What to do this weekend in Prague: Best events for March 27–29

National Gallery launches its exhibition season tonight with three major openings: a Gen Z showcase from UMPRUM students, the gallery's own 230th anniversary exhibition tracing its history from 1796 to today, and Jiří Kolář's rarely-seen collages from the 1969 São Paulo Biennale. Free entry is available to all permanent collections at Veletržní palác, and there'll be a performance by Beata Kotrášová (Apocalypse Deluxe) at 8pm and DJ set by CEREAL closing the night.

Spring arrives in the Villa 63 garden with cottage cheese knedlíky, plum filling, and poppy seed praline from chef Sára Lucanová—the first outdoor pop-up of the season. Saturday afternoon only, served until they run out, which means get there early if you want to claim a table in the garden and watch the dumplings disappear while the weather holds.

The Czech Republic's biggest theatre event opens 80+ Prague venues Friday night for backstage tours, workshops, improvs, costume studios, maskmaking demos, discussions with actors and directors, and special performances—mostly free or low-fee. This year's theme "Truth, Absurdity, Courage" honors Václav Havel's 90th birthday.

Černý Most metro station transforms into an all-day food zone Saturday with Mexican tacos, Asian street food, American burgers, and Czech microbrewery beers served from trucks and modern vendors. Watch dishes prepared live, meet the cooks behind each concept, sip specialty coffee from experienced baristas, and settle into outdoor seating while a DJ soundtracks the spring afternoon. Free admission, right by the metro.

British YouTube-bedroom-to-Glastonbury-mainstage artist Cavetown brings his 6× platinum indie-pop to Roxy on Sunday, touring Running with Scissors—his most grown-up album yet. Support from Chicago's Dreamer Isioma, whose genre-fluid sound blends alternative, electronic, and pop.

Kino Aero transforms into trash cinema heaven for one week, screening forgotten horror, shocking gore, low-budget experiments, and bizarre curiosities that balance on the edge of bad taste, kitsch, and pure entertainment. Nearly 20 screenings embrace extreme violence, unbearable 1980s action excess, and films so unintentionally funny they become unforgettable—plus live dubbing, themed drinks, and bingo. Almost all films are in English.

Skip the metro Saturday and cruise to Prague Zoo's 95th season opening by riverboat (departures from multiple piers). The zoo kicks off at 10:30am with Beatles revival band The BUGLES, followed by the official ceremony at 11am, new species introductions at 2:30pm, and time capsule burial at 1pm on Veselovského meadow—plus all-day face painting, insect hotel building, photo booth, and a wildlife photography exhibition. Kids can spend the day at Dětská zoo building bird houses, learning about Czech reptiles and amphibians, and discovering how to save the common carp.

The Czech Republic's largest curated secondhand pop-up returns to Vnitroblock Friday with slow fashion, circular economy, and original Czech and Slovak brands. Hunt for designer pieces unavailable anywhere else, get free styling advice from well-known Czech stylists, watch live tattoo sessions, browse the beauty zone, and graze food stalls while DJs soundtrack your thrifting.

Luxury rum meets street art six floors above the Vltava Saturday night as Casablanca's rooftop transforms into a showcase for Dictador's Game Changer collection—over 20 artistic bottle designs including a Golden Gorilla photo installation by French pop artist Richard Orlinski. Special cocktails flow all night and DJs keep the tempo up while you pose with gorillas and sip aged Colombian rum against Prague's skyline.