Korzo Národní 2026: free street festival on Prague's Národní on 17 November

Korzo Národní, the street festival for the Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy, takes over Národní třída in Prague 1 on Tuesday 17 November 2026. According to Prague City Tourism, the 2026 edition marks the 37th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution and runs on Národní between the National Theatre and Jungmannovo náměstí from 10:00 to 20:00, with selected programmes until 22:00. The organiser, the initiative Díky, že můžem, lists more than 160 programme items: concerts, debates, theatre, exhibitions, live podcast recordings and a children's programme. Expats.cz reports that the festival goes ahead in full with 160 free events, even though the Ministry of Culture turned down state funding this year.

Highlights listed by Prague City Tourism include a street brunch from 10:00 to 13:00, the national anthem sung by the Czech Radio Children's Choir at 13:00 and the traditional “Modlitba pro Martu” from the balcony of Palác Metro at 17:11.

What it means for your trip

• It is a public holiday. 17 November is a state holiday in Czechia; see our note on which shops close on Czech public holidays.
• Free and open air. The festival is a walk along one street, so you can drop in for an hour or stay the whole day.
• Dress for November. Everything happens outdoors on the street, from morning into the evening.
• Check the timetable on the organiser's website before you go, since stages and times are set per programme item.

For the history behind the day, the licensed guides we work with lead a private tour of communism and WW2 in Prague that includes the 17 November 1989 memorial on Národní třída. To add it to your stay, send us your dates through plan my trip.