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Shakespeare Summer Festival
25 June-9 September 2008
(Annual)
The Shakespeare Summer Festival is the oldest and biggest open-air theatre festival in the Czech Republic. It was originally initiated by Vaclav Havel at the beginning of the 1990’s and has developed into a major event in Prague’s cultural calendar.
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International Organ Festival
7 August-20 September 2008
(Annual)
This festival is a great opportunity for lovers of organs and organ music to visit Prague. Each year a series of concerts are held at the stunning baroque St. James Basilica right beside Prague''s Old Town square.
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International Jazz Festival
22-30 November 2008
(Annual)
The international jazz festival is definitely a big event in Prague’s jazz scene. Since 1964 the festival has been celebrated every year in autumn. During the dark days of communism jazz symbolised artistic and personal freedom.
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International Brass Band Festival
3-4 January 2009
(Annual)
This festival invites people who take an interest in brass music to participate in the International Brass Band music competition in the early days of each new year. The event in January ties up to the long tradition of brass music festivals in the Czech Republic.
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Khamoro Festival (dates not yet confirmed)
1-30 May 2009
(Annual)
Every year in May Prague holds the international Romany Festival Khamoro. The event features Romany performers and musicians from all over the world who come together in Prague to celebrate their cultural heritage. The highlight of the festival is certainly the parade of dancing and music performing Romany artists that follows a route from Wenceslas Square to Old Town Square.
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Four Days in Motion (dates not yet confirmed)
1-30 May 2009
(Annual)
Since 1996 Four Days, a non-profit and non-governmental association, has been organising this international theatre festival which presents innovative contemporary theatre projects, unique site-specific projects, exhibitions, projections, concerts and much more. Each year about 20 different groups from all over the world are participating.
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Prague Spring (dates not yet confirmed)
1 May-30 June 2009
(Annual)
Prague Spring is an international music festival presenting outstanding performing artists, symphony orchestras and chamber music ensembles. The organisation committee has been represented by important personalities of the Czech musical world already from the beginning of the festival in 1946.
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Fringe festival Praha (dates not yet confirmed)
1 May-30 June 2009
(Annual)
The Fringe Festival features a programme full of theatre, dance, comedy, music and film from all over the world. The director and founder, Steven Grove, has successfully established a non-verbal theatre festival for kids and adults in Prague after receiving fantastic critics with the same idea in Scotland.
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World Festival of Puppet Art (dates not yet confirmed)
1-30 May 2009
(Annual)
The World Festival of Puppet Art was first held in 1996 and since then has welcomed the finest international puppeteers from all over the world to meet in Prague and present their craft to the public. The programme includes traditional and innovative performances for children or adults.
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Golden Prague (dates not yet confirmed)
1-30 June 2009
(Annual)
Golden Prague is a reputable international television festival that was initiated in 1964 by the Czech Television and focuses on dance and music on TV. Besides the Prix Italia, Monte Carlo and Montreux festivals, Golden Prague is the oldest event of its kind.
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Prague Writers Festival (dates not yet confirmed)
1-5 June 2009
This festival is the most important literary event in Europe which has gained an internationally acknowledged social reputation over the past years. Its combination of the world’s top authors, the presentation in international media and live broadcast on the internet is unique.
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United Islands of Prague (dates not yet confirmed)
1-30 June 2009
(Annual)
United Islands of Prague is an international multi-genre music festival that takes place in June every year. Bands from the Czech Republic but also from other countries around the globe come together and perform in numerous clubs. The music ranges from rock and pop to Ethno, Jazz, Hip hop and many other.
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