Held in Prague’s cemeteries, such as the eerie Vysehrad and Olsany, Czechs gather to light candles and commemorate the souls of the dead on November 2nd.
All Souls’ Day
January Festivals
 | Anniversary of Jan Palach’s Death Occurring on the 19th of January people congregate in Wenceslas Square at the Jan Palach Memorial ... |  | Three Kings Day Held on the 6th January, this festival marks the end of the Christmas season with carolling, bell ... |
Feburary Festivals
 | St Matthew Fair A funfair full of rollercoaster, rides and many food stalls in Vystaviste from February 24th to ... |  | Masopust A massive carnival with street parties, fireworks and concerts that starts on Friday and culminates ... |
March Festivals
 | Easter Monday This universal holiday is heralded by an old Czech ritual. In Prague men of all ages chase their ... |
April Festivals
 | Paleni carodejnic (Burning of the Witches) A pagan ritual to ward off evil on April 30th, people burn brooms in Vystaviste, hold bonfire ... |
May Festivals
 | Prague Fringe Held in Mala Strana in late May, this festival includes English comedy acts, theatre and musical ... |  | Prague International Marathon Prague’s cobblestone streets shut down as over 14,000 runners cross 42km. ... |
 | Prague Spring Starting on May 12th, the Prague Spring celebrates the anniversary of composer Bedrich Smetana’s ... |  | Khamoro Occurring in late May, this festival celebrates Roma culture with its traditional music, dance, art ... |
June Festivals
 | Dance Prague Held in multiple theatres, this is an international festival of modern dance. ... |  | Prague Writer’s Festival PWF is a major European literary event. Some of the past honourable guests have been Margaret ... |
July Festivals
 | Ameropa The last weekend of this month is entranced by the sweet sounds of chamber music floating through ... |
August Festivals
 | Italian Opera Festival At the start of August and spreading into September, the works of Verdi and other Italian composers ... |
September Festivals
 | Burcak Wine Festivals Burcak is a sweet wine that appears during the grape harvesting season during autumn. Availability ... |  | Prazsky podzim (Prague Autumn) This is the Prague Spring classical music festival which has orchestras from Germany and ... |
October Festivals
 | Mezinarodni Jazzovy Festival (International Jazz Festival) This festival was established in 1964, presenting Czech musicians and performers from around the ... |
November Festivals
 | Velvet Revolution Anniversary More of a commemorative day for politicians and older Czech residents, who gather at memorials, ... |  | All Souls’ Day Held in Prague’s cemeteries, such as the eerie Vysehrad and Olsany, Czechs gather to light ... |
December Festivals
 | Christmas and New Year Get ready for a magical season of festivities with a massive Christmas tree set up in the Old Town ... |