Prague News
- Prague Marathon (Wolkswagen) - will start on 13th May at 7am on the Old Town Square.
Other marathons (for companies or families) take place afterwards.
find more about marathons in Prague at : www.praguemarathon.com/en - Prague Proms - annual festival of classical music is organized by The Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Come to the Smetana Hall of Municipal House in Prague and enjoy in June and July.
find more at :
www.pragueproms.cz/en/articles/prague-proms-201… - Easter Monday on 9th April 2012 - czech public holiday - some shops might be closed, buses and trains have different schedule...
- Prague Bohemian Carnevale is held from 10th till 21st February.
Masks parade, Parade of allegorical prams,...
find more at : www.carnevale.cz/carnevale_news_en/carnevale_pr… - Prague Spring - annual international music festival takes place in Prague from 12th May until 3rd June
phone : 00420 257 313 033
email competition : competition@festival.cz
find more at : www.festival.cz/en - Young Prague 2012 - annual competition of young musicians between 8 and 26 years performances will be held in Prague from 29th March to 1st April
find more at : www.youngprague.cz/festival-program.html - Prague Food Festival - taste best meals at annual exhibition of gastronomy from prague best restaurants.
when : 25th - 27th May
find more at :
www.praguefoodfestival.cz/ - United Prague Islands - annual music festival takes place on Strelecky Ostrov island in the center of Prague from 21st to 23rd June.
Come to listen saxophones, jazz and other.
find more at :
www.unitedislands.cz/en/home.html - International Praga Cantat Choir Festival - Choral Competition Festival will take place from 22nd to 25th March
find more at : www.bohemiafestival.cz/ang/musica-academica-pro… - One World in Prague - international film festival is held on topic of Human rights from 6th to 15th March
find more at : www.oneworld.cz/2012/
- Prague 1/2 Marathon (Harvis) - will start on 31st March at noon in front of the Rudolfinum hall
more about marathons in Prague at :
www.praguemarathon.com/en
- Prague Open Museums Night - on Saturday 12th June will be most Prague Museums open from 19pm to 01am
- Public Holidays List
- some shops might be closed, buses and trains have different schedule...
(might come handy when selecting dates for your visit)
9th April - Easter Monday
1st May - Labour Day
8th May - Victory Day
5th July - Cyril and Methodius day (Slavic missionaries)
6th July - Jan Hus day (czech reformatory preacher)
28th September - Czech Statehood day
28th October - Day Czechoslovak State
17th November - Day of Struggle for Freedom and Democracy
24th,25th,26th December - Christmas - PRAGUE MODEL - an evidence of the look of Prague at the end of 19th century (before an extensive rebuilding of the city). More than two thousand buildings are rendered by LANGWEIL coloured model on the scale of 1:480 with all details.
where: Museum of Prague
adress: Na Porici 52, Prague 8
phone 00420 224 816 773
find more at : www.langweil.cz/index_en.php - Czech holidays on 5th and 6th July - some shops might be closed, buses and trains have different schedule...
- 17th November - today czech public holiday in honour of "Velvet revolution" anniversary in 1989 (some shops might be closed)
- Prague Castle history - permanent exhibition takes place right in Old Palace of the King. phone : 00420 224 371 111 fax : 00420 224 372 357 mail : pribeh.hradu@hrad.cz find more at : www.pribeh-hradu.cz/index.php?sec=23&setln=2
- The Seaworld permanent exhibition.
Come to see common habitat of corals, colorful tropical seas fish and other creatures of seas and oceans.
where: Prague 7 - Holesovice Vystaviste
Opened daily 10am - 7pm
find more at: www.morsky-svet.cz/index_en.html - Czech holidays on 28th October - some shops might be closed, buses and trains have different schedule...
- Vaclav Havel has died on Sunday 18th December at 10:15am
more at : www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCzVQMFkPp4
