Fall is an ideal time to hit up the kino. Not only is the weather perfect for film-gazing, but there are also a fair number of quality, English-friendly film festivals at this time of year in Prague and beyond. Bollywood…
Signal Festival
Signal Festival is a dazzling mix of videomapping and light installations taking place over several fall days. Installations are mostly scattered throughout the historic center, although some are more off the beaten tourist path, for example, at Náměstí míru or…
Prague Pride
In August of every year, Prague is taken over by rainbow flags, glitter, and cute boys in pink shorts. The pride movement had humble beginnings in the Czech Republic starting in 2008 in Brno (one of the largest cities…
Queer Eye
Queer Eye festival in April of each year focuses on alternative music, performance, visual arts and photography. It maps the Czech society and culture from a different “queer” perspective, but it also has an international outreach. And since it is…
Žižkovská Noc
Three crazy nights/60 venues/more than 500 artists/cheap as hell Žižkovská Noc is a multi-genre festival held in one of the coolest and party-friendly neighborhoods of Prague, Žižkov. What started out as a homegrown one day music festival has now morphed…
Zombie Walk Praha
BRAAAAINS! Mmm, tourist braaaains! Every summer since 2008 the streets of Prague are filled with the walking dead. It’s quite a site to see as hundreds of zombies shuffle through Old Town Square and across the Charles Bridge. Anyone interested…
Prague Fringe Festival
The Prague Fringe Festival is Prague’s one and only English language theater festival. It started in 2001 and has been going strong ever since. Prague Fringe focuses on theater, music, and dance performances in English, although there have been a…
Letní Letná
Letní Letná is an international festival of new circus and theater. It is truly a feast for your eyes as performances are made up of acrobatics, juggling, and various stunts by beautifully dressed and painted performers from internationally-recognized theater troupes.…
Jeden Svět / One World Film Festival
Jeden Svět or in English, One World, is the largest international human rights documentary film festival in the world. Each year they show a multitude of heartbreaking films in an attempt to make the public more aware of dire human…
Bollywood Film Festival
Since 2003, Bollywood Film Festival has left Prague movie-goers with a lasting impression of all things India. If you’ve never experienced a Bollywood musical in a movie theater, you have not yet lived. The audience experiences every first kiss with…