Ball (Ples) Season
January-March/April
The beginning of Lent.
Various venues

Witches' Night
April
Celebrates the death of winter with bonfires.
Various venues

Prague Spring
May-June
Various venues
Website: www.festival.cz

Khamoro
May
Festival of Roma (gypsy) culture, with music, films, theatre, dance, art.
Various venues
Website: www.khamoro.cz

Dance Prague
June
Various venues
Website: www.tanecpha.cz

Prague Autumn
September
Various venues
Website: www.pragueautumn.cz

Burcák Season
September-October
Sampling the half-fermented new season wines directly from the barrels.
Various venues

International Jazz Festival Prague
October
Lucerna Music Bar
Website: www.jazzfestivalpraha.cz

Musica Ludaica
November
Festival celebrating Jewish composers.
Various venues

Prague German-Language Theatre Festival
November
Various venues
Website: www.theater.cz

International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music
November-December
Various venues, with a final concert of all choirs in the Old Town Square.
Website: www.orfea.cz

St Nicholas's Eve
December
Men dress as St Nicholas, an angel and a devil, giving out sweets to good children.
Charles Bridge, Staromìstské námìstí and Karlovo námìstí

Bohuslav Martinu Festival
December
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.
Lichtenstein Palace and the Ruldophinum
Website: www.martinu.cz

Prague Christmas
December
Festival of carols and customs.
Various venues including concerts in the Old Town Square

St Sylvester's Eve
December
Wild revelry complete with fireworks.
Around Václavské námìstí and the Old Town Square