A cool ride to hot music and family fun in Pardubice.
Pardubice Islands Festival June 11-14
Bucinatores
When: Friday, June 13 at 4:30
Where: Tyrovy Gardens(Tyrovy sady)
Admission: 100 K; full festival pass, 350 K; children under 10 free For more information, check ostrovy-islands.cz (Czech only)
If you've been looking for an excuse to try the Czech Republic's high-speed Pendolino train, and pick up some cultural fun along the way, then the Pardubice Islands festival this weekend may be just the ticket. All it takes is a cool one-hour ride from Prague.
For three days, Pardubice's urban forest, known as the Tyrovy gardens, and the city's central square will host an array of theater performances, concerts, puppet shows and circus antics. Esoteric tastes will likely be satisfied by the experimental film and art exhibits, while a flea market, rock 'n' roll, jazz and children's entertainment will be in swing for general audiences. For more energetic festival-goers, there will be ptanque lawn bowling workshops and dancing in the park long past the midnight hour.
Although the fun starts Wednesday, any of the festival's three days of cultural street action, concerts and celebration have plenty to offer. Arriving early and staying late might be the best advice, as well as checking the festival's Web site (in Czech only, unfortunately) for last-minute updates. Friday the 13th will be the luckiest day for brass music fans, with the festival's biggest blast being provided by Prague's best-kept brass secret, the Bucinatores.
Pardubice Islands Festival June 11-14
Bucinatores
When: Friday, June 13 at 4:30
Where: Tyrovy Gardens(Tyrovy sady)
Admission: 100 K; full festival pass, 350 K; children under 10 free For more information, check ostrovy-islands.cz (Czech only)
If you've been looking for an excuse to try the Czech Republic's high-speed Pendolino train, and pick up some cultural fun along the way, then the Pardubice Islands festival this weekend may be just the ticket. All it takes is a cool one-hour ride from Prague.
For three days, Pardubice's urban forest, known as the Tyrovy gardens, and the city's central square will host an array of theater performances, concerts, puppet shows and circus antics. Esoteric tastes will likely be satisfied by the experimental film and art exhibits, while a flea market, rock 'n' roll, jazz and children's entertainment will be in swing for general audiences. For more energetic festival-goers, there will be ptanque lawn bowling workshops and dancing in the park long past the midnight hour.
Although the fun starts Wednesday, any of the festival's three days of cultural street action, concerts and celebration have plenty to offer. Arriving early and staying late might be the best advice, as well as checking the festival's Web site (in Czech only, unfortunately) for last-minute updates. Friday the 13th will be the luckiest day for brass music fans, with the festival's biggest blast being provided by Prague's best-kept brass secret, the Bucinatores.
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