Festivals & Events
Czech Republic Festivals & Events
Discover Festivals & Events in Czech Republic
Month | What | Where |
January | ||
| January 1: New Year’s Day; Restoration of Czech Independence Day (closures) | Country wide | |
| January 6: Three Kings’ Day (also known as Twelfth Night) marks the end of the Christmas season. People celebrate with carol-singing, bell-ringing and gifts to the poor | Country wide | |
February | ||
| Early February: Masopust Carnival celebrates the start of spring and farewells winter with banquets and masquerade parades | Country wide | |
March | ||
| Mid March: Febiofest features film, TV and video of new works by both world renowned and unknown film-makers. It kicks off in Prague then continues throughout the rest of the Czech Republic | Country wide | |
April | ||
| April 19-22: Easter long weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; closures) | Country wide | |
| April 30: The Burning of the Witches (pálení čarodějnic) see Czech’s gather around massive bonfires with fake witches at the stake to bid a final farewell to winter. Can be witnessed in many Czech villages | Country wide | |
| April 30: Magical Krumlov brings magic to the medieval town of Český Krumlov that sets the stage for the upcoming Month of Love | Český Krumlov | |
May | ||
| May 1: Labour Day/Day of Love (akin to Valentine’s Day); public holiday where many couples gather at the statue of romantic Czech “poet of love”, Karel Hynek Mácha, which is located in Prague’s Petřín Park | Country wide | |
| Early May: Prague International Marathon | Prague | |
| May 8: Liberation Day (closures) | Country wide | |
| Mid May-Early June: Czech Beer Festival; featuring 150 different kinds of beer from various Czech breweries along with traditional Czech meats and freshly baked goods | Prague | |
| May 12-June 3: Prague Spring (Pražské jaro) music festival; Prague’s most prestigious event with classical music concerts held throughout the city | Prague | |
| Late May: Prague Food Festival (food booths in the Royal Gardens behind Prague Castle) | Prague | |
| May 24–June 1: Prague Fringe Festival (offbeat theatre, music, dance and comedy) | Prague | |
| Late May-Early June: Khamoro World Roma Festival celebrates Roma culture with performances and events | Prague | |
| May 28-June 2: Festival of Songs | Olomouc | |
June | ||
| June 20: Corpus Christi (religious festival; some closures) | Country wide | |
| Mid June–Mid July: Prague Proms International Music Festival | Prague | |
| Mid June: Microbrewery Festival | Prague | |
| June 21-23: Five Petalled Rose Celebrations bring back the spirit of the Renaissance with medieval jousts, music and crafts | Český Krumlov | |
| Late June: United Islands of Prague (cultural events and world music on the city’s islands) | Prague | |
| June 28-July 6: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Karlovy Vary | |
| Late June-Early July: Český Krumlov Chamber Music Festival | Český Krumlov | |
July | ||
| July 20–August 11: Český Krumlov International Music Festival | Český Krumlov | |
| July 5: St. Cyril and Methodius Day (closures) | Country wide | |
| July 6: Jan Hus Day (closures) | Country wide | |
| Mid July: Bohemia Jazzfest; starts in Prague then travels to other Czech towns | Prague | |
| Late July: Ukulele Festival (held in the village of Únětice on the outskirts of Prague) | Únětice | |
| July 27–August 12: Telč Vacations Festival (2 weeks of the best Czech folk music and exhibitions) | Telč | |
August | ||
Early August: Czech Motorcycle Grand Prix
| Brno | |
| August 30–September 2: International Folklore Festival | Brno | |
September | ||
| September 7–9: Pálava Wine Harvest Festival brings over 2 centuries of tradition to a fairytale town for the annual wine harvest | Mikulov | |
| September 7–21: Dvořák’s Prague Music Festival | Prague | |
| Mid-September: Znojmo Historic Vintage (wine festival) | Znojmo | |
| September 21–22: Slunce ve Skle Beer Festival | Pilsen | |
| September 28: St. Wenceslas Day celebrates Czech statehood and the national patron saint (closures) | Country wide | |
October | ||
| October 11-14: Signal Festival (light shows on the facades of famous buildings) | Prague | |
| October 26–November 30: Český Krumlov Wine Festival celebrates wine and gastronomical culture | Český Krumlov | |
| October 28: Independence Day (closures) | Country wide | |
November | ||
| November 1: All Saints’ Day/Remembrance Day (religious festival, some closures) | Country wide | |
| November 17: Velvet Revolution Anniversary (closures) | Country wide | |
December | ||
| December: Christmas festivals all over the country (most notably in Prague and Český Krumlov) | Country wide | |
| December 5: Mikuláš (St. Nicholas Eve) marks the start of the Christmas season | Country wide | |
| December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures) | Country wide | |
| December 26: St. Stephen’s Day (closures) | Country wide | |
| December 31: St. Sylvester’s Day (fireworks in Prague) | Country wide | |