Cultural Events in Prague - 2013

  • DOMINIKÁNSKÁ 8

    date: from 10. 1. 2013 to 9. 5. 2013 
    place: refektář dominikánského kláštera sv. Jiljí

    2nd year of concert series, more at www.dominikanska8.cz

  • LA PELÍCULA

    date: from 14. 2. 2013 to 24. 2. 2013 
    place: Cinema Světozor

    Programme of the 8th Spanish spoken cinematography festival focuses on the tradition of Argentine Tango, offers several premieres and views of the present and past of Spain.

    www.kinosvetozor.cz

  • MALÁ INVENTURA

    date: from 22. 2. 2013 to 28. 2. 2013 
    place: Prague - various places

    11th international festival of new theatre, more at http://www.malainventura.cz/2013/lang/en

  • AGHARTA PRAGUE JAZZ FESTIVAL

    date: from 10. 3. 2013 to 27. 5. 2013 
    place: Agharta

    International jazz festival, www.agharta.cz

  • BERG MMXII

    date: from 13. 3. 2013 to 9. 12. 2013 
    place: Praha - various places

    Concert Series of Berg Orchestra brings to audiences attractive and inventive projects that put emphasis on 20th century and contemporary music which it combines with other arts including theatre, film, pantomime or videoart. More athttp://www.berg.cz/en/index.html

  • FEBIOFEST 2013

    date: from 14. 3. 2013 to 22. 3. 2013 
    place: Prague - various places

    The 20th annual International Film Festival, http://www.febiofest.cz/en/

  • YOUNG2013PRAGUE

    date: from 21. 3. 2013 to 24. 3. 2013 
    place: Praha

    venue for young people aged 8-26 who have an active interest in music and choir singing, more at http://www.youngprague.cz/festival-program.html

  • ONE WORLD

    date: from 4. 4. 2013 to 13. 4. 2013 
    place: Praha - various places

    International Documentary Film Festival on Human Rights, www.jedensvet.cz

  • PRAGUE WRITERS´FESTIVAL

    date: from 13. 4. 2013 to 18. 4. 2013 
    place: New Stage National Theatre, Senat

    theme: The Birth of Nations,  more at http://www.pwf.cz/rubriky/pwf-2013/

  • MOZART´S PRAGUE

    date: from 9. 5. 2013 to 12. 5. 2013 
    place: Prague - various places

    The Czech concert and travel agency CTA Prague is organizing an International choir and instrumental ensemble competition as a part of  this festival.

    Concerts of participating choirs as a part of the festival will take place in chosen churches and halls of the Czech capital. All registered non professional ensembles and soloists may participate

    www.choirs.cz

  • PRAGUE SPRING

    date: from 12. 5. 2013 to 3. 6. 2013

    The 68th Prague Spring International Music Festival was born in 1946. It is an annual music festival with the participation of top soloists and orchestras from all over the world. Present at the birth of the Prague Spring was a great conductor  Rafael Kubelík, the Artistic Director of the Czech Philharmonic. Together with musicians from the USA (for example, the conductor Leonard Bernstein made his international debut at the 1946 and 1947 Prague Spring Festival), Great Britain, and France, top soloists, singers, and conductors from the Soviet Union also participated from the inception of the Festival. Among the most famous who performed at the festival at that time are the phenomenal pianist Sviatoslav Richter and the cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, the winner of the international competition of young talents. This competition has been part of the Festival since its second year, 1947.

    http://www.festival.cz/en/programme

    The festival takes place at different places:
    Rudolfinum, the Municipal House, Old Town Square, National Technical Museum, Church of St Simon and Juda, Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia, Basilica of St James, Emmaus Monastery - Na Slovanech, Mercedes Forum Praha, Wallenstein Garden, Concert Hall of Prague Conservatory, HAMU, church of the Holy Saviour and others.

  • BOOK WORLD PRAGUE 2013

    date: from 16. 5. 2013 to 19. 5. 2013 
    place: Průmyslový palác - Výstaviště Praha

    19th International Book Fair and Literary Festival, Guest of Honour: Slovakia, Focus: The diversity of Poetry, Books we can´t put down. More at http://www.svetknihy.cz/en/menu/

  • SHANTYFEST PRAGUE

    date: from 16. 5. 2013 to 19. 5. 2013 
    place: Praha

    6th International Festival of Shanty Choirs

    http://www.bohemiafestival.cz/

  • CZECH BEER FESTIVAL

    date: from 16. 5. 2013 to 1. 6. 2013 
    place: VÝSTAVIŠTĚ Praha

    - a selection of the best from Czech breweries, Czech chefs, butchers and bakers for you. More onhttp://www.ceskypivnifestival.cz/en/about-festival.shtml

  • FRINGE FESTIVAL PRAGUE

    date: from 24. 5. 2013 to 1. 6. 2013 
    place: Prague - various places

    theatre festival, more at http://www.praguefringe.com/en/

  • KHAMORO

    date: from 27. 5. 2013 to 2. 6. 2013 
    place: Prague

    World Roma Festival, more at http://www.khamoro.cz/

  • TANEC PRAHA

    date: from 27. 5. 2013 to 4. 7. 2013 
    place: Praha - various places

    25th International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre, the names of the main stars are already known – the British choreographer Akram Khan and the Flemish company Peeping Tom. More at http://www.tanecpraha.cz/news/index/mn/22/page/44

  • FESTPOL

    date: from 30. 5. 2013 to 2. 6. 2013

    10th Anniversary International Festival of Police Orchestras and Choirs
    www.bohemiafestival.cz

  • PRAGUE MUSEUM NIGHT

    date: 8. 6. 2013 
    place: Prague - various places

    For the tenth year in a row, museums and cultural institutions in Prague will open their doors to visitors at an unusual time: at night, after closing hours. This extraordinary event, which is visited by more than 100,000 people every year, presents a unique opportunity to explore the cultural treasures of the Czech capital in a completely different ambiance. More athttp://www.prazskamuzejninoc.cz/2012/index.php?l=en

  • UNITED ISLANDS

    date: from 20. 6. 2013 to 22. 6. 2013 
    place: Prague islands

    10th Prague international music festival, more at http://unitedislands.cz/en/

  • BRASS2013 BOHEMIA

    date: from 20. 6. 2013 to 23. 6. 2013 
    place: Praha

    International brass band festival, more at http://www.eventsbohemia.cz/future.html

  • PLAY BAND, PLAY

    date: from 29. 6. 2013 to 30. 6. 2013 
    place: Křižíkova fontána - Výstaviště Praha

    international festival of Czech and Moravian brass bands
    www.krajanka.eu

  • PRAGUE FOLKLORE DAYS

    date: from 25. 7. 2013 to 28. 7. 2013 
    place: Prague - various places

    traditional meeting of folk dance ensembles and folk choirs, http://www.praguefestival.cz/folklore/

  • LET´S DANCE

    date: from 25. 7. 2013 to 28. 7. 2013 
    place: Centrum tance - Václavské náměstí, Palmovka, Divadlo ABC, P.M. club & cocktail music bar

    International dance festival (samba, salsa, flamenco...), more at www.letsdance.cz

  • PRAGUE PRIDE 2013

    date: from 12. 8. 2013 to 18. 8. 2013 
    place: Prague - various places

    The festival offers a program of tolerance not only for gays, lesbians and transgender people but also their families, friends and colleagues who want to learn something and have fun. Festival of Tolerance offers concerts, parade and other cultural activities.
    See more on www.praguepride.com

  • 10TH PRAGUE FAIR

    date: from 27. 8. 2013 to 1. 9. 2013 
    place: Praha 1 - Ovocný trh

    International Folklore Festival. During the festival days it presents groups from 
    the whole of the Czech Republic and from different parts of Europe and the world.  More at http://www.folklornisdruzeni.cz/en/prague-fair-

  • WORLD FESTIVAL OF PUPPET ART - PRAGUE 2013

    date: from 30. 9. 2013 to 4. 10. 2013 
    place: Prague - various places

    17th year, theatre and movie performances not only for children but also for adults and families, more at http://wap-prague.org

  • LATINO FEST PRAGUE

    date: from 17. 10. 2013 to 20. 10. 2013 
    place: Prague - various places

    Come and enjoy Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Reggaeton, Zouk, Zumba and more kinds of latin dances.
    Czech latin-dance scene hosts this exciting event, taking place in the heart of Europe - Prague city centre.

    http://www.latinofest.cz/prague2012/?q=en

  • 6TH PRAGUE ACCORDION DAYS

    date: from 31. 10. 2013 to 3. 11. 2013 
    place: Prague - various places

    - traditional International Festival for harmonica and accordion ensembles and orchestras, http://www.accordion.cz/index.php?action=festivaly&id=30

  • PRAGA CANTAT

    date: from 31. 10. 2013 to 3. 11. 2013

    27th International Choir Competition and Festival
    www.bohemiafestival.cz

  • CARNEVALE PRAHA 2014

    date: from 20. 2. 2014 to 4. 3. 2014 
    place: Prague - various places

    - continues with Czech old traditions, allegorical festivities, whose beginnings dates back to medieval times, and whose annually  iterate renowned celebrations proceeded up to the recent past.

    - is going to take place in Prague and proceeds on public open space, in palaces, museums, galleries, theatres, and schools, but also in restaurants, shops, and workshops...

    http://www.carnevale.cz/carnevale_news_en/carnevale_praha_news_en/carnevale_praha_news_en.html