Prague is Ready for the Carnival
If Prague is considered to be one of the top tourists destination for years, imagine how the city will look like in a couple of days. If you’re planning for an escape at the end of January of early February, add the date of January 31 in your calendar. Why? For the Bohemian Carnival, a colourful and exciting show of historical allegorical festivities.
For two weeks, starting January 31 and ending February 13, the Czech Republic capital will be hosting a famous and amazing carnival, similar with that of Venice in Italy. Sounds interesting enough? Be confident that you’ll be spending great days in this time of the year in Prague. The Carnival is recommended for children and adults also.
Be part of this extraordinary fiesta celebrated with spectacular and unforgettable parades accompanied by a series of instruments bands, music, clowns and dances. It’s time for fun, whatever the age. This carnival continues as a tradition from the Middle Ages by reproducing those ancients festivals that were celebrated that time.
Basically, the carnival is a sort of a time travel and back to the time, back to a period when sumptuous feasts and dances were the order of the day in all cities of Bohemia. For more than ten days, Prague will be the place for joy, dance, fun and memorable moments. Thousands of people in masks, performances of jugglers and acrobats, theatre performances will be invading the Old Town of Prague.
Right in the period of the festival, there will be a lots of shows and spectacles for young and grown people, to reveal their soul "child", so there’s no justified reason to miss an opportunity like this. Keep in mind that every day during carnival period, well-known acrobats and jugglers will be holding outstanding performances every hour.
For instance, Saturday on February 2nd in the Old Town Square in Prague is the gathering of masks. All you have to do is prepare your costume and grab a mask to join the show. If you’re interested, you can find out more details here where you have to sign your mask to the contest. Still, if you don’t want to attend it as a participant, come and take a look.
No doubt, once you have arrived to Prague, you will be completely fascinated about the carnival and you will want to enter in the medieval time. And probably stay there for a while. As for the participation to the entire show, there is no need for fee. Free entry, with only one condition. Bring an adequate costume, a good mood and time to experience and share great moments in a beautiful Prague. You should also take a camera to catch beautiful shots and remember those good old times. Enjoy carnival and visit Prague!
Be part of this extraordinary fiesta celebrated with spectacular and unforgettable parades accompanied by a series of instruments bands, music, clowns and dances. It’s time for fun, whatever the age. This carnival continues as a tradition from the Middle Ages by reproducing those ancients festivals that were celebrated that time.
Basically, the carnival is a sort of a time travel and back to the time, back to a period when sumptuous feasts and dances were the order of the day in all cities of Bohemia. For more than ten days, Prague will be the place for joy, dance, fun and memorable moments. Thousands of people in masks, performances of jugglers and acrobats, theatre performances will be invading the Old Town of Prague.