Culture

On 28 October the Czech Republic marks the founding of Czechoslovakia in 1918. In 2026 the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies open their doors free, the National Gallery's permanent collections are free, and large shops close.

Around All Saints' and All Souls' Day, Czechs light candles on family graves, and Prague's cemeteries glow after dark. In 2026 city cemeteries stay open until 19:00 from 31 October to 2 November.

The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra opens 2027 with a Baroque and Classical programme under Václav Luks at the Rudolfinum on 2 January, broadcast live on Czech Radio Vltava.

The country's largest winter food festival returns to O2 universum on 16–17 January 2027, with dishes from leading Czech restaurants, cooking shows and a children's zone.

Five piano recitals in the Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum from 3 to 9 November 2026, opening with Evgeny Kissin and Sir András Schiff on two pianos and closing with Grigory Sokolov.

Jakub Jan Ryba's Czech Christmas Mass is the piece every Czech knows from childhood. Here is where to hear it in Prague in December 2026, including Matěj Forman's puppet staging in the Municipal House.

From 13 October to 18 November, more than a hundred restaurants in Prague, Brno and Ostrava serve fixed-price three-course menus. Tables are booked online and the best slots go quickly.

The Czech Republic's largest coffee festival fills the Křižík Pavilions at Výstaviště on 24–25 October, with dozens of roasters, cuppings, workshops and talks.

The Botanical Garden in Troja fills its outdoor areas with prehistoric-themed pumpkin displays until 1 November, with workshops, a carving weekend and a Halloween lantern procession.

One Saturday in September, dozens of Prague streets close to cars and the people who live on them take over. Free, local, and nothing to do with tourism.