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Traditional
folklore,
high opera, dedicated craftfairs and international
music
festivals are all a part of the rich and varied cultural
heritage and events that Central Europe has to offer.
To help you plan your trip, we have included notable
festivals and events in towns that ourbicycle
tours go through. Click on any of the towns below for information
on their cultural events.
Banska
Bystrica, Banska Stiavnica, Bojnice, Bratislava, Brno, Budapest,
Buchlov,
Buchlovice, Cesky
Krumlov, Cracow, Domazlice, Dresden, Frydek
Mistek, Furth
im Wald,
Holesov, Hradec
Kralove, Hukvaldy, Jindrichuv Hradec, Kromeriz, Kutna
Hora, Kyjov,
Litomysl, Mikulov,
Melnik, Olomouc,
Pardubice,
Passau, Policka, Prague, Prostejov,
Roznov pod Radhostem, Slavkov
U Brna
(Austerlitz), Tabor, Telc,
Trebon, Uherske
Hradiste,
Valtice,
Velehrad, Vienna, Visegrad, Znojmo.
Banska
Bystrica
EUROFOLKLOR
BANSKA BYSTRICA (June 2013) - International
Folklore Festival and presentation of national
music and song.
International
Dixieland Festival Banska Bystrica (May
2013) - Festival with
prominent Slovak and foreign Dixieland orchestras.
Puppetry
festival "Babkarska Bystrica" (next
festival will be in September 2013) - International
festival of Slovak puppetry theatres with the
puppetry theatre in Central Europe and select
world ensembles.
Banska
Bystrica Music Days (October 2013) Slovak
opera and music festival, opera performances,
symphony concerts, chamber music concerts, solo
performances, singing choirs and dance and theatre
performances.
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Banska
Stiavnica
Festival
of crafts and entertainment (August
2013) - Exhibition of crafts, theatre, games
and attractions for children.
Juniales (June
2013) traditional merry-making, cultural program.
Stiavnicky
hudobny tajch (June 2013) music festival.
Animatus
Lusus (July 2013) - Chess game on a
chessboard 12x12m on the square Nám. sv. Trojice,
theatre performance, historical fencing, falconers
and market of historical weapons.
Festival
of Nice Music (July 2013) – International
festival of classic music.
Cap
á l´Est (August 2013) – European festival
of poetry, theatre and music.
Salamander
Days (September 2013) mining, historical
parade called Salamander in period costumes -
the ambience of ancient times
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Bojnice
International
Ghost Festival (May 2013) - International
festival in Bojnice chateau.
Festival
of Folk Art and Crafts (May 2013).
Bojnice
Fair (May 2013) - Stalls and cultural
program.
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Bratislava
Opening
of Cultural Summer of Bratislava (June
2013)
Coronation
Ceremony (September 2013) - Largest
cultural event in Slovakia.
Bratislava returns back to the time of Renaissance. Experience the crowing
of Rudolf II - a Hungarian king in St. Martin´s Dome. Take part in the royal
procession, watch the dubbing of the knights of the Golden Stirrup, witness
the royal oath and join the grand feast with folk merrymaking.
Bratislava
Music Celebration (November-December
2013) - International Music Festival
http://www.bhsfestival.sk/
Bratislava
Jazz Days (October 2013) - International
Jazz Festival
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Brno
Easter
Festival of Sacred Music (April - May
2013)-international music festival. Six concerts
at Easter time devoted solely to sacred music.
http://www.mhf-brno.cz/vfdh/en/
Brno
- City in the Center of Europe (May-June
2013) - Festival of fun under Spilberk and Veveri
Castles in Brno. Includes: International fireworks
competition IGNIS
BRUNENSIS (25 May-16 June 2013); MUSEUM NIGHT (May
2013) presentation of Brno Museums and galleries; BALLOON JAM (May
2013) – dozens of hot-air balloons launched; historical trains, buses, trams,
trolleys, cars and motorcycles presented at TRANSPORT
NOSTALGIA (June 2013); FUN BENEATH THE CASTLE WALLS (June
2013); PEOPLE´S
CASTLE FESTIVITIES (June 2013) – historical shows at Spilberk Castle.
Brno
Summer of Culture (June-September 2013)
- Theatre and music festival.
http://www.kultura-brno.cz/index_english.php
International
Folk Festival (August-September 2013)
http://www.folklornet.cz/mff/index.php?clanek=10
The
International Music Festival Spilberk (August
2013) - Music Festival in the grounds of Spilberk
castle in Brno.
Moravian
Autumn (September-October 2013) - Festival
devoted to symphonic and chamber music. Takes
place at venues throughout Brno and features
the best of Janacek and Dvorak plus a few others.
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Budapest
Budapest
Spring Festival (22 March– 7 April 2013)
- Huge music festival that takes place in the
outstanding city of Budapest.
http://www.btf.hu/btf2013/
Danube
Carnival (June 2013) - The Danube Carnival
(Duna Karnevál) is the framework event for the
music and dance presentations, held by different
settlements alongside the Danube.
Danube
Festival (June 2013) - One of Europe’s
greatest water events to be organized in Budapest,
on the 1,5 km section of river Danube between
Margaret Bridge and Chain Bridge on these two
summer days. Different programs, sports events
– rowing, kayak, canoe and motor boat competitions
– await spectators during the whole day. Besides
these events, hand-driven and motor boat processions
are organized both in the morning and in the
evening. Burning candles float down on the river
and Midsummer Night’s fireworks are presented
in the closing event.
Budapest
Fair (April 2013) Real carnival spirit
takes over the city, marking the day when the
last Russian soldier left Hungary.
Island
Festival - multicultural youth festival (5-12
August 2013) - Thousands of young people move
out to a deserted shipyard island (Hajógyári
sziget) in tents for a week to participate in
a giant pop festival better known as Pepsi Island.
Pepsi Island has since grown into the largest
concert festival in Central Europe.
http://www.sziget.hu/festival_english
The
Jewish Summer Festival (August - September
2013) is a celebration of Hungarian and indeed
Central European Jewish Culture. Events range
from exhibitions to music concerts and theatre performances.
http://www.jewishfestival.hu/index.php?lang=eng
Foundation
of the State and Constitution Day (August
2013) As part of the celebrations a large-scale
fireworks display is held in Budapest. All are
welcome to join the crafts fair and concerts
held along the Pest side of the Danube Embankment
in the days before and after the festivities.
Budapest
parade (August 2013) - Budapest street
carnival at the end of the summer. The procession
convoy goes through one of the most beautiful
route of the capital between Roosevelt tér (Roosevelt
Square) and Hősök tere (Hero’s Square).
Budapest
International Wine and Champagne Festival (September
2013) - International Wine Festival presents
famous Hungarian wine specialties and wine regions.
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Buchlov
Summer
of Theater in Buchlov (July 2013).
Summer
of Music in Buchlov (June–August 2013).
Chateau
Culture Summer (June–September 2013).
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Buchlovice
Open
air (garden) celebration (June 2013).
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Cesky
Krumlov
The
Festival of the Five-petalled Rose (21-23
June 2013) - Historical Renaissancefestival with
parades of people in medieval clothes as well
as music concerts.
http://www.ckrumlov.info/docs/en/slavnostipetilisteruze.xml
Festival
of Chamber music (28 June-7 July 2013)
- Festival of the classical music with the longest
tradition in Cesky Krumlov. Part of the festival
comprises of ‘Music through the Ages’ where music
can be heard on the tour route of Cesky Krumlov
Castle.
http://www.ckrumlov.info/docs/en/festival_komorni_hudby_2012_fotogalerie.xml
The
International Music Festival (19 July–17
August 2013) - Largest of Cesky Krumlov´s festivals.
It has been going since 1992 and includes music
of all periods with the participation of renowned
instrumentalists, singers, chamber ensembles,
choirs and symphony orchestras.
http://www.festivalkrumlov.cz/en
Festival
of Early music (July 2013) - Medieval,
Renaissance and Baroque music played on original
musical instruments where the original musical
sources and the customs of interpretation of
the period are respected.
Jazz
at the Summer´s end (4-7 September 2013)
- International jazz and alternative music festival.
In addition to traditional venues the spontaneity
of cafes, small bars, squares and unusual spaces
are used for performances.
Celebrations of St.Wenceslas (27-29 September 2013) - Autumn
fair, celebration of good food and drink, theatre pieces, and concerts for St.Wenceslas
Day (Patron Saint of the Czech Lands).
http://www.ckrumlov.info/docs/en/atr512.xml
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Krakow
April:
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival (April
2013) - Dozens of famous performers and ensembles play
the music of this great composer as well as other
famous composers of the time.
http://www.beethoven.org.pl/index.php?l=en
May:
Krakow International Film Festival
Festival of Krakow Composers
Orthodox-Church Music Meetings
Juvenalia Student Festival
June:
City of Krakow Festival incorporating
many smaller festivals is a huge musical, theatrical,
exhibition, historical event that takes place throughout
Krakow and the surrounding area.
International Festival of Military Bands
Opera and Operetta Summer Festival
July:
Jewish
Culture Festival (28 June- 7 July 2013)The
Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow is one of the most
important and largest events of its kind in the world.
The First Festival took place in 1988 and its program
focused on a scholarly conference on the encounter
betweentwo cultures, Jewish and Polish. It was a
modest occasion but it turned out to have enormous
significance, considering the boldness of the subject
matter, upon which the communist authorities of the
day looked askance.
http://www.jewishfestival.pl/index_en.php
Summer
Festival of Early Music
Summer
Jazz Festival
International Street Theatre Festival
Summer Festival of Opera and Operetta
Crossroads Festival of Traditional Music
Old Jazz in Krakow Festival
August:
Music in Old Krakow - International
Festival of classical music with the participation
of artists from the whole world; all concerts are
held in the historical buildings of Krakow.
Summer Academy of Music
Old Jazz in Krakow Festival
Cepeliada Folk Art Fair
September:
International Competition of Modern Chamber
Music
Bajt Chadasz-Jewish Culture Month
October:
Autumn Festival of Contemporary Art
International Festival of Early Music
'Music from Isles' Folk Festival
Cepeliada
Folk Art Fair
September:
International Competition of Modern Chamber
Music
Bajt Chadasz-Jewish Culture Month
October:
Autumn Festival of Contemporary Art
International Festival of Early Music
'Music from Isles' Folk Festival
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Domazlice
The
Folklore Festival – Chodsko celebration (10-11
August 2013)
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Dresden
Karl-May-Festtage
Radebeul (May 2013) - Historical camps,
shows, stunts and action, folkmusic and bluegrass.
http://www.karl-may-fest.de/
International
Dixieland Festival (12-19 May 2013)
- Over 65 venues with more than 28 bands and solo
performers from 11 countries. Dresden sings and
swings like crazy.
http://www.dixieland.de
Elbhangfest (28
- 30 June 2013)
http://www.elbhangfest.de/
Moritzburg
Festival (11 - 25 August 2013) - One
of the world's most prestigious chamber music
festivals. The festival takes place in Moritzburg
Castle near Dresden every August. During two
weeks soloists from all over the world concentrate
on works of chamber music and perform them in
concerts at the end.
http://www.moritzburgfestival.de/english/index.html
Dresden
Music Festival (May-June 2013) - Classical
music/ ballet Germany's biggest classical
music festival. Concerts feature international stars
and Dresden's top ensembles inthe city's most exquisite
palaces, theatres, fine rooms and churches.
http://www.musikfestspiele.com/cms/en/home/
Dresden
Festival of Contemporary Music (October
2013) - For over ten years, the Dresden Festival
of Contemporary Music has been one of the most
important festivals of contemporary music. From
October 1 to 10 every year the public is invited
to experience, alongside a famous speciallist audience, the whole breath of
music of our time: from symphonies and music
theater to experimental dance, from chamber music
to electronic music, from jazz to multimedia
performances.
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Frydek
Mistek
International
Folklore Festival (June 2013) - Performance
of folklore dancing ensembles with live music
and singing choirs.
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Furth
im Wald
The famous, annual festival, Slaying the
Dragon (August 2013) is a representation
of a traditional 1000-year-old local legend consisting
of a Dragon show and a
parade of 1400 people in traditional costume with 200 horses.
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Hradec
Kralove
Folklore
Festival Pardubice-Hradec Kralove (August
2013) - The largest Czech folklore festival,
which, according to tradition, takes place in
both these East-Bohemian centers at the beginning
of June. The best Czech folklore ensembles and
foreign
artists come to perform. The program is composed of a variety of presentations
of different folklore dances, from the authentic
folklore dancing, typical festival performances,
to musical, dramatized and entertaining forms.
http://www.hradeckralove.org/modules/calendar/index.php?lang=2
Anniversary
of the Battle of Hradec Kralove (July
2013) - Traditional meeting of military history
societies to mark the anniversary of the Battle
of Hradec Kralove in 1866.
Theater
European Regions (June 2013) - Largest
theatrical feast in Central Europe.
Choir
Singing Festival (May 2013).
Queen
Elizabeth Festivities (September 2013)
- Medieval festival.
Jazz
Goes to Town Festival (October 2013).
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Hukvaldy -
http://www.hukvaldy.eu
The International Music Festival Janacek
in Hukvaldy (June - July 2013) - Every year
this music festival in Hukvaldy Castle attracts fans
of symphonic,
chamber and choir music. The festival is a tribute to Leos Janacek, one of the
most famous
Czech composers.
http://www.janackovy-hukvaldy.cz/
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Jindrichuv
Hradec
The
Folk Rose Festival (July 2013) - Folk
groups from all over the world perform their
music and dances.
South Bohemia Musical Festival: Concertino Praga (June 2013).
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Kromeriz
Forfest
(June 2013) - Festival of spiritual
music.
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Kutna
Hora
Royal
Silver Festival / Royal Silvering of Kutna Hora (
22-23 June 2013) - Gothic celebration based on
life in the town in the the 14th and the 15th
centuries.
Historical sword fighting, handcraft presentations and costumed parades bring
this town
alive.
http://www.stribreni.cz/english.php
St.
Wenceslas Festival (September 2013)
- Funfest, folk, country and modern music, handicraft
markets, wine tasting, fireworks.
Kutna
Hora Music Festival (September 2013)
- Every year Kutna Hora`s churches echo to the
sound of classical music and audiences have a
unique opportunity to be enchanted by music from
various periods (from Gothic to 20th century
music) and at the same time be impressed by the
magnificence and beautiful detail of the monumental
Gothic architecture. Very few towns in the Czech
Republic can offer such an intense cultural experience
as Kutná Hora. Music in architecturally stunning surroundings which are now
on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. The
festival organizer is the town of Kutna Hora
with help from the archdeaconry and the Municipality.
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Kyjov
Summer
Celebration (August 2013)
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Melnik
Melnik
Wine Festival (September 2013) - Traditional
wine celebrations, program of events taking place
on three stages (main country and historical
stage), arts
and crafts,Procession led by Charles IV, firework display
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Mikulov
Concertus
Moraviae (June 2013) - International
Music Festival of Thirteen Towns.
The
International Guitar Festival (July
2013) - Festival with master-classes of interpretation
and concerts by world-class guitarists.
http://www.gfmikulov.com/en/
The
Sixth Festival of the Nations from the Podyji (July
2013) - presentation of the original cultural
and culinary specialties of the nations living
in the Podyji region.
Festival
Of The Three Neighbors (9-10 August
2013) - Meeting of folklore ensembles.
Eurotrialog
Mikulov (August 2013) - Central-European
Music Festival with pop,
rock, alternative and ethnic music.
Kampanila (September
2013) - International Choir Festival.
Pilgrimage
to Holy Hill (1 September 2013) - Traditional
pilgrimage to the Black Loretan Madonna on Holy
Hill in Mikulov.
Palava
Wine Harvest Festival (6-8 September
2013)-a grand event with a historical fair and
wine market, historical and folk costume parades,
wine tasting, a program of events for all ages
and local culinary specialties.
http://www.palavske-vinobrani.cz/
(in Czech)
Golden
Grapes of South Moravia Competition (September
2013) - International brass band show.
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Olomouc - http://www.olomoucko.cz/eng/
Dvorak's
Olomouc (May
2013) - International classic music festival.
A tribute to one of the most famous Czech composers,
Antonin Dvorak, of New World Symphony fame.
http://www.mfo.cz
Olomouc
Summer of Culture (June-September 2013)
- Series of open air shows, concerts, exhibitions,
literary evenings, theatre performances in the
historical city center.
http://www.okl.info/
Autumn
Festival of Sacred Music (September-October
2013) - First class concerts and performances
of sacred music in Olomouc churches.
http://www.podzimni-festival.cz/en/about-the-festival
International
Organ Festival (September 2013) - Organ
performances.
http://www.mfo.cz
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Pardubice
Running
the Steeplechase (October 2013) - The
world famous Velka Pardubicka steeplechase has
taken place annually since 1874.
The Chateau Festival under the Crest of the Bison (June
2013) - Annual festival harking back to the age of the
Lord of Perstejn with fencing
demonstrations,historical costumes and old crafts coming back to life in Pardubice
castle.
IFAS
–International Festival Singing Choirs (1-3
July 2013).
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Passau
Passau
European Music Festival (28 June– 28
July 2013) - Festival with events covering oratorios,
masses, choral, solo and chamber concerts, musicals,
dance,
theatre, readings, film, exhibitions, lectures and podium discussions.
http://www.ew-passau.de/
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Policka
Policka
Jazz (April 2013) - International
jazz festival in the beautiful Tyl house.
Martinuv
Fest (July 2013) - Annual classical
music festival paying tribute to the Czech composer
Bohuslav Martinu.
Policka
555 (August 2013) - Annual multi-genre
summer festival – music, theatre, fireworks.
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Prague
International
Prague Spring Music Festival (May–June
2013) - International music festival featuring
orchestral and theatre series, church concerts,
recitals,
morning concerts chamber music and symphony orchestras.
http://www.festival.cz/en/
Khamoro (May
2013) - Roma Festival strives to show the richness
and complexity of Roma culture and traditions.
The festival is divided into 3 sections - professional,
cultural and media. The festival strives on the
one hand to present Roma culture, art and traditions
as an integral part of Czech, European and world
culture.
http://www.khamoro.cz
Verdi
festival (August-September 2013)-traditional
festival of Verdi operas.
http://www.opera.cz/en/
Prague
Autumn (September- October 2013) - International
music festival.
http://www.strunypodzimu.cz/en
International
Jazz Festival (October-November 2013).
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Prostejov
The
Hana Celebrations (September 2013) -
Folklore festival with celebrations of folk memory,
fairs and folk music.
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Roznov
pod Radhostem
International
Festival of Army Folk Ensembles "Roznovska
Valaska"
(June 2013) - Show of groups performing the historical fencing folklore performances.
http://www.vmp.cz/en/programme-2012/archive/roznovska-valaska.html
International
Festival of folk ensembles – Roznov celebrations (July
2013)
International
Festival of Slovakian Folklore in the Czech Republic
“Janosikuv dukat”
(August 2013)
http://www.fos.cz/encyklopedie/objekty1.phtml?id=22037&user=24&session=58348551&menu=&lng=2
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Slavkov
U Brna (Austerlitz)
Napoleonic
Days (August 2013) - Celebrations to
mark the anniversary of the birth of Napoleon
Bonaparte – Re-enactments of military maneuvres
and battles
with soldiers in period uniforms.
http://www.zamek-slavkov.cz
Flowers
at the reign of Emperor Napoleon (May
2013) - Flower exhibition.
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Tabor
Hussite
Days (June 2013) - Theatre presentations
of the life of the 15th century Catholic reformer
Jan Hus.
The
Tabor Meeting (13-15 September 2013)
- Medieval celebration with markets, fireworks,
fencing and demonstrations of historical crafts.
Summer
of culture in Tabor (July–September
2013) - Open air concerts, historical evenings,
exhibitions.
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Telc -
http://www.telc.eu/index.php?lx=en
Holidays
in Telc (July- August 2013) - Folk festival,
theatre, discussions, performances and exhibitions.
http://www.prazdninyvtelci.cz/index.php
European
Meeting of Folklore Ensembles (May 2013)
- International festival of folklore.
Hot-air
Balloons above Telc (July 2013) -
http://www.telc.balon.cz/
Telc
Steam-Engine Summer (July-August 2013)
- Historical train trips.
Historical
celebration Zachariáš from Hradec and Kateřina
from Valdštejn
(19-20 August 2011) - Historical celebration.
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Trebon
ANIFEST (May
2013) - Annual International Festival is a festival
of animated films from all corners of the world.
Oscar winning works are presented side by side
with new talent.
Czech-Moravian
Meeting of Brass Music (June 2013)
Trebon
Cultural Summer (June-September 2013)
- Concerts by various chamber ensembles in the
Church of St.Mary Regina and St.Giles and in
the chapel of Schwarzenberg Tomb.
Around
Trebon Music Festival (June
2013) - Around Trebon Festival is one of the
longest-running, multigenre festivals in the
Czech Republic. It was first organized in 1992.The
festival offers a variety of musical genres,
unusual combinations of concerts and theatre
performances, street happenings, competitive
and fun races, and other entertainment.
http://www.okolotrebone.cz/
Krcin´s
Trebon (July 2013) - Historical celebration.
Homage
to Emma Destinn (August 2013) - Open
air festival of classic music.
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Uherske
Hradiste
Celebration
of Wine and Open Monuments (September
2013) - Historical markets with traditional art
and crafts, parade in folk costumes of the thirty
wine regions
and towns. Presentation of crafts, wines, local spesialties, music and singing
in local historical objects.
http://www.kkuh.cz
Summer
of culture in U.Hradiste (June-September
2013).
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Valtice
Valtice
Wine Fair (10-11 May 2013) - Prestigious
wine exhibition.
http://www.vinnetrhy.cz
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Velehrad
Day
of People of Goodwill (July 2013) -
Part of the Cyril and Methodius celebrations
including
a pilgrimage to Velehrad and other events.
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Vienna
Vienna
Spring Festival (March - May 2013)
http://www.musikverein.at
International
Youth and Music Festivals (June 2013)
http://www.austrianfestivals.at
The
Vienna Festival (May-June 2013) - Renowned
for its superb international theatrical performances,
also invites musical ensembles and opera companies
from all over the world, in addition to staging
many Austrian musical productions.
http://www.festwochen.at/
World
Choral Festival (May 2013)
http://www.austrianfestivals.at
Jazz-Fest
Wien (June-July 2013)
http://www.jazzfestival2013.com/wien-jazz-fest/
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Znojmo
Znojmo
Wine Festival (13 - 14 September 2013)
- One of the biggest wine harvest festivals in
the Czech Republic. Try Burcak, young wine only
weeks old.
http://www.znojemskevinobrani.cz
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