What´s on
2025
JANUARY
Thursday 23 January from 17.00
Drying House, conference hall
WALLACHIAN YEAR 1925
or FOR WALLACHIA AND THE NATION
A discussion forum with doc. PhDr. Daniel Drápala, Ph.D.
to the mark the 100th anniversary of the opening of the museum.
FEBRUARY
Saturday 22 February
The Little Wooden Town
*SHROVETIDE
Shrovetide customs, a range of home slaughter products,
the 26th year of the competition to find the Best Wallachian Sausage
and the 16th year of the competition to find the Best Wallachian White Pudding.
APRIL
Saturday–Monday 19–21 April
The Little Wooden Town
*EASTER IN WALLACHIA
Saturday 19 April
HOLY SATURDAY
Easter fair with craft demonstrations.
Sunday 20 April
EASTER SUNDAY
Traditional Easter and spring customs presented by folklore groups.
Monday 21 April
EASTER MONDAY
The traditional Dowsing the Girls with Water, with a programme of events.
Saturday 26 April
The Little Wooden Town, Janík’s Barn Theatre
REGIONAL SHOW OF CHILDREN’S WALLACHIAN ENSEMBLES
MAY
Thursday 1 May from 14.00
The Little Wooden Town
ERECTING THE MAYPOLE
Traditional folk festivities.
Thursday 8 May from 14.00
The Little Wooden Town
CONCERT TO MARK THE STATE HOLIDAY
A performance by the Beskid Orchestra from the Primary School of the Arts in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm.
Sunday 18 May
The Little Wooden Town, The Wallachian Village, Mill Valley
MUSEUM DAY
Free admission to all sites, a tour of Kolibiska
and the facilities of the Technical Services Department.
Saturday 24 May
The Wallachian Village
*GREAT SHEEP DRIVE
The ceremonial spring sheep drive to the sheepfold
with demonstrations of traditional village life.
Saturday 31 May
The Little Wooden Town
ABC OF CRAFTS
Creative craft activities for children.
Free admission for children to the age of 15.
Saturday 31 May from 14.00
The Little Wooden Town
FELLING THE MAYPOLE
The Maytime folk festivity.
JUNE
Saturday 7 June from 14.00
The Wallachian Village
THE SINGING GROUP KARLOVJANKY
Saturday 14 June
The Little Wooden Town
*BELL FAIR
A gathering of potters, ceramicists, tinkers and beekeepers.
Friday 20 June from 21.00
The Wallachian Village
MIDSUMMER’S EVE
A programme of events full of mysterious midsummer and solstice customs.
JULY
Friday–Sunday 4–6 July
The Little Wooden Town
*ROŽNOV CELEBRATIONS
The 43rd year of the International Folklore Festival
dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the museum.
Saturday 12 July
The Little Wooden Town
*SPA RESORT OUTING
A return to the atmosphere of the spas in Rožnov in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Sunday 13 July from 15.00
The Little Wooden Town
AN AFTERNOON WITH A FOLK GROUP
Saturday 19 July
The Little Wooden Town
*BAKING SATURDAY
The 30th year of Baking Saturday, with the celebrations of the Guild of Bakers.
Sunday 20 July from 15.00
The Little Wooden Town, Janík’s Barn Theatre
ECHOES OF THE WALLACHIAN PANTHEON
A programme of events dedicated to the Jaroněk siblings.
Saturday 26 July from 13.00
The Little Wooden Town
ROMANY SONG
The 31st year of the international festival.
Sunday 27 July
The Little Wooden Town
SAINT ANNE’S FEAST DAY
To mark the 80th anniversary of the consecration of the museum’s Church of Saint Anne. A celebration of Saint Anne, patron saint of Wallachia, with a costume procession from All Saints Parish Church and a saint’s day festival.
AUGUST
Saturday–Sunday 2–3 August
The Little Wooden Town
*CRAFT DAY AND GATHERING OF BLACKSMITHS
The 34th year of the Craft Day, with demonstrations of traditional folk crafts that have yet to disappear completely.
Friday–Sunday 8–10 August
The Little Wooden Town
*JÁNOŠÍK’S DUCAT
The 26th International Festival of Slovak Folklore in the Czech Republic.
Saturday–Sunday 16–17 August
The Little Wooden Town
*OLD-TIME FAIR
A wide range of diverse funfair goods and an extensive programme of events and attractions for the whole family.
Saturday 16 August from 17.00
The Wallachian Village
WALLACHIAN FOLKROCKING
Organised by the cultural agency Téčko, www.tka.cz.
Saturday 23 August
The Wallachian Village
*HARVEST FESTIVAL
A celebration of work completed, harvest festival with local customs.
Sunday 24 August from 14.00
The Little Wooden Town
FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF RADHOŠŤ HILL
Echoes of Frenštát Folk Festival.
SEPTEMBER
Sunday 7 September from 15.00
The Little Wooden Town
MAKING MUSIC WITH SOLÁŇ
A performance by the folk group Soláň from Rožnov pod Radhoštěm and a guest.
Saturday 20 September
The Little Wooden Town
CROSS-COUNTRY RACE THROUGH THE LAND OF EMIL ZÁTOPEK
The 22nd memorial race commemorating the Olympic champion.
Free admission to all sites.
Friday 26 September from 19.00
The Little Wooden Town
AUTUMN WALKS WITH BEETLES
A children’s lantern procession with a programme of events.
Free admission to the site.
Sunday 28 September from 15.00
The Little Wooden Town, Janík’s Barn Theatre
WE ARE STILL YOUNG
A programme of events to mark International Day of Older Persons.
OCTOBER
Saturday–Sunday 11–19 October
The Little Wooden Town, Janík’s Barn Theatre
THE HARVEST FROM THE FIELDS, GARDENS AND ORCHARDS
or the WALLACHIAN HORTICULTURAL COMPLEX
Autumn produce show.
NOVEMBER
Sunday 9 November from 16.00
Drying House, conference hall
GET ACQUAINTED WITH OUR GAMEKEEPER’S LODGE
AND ITS HISTORY
A discussion forum with ethnographer Mgr. Petr Liďák and his guests.
DECEMBER
Friday 5 December, 14.00–18.00
The Wallachian Village
SAINT NICHOLAS’S EVE
Saint Nicholas and Old Mother do the rounds, cottages decorated for Christmas,
Wallachian carols in the school.
Free admission for children to the age of 15.
Saturday 6 December from 17.00
The Little Wooden Town, Janík’s Barn Theatre
*CANDLELIGHT EVENING
Ceremonial Christmas concert.
Monday–Friday 8–12 December, Monday–Wednesday 15–17 December
The Wallachian Village
*CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE
A traditional programme of events exclusively for schools and groups with bookings in advance with demonstrations of wintertime work, Christmas preparations and Christmas customs. Registration of bookings from 24 September 2025.
Saturday–Sunday 13–14 December
The Little Wooden Town, The Wallachian Village
*CHRISTMAS FAIR
A range of gifts from the workshops of traditional manufacturers, carol singing,
Lucias and Devils do the rounds, expositions in the Wallachian Village.
Saturday–Sunday 20–21 December from 17.00
The Little Wooden Town, chamber amphitheatre
NATIVITY PLAY
A folk play about the birth of Jesus taken from the Gospel According to Matthew.
Friday 26 December from 13.00 and from 15.00
The Little Wooden Town, Saint Anne’s Church
SAINT STEPHEN’S DAY CAROLS
Christmas concert.
* Admission for selected programmes of events is determined on an individual basis.
