Short, dated updates on what changes a visit to Prague: transport, events, holidays and new rules. Each post says what changes, from when, and what it means for your trip.
We check every post against official sources. Details can change at short notice, so check the source again before you travel.
Events
On Saturday 21 November 2026, more than 200 Krampus figures from Czech and Austrian groups take over Výstaviště in Prague, with an afternoon Family Show and a Night Show after dark.
Transport
Hradčanská station on Prague's metro line A closes completely from 16 January 2027 for a year-long rebuild, with trains passing straight through. Use Dejvická or Malostranská instead.
Transport
On Sunday 15 November 2026, from 08:00 to 17:00, trams do not run on the Vltava embankment between Palackého náměstí and the National Theatre, or between Jiráskovo náměstí and Myslíkova. Lines 5 and 17 detour via Karlovo náměstí.
Events
A pottery and craft market opens at Výstaviště in Prague's Holešovice district on 5 and 6 December 2026, with free entry and work from 130 craftspeople, according to Prague City Tourism.
Events
A Christmas market opens on Tylovo náměstí, near I. P. Pavlova, on 26 November 2026 and runs to 24 December 2026, while the square's usual farmers' market stays paused for reconstruction.
Events
Prague Castle's free Open Day on 28 November 2026 opens its normally closed state rooms to the public and marks the start of the Castle's Christmas Stroll, which runs until 3 January 2027.
Events
The Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK stages Ryba's Czech Christmas Mass with wooden puppets, directed by Matěj Forman: three performances at the Municipal House on 22 and 23 December 2026 and two at the Church of Sts Simon and Jude on 25 December.
Transport
Václav Havel Airport Prague's winter 2026/27 schedule, in effect since 25 October 2026, connects the city to a record 145 destinations, including new nonstop links to Lisbon, Venice and Bergen.
Events
On Saturday 5 December 2026, St Nicholas, an angel and a devil walk through Prague's squares, parks and cultural centres for the Czech Mikuláš tradition. There is no single fixed route, so visitors may spot them anywhere in the centre.
Events
Myths of European Reality, a retrospective of the 19th-century painter Jaroslav Čermák, opens at Prague City Gallery in the Municipal Library building on 4 November 2026 and runs until 28 February 2027.
Events
On 17 November 2026, the Velvet Revolution anniversary, Národní třída in central Prague hosts Korzo Národní, a street festival with more than 160 free programme items from 10:00 to 20:00.
Events
Prague's National Gallery and other state museums and galleries are free to enter on the first Sunday of the month, with confirmed dates on 1 November and 6 December 2026.
Transport
Eurowings opens a new direct winter route between Prague and Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland on 20 December 2026, with a weekly Sunday flight running until 21 February 2027.
Events
Between 26 November and 5 December 2026, Prague's central district lights Christmas trees one by one at nine squares, from Náměstí Republiky to Kampa, with free hot tea or mulled wine at each event.
Events
A quieter Christmas market on náměstí Míru in Vinohrady runs from 20 November to 24 December 2026, next to the Church of St Ludmila and closing before the main squares.
Events
The National Theatre in Prague hosts a series of Sunday morning Advent concerts from 29 November to 20 December 2026, built around Jakub Jan Ryba's Czech Christmas Mass.
Events
Prague Castle is marking the 90th anniversary of Václav Havel's birth with the Havel Alive festival, running into January 2027. Its free Design for Václav Havel exhibition at the Riding School is open until 17 January 2027.
Transport
From 26 October 2026, easyJet flies nonstop between Prague and Hamburg twice a week, adding a new direct link to northern Germany for the winter season.
Holidays and closures
The Belvedere, the Royal Summer Palace of Queen Anne at Prague Castle, has been closed to visitors since May 2026 for a restoration expected to last until spring 2028. The Royal Garden around it stays open.
Events
A Christmas market by Prague's Municipal House on náměstí Republiky runs from 25 November to 24 December 2026, closing nearly two weeks before the bigger markets on Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square.
Transport
Wizz Air begins direct flights between Prague and Poprad-Tatry, the airport for Slovakia's High Tatras, on 25 October 2026. The route runs three times a week, with a fourth weekly flight planned from January 2027.
Transport
From 23 October 2026, Smartwings flies nonstop between Prague and Lisbon three times a week, adding a direct link to Portugal's capital for the winter season.
Transport
Roadworks outside Prague's main train station have moved the Airport Express bus stop from Wilsonova street to Opletalova street since 3 August 2026, expected to last into November.
Events
For its 120th anniversary, the Jewish Museum in Prague opens a major exhibition in the National Museum's historic building on 13 November 2026, with around a hundred rare objects.
Events
The Czech Philharmonic marks the turn of the year with four performances in the Rudolfinum on 31 December 2026 and 1 January 2027, including a New Year's Gala on the evening of 1 January.
Transport
Among this winter's new routes at Václav Havel Airport Prague: Vietjet from Hanoi via Almaty on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and SkyAlps from Bolzano in South Tyrol on Wednesdays and Sundays from 9 December 2026.
Events
A National Gallery Prague exhibition about Queen Anne Jagiellon, wife of Ferdinand I, opens at the Waldstein Riding School in Malá Strana in late October 2026 and runs until 28 March 2027.
Transport
The PID Lítačka app used to buy Prague public transport tickets is being replaced by a rebuilt version planned for 1 January 2027. The current app keeps working until then.
Events
Prague marks St Martin's Day with a procession across Charles Bridge on 11 November 2026 and a tasting of Svatomartinské young wines with roast goose on the Náplavka embankment on 14 November 2026.
Transport
From 11 October to 18 December 2026 trams stop between Nákladové nádraží Žižkov and Ohrada in Prague 3. Seven lines change route, lines 16 and 34 are suspended and replacement buses run.
New rules
Prague Castle switches to winter opening hours on 1 November 2026, when St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace and the other historic buildings start closing at 16:00 instead of 17:00.
Events
Prague Sounds returns for its 30th anniversary edition from 2 to 22 November 2026, with jazz, classical and experimental concerts in venues across Prague, from the Rudolfinum to La Fabrika in Žižkov.
Transport
The reconstruction of the Aviatická junction next to Václav Havel Airport Prague continues until 30 November 2026, with one lane each way and longer journeys by car at busy times.
Transport
Tram 23, Prague's heritage sightseeing line, no longer ends at Zvonarka. Since 19 September 2026 it continues to Wenceslas Square and Bila Labut instead.
Events
Prague's design festival Designblok ran from 7 to 11 October 2026, with venues including the reopened Industrial Palace. Its Václav Havel exhibition at Prague Castle's Riding School, with his presidential study back after more than twenty years, is now free to visit until 17 January 2027.
Holidays and closures
Three public holidays fall in autumn 2026. On two of them big shops and supermarkets must close, while small shops, pharmacies and station shops may open.
New rules
The EU's Entry/Exit System has replaced passport stamps, a rule that let border posts ease checks during long queues expired on 6 September 2026, and ETIAS is still not running.
Transport
After two years out of service, the funicular from Újezd up Petřín hill carries passengers again. Check the ticket rules before you ride.
New rules
Prague raised its taxi fare caps. Here is what a metered taxi may charge, what counts as waiting and when the caps do not apply.
New rules
Planning New Year's Eve 2026 in Prague? Private fireworks are banned all year in the centre, and elsewhere in the city they are allowed for only nine hours.
Events
The two big Prague markets open on 28 November 2026 and stay until 6 January 2027. Dates, hours and how to plan your visit.
Transport
Prague's Flora metro station will stay closed about three months longer than planned, until the end of February 2027, after DPP found extra damage to the platform ceiling.
24 October 2026
Prague's Holešovice market celebrates Día de Muertos on Thursday 5 November 2026, with a free gastro zone, mariachi music and a paid children's carnival in Hall 11.
23 October 2026
On 28 October 2026, Independent Czechoslovak State Day, Prague Castle closes to the public from 15:00 for a state ceremony. Plan your visit for the morning.
14 October 2026
Mezipatra, the Czech Republic's queer film festival, holds its 27th edition in Prague from 5 to 12 November 2026, with Czech and international films, before moving on to Brno.
13 October 2026
Summer time ends in the Czech Republic on Sunday 25 October 2026, when clocks go back from 3:00 to 2:00. Prague's seasonal river ferries stop at the end of October and the zoo moves to winter hours.
7 October 2026
On the weekends of 17 and 18 and of 24 and 25 October 2026, from 07:00 to 16:00, trams 22 and 23 do not run between Chotkovy sady and Brusnice and take a detour via Hradčanská. No replacement transport is provided.
7 October 2026
The 14th Rudolf Firkušný Piano Festival runs at the Rudolfinum from 3 to 9 November 2026. Five evening recitals feature Evgeny Kissin with Sir András Schiff, Lukas Sternath, Marek Kozák, Anna Vinnitskaya and Grigory Sokolov.
3 October 2026
Tram lines 5, 12, 15, 20, 21 and 94 are suspended between Anděl and Smíchovské nádraží from 3 to 18 October 2026. Metro line B and replacement buses X12 and X90 cover the route.
2 October 2026
Czechoslovak State Day on 28 October 2026 brings free admission to the National Gallery, the National Museum, the Senate's Wallenstein Palace and Garden, and several Prague City Hall buildings.
30 September 2026
The Old Royal Palace at Prague Castle, closed since early September for the annual Crown Jewels exhibition, reopens for regular tourist visits on 2 October 2026.
28 September 2026
Prague's light art festival returns from 15 to 18 October 2026, with 13 free installations in the city centre and a new route through Dejvice.
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