Events Calendar

Festival of Light Blik Blik (March 29 – 30 , 2019)

You can have a romantic walk in the streets of Pilsen in any season of the year. However, the unique atmosphere of the Festival of Light comes to Pilsen once a year only.

Liberation Festival (May 3 – 6, 2019)

Pilsen is the only large city in the Czech Republic which annually remembers the events at the end of the WWII and the liberation of the city by the American Army in May, 1945. The festival lasts for several days and it includes rich cultural programme and many military-historical events.

Dronfest (June 1 – 2, 2019)

In the unique festival of the unmmaned flying in the creative zone in DEPO2015 you will see unmmaned aircrafts from the most important producers. You can also enjoy varied accompanying programme for the whole family.

International Folklore Festival CIOFF (June 5 – 9, 2019)

Czech, as well as international folklore groups and guests from the whole world will play musical instruments and dance in the city centre. Come and see that folklore art is still alive and it definitely has what to offer.

Historical Weekend (June 7 – 9, 2019)

The weekend festival helps you travel back in time into the period of knights’ fights. You can look forward to many theatre and music performances, traditional fair full of jugglers, magicians and handcraft shows. For the Saturday evening a parade of ghosts is arranged.

Vivid Street Festival (July – August 2019)

The multi-genre open-air festival in the city centre offers a lot of opportunities for fun for all age groups. The festival lasts for three weeks and the music and theatre performances are free-of-charge. The Vivid Street Festival includes a festival of street theatre in the first half of July (15. - 17. 7.).  Tens of concerts of the main music part of the festival will take place in the middle of August (9. - 18. 8). The Vivid Street Festival is finished by the Soup Festival on the first Sunday in September.

Summer Baroque Festival (July – August 2019)

Following the successful festival Nine Weeks of Baroque which in 2015 brought many cultural events to tens of Baroque sights in the entire Pilsen Region will now continue with its next season in 2019. 

Gems with the Smell of Petrol (July 18 – 21, 2019)

The unique exhibition of car veterans and collector vehicles in the DEPO2015.

Sportmanie (August 9 - 18, 2019)

The biggest sports event for public offering various sport activities.

Christmas Market (November 23 – December 23, 2019)

Pilsen Christmas Market offers romantic atmosphere filled with the smell of hot wine, punch and freshly baked Christmas sweets. Furthermore, it is completed by an interesting cultural programme and live nativity scene. In the period of advent you can participate in advent guided tours of the historical city centre.