Porcinkule
An ancient pilgrimage indulgence fair held on the Porciunkule feast day beneath the Renaissance chateau of Opočno, a tradition stretching back to the Franciscan observance of the Portiuncula pardon.
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"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
"A traditional Marian pilgrimage fair at the Gothic Cistercian abbey of Zlatá Koruna on the Assumption of Mary, drawing worshippers and visitors to one of South Bohemia's most atmospheric small monastic villages."
Mariánská pouť
"A traditional North Bohemian pilgrimage fair tied to the Assumption of Mary, held beside the grand Cistercian monastery at Osek whose landmark church has been a destination for regional pilgrims since the medieval era."
Osecká 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
"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 two-day main pilgrimage at the celebrated Carmelite Marian shrine of Kostelec u Vítkova, combining solemn liturgy and the blessing of relics of the Holy Cross with an open-air gathering that draws pilgrims from across Moravia and Silesia."
Hlavní pouť, Slavnost Povýšení sv. Kříže
"A national-day pilgrimage at the Carmelite chapel of Kostelec u Vítkova on the feast of Czech patron St Wenceslas, combining patriotic feeling with a traditional outdoor mass and rural fair atmosphere."
Pouť ke cti sv. Václava
"A cheerful annual village festival at the football ground in Podlesí, bringing together music and community celebration in one of the most scenic Sudeten valleys of Moravia."
Malomoravské slavnosti 2026