CzechTourism - Newsletter - July

Culture comes to life with the Vivid Street festival

A full 22-day program of street theater, concerts, silent cinema, a food festival and site-specific galleries in the historical center of Pilsen.

The Vivid Street festival truly lives up to its “multi-genre” nature. During just one day, you can hear concerts by well-known stars and emerging performers, taste the cuisine of ethnic minorities living in Pilsen, let yourself be inspired by installations and works of art by art school students or take in some unconventional site-specific theater. “The festival will be held in downtown Pilsen, so you can enjoy a concert while having a cup of coffee at a sidewalk café or while tasting an ice-cold Pilsner beer, which tastes best in the city where it was brewed,” the festival’s director says Jakub Vedral says with a smile.

Date: August 10 – 23, 2015

Type: Multi-genre festival

More information: http://www.czechtourism.com/e/vivid-street-festival-pilsen/

Volary Wood Festival

A spectacular cultural event with a popular market and Šumava Baal in the open.

Since 1993 the Wood Festival has been regularly held in Volary for dozens of artisans to present their traditional and nearly forgotten craftsmanship. The festival also includes concerts, the Euro Jack lumberjack competition, fairytale theater, fencing, fireworks, and a fun contest for walking in clogs. Teams from partner cities in Austria and Germany join the locals for this festivity. Every year, moreover, sees an attempt to break the record number of participants in the Wood Festival wearing wooden shoes. Besides the hundreds of people in clogs, participants have included a dog, mare and Velorex rover.

Date: August 22 – 23, 2015

Type: Wood festival

More information: http://www.czechtourism.com/e/volary-wood-festival/

Pálavské Vintage Mikulov

A three-day celebration of wine in the charming town of Mikulov in South Moravia.

Enjoy a pleasant three days when Mikulov welcomes historical parades, the town center is transformed into a historical market place, and you are invited to try various wines and fermented wine in many places. In addition, you can watch a flare show, jousting tournaments and performances by jugglers, comedians, fencers, hawkers, folklore ensembles in colorful costumes, and cymbal and brass bands. The program also includes concerts, exhibitions, stalls with gastronomic specialties, and an ascent up Svatý kopeček. For kids, there will be lots of games, fairytales, contests and attractions. There will also be an exhibition of wine at the castle during the vintage, offering the chance to try more than 500 types of white, rosé and red wines from Mikulov. You can look forward to a wine town with stalls of individual wine producers.

Date: September 11 - 13, 2015

Type: Vintage festival

More information: http://www.czechtourism.com/e/palava-grape-harvest/

European Heritage Days

In the second week of September European Heritage Days (EHD) will be held in the Czech Republic.

European Heritage Days are held each year in September. Their goal is to make the most interesting monuments of all kinds available to the general public, i.e. architectural, archaeological, sacral, technical, as well as museums, galleries and libraries and even other areas in which incredibly extensive collections of movable cultural heritage are kept.

In the context of the European Heritage Days various accompanying events - lectures, concerts, town festivals, as well as competitions and other cultural programs are held. In buildings that are usually accessible to the public and where admission is charged, special programs shall be offered during these days (such as special guided tours, concerts, exhibitions, etc.). Dozens of cities and municipalities are preparing composed programs for its citizens and tourists.

Date: September 5 - 13, 2015

Type: European heritage days

More information: http://www.czechtourism.com/e/european-heritage-days/