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Classical Music

Navalis St. John’s Festival

May 14 & May 15

At Charles Bridge

Praha 1

📅Happens May 14–15 each year
⛪Solemn mass at St. Vitus Cathedral kicks it off
🌉Stake out a spot on Charles Bridge early

Prague's 17th-century water festival returns with a solemn cathedral mass, a procession across Charles Bridge, and a Baroque concert performed on allegorically decorated boats floating down the Vltava.

Historic tradition
River spectacle
Free event
Cultural celebration

Friday, May 14

What are you into?

  • Historic tradition
  • River spectacle
  • Free event
  • Cultural celebration
  • Charles Bridge
  • Praha 1

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Eat & drink nearby

All · Restaurants · Bars · Cafés

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    Restaurace Malostranská beseda

    514 m away

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    Hearty Czech tavern

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    CP1 Café & Wine bar

    522 m away

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    Hidden courtyard refuge

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    U Malého Glena Restaurant & Jazz Club

    550 m away

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    Basement jazz & comfort food