What to do this weekend in Prague: Best events for Feb. 6–8

Celebrate the National Gallery Prague's 230th anniversary this weekend, with free admission to all five permanent exhibition locations including the Veletržní Palace, Monastery of St. Agnes, and three historic palaces. The festivities mark the 1796 founding of the Society of Patriotic Friends and feature two new exhibitions exploring the gallery's history, plus musical performances, creative workshops for all ages, and guided tours throughout the weekend. While most programming is in Czech, the musical performances and hands-on workshops welcome international visitors.

Prague's Botanical Garden goes full experimental with its annual Mulled Wine Weekend, where the St. Clare's Vineyard wine bar ditches convention for four unconventional svařák recipes featuring citrus, spices, and fruit. Choose between red and white wine variations—from delicate and sweet to boldly spiced—plus a non-alcoholic mulled apple juice for designated drivers and kids. Access to the botanical gardens is included in standard admission (individual mulled wines charged separately per the bar menu).

Prague's Žižkov neighborhood has claimed the title for the best Masopust celebrations for over three decades. Žižkov was one of the first districts to resurrect the tradition in the early 1990s after communism fell, and it's been setting the pace ever since. This is a loud, spectacular bash featuring giant puppets and the famous Lovesong Orchestra. The town hall usually kicks things off by roasting a pig and handing out free portions of jitrnice (pork sausage) to anyone in a mask.

Belgian-Canadian producer Apashe brings his genre-obliterating orchestral bass show to O2 universum for an evening where symphonies collide with club-level bass drops. Known for fusing classical compositions with brutal electronic beats, and soundtracking action sequences in John Wick and Fast & Furious, Apashe delivers a cinematic experience that's equal parts concert hall and rave.

Prague's contemporary circus festival returns for its annual week of genre-bending performances that blur the lines between acrobatics, dance, physical theater, and visual art. Running Feb. 8–14 across venues including Palác Akropolis, ARCHA+, DOX, and La Fabrika, this year's lineup includes Belgian company Cie Modo Grosso's Tout Rien, French human cannonball Rémi Luchez's solo act, and Czech premieres like Alžběta Tichá's Frekvence and Viktor Černický's tire-based performance Pneu.

The 19th edition of Prague's beloved Japanese film festival returns to Kino Lucerna with this year's theme "From the Heart", a lineup exploring love, tradition, and perseverance through contemporary and period Japanese cinema. The six-film program spans intimate dramas like Twelve Months of Zen Cooking (about a widower processing grief through seasonal meals) and The Father of the Milky Way Railroad (tracing writer Kenji Miyazawa's creative passion), plus Hayao Miyazaki's charming Ponyo for families. All screenings feature simultaneous Czech and English subtitles, and the festival wraps with a Japanese Cultural Day featuring traditional kyōgen theater, taiko drumming, ikebana demonstrations, and a dance workshop.

Europark Shopping Center rings in the Year of the Fire Horse with a two-day Chinese New Year celebration featuring martial arts demonstrations, traditional dance performances, tea ceremonies, and hands-on workshops in calligraphy and painting. Kids can join activities at the Chinese school station while parents explore I Ching readings, try Chinese massage, and browse stalls selling tea sets and traditional figurines. The all-day festival wraps authentic Asian cuisine with live performances on the main stage throughout the weekend.