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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
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