GUIDE
10. Festivals
January
Prague Winter
classic music, opera and ballet performances
organizer: IFB -International Festivals Bureau, nám. Míru 15, Praha 2, tel. 221 590 991
www.praguewinterfestival.com
March
Febiofest
International festival of films, television programmes and video
organizer: Febio, Ruzová 13, Praha 1, tel. 221 101 111
www.febiofest.cz
March - April (every 2nd year)
Opera
Musical Theatre Festival
organizer: JHD (Musical Theatre Society), K Vltave 18, Praha 4, tel. 606 633 905
www.divadlo.cz/jhd
February - March
One World
International film festival - documentary films on human rights
organizer: Clovek v tísní, spolecnost pri Ceské televizi, o. p. s., (People in need - Czech TV Foundation), Sokolská 18, Praha 2, tel. 226 200 434
www.oneworld.cz
April - May
Golden Prague - 43rd year of the international television festival
organizer: Ceská televize, Kavcí hory, Praha 4, tel./fax 241 763 980,
www.czech-tv.cz/goldenprague
May
Book World Prague
International book trade fair; Prague Exhibition Grounds
organizer: Svaz ceských knihkupcu, Fügnerovo nám. 3, Praha 2, tel. 224 498 234
www.bookworld.cz
May
Khamoro
International festival of gipsy culture
co-organizer: Studio Production SAGA, Blanická 4, Praha 2, tel. 222 518 554
www.khamoro.cz
May - June
Prague Spring
International music festival; Prague concert halls, churches and theatres
organizer: Prazské jaro, o. p. s., Hellichova 18, Praha 1, tel. 257 311 921
www.festival.cz
May - June
World Festival of Puppet Art
organizer: Mezinárodní institut loutkárského umení, Karlova 12, Praha 1, tel./fax 222 220 913
www.puppetart.com
June
Prague Writers Festival
International meeting of writers
organizer: Festival spisovatelu Praha, Kremencova 7, Praha 1, tel. 224 931 053
www.pwf.cz
June
Musica Ecumenica
organizer: Music Art Prague, Praha 2, Moravská 30, tel. 222 516 056
www.top-music.cz
June
Dance Prague
International festival of contemporary dance art and motion theatre
organizer: Tanec Praha, o. s., Husitská 24a, Praha 3, tel. 224 817 886
www.tanecpha.cz
June
International Festival of Czech and Moravian Brass Bands
Prague Exhibition Grounds
organizer: Umelecká agentura Briva, Machatého 689, Praha 5, tel. 251 810 014
www.krajanka.sf.cz
June - September
Shakespeare Summer Festivities
Festival of the most famous plays of William Shakespeare; Burgrave of Prague Castle
organizer: Agentura Shok, s. r. o., Anenské nám. 2, Praha 1, tel. 222 220 183
www.shakespeare.cz
July
Summer Old Music Festivities
organizer: Collegium Marianum, Melantrichova 19, Praha 1, tel. 224 229 462
www.tynska.cuni.cz
August
Prague Horn
international festival
organizer: Cornissimo Prague and Horn Music Agency Prague, tel. 602 284 342, 608 332 830
www.praguehorn.cz
August
Young Prague
International music festival
organizer: Hudební festival Mladá Praha, P.O.Box 73, 182 00 Praha 8
www.mladapraha.cz
August - September
International Organ Festival
concerts of Czech and European organists in St James Basilica
organizer: Svatojakubské Audite Organum, Nádrazní 19, Praha 5, tel. 257 317 269
www.auditeorganum.cz
August - September
Festival of Italian operas
Traditional festival of Verdi operas; State Opera Prague
organizer: Státní opera Praha, Wilsonova 4, Praha 2, tel. 224 229 898
www.opera.cz
September
Saint Wenceslas Festival
Festival of sacral music of ecumenical orientation
organizer: Spolecnost pro duchovní hudbu, Kolejní 4, Praha 6, tel. 220 181 710
www.sdh.cz
September
Vejvoda`s Zbraslav
international festival of small brass bands
organizer: OR-FEA, Tesnov 9, Praha 1, tel. 224 814 458
www.orfea.cz
September - October
Prague Autumn
International music festival; Prague concert halls and churches
organizer: MHF Prazský podzim, Príbenická 20, Praha 3, tel. 222 540 484
www.pragueautumn.cz
September - November
Strings of Autumn
international music festival
organizer: MHF Struny podzimu, o. s., Palackého 1/740, Praha 1, tel. 224 946 508
www.strunypodzimu.cz
October
International Jazz Festival
organizer: Pragokoncert Bohemia, a. s., U Bulhara 3, Praha 1, tel. 224 235 267, 224 234 602
www.jazzfestivalpraha.cz
December
International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music
with Petr Eben`s Prize
organizer: OR-FEA, Tesnov 9, Praha 1, tel. 224 814 458
www.orfea.cz
December
Bohuslav Martinu Festival
organizer: Nadace Bohuslava Martinu, nám. Kinských 3, Praha 5, tel. 257 313 104
www.martinu.cz
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