The opening of the spa season 2024 will take place on the first weekend of May.
Musicians, actors, and other artists will showcase their talents in the streets, parks, colonnades, and spa forests. Traditional elements, such as the blessing of the springs and a festive mass, the procession of Charles IV's retinue, or a craft market with historical attractions, will not be missing from the city's long-standing tradition of launching the spa season.
Charles IV's retinue will parade through the city, Smetana Gardens will transform into a craft fair with historical attractions and creative workshops for children, and a stage will be set up near the post office on T.G.M. Street, featuring a variety of artists from local talents to star guests from Friday to Sunday.
On Saturday, the traditional ceremony of blessing the Karlovy Vary springs will take place. The Vřídlo fountain will also be sprinkled with holy water. Porcelain enthusiasts will have a treat this year, as they can admire the works and purchase products from the largest Czech manufacturer at the market in front of the Thermal Hotel. The three-day marathon will culminate on Sunday with the Sinatrovské festivities at Linhart.
Selected events from the program:
Craft fair and attractions for children: Friday - Sunday 10:00 - 18:00 - Smetana Gardens. The park near Elizabeth Baths will be filled with dozens of stalls.
Concerts, theatrical, and dance performances: Friday - Sunday. Leading performers from the Czech and Slovak scenes, as well as regional artists, will perform on colonnades, in parks, and other locations in the city.
Porcelain market: Friday - Saturday - Thermal. In the space in front of the Thermal Hotel, the THUN 1794 company will organize sales festivities.
Blessing of the springs: Saturday 10:00 - Mill Colonnade. Monsignor František Radkovský, emeritus bishop of Pilsen, will lead the traditional ceremony of blessing the Karlovy Vary springs. The festive event will begin at 10 a.m. at the Mill Colonnade and conclude at the Vřídlo Colonnade.
Charles IV procession: Saturday 15:00 - Charles IV Gardens - Smetana Gardens. A seventy-member procession led by King Charles IV on horseback, featuring knights and their duels, jugglers, dancers, and other members, will start from Charles IV Gardens near the Imperial Baths.
Film melodies concert: Saturday 17:00 - Mill Colonnade. The Karlovy Vary Symphonic Orchestra will perform a concert full of famous film melodies at the Mill Colonnade.
Sinatrovské festivities: Sunday 15:30 - St. Linhart. Within the sixth year of the festival, famous ragtime, swing, and popular melodies will resonate in the grove at Linhart.
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