Saint Wenceslas Fair & Program on Svornosti Square

Traditional craft market with cultural program on Svornosti Square

Saint Wenceslas Fair

  • Opening hours: Friday and Saturday 10:00–22:00, Sunday 10:00–19:00, Monday 10:00–17:00
  • Assortment: Ceramics, silver jewelry with demonstrations, originally decorated boxes, home decorations, lambskins, hat-making, wool products with spinning wheel demonstrations, leather products with demonstrations, woven cotton products with loom demonstrations, cutler, blacksmith, and more
  • Refreshments: Grilled specialties, traditional Czech flatbreads baked on a griddle, bakery and confectionery products, burčák (young wine), Moravian wines, homemade pressed oils of various kinds, a rich selection of mustards, Krumlov caramel, French delicacies

Cultural Program

Friday, 25 September 

  • 16:00 Opening of the festival by Alexandr Nogrády, the Mayor of Český Krumlov
  • 16:00–17:15 Mustang Blues Ride – blues-rock, rock ’n’ roll
  • 18:00–19:15 Kaplan’s Friends – blues
  • 20:00–21:30 Blues Session

Saturday, 26 September 

  • 10:00–17:00 Český Krumlov International Folklore Festival – ensembles Corporación Folclórica Así (Colombia), Children's Folklore Ensemble Hlubinka (Ostrava), Ensemble of Wallachian Songs and Dances Vizovjánek (Vizovice), and Český Krumlov ensembles Jitřenka and Růže
  • 10:00–15:00 Registration of bearers of the names Václav and Václava at the Český Krumlov Infocentre
  • 17:00–17:15 Schwarzenberg Grenadier Guard – induction of new guard members into service with the traditional handover of the portepee, blessing of new guard flags
  • 17:15–17:30 Gathering of Václavs and Václavas – group photo with the Mayor of Český Krumlov
  • 20:15–21:45 Ondráš Military Art Ensemble – stylized folklore from Czechia and Central Europe in a dynamic performance of music, song, and danc

Sunday, 27 September

  • 14:00–15:00 Jen tak tak – folkmusic
  • 15:30–16:30 Lakomá Barka – folkmusic, traditional songs
  • 17:30–19:00 Michal Horák – singer-songwriter

St. Wenceslas Celebrations Programme →

  • Svornosti Square
    381 01 Český Krumlov
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  • 25.–28.9.2026 / Fr–Mo

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