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Right now in Prague

The quiet weeks are coming — and they are the best ones

Late summer is ending in Prague: thinner crowds, softer light and the autumn festivals just ahead. Here is what is worth doing now, and what to book before the season fills up.

Season
Late summer
Kalabalıklar
Easing
Next up
Signal Fest
Calendar

What’s on in Prague

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There is something on in Prague every month of the year. These dates are confirmed for the 2026–2027 season.

12–31 Aug
Letní Letná
Three weeks of contemporary circus in tents on Letná Park. No animal acts.
Festival · Part free

26–27 Aug
Prague Symphony in the Wallenstein Garden
Free open-air concert from 17:00 in the Senate’s baroque garden.
Concert · Free

5–6 Sep
Prague Castle Wine Harvest
Vinobraní in the Royal Garden — the grandest setting of the season.
Wine · Ticketed

11–12 Sep
Vinohrady Wine Festival
Young Moravian wine and burčák on Jiřího z Poděbrad Square.
Wine · Local

Sep 2026
Dvořák Prague
The autumn counterpart to Prague Spring, in the Rudolfinum’s Dvořák Hall.
Classical · Ticketed

17–18 Sep
St Clare’s Vineyard
One of Prague’s oldest vineyards, open in the Botanical Garden.
Wine · Quiet

26–27 Sep
Grébovka Wine Festival
The best known vinobraní, on a working hillside vineyard in Vinohrady.
Wine · Busiest

28 Sep
St Wenceslas Day
National holiday for the country’s patron saint. Streets busy, mood festive.
Holiday · Free

15–18 Oct
Signal Festival
Four nights of light art projected onto medieval facades. Two walking routes.
Festival · Mostly free

28 Oct
Independence Day
Czech statehood day, with the Castle state rooms open to visitors.
Holiday · Free

28 Nov
Christmas tree lighting
16:30 on Old Town Square — the official start of the season.
Ceremony · Free

28 Nov – 6 Jan
Yılbaşı marketleri
Old Town and Wenceslas Square, daily 10:00–22:00. Entry free.
Markets · Free

5 Dec
St Nicholas evening
Mikuláš, an angel and a devil walk the streets.
Tradition · Free

31 Dec
New Year’s Eve
Crowds on the bridges; restaurants book out months ahead.
Tradition · Free

13 Mar – 4 Apr
Paskalya pazarları
Over 90 huts on Old Town Square. Easter Sunday falls on 28 March 2027.
Markets · Free

Practical

The things you’ll look up anyway

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Currency
Czech koruna
Not the euro. Roughly 25 CZK to €1. Avoid street exchange booths.
Transport
40 CZK
90-minute ticket covering tram, metro and bus. Tap a contactless card.
Tipping
5–10%
Round up or leave a little. Service is rarely included on the bill.
Tap water
Drinkable
Prague tap water is safe and good. Ask for kohoutková.
Language
Czech
English is widely spoken in the centre. Dobrý den goes a long way.

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Prague Hints is a travel guide to Prague and the Czech Republic built on first-hand experience. We cover the things visitors actually need to decide: which of the city’s hotels are worth their price, where to eat traditional Czech food without landing in a tourist trap, which castles make a good day trip, and what the city is like in each season.

Prague changes character through the year. Spring brings cherry blossom to Petřín Hill and the Paskalya pazarları to Old Town Square. Summer fills the beer gardens and the river islands. Autumn is the quietest and, for many people, the most beautiful. Winter brings the Yılbaşı marketleri, which run from late November into early January.

Beyond the city you will find guides to the castles around Prague, the spa towns of West Bohemia, and the small towns most itineraries skip. We also cover the practical side — public transport, sunrise and sunset times, what things cost, and the customs that catch visitors off guard.

Many of the photographs on this site were taken in Prague by Kemal Onur Özman, who also works as a wedding, couple and proposal photographer in the city.