Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in the Czech Republic
- Before planning a trip around a festival, verify the festival dates on the festival's website or with a local tourist information office. For more information about these and other events, visit the official tourism site for the Czech Republic.
- This list includes major festivals in major cities, plus national holidays observed throughout the Czech Republic. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
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2024
Through November 23: Feast of St. Martin Wine Festival, Český Krumlov
November 17: Velvet Revolution Anniversary (closures)
December: Christmas festivals across the Czech Republic, most notably in Prague and Český Krumlov (markets, musical events, lights)
December 5: St. Nicholas Eve (St. Nicholas, devils, and angels walk the streets in search of nice — and naughty — children)
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (Vanoce, closures)
December 26: St. Stephen's Day (closures)
December 31: St. Sylvester's Day (fireworks in Prague)
2025
January 1: New Year's Day; Restoration of Czech Independence Day (closures)
January 19: Anniversary of Jan Palach's Death (flowers in Prague's Wenceslas Square)
February 18–21 (likely): Carnival celebrations, Český Krumlov
February 26–March 2: Prague Short Film Festival
March 20–April 21: One World International Human Rights Film Festival, Prague
April 13–14 & 19–20: First two and last two full days of Passover (Prague's Jewish Quarter sights closed)
April 18–21: Easter weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; closures)
April 30: Walpurgis Night (Paleni Carodejnic, a.k.a. "Witches' Night"; farewell-to-winter bonfires, including a big one on Prague's Petřin Hill)
May 1: Labor Day (some closures), Day of Love (akin to Valentine's Day)
May 1–3: United Islands of Prague (cultural events and world music on the city's islands)
May 3: Prague International Marathon
May 8: Liberation Day (closures)
May 11–June 1: "Prague Spring" Music Festival
May 25–31 (likely): Khamoro World Roma Festival, Prague (performances and events celebrating Romani culture)
May 26–31: Prague Fringe Festival (offbeat theater)
June–mid-September: Brno Live (series of free street concerts)
June 2–3: Shavu'ot (Prague's Jewish Quarter sights closed)
June 4–8: Festival of Songs, Olomouc
June 6–7 (likely): Microbrewery festival, Prague
June 11–14: Rock for People, Hradec Králové (eclectic concert series in north central Czech Republic)
June 19: Corpus Christi (religious festival; some closures)
June 20–22: Celebration of the Five-Petalled Rose, Český Krumlov (medieval festival and knights' tournament)
June 27–28 (likely): Baroque Night in Český Krumlov Castle (dance, music, dining)
June 27–July 6: Český Krumlov Chamber Music Festival
Late June–mid-October: Prague Proms (concert series)
July 4–July 12 (likely): Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, western Czech Republic
July 5: Sts. Cyril and Methodius Day (closures)
July 6: Jan Hus Day (closures)
July 8 (likely): Bohemia Jazzfest, Prague (free concerts in Old Town Square); travels to other Czech towns in following week or two
July 11–August 2: Český Krumlov International Music Festival (classical music and opera)
July 15–August 5 (likely): Summer Festivities of Early Music, Prague
July 16–19: Colours of Ostrava (major city between Olomouc and Polish border; range of musical genres with international acts)
July 25–27 (likely): Czech Ukulele Festival, Únětice (near Prague; held in brewery)
July 25–August 10: Telč Vacations Festival (folk music, open-air theater, exhibitions)
August 15—17: Brno Day (street fair with reenactment of 1645 battle)
August 27–31: Praha Music Festival, Prague (choral and orchestral performances)
September 5–23 (likely): Dvořák's Prague Music Festival (concert series)
September 12–13 (likely): Slunce ve Skle beer festival, Pilsen
September 12–14: Pálava Wine Harvest Festival, Mikulov (music, medieval procession)
September 19–21: Český Krumlov Baroque Arts Festival
September 22–24: Rosh Hashanah (Prague's Jewish Quarter sights closed)
September 26–28: St. Wenceslas celebrations, Český Krumlov
September 28: St. Wenceslas Day (celebrates national patron saint and Czech statehood; kicks off three-day folk festival in Český Krumlov; closures)
October 2: Yom Kippur (Prague's Jewish Quarter sights closed)
October 9–12 (likely): Signal Festival (light show on facades of landmark buildings), Prague
October 7–8 & October 14–15: Sukkot (first two full days), Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah (Prague's Jewish Quarter sights closed)
Mid-October–November: Feast of St. Martin Wine Festival, Český Krumlov
October 28: Independence Day (closures)
November 1: All Saints' Day/Remembrance Day (religious festival, some closures)
November 17: Velvet Revolution Anniversary (closures)
December: Christmas festivals across the Czech Republic, most notably in Prague and Český Krumlov (markets, musical events, lights)
December 5: St. Nicholas Eve (St. Nicholas, devils, and angels walk the streets in search of nice — and naughty — children)
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (Vanoce, closures)
December 26: St. Stephen's Day (closures)
December 31: St. Sylvester's Day (fireworks in Prague)