What´s on
2023
Christmas in the Village (Wednesday 6 – Friday 8 December and Monday 11 – Friday 15 December)
A traditional programme exclusively for schools and groups with reservations, with demonstrations of winter work, Christmas preparations and Christmas customs. On-line registration from 3 October.
Christmas Fair (Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December)
A range of gifts from traditional workshops, carol singing, processions of Lucias and demons, living history event in the Wallachian Village.
Nativity Play (Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 December, from 5.00 p.m.)
A folk play about the birth of Jesus taken from the Gospel According to Matthew.
Saint Stephen’s Day Carols (Tuesday 26 December, from 1.00 to 3.00 p.m.)
A Christmas concert in Saint Anne’s Church.
2024
Shrovetide (Saturday 3 February)
Shrovetide customs, a range of pig-feast products, the 25th year of the competition to find the Best Wallachian Sausage and the 15th year of the competition to find the Best Wallachian White Pudding.
Easter in Wallachia (Saturday 30 March – Monday 1 April)
Holy Saturday – Easter fair with craft demonstrations.
Easter Sunday – the traditional Easter and spring customs performed by folklore groups.
Easter Monday – the traditional Dowsing the Girls with Water, with a programme of events.
Raising the Maypole (Wednesday 1 May, from 2.00 p.m.)
Traditional folk festivities.
Museum Day (Saturday 18 May)
Free admission to The Wallachian Village and The Mill Valley.
Spring at the Village (Saturday 25 May)
Traditional spring work.
Felling the Maypole (Sunday 26 May)
A performance by the folk group Zákopčan.
ABC of Crafts day (Saturday 1 June)
A programme devoted to children who want to try out their skill. Free admission for schoolchildren to the age 15.
Ondráš´ Wallachian Axe (Friday 7 – Sunday 9 June)
An exhibition of folklore groups
Midsummer´s Eve (Friday 21 June, from 9 p.m.)
Bell Fair (Friday 5 – Sunday 7 July)
A gathering of potters, ceramicists, tinkers and beekeepers.
Heja´s Knife (Saturday 13 July)
The 23nd year of the woodcarvers´ gathering
Glassmaking Day (Sunday 14 July)
A gathering of glassmakers.
Baking Saturday (Saturday 20 July)
The 29th year, with the celebrations of the Guild of Bakers.
Afternoon with Folklore Group Klobučan (Sunday 21 July, from 3.00 p.m.)
Night of Fairy-tales (Wednesday 24 July, from 8 p.m.)
Romany Song (Saturday 27 July)
The 30th year of International Festival.
Saint Anne’s Feast Day (Sunday 28 July)
Celebrations to mark Saint Anne’s Feast Day, with a costumed procession from All Saints’ Parish Church to Saint Anne’s Church and festivities in the Little Wooden Town. Saint Anne is the patron saint of Wallachia.
Craft Days and Gathering of Blacksmiths (Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 August)
The 33nd year of the Craft Days, with a demonstration of traditional folk crafts that have yet to disappear completely.
Jánošík’s Ducat (Friday 9 – Sunday 11 August)
The 25th International Festival of Slovak Folklore in the Czech Republic.
Old-time Fair (Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August)
A wide range of diverse funfair goods and an extensive programme of events and attractions for the whole family.
Wallachian FolkRocking (Saturday 24 August, from 5.00 p.m.)
Organised by T klub – cultural agency. www.tka.cz
From the Other Side of Radhošť Hill (Sunday 25 August, from 2.00 p.m.)
Echoes of Frenštát Folk Festival.
The Band Played On (Saturday 7 September, from 2 p.m.)
Making Music with Soláň (Sunday 8 September, from 3.00 p.m.)
A performance by the folk group Soláň from Rožnov pod Radhoštěm and guest.
Autumn in the Field and the Cottage (Saturday 14 September)
Traditional autumn work.
Autumn Walks with Beetles (Friday 20 September, from 7.00 p.m.)
A children’s lantern procession with a programme prepared in co-operation with Rožnov Town Library. Free admission to the site.
Cross-country Race in the Land of Emil Zátopek (Saturday 21 September)
The 22st memorial race commemorating the Olympic champion, free admission to the site.
We Are Still Young (Saturday 28 September, from 3.00 p.m.)
A programme of events to mark International Day of Older Persons.
Fountainheads (Saturday 5 October)
An exhibition of folklore groups.
The Harvest from the Fields, Gardens and Orchards or the Wallachian Hortikomplex (Saturday 12 – Sunday 20 October)
Autumn produce show.
Saint Nicholas’ Eve (Thursday 5 December, from 2.00 to 6.00 p.m.)
A tour of the site with Saint Nicholas’ presents. Free admission for children to the age of 15.
Christmas in the Village (Friday 6 December, Monday 9 – Friday 13 December, Monday 16 – Tuesday 17 December)
A traditional programme exclusively for schools and groups with reservations, with demonstrations of winter work, Christmas preparations and Christmas customs. On-line registration from 2 October.
Candlelight Evening (Sunday 7 December, from 5.00 p.m.)
Ceremonial Christmas concert.
Christmas Fair (Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 December)
A range of gifts from traditional workshops, carol singing, processions of Lucias and demons, living history event in the Wallachian Village.
Nativity Play (Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 December, from 5.00 p.m.)
A folk play about the birth of Jesus taken from the Gospel According to Matthew.
Saint Stephen’s Day Carols (Thursday 26 December, twice from 1.00 and from 3.00 p.m.)
A Christmas concert in Saint Anne’s Church.
