THURSDAY, AUGUST 25.
18:00 Welcome of foreign Guests
Castle Terraces (non-public)
19:30 When Bonapart started Wars - military and historical songs from South Bohemia and Pošumaví
Castle Courtyard, Directed by: T. Spurný and Accompanying remarks: M. Škoda
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26.
10.00 There's on the Courtyard, chirping morning Bagpipe. - singing with Prachin Ensemble (Prácheňáček) and their guests
Castle Courtyard, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: J. Bašta
12.30 Visiting Card of foreign Guests - bagpipe bands concert
Castle Courtyard, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: Z. Vejvoda
14:00 Zora Soukupová - The Soul of Southbohemian Ethnography - lecture at the occasion of 100th anniversary of birth of the co-founder of IBF Strakonice
The Knight Hall, Directed and Accompanying remarks: M. Macková
15.00 There's Home, where we sing. - program of Southbohemian and Westbohemian Ensembles and their guests
Castle Courtyard, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: M. Rusek17.00 Opening Parade through Town
19.00 Bagpipe kasací - ensembles of Strakonice and their foreign Guests
Open-air Cinema, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: D. Pavlíček22.00 Welcome to Strakonice! festive opening of festival with fireworks
Katovická street, Jan Palach Bridge, Footbridge by Brewery, Directed by: M. Rusek, Accompanying remarks: M. Rusek and D. Pilík23.00 Music masters, play for us. - amusing musical meeting of czech ensembles
Castle Courtyard, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: J. Kuneš
STAGE AT ST. MARGARET'S
17:00 SHIVERS (Strakonice)
18:30 PIÁNKO (Strakonice)
19:30 CHIP&CO (Prague)
21:00 BENJAMING'S CLAN (Trutnov)
23:00 CELTICA - PIPES ROCK (Austria)
00:30 BAJADÉRA JOY (Strakonice)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27.
09.00 Music speaks and the Words sound - program of spiritual Bagpipe Music
St. Margaret's Church, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: K. Hodinová, R. Dvořák
10.00 If only gave the Lord, so the Bagpiper would marry me. - regional program of Ensembles, bagpipes bands and bagpipers from Strakonice
Castle Courtyard, Directed by: I. Novotná, J. Kolářová and Accompanying remarks: M. Hodina
12.30 Dance visiting Card of foreign Ensembles
Castle courtyard, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: Z. Vejvoda
13.00 We are small Craftsmen, Singers and Dancers. - playful program for children, collective singing and playing
Maltese Hall, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: I. Novotná
14:00 Magic at Bagpiper's Pipe
The Knight Hall, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: M. Vaváček
15.00 Rendezvous under Rumpál tower. - program of southbohemian and westbohemian ensembles and their guests.
Castle Courtyard
17.00 Bagpipes in Worldmusic - concert of bands form Czechia and Slovakia
Open-air Cinema, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: M. Vaváček
18.00 Young Pilseners play and sing - folk songs and bagpipe music adapted by composers of Czechoslovakian and Czech Radio
Castle Courtyard, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: Z. Vejvoda
20.00 Want some hypes? Buy yourself bagpipes! - galaconcert of foreign ensembles and their guests
Open-air cinema, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: D. Pavlíček
21.30 Medieval Bagpipes at Castle and around
Castle Courtyard, Directed by: M. Vaváček, Accompanying remarks: M. Valha
23:00 Bagpipers Ball with Dance Lessons for Everyone
Culture House, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: I. Novotná, J. Bašta
ST. MARGARET'S stage
(30 minutes break between the bands)
10.30 REAL BANDA DE GAITAS (Spain)
12:00 FURIANT (České Budějovice)
13:00 EVROS (Greek Municipality Javorník)
14:00 ROBSON'S CHOICE (England)
15:00 KEVRENN BREST ST. MARK (France)
90 minutes break
17:30 DICK O'BRASS (Prague)
19:00 CURLIES (Praha)
20:30 CLAYMORE (Štětí)
22:00 THE SIDH (Italy)
23:30 AC/DC REVIVAL - AC/CZ (Ostrava)
STAGE by BREWERY
10:00 - Ondrášek (Frýdek Místek)
11:30 - Hrvatski gajdaški orkestar (Croatia)
12:30 - Mladá dudácká muzika (Strakonice)
13:30 - Hailander (Holland)
14.30 - Dudáci ze Strakonic (Strakonice)
15:30 - Confrérie des Muchards de Saint-Druon (Belgium)
16:30 - Dudácká muzika Pod Rumpálem (Strakonice)
17:30 - Bordunitis (Austria)
18:30 - Strakonická dudácká muzika (Strakonice)
19:30 - Švandova dudácká muzika (Strakonice)
20:30 - Písečan (Písek)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28.
09.00 International Bagpipers' Mass
stage at St. Margaret's
10.00 We will sing, We will play, Let's make the whole Castle dance. - program of children's folk ensembles
Castle Courtyard, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: J. Bašta
10.00 Contrast - Bagpipes in various music genres
The Knight Hall, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: I. Novotná
11.30 Presentation of Bagpipes and Burdun Instruments Makers
III. Castle Courtyard, Directed by and Accompanying remarks: M. Vaváček
13.00 Closing Parade through Town
15.00 Closing Galaconcerts of foreign Ensembles
Castle courtyard (Z. Vejvoda), Open-air cinema (D. Pavlíček)
ST. MARGARET'S STAGE
09:00 INTERNATIONAL BAGPIPERS' MASS
10.00 BLATENŠTÍ DUDÁCI (Blatná)
11.30 VIRTUS (Hungary)
STAGE BY BREWERY
10.00 Cominia Gens (Italy)
11.00 Gajdošská hudba Beskýd z Oravskej Polhory (Slovakia)
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM
Old Bohemian Fair at Castle under Jelenka Tower
26.08. - 28. 08.
Švanda the Bagpiper (not only) in Strakonice - exhibiton in Maltese Hall and Hall U Kata
Exhibition was created in cooperation with National Museum of Prague. It reminds a theatre folk tale from 1847 written by J. K. Tyl. His insiration was southbohemian legend of the Bagpiper from Strakonice.
10:00 - 17:00
New Exposition of bagpipes and bagpipers' traditions in Museum of the Middle Pootaví, Strakonice Castle
09:00 - 17:00
Europian meeting of bagpipes' producers at III. Castle Courtyard
26.08 - 27.08.