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Festivals

The cultural traditions of the City include many festivals. While some of them have disappeared or moved elsewhere in the past, others have remained and new ones have come to life.

Colours of Ostrava

Colours of Ostrava

The Colours of Ostrava international music festival features many domestic and world renowned musical acts. The festival is organised in the Ostrava city centre and in clubs on Stodolní Street every year, with the participation of more than 100 bands and DJ's from around the world. The pleasant summer atmosphere is enhanced with a movie theatre presenting musical video clips and movies, a special dancing stage, drums, salsa, and belly-dancing workshops, and the Children's World, enjoyed especially by parents and kids. It was awarded the 2005 Festival of the Year.

www.colours.cz

 

The Folklore without Borders Festival

The Folklore without Borders Festival

The Association for Culture and Art and the Hlubina Association of Folklore Music and Dance have organised the Folklore without Borders Festival since 1997.

The organisers of the festival have always wanted to present and support the folklore art traditions of the area. The festival is not limited to professional groups, but is open to anyone who has something to add to the great wealth of folklore art. Over the years, the festival has featured performers from all over the Czech Republic, Italy, Croatia, Russia, Belorussia, Poland, and even New Zealand. The unique performances are held outdoors in all four corners of Ostrava.

Irish Cultural Festival

The first annual Irish Cultural Festival took place in 2004, and its popularity continues to grow. The annual concert offers free admission and is full of Irish music, dance and all things Irish. Performers include Irish groups from Ireland and the Czech Republic, playing all types of Irish music. The festival includes A WEEK OF IRISH FOOD in the restaurant "Nová Ostrava" in Hotel Brioni, where guests enjoy traditional Irish food and drink throughout the week.

http://www.irishculturalfestival.com/         

 

The International Music Festival Janáček in Hukvaldy

The International Music Festival Janáček in Hukvaldy

The Janáček's Hukvaldy International Music Festival began in 1993, founded by the Moravian-Silesian National Theatre and the town of Hukvaldy. The organisers of the festival try to present and promote the works of Hukvaldy's most famous native son, Leoš Janáček. In 2001, the Janáček's Hukvaldy Festival became a member of the Czech Association of Music Festivals.

www.janackovy-hukvaldy.cz 

 

The International Music Festival Janáček May Ostrava

The International Music Festival Janáček May Ostrava

The Janáček May International Music Festival is the oldest and largest music festival in Ostrava, founded in 1975. It is organised by the City of Ostrava and the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra. The festival attracts not only renowned musical talent from Europe and around the world, but also hosts musicological conferences, exhibitions and theatre performances. The festival is geared towards the widest possible spectrum of audience interest, and includes almost all musical genres, directions and styles. The festival is a member of both the European and Czech Associations of Music Festivals.

www.janackuvmaj.cz

 

Spectaculo Interesse

Ost-ra-var

One of the City's newest festivals, founded in 1996, and dedicated to theatre performances. All four of Ostrava's professional theatre companies perform the best of their current repertoire in front of the watchful eyes of theatre critics, theatre historians and theorists, as well as students from Czech, Moravian, Slovak, and most recently, Polish universities. The Festival also holds seminars and informal meetings with artists. It is organised by the Moravian Silesian National Theatre in cooperation with the Petr Bezruč Theatre, the Aréna Theatre, and the Ostrava Puppet Theatre. 

www.ndm.cz/ostravar.php

 

Ost-ra-var

Ostrava Days - Festival of New Music 

Ostrava Days are an international institute for composers and performing artists, which culminate with a 7-day festival of new music. They are held every other year, and the first biennial event took place in 2001. For three weeks, dozens of young musicians from all over the world work with leading representatives of new music.

The work of the institute concentrates on orchestra compositions. Its close co-operation with the Janáček Philharmonic and the Ostrava Band has turned the Ostrava Days into an absolutely unique event. No other project has created such a working environment of similar size. The length and orientation of the project rank it among the world’s vastest and most progressive programmes of its kind.
The Festival of New Music presents both contemporary classical compositions and works by resident students. The institute provides informal working and study opportunities with an individual approach to each student. 

www.newmusicostrava.cz

 

Ostravsky konicek

Ostravský koníček 
The International Film Festival of Children´s Activity

Of special interest is the International Festival of Children’s and Students’ Film Works, the Ostravský koníček. The competition festival is divided into three age and genre categories and it is accompanied by seminars and a cultural programme with musical and dance performances.


www.film-konicek.cz

 

Spectaculo Interesse

Spectaculo Interesse

(International Puppet Theatre Festival)
In 1995, Ostrava's Puppet Theatre held the first Spectaculo Interesse International Puppet Theatre Festival, establishing the city on the map of European puppetry. Every two years, puppet masters from such diverse places as France, Russia, Hungary, Switzerland, Poland, South Korea, Slovakia, and Austria come to perform. The festival holds a competition, and many of the performances are held not only in the City's modern, custom-designed Puppet Theatre, but out on the streets among the public, as well.

www.dlo-ostrava.cz  

 

St. Wenceslas Music Festival

The St. Wenceslas Music Festival is an extraordinary review of classical music organised since 2003. The festival is fitted between two important Czech red-letter days: September 28th, the Day of Czech Statehood, and October 28th, the Day of the Independent Czech State, which mark the beginning and the end of the Festival with its opening and the closing concerts.

A number of concerts and other spiritual projects are presented in dozens of places in the Moravian-Silesian Region, including Ostrava, at which outstanding Czech and foreign artists perform. Especially interesting and valuable dramaturgical projects are presented in unusual combinations of music – poetry reading – dancing – theatrical performance. The atmosphere of the performances is augmented by the spiritual environment of churches, in which the festival takes place.

www.shf.cz

Třebovice Kolache

The Třebovice Kolache folklore festival is regularly held each third weekend in September in the lovely environs of the Třebovice Park in the City District of Ostrava – Třebovice. The festival offers visitors a widely varied musical and dance programme. Visitors may hear a broad palette of musical genres from folklore to folk, country, bluegrass and camping songs. Of course there is also an accompanying programme for kids.
 

Theatre Days without Barriers

The Ostrava Puppet Theatre organizes the festival Theatre Days without Barriers each even-numbered year. The festival’s purpose is to give handicapped citizens the chance to experience theatrical creation. The first such festival was held in 2000 and its popularity continues to grow. The Ostrava Puppet Theatre also invites premier Czech puppet theatre ensembles to the festival.

www.dlo-ostrava.cz

 International Competition of Large Brass Orchestras Ostrava

The International Competition of Large Brass Orchestras in Ostrava is one of the largest concert brass music festivals in the Czech Republic. The festival has been taking place since 1995 and over its years over 250 large brass orchestras of top quality have performed from across Europe. It also includes an accompanying programme in the form of public performances and exhibits of musical instruments.

www.dkmoas.cz

Souznění

This international festival of Advent and Christmas customs, carols and crafts takes place in the last Advent weekend in many places around the region. The rich programme in the days running up to Christmas offers concerts in interesting venues (churches, concert halls, street Stodolní ulice, etc.), as well as accompanying exhibits, arts and crafts, film presentations and a ceremonial Holy Mass. This also includes the popular Christmas market with a customs programme in Kozlovice. The festival culminates with a Sunday concert in the Ostrava City House of Culture.