Rock for People, one of the biggest and oldest open-air music festivals in the Czech Republic, will take place July 4–6 at the disused airport in Hradec Králové. This year will feature scores of bands from the Czech Republic and abroad to celebrate the summer. Headliners include electronic band the Prodigy, British indie rock bands the Kooks and the Vaccines, American rockers Skillet, Danish heavy metal star Volbeat, uninhibited Enter Shikari, German punk act Beatsteaks and the hero of the music documentary Searching for Sugar Man, Rodriguez. Along with them are Marmozets, Stick To Your Guns, Sick Puppies, Albert Hammond Jr., Blossoms and others well-known acts. Read the full article here (Prague.TV)
For the seventh year in a row, Českomoravský Svaz Minipivovarů will be hosting ‘Festival minipivovarů na Pražském hradě’- a mini-brewery festival at the Prague Castle. On June 15 and 16, at Royal Gardens, the best of Czech microbreweries will gather to share their fine beer with the public. Tickets cost 475 CZK, and includes a tasting glass and an extensive catalog with a variety of information about the participating microbreweries and the beer specials being offered. The list of participating breweries includes- Pivovar Antoš, Pivovar Bašta, Pivovar Matuška, Kocour, Pivovarský Dvůr Zvíkov, just to name a few. Microbreweries are the waters of life and a modern phenomenon of brewing skills. Twenty-five years ago there only existed one microbrewery in the Czech Republic, the brewery U Fleků; today there are approximately one hundred and seventy. More info here
An Instagram account is taking movie scenes filmed in Prague and re-creating them in a quirky way. The Filmed in Prague feed shows snapshots from film scenes held in front of the actual Czech Republic buildings and landmarks featured in them. The account features images from movies including “Amadeus” (1984), “Mission: Impossible” (1996), “EuroTrip” (2004), “Van Helsing” (2004) and “The Illusionist” (2006). The account is run by Musa Bektaş, who is currently interning in Prague. He said he was inspired to do this project after realizing how many movies were shot in the city. Top Instagram Resource of the week: Sitetrail assisted more than 400 clients in successful Instagram Verification and helped them to avoid scams by connecting them to legitimate media outlets. Visit their official website for details.
The Zeppelin NT, the biggest helium-filled airship in the world, manufactured since the 1990s in Friedrichshafen, Germany will make a landing on Prague’s Letnany Airfield around 3 pm on Friday. It should remain in the Czech Republic for about a week and fans will be able to admire it on several PR flights around the country. Zeppelin NT is used for tours, as observation platforms for photographers and television commentators covering major events, for research missions for environmental observations, troposphere research and natural resources prospecting. The Zeppelin NT is a 75.1 m (246 ft) semi-rigid airship inflated with helium. NT stands for Neue Technologie, or “New Technology” in English. The ship made its first flight on September 18, 1997, and when configured for sightseeing and tourism it can accommodate up to 12-14 passengers and two pilots. Author: red
Vyšehrad will host the 12th edition of Prague Food Festival on May 25 to 27. This annual outdoor food festival promotes quality gastronomy and the best local ingredients. The festival features not only the country’s finest restaurants and chefs but also non-industrial food and beverage manufacturers and importers, farms and family businesses. Each restaurant offers appetizers, soups, main courses, desserts and a specially-curated festival menu, highlighted by test-taste booths with coffee, chocolate, wines, beer and other delectable items. The festival has its own currency, the Grand, which can be used to buy food and beverages. Theme cuisine is reflected in the accompanying program, including wine testing, bartending school, learning how to pour beer on tap and discussions with interesting guests. In its 12-year history, the Prague Food Festival has been located in many different places. In 2007 it was in Kampa Park and Museum Kampa, in 2008 at Slovanský Ostrov and Žofín, then between then Charles and Manes bridges and partly on the Vltava river. The past six years have been spent at the Royal Gardens of Prague Castle. More info here Author: red
Outdoor fires are once again allowed in Prague, so people can now do outdoor grilling in accordance with the standard fire and safety laws. Many parks, urban forests and recreation areas have designated places for grilling or open fires. But these are subject to oversight by the city and the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ). The city had placed a temporary ban on outdoor fires April 29, due to a warning from the ČHMÚ about dry, windy and hot conditions causing an increased risk of fires getting out of control. Read the full article here (Prague.tv)
Mikolas Josef this year not only added another qualification to the list but also the best Czech result so far – 6th place with 281 points. In 2016 Gabriela Gunčíková ended 25th with 41 points. Josef, who performed the song Lie to Me, was only the second Czech singer to reach the final of the Eurovision and achieved the highest ever placing for a Czech artist. For the 60th anniversary in 2015, Česká Televize announced their comeback to the Eurovision Song Contest, which was very happily received by the Czech Eurovision fans. The entry was chosen completely internally, both the artist and the song. It was a duo Marta Jandová & Václav Noid Bárta with a dramatic duet called Hope Never Dies. In the end, the duo took 13th place in the second semifinal with 33 points and even though they did not qualify, it was the country’s best result at the time. That seemed like the boost that the Czech Republic needed, and for Eurovision 2016 they also approached foreign composers when the internal selection process began. As a result, they chose Swedish/Irish team with the song I Stand for which they got Gabriela Gunčíková, who studied and worked in the USA recently. In...
UP Festival will take over Výstaviště Holešovice from May 11 to 13, providing its participants with an endless supply of techno, minimal and house. Created ‘with the sole purpose of driving the already rich artistically culture into new realms’ and to ‘create new opportunities and help shine a light on one of the most beautiful countries in Europe’, UP really does offer something pretty special. Ricardo Villalobos, Praslesh and Sonja Moonear will headline the Indoor Stage on Friday night with Ellen Allien the standout name on Saturday’s nighttime bill. The main stage for Saturday daytime is stacked. Apollonia, Ion Ludwig (Live), Ferro and Joao Maria will all play alongside Varhat who will go back-to-back with Janeret. Sunday’s main stage lineup includes Barac, Spacetravel, Gescu and Topper. With 4 stages and more than 50 artists showcasing their passion, their talent, their ideas, UP Festival is a place where every musician can strip out of their fears and experiment, showcase, introduce their true artistic being and a place where our audience can get lost in light and sound. Tickets can be bought on the festival’s official website and goout.cz. They include full festival passes and tickets only for Friday night or Saturday daytime events. Further information can be found...
For bike commuters, Copenhagen is still the city to wish you lived in. A new ranking of over 100 global cities puts the famously bike-friendly Danish capital at the top of the 2017 Copenhagenize Index. The index measures 13 different criteria for each city, from infrastructure like bike lanes, racks, or bike share programs, to the political and cultural climate for cyclists and the percentage of commuters using bikes instead of cars. 1. Copenhagen, Denmark You`ve probably thought it was going to be Amsterdam again, but surprise, surprise: Copenhagen made it to the first place this year! Over the past few years, Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark has benefited from the multiple investments in a new infrastructure and innovative solutions. Bicycle rental: Rarely you will find a person living in Copenhagen that does not own a bike. However, due to the big amount of tourists, many bike rental agencies have been opened and are ready to serve you. Copenhagen City Bike, Baisikeli, Velorbis, Christiani Cykler, beCopenhagen are just a part of the agencies that offer bike rental. The price of the rental is great, like for example, Copenhagen City Bike offers a one-hour rental for just $3, and some bikes even have GPS! 2. Amsterdam,...
Englishman Neil Smith is behind the rebirth of a distinctive and iconic Czech scooter from the 1950s and 1960s – the Čezeta. The new version is electric and the project has just benefitted from the biggest Czech crowdfunding ever. We interviewed Neil, the sole Director of Čezeta, who recently gave a presentation to around 30 private investors. It was its first round of funding and Neil hopes to raise investment to expand manufacturing the capacity of his factory in Prostejov. •In a previous interview, you said that “we are at the beginning of a revolution in the production of motorcycles”. What do you mean exactly? It’s from all the new technologies that are coming into use now: electric power, internet-connectivity and 3d printing. They are each disruptive, but coming together at one time creates a massive opportunity for new manufacturers to shape our businesses to take advantage of the changes and compete with old manufacturers who have a lot more work to adapt their current business models to these new possibilities. •Cezeta is quite expensive: why people should buy it? It’s not really expensive at all, in fact it is cheaper than similar specification electric motorbikes from BMW and Zero, which are mass-produced....
Žluté lázně is starting a new season on April 30. The waterfront recreation area in the Podolí neighborhood of Prague 4 kicks off 2018 with a kid-friendly Witches Night (Čarodějnice), though this is more of an afternoon event. This is followed by a concert from František Nedvěd and his band Tiebreak. The kid’s day and concert are free.Aside from special events, Žluté lázně on a daily basis has beach volleyball, the Czech invented game football-tennis (nohejball), petanque and table tennis, along with beach relaxation zones, children’s areas, equipment rentals and other facilities. Standard food options on site include grilled snacks, pizza, fries, waffles, ice cream and other treats. A pub with a terrace called Tančírna is also in the enclosed complex. Author: red
There is a tradition in the Czech Republic as well as some other nearby countries of burning an effigy of a witch on a bonfire on April 30. The event is known here as Čarodejnice and in German-speaking countries as Walpurgisnacht. There are so many bonfires that heat-sensitive satellite cameras can detect it from space, all around the Czech-German border and across Bohemia. Several Prague districts organize family-friendly events and there is also a large one at Žluté lázně, followed by an evening concert. In modern times, Čarodejnice has become a family event a bit like Halloween. The next day, May 1, is a national holiday for labor, and more popularly for love. So the witch burning is the prelude to a day usually spent walking in parks and kissing under blossoming cherry trees. Read the full article here (Prague.tv)
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