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Prague Events » What's on in Prague in January 2020
Prague hosts events all year round, including food and drink festivals, exhibitions, rock and pop concerts, classical music festivals, marathons, and the Christmas and Easter markets. Prague Experience is your Prague events guide. |
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New Year's Day / Czech State Day - Public Holiday
Dates: 01 January 2020 | | Public holiday in Prague. Czech State Day commemorates the dividing of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on this day in 1993.
Prague sightseeing and entertainment operate as normal. Shops have limited opening times. | |
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New Year's Day Concerts
Dates: 01 January 2020 | | | On New Year's Day it is traditional to attend a classical concert in Prague, with concert halls such as Municipal House celebrating the start of the New Year with a special production. Indeed, performances of all kinds are popular. Advance booking is highly recommended as the best performances always sell out. | |
| Where: Concert venues in Prague. |
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New Year's Day Video Mapping
Dates: 01 January 2020
Times: 18.15, 19:15, 20:15
Prices: Free entry | | This unique open-air video mapping show on New Year's Day turns the façade of the National Museum in Wenceslas Square into a display surface for video projection. Stand anywhere in the top half of the square for a good view.
There are three screenings, timed to ensure families with young children can attend: 18.15, 19:15 and 20:15. | |
| Where: Wenceslas Square, Prague 1. |
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Prague Christmas Markets
Dates: 01 January 2020 - 05 January 2020
Times: Daily 10:00-22:00 | | | The Prague Christmas Markets light up the city, bringing locals and tourists together in a true 'winter wonderland' setting. Among the local food and drinks to sample are grilled sausages, hams on spits, pastries, Czech beer and hot mulled wine. | |
| Where: Old Town Square & Wenceslas Square. |
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Ice Rink in the Old Town
Dates: 01 January 2020 - 29 February 2020
Prices: Adult: 70 CZK. Child: 40 CZK. Skates: 50 CZK + deposit 500 CZK required. | | | An open-air ice rink in the Old Town offers the chance to enjoy outdoor skating in the heart of Prague. | |
| Where: Na Frantisku Sports Centre, Kozi Street, Old Town, Prague 1. |
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Prague Floorball Cup
Dates: 03 January 2020 - 05 January 2020 | | | The Prague Floorball Cup is an international tournament for young players of this fast-growing sport. | |
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Prague State Opera Reopens
Dates: 09 January 2020
Times: 19:00 | | Following reconstruction, the Prague State Opera stages its first opera in several years, an uplifting performance of Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven. Thereafter, audiences can look forward to a varied programme of opera and ballet by Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Rossini, Donizetti and Prokofiev.
Tickets are available to book now on Prague Experience. | |
| Where: Prague State Opera, Wilsonova 4, Prague 1. |
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Jan Palach Day
Dates: 19 January 2020 | | | Jan Palach, a young Czech student during the communist era who had set himself on fire in protest at the on-going Soviet invasion of August 1968, subsequently died on the 19th January 1969. Many Czech people, especially the older generation, make their way to the Memorial to the Victims of Communism near the statue at the top of Wenceslas Square, and to Olsanske Cemetery to lay flowers or to light a candle in his memory. | |
| Where: Wenceslas Square, Prague 1. |
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James Arthur - Concert
Dates: 28 January 2020
Times: 20:00
Prices: 890 CZK | | | British singer and songwriter James Arthur, a winner of the British X Factor and famous for his single 'Impossible', returns to Prague to introduce his new album, 'You'. | |
| Where: Forum Karlín, Pernerova 53, Prague 8. | | Travel: Metro station: Krizikova (line B). |
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| | Prague Opera, Ballet & Classical Concerts in January 2020
Dates: 01
January 2020 -
31 January 2020 | | | Prague is famous for its opera, ballet and classical concerts. Performances are held in magnificent opera houses, stunning concert halls, and in an array of churches and other historic buildings. Tickets are reasonably priced, so shows often sell out. Advance reservations are therefore highly recommended. | | |
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| | Prague Theatre in January 2020
Dates: 01 January 2020 - 31 January 2020 | | | Visit a Prague theatre for a typically Czech experience. Black light theatre is a mix of dynamic dance routines, mime artists, animated film, and state-of-the-art visual and audio effects. While marionette theatre features giant puppets. Shows are highly visual, so appeal to adults and children of all ages and nationalities. Advance reservations are highly recommended. | | |
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