Festival Krumlov

The festival offers a wide range of classical music from the 15th to the 21st century, including symphonic works, opera, ballet, choir pieces and chambre music. The festival combines music with ballet, drama, pantomime, and original stage design. Concerts are held in the interiors and exteriors of the Krumlov castle, in the brewery and monastery garden, as well as in other representative and experimental areas of the town. The uniqueness of the environment and the very strong atmosphere has attracted many leading foreign and Czech performers to Krumlov. Every year, the Krumlov Festival presents the best of the world music scene. 

Over the years, the festival has welcomed such world music personalities as Plácido Domingo, Jonas Kaufmann, Renée Fleming, José Cura, Ramón Vargas, Broadway soloists or Piotr Beczała. Czech artists include Adam Plachetka, Eva Urbanová, Dagmar Pecková, Václav Hudeček, Pavel Šporcl, Jiří Bárta and many others. At the same time, the festival also gives opportunities to young and emerging artists.

From July 11 to August 2, 2025, the 34th season of Festival Krumlov will offer 47 concerts, that will take place at 17 venues in Český Krumlov and the surrounding area, four of them for the first time. It will offer unusual venues, original combinations of art forms, authors and compositions and many other unexpected connections. The festival will feature chamber works, symphonic works, ballet and opera productions. The accompanying programme in the Festival Zone will offer free musical, cultural, experiential, charitable and educational projects, including two masterclasses. In addition, a series of concerts and events under the name KrumlOFF will increase the cultural offer for the general public for free throughout the year.