Programme
Thursday 2026/06/25
09:30 - 11:30
Chateau Amphitheatre
From the Countries beyond the Horizon
Foreign ensemble performance for schools (M. Vašulková)
19:30 - 22:00
Island Stage
Let’s Dance in a Circle
Evening entertainment for children (M. Flašarová)
Friday 2026/06/26
10:00 - 14:00
Meadows at Plane-Tree Alley
A Dance Journey Around the World
Workshops and contests for children (M. Flašarová, M. Plachá)
17:00 - 19:00
Open-Air Museum - Area E
Silvaner, Locally Known as Morávka
(F. Hrňa, M. Hrdý)
17:00 - 18:30
Open-Air Museum Amphitheatre
Here We Are at Home
When Work Smiles (J. Zachovalová, J. Zachoval)
19:00 - 02:30
Chateau Park
A Night with Fiddlers
Entertainment with cimbalom and wind bands (P. Horehleď, V. Ducháček)
19:00 - 19:30
Bust of Slávek Volavý
Meeting at the Bust of Slávek Volavý
Opening of the Night with Fiddlers (P. Horehleď, V. Pálenský)
20:00 - 20:30
Bludník Amphitheatre
Festival Opening Ceremony
(K. Kovaříková)
20:30 - 22:00
Garden Amphitheatre
Ostrava - Simply Charming!
A performance with folklore ensembles from Ostrava (L. Kaminská, Š. Vojkuláková)
20:30 - 22:00
Bludník Amphitheatre
Dance as a Living Phenomenon
(J. Kysučan)
22:30 - 00:00
Bludník Amphitheatre
Here in the Záhorie region
(P. Michalovič et al.)
22:30 - 00:00
Chateau Amphitheatre
From the Countries beyond the Horizon
Foreign ensemble performance (M. Vašulková)
22:45 - 00:00
Garden Amphitheatre
Through the Carpathians
(J. Kysučan)
23:59 - 01:29
Chateau Amphitheatre
From the Film Archives
A Pilgrimage to St Anthony. Film screening (Guarantor J. Höhn)
Saturday 2026/06/27
09:00 - 10:00
Church of the Virgin Mary
Baroque Music from the Castle and the Town Below
or with Maestro Telemann in Search of (Not Only) Haná Musicians (J. Rokyta)
09:00 - 12:15
Chateau Amphitheatre
Contest for the Best Dancer of the Slovácko Verbuňk
(J. Teturová)
10:00 - 15:00
Open-Air Museum
Children’s Courtyard
I Tell, I Tell a Tale (K. Kubíčková, M. Chrpová)
10:00 - 18:00
Chateau
Festival Cinema of Noe TV
(V. Jaroš, M. Múčková)
10:00 - 20:00
Meadows at Plane-Tree Alley
Festival Tent
A space for entertainment, relaxation, and learning in the chateau park (J. Čevela)
10:00 - 11:00
Lecture hall - Chateau
Folklore School
Alena Skálová and Her “Folklore without Mothballs”. On the centenary of the choreographer’s birth (D. Stavělová) – capacity of the hall limited
10:00 - 19:00
Area at Chateau Amphitheatre
The Fair of Flavours
(M. Sýkorová)
10:00 - 17:30
Open-Air Museum - Area D-E
Demonstration of Traditional Crafts
(J. Svoboda)
10:00 - 17:00
Meadows at Plane-Tree Alley
A Dance Journey Around the World
Workshops and contests for children (M. Flašarová, M. Plachá)
10:00 - 22:00
Meadows at Plane-Tree Alley
Outlaws under Plane-Trees
A full-day programme with dance and music workshops (D. Pavlíček, A. Mikulica)
10:30 - 12:00
Open-Air Museum Amphitheatre
We Carry Death out of the Village
Spring in the Countryside in Rituals and Games. A performance by children’s folk ensembles (A. Halašová)
11:00 - 12:00
Synagogue
What Happened Once…
True Stories in Folk Songs - capacity of the hall limited (L. Uhlíková, P. Popelka)
11:30 - 12:30
Open-Air Museum - Area E
Folklore Club
I Will Tell You about This Region. Slovácko reading book or Chosen from the golden treasury of regional literature (H. Beránková, J. Jilík)
12:00 - 03:00
Chateau Park
Entertainments and a Night with Fiddlers
Entertainment with cimbalom and wind bands (P. Horehleď, V. Ducháček)
13:00 - 14:00
Lecture hall - Chateau
Folklore School
Opavian Silesia (V. Vahalíková) – capacity of the hall limited
13:00 - 14:30
Garden Amphitheatre
Little Singers
(K. Kovaříková)
14:00 - 15:00
Synagogue
What Happened Once…
True Stories in Folk Songs - capacity of the hall limited (L. Uhlíková, P. Popelka)
15:00 - 17:30
Open-Air Museum - Area H
There Is a Haystack on Javořina
Yesterday she was a girl, today she’s a woman. (J. Bartošová, Z. Potyková)
15:00 - 17:00
City Centre
Festive Parade
(B. Říhová)
16:00 - 17:00
Lecture hall - Chateau
Back to Voices and Sounds of the Past
Wind Music from the Podluží Region. Listening to recordings of traditional music (B. Turčanová, M. Škopík) – capacity of the hall limited
16:30 - 19:15
Chateau Amphitheatre
The Finale of the Contest for the Best Dancer of the Slovácko Verbuňk
(J. Teturová)
17:30 - 18:50
Open-Air Museum
Little Music Groups
Let Us Play Music from the Podluží Region (M. Múčková)
17:30 - 18:45
Lecture hall - Chateau
Jaromil Jireš - Inspired by Slovácko
Film screening (P. Slinták) – capacity of the hall limited
17:30 - 19:00
Garden Amphitheatre
SFT, or With Traditions in the Classroom
(D. Budíková et al.)
20:00 - 20:30
Bludník Amphitheatre
The Czech Ethnological Society Awards 2025
(M. Novotný)
20:30 - 21:45
Garden Amphitheatre
Through the Carpathians
(J. Kysučan)
20:30 - 22:00
Bludník Amphitheatre
Tough Is the Silesian Tongue
A regional programme from Opavian Silesia (S. Wenzelová)
22:30 - 00:15
Bludník Amphitheatre
My Dear Fellow Human Being
A tribute to choreographer Alena Skálová on the centenary of her birth (V. Fenclová, J. Šiktancová)
22:30 - 00:00
Chateau Amphitheatre
From the Countries beyond the Horizon
Foreign ensemble performance (M. Vašulková)
Sunday 2026/06/28
10:00 - 14:00
Meadows at Plane-Tree Alley
Festival Tent
A space for entertainment, relaxation, and learning in the chateau park (J. Čevela)
10:00 - 13:00
Island Stage
Sunday with Wind Music – Entertainment with Zlaťulka Wind Band
(J. Teturová, B. Turčanová)
10:00 - 12:00
Open-Air Museum - Area E
Silvaner, Locally Known as Morávka
(F. Hrňa, M. Hrdý)
10:00 - 11:30
Garden Amphitheatre
School - The Foundation of Life
A musical performance with children’s and youth’s music groups (M. Múčková, Z. Vejvoda)
10:00 - 17:00
Chateau Park
Entertainment
with cimbalom and wind bands (P. Horehleď, V. Ducháček)
10:00 - 14:00
Meadows at Plane-Tree Alley
Outlaws under Plane-Trees
A programme with dance and music workshops (D. Pavlíček, A. Mikulica)
13:00 - 14:30
Chateau Amphitheatre
Dancing with Friends
(Ľ. Voľanská, Z. Bošeľová)
13:00 - 14:30
Open-Air Museum Amphitheatre
Life Beats in Every Song…
or Women in the Song, Song in the Women (T. Bek, J. Kiliánová)
13:30 - 15:00
Island Stage
Sunday with Wind Music – A Zlaťulka Wind Band Concert
(J. Teturová, B. Turčanová)
14:00 - 15:30
Bludník Amphitheatre
Tough Is the Silesian Tongue
A regional programme from Opavian Silesia (S. Wenzelová)
16:00 - 17:30
Bludník Amphitheatre
Saving the Best for Last
Closing gala programme of the International Folklore Festival (P. Ryšavý)