best button accordion players in North America at the largest festival of its kind. Bring your own box and play along. Indulge in nationality treats, such as smoked Slovenian sausage and strudel. Pick up a souvenir tee-shirt or sweatshirt or polka recording at the Polka Hall of Fame pop-up shop.

The American Croatian Lodge is at 34900 Lake Shore Boulevard, Eastlake, Ohio, just west of Rt. 91 (SOM Center Road).

Save $3 with a $12 advance ticket through the Polka Hall of Fame. $15, day of the event. 18 and under free. Contact the Polka Hall of Fame, 605 East 222nd Street, Euclid, Ohio, (216) 261-3263 or PolkaShop at aol.com. Open Wednesday and Saturday, 9 to 2.

01/20/2026

Jamming in the lobby at the 61st Thanksgiving Polka Weekend.

01/20/2026

The All-Star Jam Session at the 61st Thanksgiving Polka Weekend, November 29, 2025.

01/20/2026

The Mikey Dee Orchestra performs at the 61st Thanksgiving Polka Weekend, November 29, 2025.

01/20/2026

Polka Hall of Fame legends at the 61st Thanksgiving Polka Weekend, November 29, 2025. Joey Miskulin, Walter Ostanek, John Gerl, Ron Sluga, and Denny Bucar with Jim Tober.

01/20/2026

Klancnik and Friends perform at the 61st Thanksgiving Polka Weekend, November 28, 2025.

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605 E 222nd Street
Euclid, OH
44123

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Wednesday 10am - 2pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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