After Christmas comes the end of the year and New Year’s Eve. Wild New Year’s Eve celebrations fill the streets and squares of all Czech towns, and fireworks light up the dark winter sky. New Year’s Eve can be celebrated in many restaurants and pubs, music clubs and concert halls.
New Year’s Eve in Prague
Special concerts
The Czech Philharmonic
Fans of classical music can attend a New Year’s Eve concert, and a New Year’s Day concert immediately afterwards, given by the Czech Philharmonic (www.ceskafilharmonie.cz), which in 2006 celebrated its 110th year.
The State Opera
Stylish New Year’s Eve celebrations, marvellous surroundings and wonderful music are waiting for you at the State Opera (www.opera.cz).
Dance and entertainment
Prague has more than its fair share of dance clubs. To name only a few: Lucerna Music Bar (www.musicbar.cz), Futurum (www.musicbar.cz/futurum), Lávka (www.lavka.cz) or Duplex (www.duplex.cz). Techno and drum’n bass resounds all night in the clubs Abaton (www.prostorabaton.cz), Roxy (www.roxy.cz), Mecca (www.mecca.cz), Matrix (www.matrixklub.cz), Radost FX (www.radostfx.cz) and many more, with appearances by resident as well as international DJs.
Tips for the visitor:
Pay a visit to the largest dance club in central Europe, Karlovy Lázně (www.karlovylazne.cz) with 5 different dance styles on 5 floors.
Jazz in Prague
Are you a fan of jazz? The jazz clubs Agharta (www.agharta.cz), Reduta (www.redutajazzclub.cz), U Staré paní, Ungelt (www.jazzblues.cz) are all to be found in Prague’ Old Town.
Points of interest:
Dancing on a steamboat
Every evening a dozen excursion boats set off upstream along the Vltava, each offering a differing type of music (www.jazzboat.cz, www.paroplavba.cz).
Rock clubs
Prague also has lots to offer lovers of rock, with such venues as Vagon (www.vagon.cz), Rock Café (www.rockcafe.cz), Palác Akropolis (www.palacakropolis.cz) or Hells Bells (www.hellsbells.cz).
New Year’s Eve at a spa
An enticing New Year’s Eve programme also awaits you at the famous West Bohemian spa town of Carlsbad. For instance, every year the Grandhotel Pupp (www.pupp.cz) puts on a ball which opens the ball season and a New Year’s Eve gala evening, featuring a special programme and a huge firework display.
Did you know...?
you can choose from several local beverages for you New Year’s Eve toast – world-famous Czech beer, Becherovka from Carlsbad and excellent Czech and Moravian wine or champagne.
