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  Prague, Special Events

Ball (Ples) Season, Jan–Mar/Apr (the beginning of Lent), various venues
Witches’ Night, 30 Apr, celebrates the death of winter with bonfires, throughout the city
Prague Spring (), 12 May–early Jun, various venues
Khamoro, Festival of Roma (gypsy) culture, with music, films, theatre, dance, art (), late May, various venues
Dance Prague (), Jun, various venues
Prague Autumn (), mid‐Sep, various venues
Burcák Season, late Sep–early Oct, sampling the half‐fermented new season wines directly from the barrels
Vokaliza International Jazz Festival, late Oct, Lucerna Music Bar
Musica Iudaica, festival celebrating Jewish composers, Nov, various venues
Prague German‐Language Theatre Festival (), Nov, various venues
International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music (), late Nov–early Dec, various venues, with a final concert of all choirs in the Old Town Square
St Nicholas’s Eve, 5 Dec, men dress as St Nicholas, an angel and a devil, giving out sweets to good children, near Charles Bridge, Staromìstské námìstí and Karlovo námìstí
Bohuslav Martinu Festival, music festival featuring the music of this 20th‐century Czech composer, including a violin and violoncello competition, as well as concerts of chamber, symphonic and dramatic music (), early Dec, Lichtenstein Palace and the Ruldophinum
Prague Christmas, festival of carols and customs, mid‐Dec, various venues including concerts in the Old Town Square
St Sylvester’s Eve, 31 Dec, wild revelry complete with fireworks, especially around Václavské námìstí and the Old Town Square