Na mjestu današnjeg Doma kulture nekad je stajala dvorana Sokolane, također javni prostor, u kojem su se u vremenu od Sveta tri kralja do Čiste srijede organizirale maškarane zabave. Prvotno, na zabavama priređivanim u Sokolani okupljali su se bogatiji građani dok su se ostali okupljali u Domu sv. Nikole. Nakon Drugog svjetskog rata maškarane zabave koje su se organizirale u Domu kulture postale su javno prepoznatljive i posjećivane. Zabave je pratio glazbeni sastav koji se okupljao samo za te prigode. Tako se veljun organizirao subotom ili nedjeljom, Dječji bal četvrtkom, nešto kasnije istog dana Maškarata od ferala, a Ultimi na pokladni utorak.
The “Sokolana” Hall once stood in the place of today’s House of Culture, also a public space where carnival festivities were organized in the days between the Feast of Epiphany and Ash Wednesday. Initially, wealthy citizens gathered at festivities in “Sokolana” while the rest celebrated in St. Nicholas’ House. After World War II, carnival parties that were organized in the House of Culture became widely recognized and attended. The festivities were accompanied by a band of musicians who came together especially for the occasion. Veljun (masquerade) was usually organized on Saturday or Sunday, the Children’s ball on Thursday, Maškarata od ferala (Carnival of lanterns) a little later that same day, and Ultimi (last masquerade) on Shrove Tuesday.
