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November 20, 2019 - January 6, 2020: Christmas Markets
The Prague Christmas markets on Old Town
Square (Staroměstské náměstí) and Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí) run from November 30, 2019 to January 6, 2020 . Other markets take place
at the Havel Market (Havelské tržiště), on Náměstí Republiky, Náměstí
Míru, at the Holešovice Exhibition Grounds, and elsewhere
in Prague. See details on our Prague
Christmas Markets page.
November 30:
Lighting of the Christmas Tree
The Christmas tree will be
lit on
Old Town Square.
December 5: St. Nicholas
Day (Mikuláš)
4 - 7 p.m.: Children's Mikuláš Tradition on Old
Town Square
The St. Nicholas tradition is celebrated on Old Town Square and at other Prague locations on the
evening of December 5.
Read about St.
Nicholas Day in our Holidays and Traditions section. |
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December
20 - 23: Christmas Carp Sold
Christmas carp is sold in the streets during the week
before Christmas. Tubs full of live carp are placed
at various locations around Prague.
December 24 - 26:
Christmas Eve and Christmas Holidays
Czech Christmas holidays start on the evening of December 24 (Christmas Eve) and continue through December 26. Read
about Czech
Christmas in our Holidays and Traditions section.
December 24: Midnight
Mass
Midnight mass (půlnoční
mše or simply půlnoční) is held in many churches
around the country on the midnight of December
24. Some churches begin the mass earlier, e.g. at 10 p.m., and some also have a mass for children in the afternoon. An open-air Christmas mass is held at 9 p.m. on Prague's Old Town Square.
December 31: New
Year's Eve Celebrations (Silvestr)
5 p.m. until midnight: New Year's Eve Party on Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square
Many Prague restaurants, bars, and clubs hold their own New Year's Eve parties. Most of them require advance reservations. Here's a list of some New Year's Eve events in Prague that you can reserve on our partner's site.
January 1: New Year's Fireworks
6 p.m.: The New Year's fireworks will take place at 6 p.m. on January 1. The fireworks will be set up on Letná Hill and can be seen well from Čechův, Mánesův, and Štefánikův Bridges, from the Dvořák Embankment, from Pařížská Street, Petřín Hill, Letná Hill, the slope of Riegrovy Sady, Vítkov Hill, and other locations with a view of Letná Hill.
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December 24 - 26:
Christmas Eve and Christmas Holidays