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"Since 1957, this four-day authentic folk festival under Strážná hůrka hill gathers cimbalom bands, dancers and craftspeople from the entire Horňácko region for one of Moravia's most deeply rooted folk celebrations."

Horňácké slavnosti

"A three-day folk fair set on the UNESCO-listed Baroque vernacular village square of Holašovice, combining traditional craft markets, ceramics, bobbin lace, and a full programme of live folk music."

Selské slavnosti Holašovice

"Each summer, the romantic baroque garden of Buchlovice chateau hosts this traditional hay-mowing ceremony with folk songs, scythes and costumed performers keeping alive an old Moravian rural custom."

Kosecké písně Buchlovice

"A charming single-day raspberry harvest festival in the tiny South Bohemian village of Malenice, celebrating the local soft-fruit growing tradition with tastings, folk music and a village fair atmosphere."

Malinové slavnosti Malenice

"A rare international gathering celebrating the culture of European village life, held in the small East Bohemian village of Bystré and bringing together folk ensembles and traditions from across the continent."

Mezinárodní setkání evropských vesnic Bystré

"A convivial summer beer festival in the small Silesian market town of Brušperk, held at the local fire-station grounds with live music and craft brews from the Moravian-Silesian region."

Pivní festival Brušperk

"The oldest and largest ethnographic festival in western Bohemia, celebrating the Chod people's centuries-old bagpipe music, embroidered folk costumes, open-air pilgrim masses, and a traditional old-Bohemian market fair."

Chodské slavnosti a Vavřinecká pouť

"Voted one of the five most anticipated events in the Hradec Králové region for 2026, this long-running festival brings exotic ensembles from Asia, Latin America and Africa to a natural open-air arena in the Jestřebí hory foothills."

Mezinárodní folklorní festival Červený Kostelec

"The 26th edition of one of the world's most important bagpipe festivals, bringing together pipers and folk dance ensembles from dozens of countries to perform across six stages in the South Bohemian market town of Strakonice."

Mezinárodní dudácký festival Strakonice

"The young Bítešská chasa erects a maypole then leads a wine-fuelled costumed parade through the town square in this week-long Moravian hody tradition on the Vysočina-Moravia border."

Bítešské hody

"A small-village harvest wine festival held at the village hall in Pržno in the foothills of the Beskydy mountains, offering a rare taste of Silesian wine culture in an intimate rural setting."

Prženské vinobraní

"Held each second September weekend in the wine-town of Mikulov, this three-day harvest festival blends torchlit processions, cimbalom music, folk costume parades and a prestigious public tasting of hundreds of wines from the Mikulov subregion."

Pálavské vinobraní

"The annual village day in tiny Kujavy in the Nový Jičín district brings the community together for local music, food stalls and the kind of unhurried Silesian village sociability rarely seen by outsiders."

Den obce Kujavy

"A traditional wine harvest celebration in the small Slovácko town famous for its folklore festival, enlivened each September by burčák tastings, folk costume processions and cimbalom music through the historic streets."

Strážnické vinobraní

"Costumed processions led by a princess and a Bacchus figure wind through the old wine town before an open-air cimbalom session and burčák tastings from local cellar doors."

Bzenecké krojované vinobraní

"Dating back to 1936, this two-day harvest festival in the wine village of Velké Pavlovice features a krojovaný procession of local youth, tastings of wines and burčák from local growers, and performances by folk ensembles."

Velkopavlovické vinobraní

"On St Martin's Day weekend the wine village of Velké Pavlovice opens its cellars and celebrates the new vintage with goose dishes, cimbalom music and a traditional market in the heart of Moravian wine country."

Svatomartinské slavnosti vín

"Held as part of Klatovy's traditional town fair, this international folklore festival fills the historic Šumava gateway town with costumed ensembles, processions and folk-craft displays each July."

Mezinárodní folklorní festival Klatovy

"Celebrating its 70th edition in 2026, this Moravian-Slovak border folk festival draws over thirty ensembles from both sides of the Carpathians to a hillside village famous for its scattered kopanice farmstead settlements."

Kopaničářské slavnosti

"A beloved South Bohemian blueberry harvest celebration in the small village of Borované, featuring traditional blueberry specialities, a craft market, and popular community competitions."

Borůvkobraní Borované

"A historical festival in the spa and fishpond town of Třeboň commemorating Renaissance fish-pond master Jakub Krčín, with period processions, costumed performances and market stalls evoking the town's remarkable 16th-century water-management heritage."

Historické slavnosti Jakuba Krčína