Numerous events related to Carnival take place all over the city this and next weekend. So if you like costumes & masks, come and join the masks parade and simply have fun. February 7 Carnival for children at Nová Trojka family and culture center in Prague 3. This year topic: animals around us Where: Jeseniova 13, Prague 3 When: 4 pm – 6 pm February 8 Carnival at Lesser town – “Malostranský Masopust 2020”. The masks parade starts at the pub “U Černého Vola” – Loreta Square 1 and goes down the Nerudova street, Lesser town square up to Kampa where will be live music, orchestra and where you can dance, drink, eat and celebrate. When: start at 1 pm February 8 Carnival for children at Ulitka family club in Prague 3. Carnival topic: exotics When: 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. February 7 – February 9 Comic-Con in Prague Enjoy an action-packed three-day festival dedicated to videogames and board games, films and tv shows, anime, and comics, books and paintings, costumes, etc. Where: O2 Arena Tickets: Friday and Sunday: 690CZK per day. Saturday – sold out February 12 Re-opening of farmer’s market at Jiřího z Poděbrad. Opened every week. When:...
Free Citymove app calculates the best route, enables different means of transport to be booked and helps to find parking spaces in Prague. The app – developed by ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab – finds and compares various modes of transport – walking, bike-sharing, taxi, and public transport. The app also enables to book and pay for the ride right from the app. And if you decide to go by car, Citymove enables paying for on-street parking as well. Following a free download, available for Android and iOS, the user just has to set up an account to book any of the services. E-bikes are paid for directly using the credit card details saved in the account, taxi rides are settled in the car and the text message tickets for urban traffic will be included in the phone bill. The new Citymove app also promises easy and efficient parking in Prague’s city centre. From now on, drivers can use it to find parking spaces and zones, as well as pay their parking fees by credit card via their phone. You can also pay for parking in shopping malls, parking houses and P + R car parks. The user can check the number of free...
A small firm promises to provide a higher level of customer service As an expat, one of the very first things you need when you arrive in a new place is a good internet provider. These days, internet connection is almost as much a necessity as food and shelter. Finding a good and reliable internet provider is absolutely essential. One alternative to the big providers is the local company Airwaynet. Many customers of the big providers grow sick of playing cat and mouse trying to get in contact with a service that keeps putting them on hold or doesn’t reply to emails. While well-known internet providers offer highly competitive rates, they are often lacking when it comes to customer service. There are some other options on the market, such as smaller local businesses. Airwaynet is one of these up-and-coming internet providers picking up more and more of a customer base in Prague. They are a local, expat-friendly business providing fast internet connection through Wi-Fi, DSL and fiber. They currently cover 97.2 percent of Prague and surrounding areas. The company started as a “three-man-show” in Prague in 2005 with three transmitters. Since then, they have grown their brand significantly in the...
Seven artists were in the running to represent the Czech Republic in Rotterdam. The winner was decided by 50/50 jury and online/public voting. Tonight they announced the results and the official representative for the Czech Republic. Benny Cristo has won Eurovision Song CZ 2020 and will represent the Czech Republic at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with the song “Kemama”. He will perform in the first half of semi-final two in Ahoy Arena on Thursday 14 May. The Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest The Czech Republic debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 with the song “Malá Duma” by Kálas, coming last in the semifinal with 1 point. They’ve competed a total of 8 times in the contest, first qualifying for the final in 2016 with “I Stand” by Gabriela Gunčíková, finishing 25th. Things also improved once the Czech Republic introduced their online national final Eurovision Song CZ. Mikolas Josef took the country to the top six in 2018, while Lake Malawi secured a solid eleventh place finish in 2019. With Benny Cristo now winning the third edition of ESCZ, no doubt they’ll be aiming to continue their recent success.
Saint Patrick’s Day is a celebration in honor of the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick. The day of celebration marks the day of Saint Patrick’s death, originally the event was meant to celebrate the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. It has evolved into a mostly cultural celebration of Irish heritage marked with a day of drinking, green clothing, and Irish-themed parades. Large-scale St Patrick’s day celebrations have become a tradition in many cities around the world, but have only gained popularity in Prague in recent years. The main parade will take place on Tuesday, March 17 from Hybernská Street (meeting time 2.30 pm/start 3 pm) around the city center through Old Town Square, Národní třída and Wenceslas Square and back to Hybernská Street. Charles University’s Kampus Hybernská on March 17 will host Irish themed workshops, as well as a Jameson degustation. There is no better place for you and your friends this St. Pat’s Day and no more appropriate venue, Hybernia, after all, is Latin for Ireland. Lisa McInerney will have a reading there on March 16. Celebrations will culminate during the weekend. Visitors can look forward to cultural and gastronomic experiences in the center of Prague and surrounding districts. The richest program...
The eighth annual Dry February, aimed at highlighting the dangers of excessive drinking, begins today in the Czech Republic. The campaign aimed at encouraging Czech men to abstain from alcohol for the month. The event is organised by the group League of Open Men but is also encouraging women to not drink a drop of alcohol during February. The Czech Republic has among the highest rates of alcohol consumption per capita worldwide. Health statistics show almost 1 million Czechs are at risk of alcohol abuse. A recent report from OECD shows that the Czech Republic ranks 4th in terms of alcohol consumption. The report used data from 2017, at which time Czechs consumed an average of 11.6 liters of absolute alcohol per year each. Pure alcohol is measured as one milliliter for every percentage of the drink’s strength if there is 100ml of it. The big-time benefits of drinking less Goodbye beer gut, hello hotness: Cutting alcohol’s empty calories out of your life can help you lose that beer gut, and by becoming more attractive, you may well get a boost… in the bedroom! Living longer (and harder): Drinking less reduces the risk of erectile dysfunction and low testosterone, type 2 diabetes, liver disease, heart disease, and several forms...
February is behind the door and many events & activities are waiting for you in Prague. Do not hesitate to share my weekly event calendar with your friends. January 31 Re-opening of YOLO Karlín. A new menu, 200 degustation portions for free, DJ, special drinks. When: 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. Where: Pernerova 42, Prague 8 January 30 – February 3 Public Sauna. Artistic exhibition at UMPRUM during Art semester winter 2020. Bring your own towel! When: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Where: UMPRUM – Jana Palacha square January 29 – February 2 Future Gate 2020. Sci-Fi film festival, this year’s topic: “Cyber revolution”. Where: Kino Lucerna February 1 Free entry to National Gallery When: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. February 1 Pork feast at Dva Kohouti in Karlín. Pork delicacies and special beer will wait for you on Saturday. When: noon – 7 p.m. February 1 2nd SWAP in Langhans cafe When: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. February 2 Super Bowl a Tailgating at Dva Kohouti. There will be a playground, beer specials and you will be in charge of food as you can grill your own burger or sausage on the outside grill. When: Noon – 5 a.m....
“Masopust”, (also known as “fašank”), the time of carnivals which historically ended on Ash Wednesday, is the oldest continuous holiday feast in the Czech lands.
The Prague Wine Week is a unique festival of wines, wineries, and gastronomy. Selected Prague restaurants will prepare special degustation menus. For a whole week, wine lovers and professionals will meet in Prague restaurants, wine bars, and wine shops. Until Sunday, February 2, restaurants, wine bars, and wine shops throughout Prague will cooperate with award-winning wineries to create set menus accompanied by wine tastings that will give you the chance to savor a particular grape in its best light, or rather, with the best bite for prices that won’t break the bank (ranging from CZK 150 for no-meal options to CZK 450 for three-course options). In both Vinograf wine bars, you will be able to taste different sets of wines from the Mikrosvín Mikulov winery. U Dvou Pánů restaurant on Ovocný trh has prepared a four-course tasting menu combined with wines from the Spielberg winery. At Wine Not Wine Bar on Masarykovo nábřeží, the United Drinks importer prepared a wine tasting from Bodegas Escorihuela Gascon from Mendoza, Argentina. Mountfield offers Chilean wines from La Joya and New Zealand wines from Greyrock at the same bar. Both tastings will include great local tapas. Alifea importer will join the Prague Wine Week...
Since the release of their 2004 debut, Hot Fuss, with its now-classic breakthrough singles, Mr. Brightside and Somebody Told Me, Las Vegas’ The Killers have gone on to sell 28 million albums, win countless Grammy, Brit, Q, NME nominations and awards and headline stadia and festivals around the world. Colours of Ostrava organizers announced today that the US band is the latest name to be added to the line-up of this year’s festival. Other names on the line up include LP, Tindersticks, The Lumineers, Sleaford Mods and Youssou N’Dour. The 18th edition of the Colours of Ostrava Festival will take place from July 15th to July 18th, in the industrial area of Ostrava Dolní Vítkovice. On twenty stages, the festival offers more than 350 different acts – in addition to the concerts of more than 120 foreign and domestic bands, there will also be talks within the International Meltingpot Forum, as well as theatre performances, workshops, films, art installations, and other related activities. The diversity of the programme is one among many festival’s assets: the event is held on the site of the city’s former mines and ironworks, a European Cultural Heritage Site – a festival site unlike any other. Despite...
While it’s pretty expensive to drive in a genuine Formula One car, there are plenty of cheaper alternatives you can find that are extremely fun. My Race is one of the most sophisticated racing simulators in the world. Try a Formula One, supercar or rally car at this simulator in the center of Prague, precisely in Vítězná, Malá Strana (Prague 1). Grab your friends, family or colleagues to live a very realistic experience. Put yourself in the hot seat with this simulator experience and test your skills over 100 tracks and circuits with a 180° angle view. Fast the belt and turn the engine to speed while getting to know one of the hundreds of world-famous racing circuits. Choose from dozens of racing cars from Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche or McLaren, through the legendary rally circuits. The My Race simulator experience will put you in the shoes of a real sports car racer for 30 or 60 minutes, you choose. You can race on your own with virtual competitors or invite a bunch of friends and share your circuit. The driving simulator is very accurate, and in minutes you won’t feel any difference from reality. Opened from Tuesday to Friday from...
Let’s see what will bring us the last week of January. Kids are looking forward to the school certificate and coming winter holiday and Prague gets ready for the carnival season and fasting period. January 25 Letná carnival and pork feast Costume parade at Strossmayer square. When: starting at 11 a.m. January 25 Carnival celebration in Holešovice market – “Masopustní hody”, Pork feast in Střešovice – Hudera butchery Where: Nad hradním vodojemem 25 When: 12 – 10 p.m. January 25 Miska Ramen – celebrates 1st birthday. Come to taste a traditional Japanese soup. Special B-Day menu. Where: Španělská 2, Prague 2 When: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. till Jan 26 Japanese film festival – all films in Japanese with Czech and English subtitles Where: Kino Lucerna January 25 – January 26 Ice sculpture festival – 9th edition, this year topic: the magical kingdom Where: Harfa, Českomoravská 15, Prague 9 January 27 – February 2 Prague Wine Week. Festival of wine, wineries, and gastronomy. Where: Various places February 1 Re-Opening of farmer’s markets at Náplavka and Kubáň. February 7 – February 9 For the first time in Prague: Comic-Con Where: O2 January 25 (10:15 a.m.) and Feb 8 (9:45 a.m.) Strahov...
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