New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve planner

New Year's Eve in Prague » 31 December 2008:

New Year's Eve is party night in Prague. The Old Town Square is simply crazy around midnight, as fireworks go off all around. While at Charles Bridge and on Petrin Hill, the atmosphere is fun and relaxed, as people take in the beauty of fireworks over the river.

New Year's Eve in Prague
Prague is a popular destination for New Year's Eve. The celebrations are enjoyed by one and all: young and old, the quiet and romantic, the wild and carefree.

There are a host of options. Some revelers choose an "all-inclusive" evening of fine food, drinks and dancing 'til late. Others seek out a romantic, candlelit cellar restaurant for an intimate evening 'à deux'. Some people bar crawl, grab a snack en-route and chance on finding a club after the midnight fireworks. Others opt for the ever popular Party Boat or Jazz Cruise.

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New Year's Eve Fireworks
At midnight on New Year's Eve crowds gather to watch fireworks, let off at various spots around the city.

There are two options. The first is to be anywhere on or overlooking the river: by Charles Bridge, on Petrin Hill or near Prague Castle. This includes river restaurant terraces and the decks of river cruise boats.

The second option for midnight is the Old Town Square. This is the 'adventurous' option. Czechs LOVE setting off fireworks, and although there is an aerial display, most are hand held and fired off by the crowd itself.

The size of these handheld fireworks may blow your hearing for sometime to come! It does seem to work though and for the most part it is safe. But only just!

Wherever you are at midnight - the Old Town Square, Charles Bridge, Petrin Hill, on a dinner river cruise, in a river restaurant or in a nightclub - enjoy the time. Prague is a terrific city for a New Year's Eve party.

FIREWORKS

Best spots for the midnight fireworks on New Year's Eve:

* Old Town Square
Very lively, with aerial & handheld fireworks.

* Prague Castle, Petrin Hill, Charles Bridge & the river
Fireworks over Prague Castle & Vltava River.

* River Cruises
Top deck views of the fireworks over Prague Castle & Vltava River.

New Year's Eve party in Prague: celebrate New Years Eve in style!