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Calendar of Events
Below
is a list of Czech Republic events and festivals taking place in 2018.
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March 15 - 23, 2018 (Prague)
March 26 - April 21, 2018 (other cities)
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Febiofest is the biggest audiovisual showcase in Central
Europe. It began as a small event in two Prague movie theatres.
This year, its programme will fill 12 Prague theatres where feature films, short films,
documentaries, experimental
and animated films will be shown
during the week of the festival. After the Prague part of
the festival ends, a selection from the Febiofest programme
will also visit 16 other Czech cities (České Budějovice, Hradec Králové, Plzeň, Chomutov, Děčín, Jihlava, Pardubice, Kladno, Vsetín, Mikulov, Liberec, Beroun, Ostrava,
Brno, Zlín, and Olomouc).
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April 2018 (Prague and Brno)
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The festival presents contemporary
European films. Projections are shown in various movie theatres in Prague and Brno.
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May 12 - June 3, 2018 (Prague)
Website
The Prague Spring International Music Festival is a permanent
showcase for outstanding performing artists, symphony orchestras
and chamber music ensembles of the world. The festival commemorates
important musical anniversaries by including works by the
composers concerned on its programs, and presents Czech
as well as world premieres of compositions by contemporary
authors.
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June 29 -
July 7, 2018 (Karlovy Vary)
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The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic and the most prestigious such festival in Central and Eastern Europe. It is one of the oldest A-list film festivals (i.e., non-specialized festivals with a competition for feature-length fiction films), a category it shares with the festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, San Sebastian, Moscow, Montreal, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Among filmmakers, buyers, distributors, sales agents, and journalists, KVIFF is considered the most important event in all of Central and Eastern Europe
Every year, the festival presents some 200 films from around the world, and regularly hosts famous and important filmmakers. The Karlovy Vary festival is intended for both film professionals and the general public, and offers visitors a carefully designed programme, excellent facilities and a broad range of other services.
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September 14 - 16, 2018 (Mělník)
Website (in Czech)
Wine festival in the town of Mělník.
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September 14 - 16, 2018 (Znojmo)
Website
The Znojmo Wine Harvest Festival
(Znojemské vinobraní) has been going on since 1966 and attracts tens of thousands of visitors from
around the country each year. The
rich program includes an evening procession of hundreds
of people dressed in period costumes, a knights'
tournament, medieval music, dances and theatre performances,
a historical market, and the tasting of wine
and the semi-fermented young wine called burčák.
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September 29 - 30, 2018
Website (in Czech)
A wine harvest festival in Karlštejn.
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October 2018 (Prague)
Website
A meeting place for classical music, jazz, world music, and genre-defying projects.
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October 2018 (Brno)
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An annual international music festival held by the Brno Philharmonic.
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