|
Ball (Ples) Season |
January–March/April
(the beginning of Lent),
various venues |
| Witches’
Night |
30
April, celebrates the death of winter
with bonfires, throughout the city |
| Prague
Spring |
Prague
Spring, 12 May–early June, various venues |
| Khamoro |
Khamoro,
Festival of Roma (gypsy) culture,
with music, films, theatre, dance, Art, late May,
various venues. |
| Dance
Prague |
Dance
Prague, June, various venues |
| Prague
Autumn |
Prague
Autumn, mid-September, various venues |
| Burcák
Season |
late
September–early October sampling the
half-fermented new season wines directly
from the barrels |
Vokaliza
International
Jazz Festival |
late
October, Lucerna Music Bar |
| Musica
Iudaica |
festival
celebrating Jewish composers, November, various venues |
Prague
German-
Language Theatre Festival |
Prague
German-Language Theatre
Festival
November, various venues |
International
Festival of Advent
and Christmas Music |
International
Festival of
Advent and Christmas Music, late November–early
December,
various venues, with a final concert of all
choirs in the Old Town Square |
| St
Nicholas’s Eve |
5
December, men dress as St Nicholas, an
angel and a devil, giving out sweets to good
children, near Charles Bridge, Staromìstské
námìstí and Karlovo námìstí |
Bohuslav
Martinu
Festival |
Bohuslav
Martinu
Festival music festival
featuring the music of this 20th-century Czech
composer, including a violin and violoncello
competition, as well as concerts of chamber,
symphonic and dramatic music, early Dec,
Lichtenstein Palace and the Ruldophinum |
| Prague
Christmas |
festival
of carols and customs, mid-December,
various venues including concerts in the
Old Town Square |
| St
Sylvester’s Eve |
31
Dec, wild revelry complete with fireworks,
especially around Václavské námìstí
and the
Old Town Square |
