What to do this weekend in Prague: Best events for June 12–14

The summer's most ambitious exhibition frames art not as an aesthetic luxury, but as an instinctive, bodily response to the pressures of modern survival. The three-month exhibition and accompanying program will feature more than thirty artists and collectives from Czechia, Poland, Ukraine, Georgia, Palestine, Slovakia, and other countries, including six new projects commissioned by the biennale. Free with english-friendly guided tours.

Permanent Pragovka transforms into a haven for sour beer lovers, showcasing a curated selection of wild fermented styles from Berliner Weisse and Gose to lambics and extravagant pastry sours – many imported from small breweries across Europe and never before seen in the Czech Republic. Located in the revitalized industrial district of Vysočany with a gritty, Berlin-esque atmosphere.

Alice Birch's devastating drama unfolds across three women of the same family in three different time periods, their stories running simultaneously as the play traces how trauma, mental illness, and inherited pain ripple through generations and blur the boundaries between past and present. The Prague Youth Theatre brings a cast of young, non-professional actors to this powerful and poetic meditation on survival, connection, and whether the cycles we inherit can ever truly be broken. English-friendly.

The Czech Republic's largest Latin American festival returns to Holešovická tržnice for its 13th edition, transforming the market into a corner of Central and South America with dozens of vendors, live music, and dance performances spanning two days. Beyond the food stalls and colorful market atmosphere, expect dance workshops, children's activities, and talks on pressing socio-cultural, political, and environmental issues affecting the continent.

New Zealand's Fat Freddy's Drop celebrate 21 years of their iconic debut Based on a True Story at ARCHA+, bringing their uniquely infectious fusion of reggae, dub, soul, techno, and jazz. The Wellington underground pioneers have spent two decades crafting grooves, with their latest album SLO MO continuing the trajectory.

Pair your breakfast with Steven Spielberg's return to the alien-encounter genre, Disclosure Day, a morally complex sci-fi thriller starring Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor as characters who discover proof of extraterrestrial life and must decide whether to reveal the truth to a world unprepared for it. At Kino Přítomnost, breakfast becomes an intermission of sorts.

Ostrčil Square in charming Vinohrady transforms into a full-day celebration of neighborhood life, community, and summer joy, bringing together street food vendors, live music, a flower market, local artisans, and workshops, all set against the relaxed, intimate backdrop of one of Prague's most beloved residential squares. Kids can enjoy dedicated children's programming.

On a single summer evening, nearly 60 museums, galleries, and cultural institutions across Prague throw open their doors until midnight, transforming the entire city into one sprawling nocturnal cultural experience – with many venues offering free or reduced admission to spaces normally closed to evening visitors or public access altogether.