13 food festivals with a guide across 1 city in Czech Republic, in date order from today. Each opens the festival page with dates, what to eat and what to book around it. How these cities compare with the rest: the city food festival index.
14 NovFree entryPragueSt Martin's young wine, roast gooseNove Mesto
A one day tasting of the year's first Czech and Moravian wines on the Náplavka embankment, poured only into glasses, with roast goose, goose legs, kaldoun soup and dumplings from a row of food stalls.
TipThe tasting set with glass and winery card is 150 CZK on site; bring your own glass to pay 100 CZK, and come at 11:00 while the goose stalls are still full.
20 Nov to 24 DecFree entryPragueCzech advent foodVinohrady
The Vinohrady Christmas market on Namesti Miru opens about a week earlier than the central markets and closes on Christmas Eve. The most Czech-feeling Advent.
TipRun by the Vinohrady district; ends 24 December, not after New Year.
25 Nov to 24 DecPragueSweets and traditional Christmas treatsNove Mesto
Dozens of stalls on náměstí Republiky Square sell Christmas goods and treats from November 25 to December 24, 2026, in the area facing V Celnici Street.
TipThe stalls stand facing V Celnici Street and sell sweets, Advent calendars and nativity scenes among other goods; the organiser's page is in Czech.
28 Nov to 6 JanFree entryPragueCzech Christmas market foodStare Mesto
Prague's flagship Christmas market runs on Old Town Square from late November to early January, with mulled wine, klobasa, fried cheese sandwiches, kolache.
TipOpen daily 10:00-22:00; the cheapest mulled wine is on the back side of the tree.
28 Nov to 6 JanFree entryPragueCzech Christmas market foodNove Mesto
The Wenceslas Square Christmas market joins the Old Town one with festive Czech food stalls every winter, late November to early January. The lower square.
TipThe upper square is under reconstruction in 2025 to 2026; head to the lower stalls.
Expected 25 Apr 2027Free entryPragueModern Czech and international street foodKarlin
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
The Karlin Street Food Festival is the city's largest one-day street food fair, an annual neighbourhood event on Karlinske namesti with around 40 food stalls.
TipCashless; come hungry, stalls are tightly packed, plates designed to share.
5 Jun 2027Free entryPragueEmbassy-sponsored international street foodPraha 6
The Festival of Embassies returns to Vitezne namesti each June, the largest international street-food event in Prague with nearly 50 embassies serving.
TipRuns 08:00-20:00; bring small change for non-card stalls Check the event site for the year.
19-20 Jun 2027Tickets neededPragueGelato, sorbet, soft serve, ice lolliesHolesovice
Dozens of gelato makers, soft serve stands, sorbet and vegan ice cream producers set up at Výstaviště Holešovice for a weekend of tasting, competitions and family activities, with coffee and street food alongside.
TipPresale tickets are cheaper than on the gate; stalls open at 10:00 and the shortest queues are in the first hour, before the afternoon heat.
Expected 1 Sep to 15 Oct 2027Free entryPragueBurcak, partly fermented young Moravian wineCity Wide
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
Burcak season runs early September through mid-October when partly fermented Moravian wine hits Prague. Wine bars, Naplavka and the Botanical Garden's St.
TipDrink burcak fresh; it does not travel and the season is roughly six weeks.
11 Sep 2027Free entryPragueCzech craft beer, street food, farmers' market
The Kulaťák farmers' market on Vítězné náměstí turns into a one day beer festival with more than 25 small Czech breweries pouring hundreds of beers into returnable glasses, plus street food and live music until 20:00.
TipAdmission is free; the farmers' market runs 8:00 to 14:00 and the breweries pour until 20:00, so arrive mid afternoon for the widest choice of taps.
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
The St Clare's Vineyard wine harvest festival at the Prague Botanical Garden in Troja, also written St Claire's, is the city's longest-running annual wine festival: live music, burcak and Moravian young wine.
TipBook online; the festival lasts a single weekend in mid-September.
17-18 Sep 2027Free entryPragueCzech and Moravian wine, burčák, street foodVinohrady
Prague 2's wine harvest festival opens on Friday at náměstí Míru and moves on Saturday into the Grébovka vineyard park, with over a hundred wineries pouring burčák and new vintages beside food stalls and concerts.
TipSaturday in Havlíčkovy sady is the main day; climb to the Viniční altán gazebo for the vineyard view and go before noon to beat the burčák queues.
Expected 23-24 Oct 2027Tickets neededPragueSpecialty coffeeHolesovice
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
The Czech Republic's largest coffee festival fills the Křižík Pavilions at Výstaviště Holešovice with roasters from across the country and abroad, unlimited cupping, barista workshops and talks.
TipBuy the ticket on GoOut in advance; tastings are unlimited inside, so skip breakfast coffee and arrive at opening for the quietest cupping tables.
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