59th Thanksgiving Polka Weekend with 10 Bands and Denis Novato, World Accordion Champion Treat yourself to a spectacular festival of music and dancing at the 59th annual Thanksgiving Polka Weekend, presented by the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame, Friday and Saturday, November 24 and 25, 2023. The Holiday Inn Cleveland South in Independence, Ohio, becomes America’s polka headquarters with the finest Cleveland-Style entertainers, plus Denis Novato, the world diatonic accordion champion in a rare U.S. appearance. The high point is the 2023 Polka Music Awards Show in the Grand Ballroom on Saturday, November 25.