26th

international bagpipe festival Strakonice

20th - 23rd August 2026

25th

international bagpipe festival Strakonice

22nd - 25th August 2024

ABOUT FESTIVAL

The festival is one of the most important folklore festivals in the world in terms of its scope and quality. Each year of the festival is an opportunity to meet and get to know each other’s ensembles and individuals who present bagpipes. The performers are united by their love of tradition and folk art. For the 26th time, bagpipers and bagpipe ensembles from various countries of the world will gather in Strakonice to play, sing, dance and together create the International Bagpipe Festival. The audience will have the opportunity to admire the beauty and diversity of the costumes and musical and dance traditions of different nations. Over time, the Bagpipe Festival has become one of the main pillars of cultural events in Strakonice and plays an irreplaceable role in the presentation of our town and Czech folklore throughout the world.

The International Bagpipe Festival (MDF) is organized by the Strakonice Municipal Cultural Centre and the Town of Strakonice, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and the South Bohemian Region.

The event is held under the auspices of the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, the Minister of Culture, Oto Klempíř, and the Governor of the South Bohemian Region, Martin Kuba.

opening words of the mayor
Opening words by the Chairman of the Programme Board

Previous years

1967
1967
1968
1968
1969
1969
1972
1972
1975
1975
1978
1978
1980
1980
1983
1983
1986
1986
1989
1989
1992
1992
1994
1994
1996
1996
1998
1998
2000
2000
2002
2002
2004
2004
2006
2006
2008
2008
2010
2010
2012
2012
2014
2014
2016
2016
2018
2018
2022
2022

ENSEMBLES

CZECH

Czech ensembles with a long tradition that regularly perform at the bagpipe festival.

LIST OF BANDS

FOREIGN

Foreign ensembles with a long tradition regularly return to the bagpipe festival.

LIST OF BANDS

CHILD'S

Children's ensembles are a regular revival of piping and a contribution of the younger generation.

LIST OF BANDS

INDIVIDUALS

Every year we also welcome individual bagpipers, who add variety to the traditional parade.

LIST OF INDIVIDUALS

OTHERS

Traditionally, we also try to introduce you to alternative bagpipe music or the production of the bagpipes themselves.

LIST OF OTHERS

PROGRAMME

parade map
program for download
THURSDAY - 20th August
FRIDAY - 21st August
SATURDAY - 22nd August
SUNDAY - 23rd August
AKCE NA HRADĚ
AKCE U MARKÉTY
AKCE U PIVOVARU
AKCE NA LETŇÁKU
PROGRAM ČTVREK 22.8.
PROGRAM PÁTEK 23.8.
PROGRAM SOBOTA 24.8.
PROGRAM NEDĚLE 25.8.

TICKETS

Admission except VIP seats to the Open-air Cinema is FREE!

VIP Seating: 350 CZK (other areas free of charge).

These events are highly popular and venue capacity is limited. To guarantee a seat, we recommend purchasing tickets in advance. All other seating and standing areas are free until capacity is reached. By purchasing a pre-sale ticket, you guarantee your entry, skip the queues, and avoid the risk of the venue being fully booked.

Pre-sale ends on August 16, 2026.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE SOON AT www.meks-st.cz or click below:

THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY

CONTACT US

  • www.meks-st.cz
  • +420 380 422 737
  • +420 380 422 744

Municipal Cultural Centre

František Christelbauer

festival director

Dana Skoupilová

festival tenant

Zdeněk Vejvoda

chairman of the programme committee

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Czech ensembles

• BuDuS (České Budějovice)
• Dudáci ze Strakonic (Strakonice)
• Dudácká muzika Pod Rumpálem (Strakonice)
• Dudácká muzika ze Lhoty (Švejcarova Lhota)
• Elčovická dudácká muzika (Lčovice)
• Folklorní soubor Písečan (Písek)
• Gajdoši z Kopanic (Starý Hrozenkov)
• Chodský soubor Mrákov
• MDŽ – Malá dudácká ženská muzika (Sv. Jan nad Malší)
• Mladá dudácká muzika (Strakonice)
• Nektarka (Strakonice)
• Obec baráčníků (Radomyšl)
• Pošumavská dudácká muzika (Strakonice)
• Prácheňský soubor písní a tanců (Strakonice)
• Rokytí (Rokycany)
• Strakonická dudácká muzika (Strakonice)
• Švandova dudácká muzika (Strakonice)
• Úsvit – Jihočeský soubor písní a tanců (České Budějovice)
• Veselá dudácká muzika (Katovice)

Stay tuned for more!

Foreign ensembles

Scotland

Skotská vlajka

NEILSTON DISTRICT PIPE BAND
Russel Mechan – group leader

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Austria

rakouská vlajka

WINKELTANZ 
Michael Vereno – group leader

STEYRISCHE BORDUNMUSIK

Sepp Pichler – group leader

BORDUNITIS QUINTETT

Rudolf Lughofer – group leader

Greece

řecká vlajka

CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF FILYRO – GROUP OF TRADITIONAL DANCES

Konstantinos Lazaridis – group leader

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Slovakia

slovenská vlajka

FS GYMNIK

Kristína Šatánková – group leader

Poland

polská vlajka

ZESPÓL PIEŚNI I TAŃCA ŻEŃCY WIELKOPOLSCY

Rafał Rosolski – group leader

Hungary

madarská vlajka

VIRTUS HUNGARIAN BAGPIPE ENSEMBLE
DÁVID KIRÁLY – group leader

Georgia

gruzínská vlajka

GEORGIAN CHOREOGRAPHIC ENSEMBLE JVARULI
SALOME BANETISHVILI & LEVAN TABATADZE – group leaders

Belgium

belgická vlajka

C’EOLIS

Pol Ranson – group leader

Spain

španělská vlajka

REAL BANDA DE GAITAS

Vedoucí souboru: Xosé Lois Foxo

Mallorca

španělská vlajka

XEREMIERS DE MALLORCA

Cassandre Balosso-Bardin / Càndid Trujillo – group leader

France

francouzská vlajka

BAGAD PLOUGASTELL

Nolwenn Smetryns – group leader

Croatia

chorvatska vlajka

DUO STJEPAN & KRISTINA VEČKOVIĆ

Netherlands

nizozemská vlajka

HAILANDER
JEROEN DE GROOT – group leader

Turkey

turecká vlajka

RAKSAN ANADOLU

Suat Aydın – group leader

Germany

německá vlajka

SERBSKA REJOWANSKA SKUPINA SMJERDŹACA

Gabriel Schneider – group leader

DUO SIMON PFISTERER & SUSAN COLEMAN (Ireland) irská vlajka

Simon Pfisterer – group leader

United Kingdom

spojené království vlajka

ROBSON’S CHOICE 

Marian Downs – group leader

Children's ensembles

• Blatenští dudáci ZUŠ Blatná (Blatná)
• Dětský folklorní soubor Prácheňáček (Strakonice)
• Dětský národopisný soubor Brněnský Valášek (Brno)
• Dudácká muzika ZUŠ Strakonice (Strakonice)
• Folklorní soubor Ondrášek (Frýdek-Místek)
• Strakoňáček (Strakonice)
• ZUŠ Strakonice – Taneční obor (Strakonice)

Individual bagpipers

• Bejčková Eliška (Praha)
• Bejčková Milada (Vimperk)
• Brada Lukáš (Rokycany)
• Brada Vlastimil (Rokycany)
• Brand Hugo (Strakonice)
• Bromová Martina (České Budějovice)
• Burešová Hana (Běleč)
• Buzínová Marie (Strakonice)
• Bláha František (Jindřichův Hradec)
• Cwach Michael (Bechyně)
• Diviš Adam (Strakonice)
• Dřímal Daniel (Domažlice)
• Fáberová Alžběta (Katovice)
• Fabián Ivan (České Budějovice)
• Gálisová Kateřina (Katovice)
• Hellebrantová Vladimíra (České Budějovice)
• Chyňava David (České Budějovice)
• Chyňava Ladislav (České Budějovice)
• Chadt Martin (České Budějovice)
• Janeček Jiří (Plzeň)
• Janečková Michaela (Plzeň)
• Janišová Radka (Sv. Jan nad Malší)
• Janišová Zuzana (Sv. Jan nad Malší)
• Jaroš Martin (Velešín)
• Jelínek Milan (Aš)
• Klíma Karel (Strakonice)
• Kohoutová Petra (Mutěnice)
• Kubátová Jadviga (Dobrá voda u Českých Budějovic)
• Lacinová Andrea (Tábor)
• Lounek Ondřej (České Budějovice)

• Makovec Erik (České Budějovice)
• Makovec Kryštof (České Budějovice)
• Mareš Petr (Dačice)
• Matějka Martin (Radošovice)
• Matějka Dominik (Strakonice)
• Moltaš Josef (Strakonice)
• Novák Jiří (České Budějovice)
• Němec Zdeněk (Kluky)
• Pašek Jan (Plzeň)
• Procházková Andrea (České Budějovice)
• Pilík Dušan (Strakonice)
• Petříková Zlata (Český Krumlov)
• Palouda Josef (Český Krumlov)
• Polanová Zuzana (Strakonice)
• Polan Petr (Strakonice)
• Pojarová Adina (Katovice)
• Schwarcová Barbora (Strakonice)
• Staňková Ema (Strakonice)
• Stárová Veronika (Kozojedy)
• Stecher Miroslav (České Budějovice)
• Suchanová Karin (Střítež)
• Šnajdrová Ludmila (Blatnice)
• Šimeček Vilém (Strakonice)
• Škop Josef (Strakonice)
• Trčka Jan Vít (Praha)
• Vlčková Barbora (Strakonice)
• Voleníková Jiřina (České Budějovice)
• Vilánková Marie (Nahořeny)
• Válek Milan (Nesvačily)
• Vavruška Štěpán (Strakonice)

Others

Rock, pop, punk & folk

• Bajadéra Joy (Strakonice)
• Black Magic Fools (Sweden)
• Celtica (Austria)
• Moravian Bastards (Třebíč)
• Piánko (Strakonice)
• Shivers (Strakonice)
• Skiltron (Finland, Argentina)
• Tempus (Kyjov)

Medieval Music

• Alioquin (Brno)
• Arcus (Chomutov)
• Dei Gratia (Tábor)
• Gnomus (Pardubice)
• Jera (Praha)
• Peregrin (Praha)
• Subulcus (Dlouhý Most)

Bagpipe makers

• Číp Petr (Zubří)
• Dufek Juraj (Slovakia)
• Kozák József (Hungary)
• Ředina Patrik (Strakonice)
• Sonoda Toru (Germany)
• Večković Stjepan (Croatia)

Other performers

  • • Collegium Urtica (ČR)
    • Rozálie (Strakonice)
    • Orchestr lidových nástrojů Plzeňského kraje / The Pilsen Region Folk Instrument Orchestra with its soloists and guests

     

Programme for Thursday, 20 August 2026

17:00 | Welcoming foreign guests (private event)

20:00 | International Bagpipe Soiree (Castle Courtyard – P. Ředina)

One of the most popular events at the festival. Entry is free until the venue is full. For more comfort and certainty, you can purchase a VIP ticket, which includes a reserved seat and guaranteed entry even if there is a lot of interest.

  • performing: Dudáci ze Strakonic, Dudácká muzika Pod Rumpálem, Elčovická dudácká muzika, Mladá dudácká muzika, Pošumavská dudácká muzika, Prácheňáček, Strakoňáček, Prácheňský soubor, Veselá muzika, Strakonická dudácká muzika, Švandova dudácká muzika and all their foreign guests

 

ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMME

Bagpipe Symposium – Museum of Central Otava Strakonice (August 19–20)

Old Czech Fair at the Castle (August 20–23)

The Beauty of Bagpipes – exhibition in the Chapter Hall of Strakonice Castle (August 8–30 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.)

Bagpipes and Bagpipe Traditions – permanent exhibition at the Museum of Central Otava Strakonice (9 a.m.–5 p.m.)

Knihodělna – Creative Bookmaking Workshop:

info@knihodelna.cz / +420 720 864 775 (advance booking required)

  • Quick course in hand-bindign a notebook for personal notes: max. 6 participants, 30 min
  • Public guided tours: CZ & EN, max. 12 participants, 30-40 min

Programme for Friday, 21 August 2026

10:30 | When the Members of Prácheňáček Meet

Programme for the 45ᵗʰ anniversary of the ensemble (Castle Courtyard – S. Svobodová)

  • performing: Prácheňáček and Strakoňáček (Strakonice)

13:00 | Musical Visiting Card of Foreign Guests

(Castle Courtyard – Z. Vejvoda)

  • performing: bagpipe ensembles from Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Spain and Great Britain

14:30 | In Strakonice the Bagpipes are Roaring

The musical legacy of an exceptional bagpipe and pedagogical personality Vojtěch Hrubý (1915–2006) (Knight’s Hall – P. Eremiáš, K. Jindřich)

  • performing: Chodský soubor (Mrákov), Prácheňský soubor (Strakonice), Strakonická dudácká muzika, Veselá dudácká muzika (Katovice) and pupils of V. Hrubý

16:30 | When Bagpipes Resound Through the Countryside

Programme of bagpipers and bagpipe bands of Southwest Bohemia for the life jubilee of Miroslav Stecher (Castle Courtyard – I. Novotná / I. Novotná, M. Rusek)

  • performing: bagpipers from Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, Elčovická dudácká muzika (Lčovice), ZUŠ Strakonice, Chodský soubor (Mrákov), Prácheňský soubor (Strakonice), Mladá dudácká muzika (Strakonice), Úsvit and BUDUS (České Budějovice)

17:00 | 100 Years with the “Gajdy” Bagpipes, or the Decline and Rebirth of the “Gajdoš” Tradition in Slovakia

A lecture by the leading Slovak ethnomusicologist and musician Bernard Garaj (Knight’s Hall – B. Garaj)

18:30 | Horned Music, It Excels in the Whole Wide World

 Gala Concert of Foreign Ensembles (Open-air Cinema – D. Pavlíček)

One of the most popular events at the festival. Entry is free until the venue is full. For more comfort and certainty, you can purchase a VIP ticket, which includes a reserved seat and guaranteed entry even if there is a lot of interest.

  • performing: bagpipers from Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, Prácheňáček and Strakoňáček (Strakonice) and foreign ensembles from Georgia, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Spain, Germany, Turkey and Great Britain

21:30 | GRAND OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL

(Katovická St., J. Palach Bridge, Brewery Footbridge – along the river)

A unique 3D pixel mapping show combining traditional Czech and Scottish bagpipe music with modern light technology. Thousands of individually controlled lights create amazing colour effects and 3D animations, enhanced by special effects. The lights become an important part of the performance, creating an unforgettable audiovisual experience together with live bagpipe music.

  • performing: foreign ensembles from Turkey and Great Britain

22:30 | Bagpipe Nocturno of the Pilsen Region Folk Instrument Orchestra

A musical memory of Zdeněk Bláha (1929–2025) (Castle Courtyard – Z. Vejvoda)

  • performing: Pilsen Region Folk Instrument Orchestra with its soloists and guests

 

STAGE BY BREWERY

  • 14:30 Dudácká muzika Pod Rumpálem (Strakonice)

  • 15:30 C’eolis (Belgium)

  • 16:30 Xeremiers de Mallorca (Mallorca, Spain)

  • 17:30 Nektarka (Strakonice)

  • 18:30 Úsvit (České Budějovice)

  • 19:30 Chodský soubor Mrákov

  • 20:30 Dudáci ze Strakonic

 

ST. MARGARET’S STAGE

  • 11:00 Cultural Association of Filyro – group of traditional dances (Greece)

  • 12:00 Schmerlitz (Upper Lusatia, Germany)

  • 13:00 Gymnik (Slovakia)

  • 14:00 Jvaruli (Georgia)

  • 15:00 Neilston and District Pipe Band (Scotland, Great Britain)

  • 16:00 Bagad Plougastell (Brittany, France)

  • 17:00 Shivers (Strakonice)

  • 18:30 Tempus (Kyjov)

  • 20:00 Black Magic Fools (Sweden)

  • 22:30 Celtica (Austria)

 

MANOR GARDEN („Panská zahrada“)

  • 11:00 Ržeircy wielkopolscy (Poland)

  • 11:00-17:30 open stage

ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMME

Old Czech Fair at the Castle (August 20–23)

The Beauty of Bagpipes – exhibition in the Chapter Hall of Strakonice Castle (August 8–30 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.)

Bagpipes and Bagpipe Traditions – permanent exhibition at the Museum of Central Otava Strakonice (9 a.m.–5 p.m.)

Knihodělna – Creative Bookmaking Workshop:

info@knihodelna.cz / +420 720 864 775 (advance booking required)

  • Quick course in hand-bindign a notebook for personal notes: max. 6 participants, 30 min
  • Public guided tours: CZ & EN, max. 12 participants, 30-40 min

Programme for Saturday, 22 August 2026

09:30 | There Stands a Little Church

Concert of spiritual music (St. Margaret’s Church – T. Spurný, Z. Vejvoda)

  • performing: Pošumavská dudácká muzika and its guests from Poland, Austria, Spain and Great Britain

10:00 | In no other place, will you hear more bagpipe’s tone

Regional programme of ensembles and bagpipe bands from the Strakonice region (Castle Courtyard – M. Rusek, I. Novotná)

  • performing: Dudáci ze Strakonic, Dudácká muzika pod Rumpálem, Mladá dudácká muzika, Pošumavská dudácká muzika, Prácheňský soubor, Strakonická dudácká muzika, Švandova dudácká muzika (Strakonice), Dudácká muzika ze Lhoty (Švejcarova Lhota), Veselá dudácká muzika (Katovice)

13:00 | Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: Singing songs makes life much better

Playful programme for children and parents (Maltese Hall – I. Novotná / K. Gálisová and B. Novotná)

  • performing: Veselá dudácká muzika (Katovice), ZUŠ Strakonice 

13:00 | Dance Card of Foreign Ensembles

(Castle Courtyard – Z. Vejvoda)

  • performing: bagpipe ensembles from Georgia, Poland, Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Turkey and Great Britain

14:30 | When the Musette Dances – Jean-Pierre van Hees

The harmony of tones and movement in French Baroque music (St. Margaret’s Church – K. Hodinová, A. Janotová)

  • Music: Jean-Pierre Van Hees (Belgium) and Collegium Urtica (Czech Republic), Dance: graduates and pupils of the ZUŠ Strakonice

14:30 | Bagpipes in World Music

(Manor Garden – M. Vaváček / D. Pavlíček)

  • performing: Alioquin (Brno), Gnomus (Pardubice), Shivers (Strakonice), Jera (Prague), Simon Pfisterer (Germany)

15:00 | Magic of the Bagpipe Chanter

Showcase of domestic and international bagpipe soloists (Knight Hall – P. Ředina)

16:00 | In Strakonice Behind the Altar

Programme of ensembles from Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia (Castle Courtyard – Z. Vejvoda, J. Frühauf, M. Šantora)

  • performing: bagpipers from Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, FS Písečan (Písek), Ondrášek (Frýdek Místek), Rokytí (Rokycany), Valášek (Brno), Dudácká muzika ZUŠ Strakonice

18:30 | Hear the bagpipe whistle play at the Strakonice Gala today

Gala concert of (not only) foreign ensembles (Open-air Cinema – M. Rusek, D. Pilík)

One of the most popular events at the festival. Entry is free until the venue is full. For more comfort and certainty, you can purchase a VIP ticket, which includes a reserved seat and guaranteed entry even if there is a lot of interest.

  • performing: Prácheňský soubor (Strakonice), Rokytí (Rokycany) and foreign ensembles from Belgium, France, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Greece, Slovakia, Spain and Great Britain

21:30 | Medieval Bagpipes in the Castle and the Castle Grounds

(Castle Courtyard – M. Vaváček, M. Valha)

  • performing: Dei Gratia (Tábor), Subulcus (Dlouhý Most), Peregrin (Praha), Alioquin (Brno), Jera (Praha)

22:00 | Bagpipe Ball with Dance Lessons for Everyone

(Culture House – I. Novotná, J. Bašta)

  • performing: bagpipe ensembles from the Czech Republic and abroad

 

STAGE BY THE BREWERY

  • 10:30 Rozálie (Strakonice)

  • 11:30 C’eolis (Belgium)

  • 12:30 Virtus (Hungary)

  • 13:30 MDŽ – Malá dudácká ženská muzika (Svatý Jan nad Malší)

  • 14:30 Steyrische Bordunmusik (Austria)

  • 15:30 Xeremiers de Mallorca (Mallorca, Spain)

  • 16:30 Winkeltanz (Austria)

  • 17:30 Robson´s Choice (England, Great Britain)

  • 18:30 Blatenští dudáci (Blatná)

  • 19:30 Písečan (Písek)

  • 20:30 Mladá dudácká muzika (Strakonice)

 

ST. MARGARET’S STAGE

  • 09:30 Rozálie (Strakonice)

  • 10:30 Jvaruli (Georgia)

  • 11:30 Raksan Anadolu (Turkey)

  • 12:30 Bagad Plougastell (Brittany, France)

  • 13:30 Real Banda de Gaitas (Galicia, Spain)

  • 16:15 Piánko (Strakonice)

  • 17:30 Bajadéra Joy (Strakonice)

  • 19:00 Moravian Bastards (Třebíč)

  • 20:30 Arcus (Chomutov)

  • 22:30 Skiltron (Finland)

     

MANOR GARDEN („Panská zahrada“)

  • 09:00 – 11:30 | Nobody knows as well as I, how the rowen is mown… (by the Manor Garden) Organised by: Czech Hand Mowers Association, playing: BUDUS (České Budějovice)  

ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMME

European Meeting of Bagpipe Makers in the 3ʳᵈ Castle Courtyard (August 22–23)

Old Czech Fair at the Castle (August 20–23)

The Beauty of Bagpipes – exhibition in the Chapter Hall of Strakonice Castle (August 8–30 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.)

Bagpipes and Bagpipe Traditions – permanent exhibition at the Museum of Central Otava Strakonice (9 a.m.–5 p.m.)

Knihodělna – Creative Bookmaking Workshop:

info@knihodelna.cz / +420 720 864 775 (advance booking required)

  • Quick course in hand-bindign a notebook for personal notes: max. 6 participants, 30 min
  • Public guided tours: CZ & EN, max. 12 participants, 30-40 min

Programme for Sunday, 23 August 2025

10:00 | Contrasts

Bagpipes in various musical genres (Knight Hall, castle – I. Novotná)

  • performing: M. Cwach and Shivers (Czech Republic), Jean-Pierre Van Hees and C’eolis (Belgium), Stjepan Večković (Croatia), Winkeltanz and Bordunotis (Austria), Bernard Garai (Slovakia), Simon Pfisterer (Germany)

10:00 | How the Bagpiper Went into the World

A composed programme of children’s folklore ensembles (Castle Courtyard – S. Svobodová / P. Kratochvíl)

  • performing: Ondrášek (Frýdek-Místek), Prácheňáček and Strakoňáček (Strakonice), Valášek (Brno), Dudácká muzika ZUŠ Strakonice

11:30 | The Secret of Making Bagpipes

Historical crafts and bagpipe makers of European regions (Third Castle Courtyard – M. Vaváček)

13:00 | FESTIVAL PARADE THROUGH THE TOWN

14:30 | Meeting of Bagpipers from All Corners of the World – RECORD ATTEMPT: The Largest Number of Bagpipers Playing Together on One Stage

Entry into the Czech Book of Records (M. Vaváček)

All bagpipers are invited to join an attempt to set a new Czech record for the largest number of bagpipers playing together on one stage during the XXVI International Bagpipe Festival in Strakonice.

Bagpipers with instruments tuned in E-flat major will perform the song V Strakonicích za voltářem together, followed by a lively bagpipe gathering featuring instruments in other tunings.

Come and be part of this celebration of the Czech and international bagpipe community!

Registration is possible at the festival venue.

15:30 | Final Gala Concerts of Foreign Ensembles

(Open-air Cinema, Castle Courtyard – D. Pavlíček / Z. Vejvoda)

One of the most popular events at the festival. Entry is free until the venue is full. For more comfort and certainty, you can purchase a VIP ticket, which includes a reserved seat and guaranteed entry even if there is a lot of interest (concerns only open-air cinema).

  • performing: Prácheňský soubor (Strakonice) and all foreign guests

 

ST. MARGARET’S STAGE

  • 09:00 International Bagpipe Mass

  • 11:00 Gymnik (Slovakia)

  • 12:00 Švandova dudácká muzika (Strakonice)

 

STAGE BY BREWERY

  • 10:00 Strakonická dudácká muzika 

  • 11:00 BuDuS

  • 12:00 Dudácká muzika ZUŠ Strakonice

 

 

ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMME

European Meeting of Bagpipe Makers in the 3ʳᵈ Castle Courtyard (August 22–23)

Old Czech Fair at the Castle (August 20–23)

The Beauty of Bagpipes – exhibition in the Chapter Hall of Strakonice Castle (August 8–30 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.)

Bagpipes and Bagpipe Traditions – permanent exhibition at the Museum of Central Otava Strakonice (9 a.m.–5 p.m.)

Knihodělna – Creative Bookmaking Workshop:

info@knihodelna.cz / +420 720 864 775 (advance booking required)

  • Quick course in hand-bindign a notebook for personal notes: max. 6 participants, 30 min
  • Public guided tours: CZ & EN, max. 12 participants, 30-40 min