Easter Markets, Tours and Events

Czech Easter includes traditional markets at town squares. The first ones open at the end of March. And what can you enjoy there? You can try some Easter delicacies, watch artisans work and learn about the traditional customs related to the spring holiday.

Come to Easter Market the Old Town Square in Prague. At the market, you can see painted eggs, rattles, whips, and there are also cultural events on a stage with folk songs and dances. The Republic Square in Plzeň will also come to life with an Easter market. The square will be filled with painted eggs and hand-woven whips full of ribbons, as well as stands with a selection of sausages, stuffing, cheeses and mead. The Moravian capital of Brno has also prepared the traditional Easter market. You can look forward to forty stands with the most diverse products, such as wicker baskets, whips, pottery, jewellery, decorations or Easter painted eggs. This year’s programme will be rich in cultural events full of dance and singing, performed by Moravian folklore groups and bands. In South Bohemia, in Český Krumlov, the local farmers and artisans will offer stylish products, Easter whips or painted eggs. You can admire wooden products or fur sheep, as well as spring flowers, decorations and seasonal goodies.

Easter markets in Czech towns

Prague – Easter Markets at Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square (21st March–12th April)
Plzeň – Easter Markets at Republic Square (25th March –5th April)
Brno – Easter Festival at Svobody Square (27th March–5th April)
Český Krumlov – Easter Market at Svornosti Square (2nd–6th April)
Olomouc – Easter at Upper Square (27th March–6th April)
České Budějovice – Spring and Easter Markets (26th–28th March)
  The tourist season at many landmarks often starts at Easter. And that needs a celebration! The Křivoklát Castle in Central Bohemia will celebrate Easter at he castle. The festival will start with a historical costume show and you can look forward to medieval jugglers, a series of concerts and a theatre performance.

In Moravia, Wallachian Open-Air Museum in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm is also bringing the traditionally rich, three-day Easter programme. The Museum will be open from Saturday to Monday and visitors can look forward to a rich and interesting programme. The main part of the programme will take place in the Wooden Village. You can see demonstrations of traditional Easter and spring customs there on the Easter weekend. You can even paint an egg or taste the spring soup!

Easter at open-air museums

Moravia – Easter in Wallachia – Wallachian Open-Air Museum in Rožnov (4th–6th April)
Central Bohemia – Easter Time at the Museum of Folk Buildings in Kouřim (14th March–12th April), main programme (4th-5th April)
Central Bohemia – Přerov nad Labem – Spring in the Village (14th March–19th April)
Vysočina – Easter at Veselý Kopec (3rd–6th April)
Vysočina – Betlém Hlinsko – Easter at Betlém (14th March–12th April)
North Bohemia – Zubrnice – Easter in the Village (28th–29th March)

And where to go for an Easter chateau tour? Try Moravian Valtice, a former residential manor of the princely family of the Liechtenstein. In addition to the several different chateau tours, you can look forward to stands with handmade products, refreshments and excellent Valtice wines on the Easter weekend. The honorary courtyard of the chateau will be decorated with maxi eggs and other Easter decorations, cembalo music will sound in the inner courtyard. If you are not travelling to the south of Moravia, visit the Okoř castle ruin near Prague. The local caretakers have prepared an Easter knight festival for Easter Saturday! In the courtyard, you will see a medieval royal knight tournament, listen to period music, watch fencing, equestrian falconry, theatre, historical dances, a puppet theatre for children and much more. Enjoy a medieval Easter with all it takes. South Bohemian châteaux will not be left behind. The Blatná Chateau has prepared an Easter market that will present the best of Easter.

Easter at castles and châteaux

Central Bohemia – Princely Easter at Křivoklát (3rd–5th April)
Central Bohemia – Easter Knightly Festivities at Okoř Castle (5th April)
Central Bohemia – Easter at Kačina Château (21st-22nd March/ 28th-29th March/ 2nd–6th April)
Central Bohemia – Easter Tours of Český Šternberk Castle (2nd–6th April)
Moravia – Easter at Valtice Château (3rd–6th April)
South Bohemia – Easter Market at Blatná Château (3rd–5th April)
East Bohemia – Easter Tours of Hrádek u Nechanic Château (2nd–6th April)
North Bohemia – Easter Markets at Sychrov Château (28th–29th March)
North Moravia – Princely Easter at Hradec nad Moravicí Château (2nd–6th April)
West Bohemia – Easter Fair at Kozel Château (5th–6th April)