Karlovy Vary: Events Calendar

There are a wide variety of events that take place in Karlovy Vary throughout the year.  A sampling can be found below.  If you would like your event to be listed on our calendar, please contact us.


Kanoe Mattoni 2008 - World Cup

Friday, June 13- Sunday, June 15, 2008
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The Wildwater World Cup takes place on the Teplá river.  The festival also includes the Mattoni Water Carnival and other events.


La Strada - Journeys In Contemporary Art

Thurdsday, June 26 - Sunday, August 31, 2008
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This exhibition brings together an international group of artists, whose work depicts the result of their respective journeys. All the artists featured in the exhibition take on journeys, some quite literally. The common denominator the invited artists have is attention to detail and execution of plan.


43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Friday, July 4 - Saturday, July 12, 2008
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One of the most prestigious international film festivals in Europe.  Classified as a "Category A" festival, which puts it in the same class as festivals in such cities as Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and Tokyo.  The festival presents 220 feature films and up to 40 short films from all over the world each year.


13th Karlovy Vary International Folklore Festival

Thursday, September 4 - Sunday, September 7, 2008
Website (in Czech)

An international folklore festival, with song and dance groups from all over Europe.  Takes place at the Hotel Thermal.