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Spa Season Opening 2013 in Karlovy Vary

Spa Season Opening in Karlovy Vary is a significant annual event during which the new Karlovy Vary Spa Season is officially and ceremonially opened. You should not miss the procession through the city headed by the founder of the city, the Czech King Charles IV on horseback, and the blessing of mineral springs.
During the opening weekend in Karlovy Vary, you may visit a craft fair, a wide range of concerts and other cultural performances or social events. Celebrations take place in many places of the spa city: T. G. Masaryk Avenue, the open spaces in front of the Main Post Office, Thermal Hotel, Mill Colonnade, Grandhotel Pupp and many more...

Opening of the spa season takes place in Karlovy Vary from 30th April to 5th May, 2013

Program of the Spa Season Opening

Burning of the Witches
30th April, 2013, Sokolský Hill
10:00 am Contemporary Czech illustration works for children, Becher’s Villa (admission fee CZK 20, exceptionally extended opening hours to 7:00 pm)
5:00 pm Jumping castle for children (free admission)
5:00 pm Competitions for children
5:30 pm Theatre performance for children – performing: Divadlo z bedny (“Out of the Box Theatre”)
6:30 pm Masks competition
8:13 pm Lighting of the bonfire
8:20 pm Performance by the “Stařenky Schovanky” Country Band

Old Bohemian Fair
25th April, 2013 – 5th May, 2013, daily from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm, T. G. Masaryk Avenue

Workshops for Children
3rd May, 2013 – 5th May, 2013, daily from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm, T. G. Masaryk Avenue

Wednesday 1st May, 2013
10:00 am Contemporary Czech illustration works for children, Becher’s Villa

Thursday, 2nd May, 2013
10:00 am Contemporary Czech illustration works for children, Becher’s Villa (admission fee CZK 20)
4:00 pm Exhibition opening - Use of natural curative resources of Karlovy Vary and Františkovy Lázně, Hot Spring Colonnade – AT THE “NA OCHOZU” GALLERY (free admission))
7:30 pm Franz Lehár: THE MERRY WIDOW – the most famous operetta of all times. Performing: soloists, ballet, chorus and orchestra of the F.X. Šalda Theatre from Liberec. Directed by: Jan Ježek. Karlovy Vary Municipal Theatre (admission fee CZK 200 - 490))
7:30 pm Xindl X, Husovka Theatre (admission fee CZK 200)

Friday, 3rd May, 2013
10:00 am Contemporary Czech illustration works for children, Becher’s Villa (admission fee CZK 20)
10:00 am Workshops for children, T.G. Masaryk Avenue
10:00 am Old Bohemian Fair, T.G. Masaryk Avenue
10:00 am Spring Porcelain Fair, in front of Grandhotel Pupp
10:00 am Exhibition - Use of natural curative resources of Karlovy Vary and Františkovy Lázně, Hot Spring Colonnade – AT THE “NA OCHOZU” GALLERY (free admission)
11:00 am Ceremonial opening of the St. Linhart Rope Centre, Phase 2 (free admission)
2:00 pm Performance by BELYE ROSY, a Russian ensemble from Novosibirsk, T.G.Masaryk Avenue
3:00 pm “Bobule”, a musical performance, T.G.Masaryk Avenue
4:00 pm COP (Bluegrass), T.G.Masaryk Avenue
5:00 pm K.H. Mácha’s May, Husovka Theatre (free admission)
7:00 pm 50 years of the Olympic Band – Blue Pyramid Tour, KV Arena (admission from CZK 490)
7:30 pm Gala evening with the world concert premiere “The Rock Mass” by Daniel Kyzlink and John de Jong jointly performed by the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, the Karlovy Vary Repre Band and vocal soloists from Great Britain under the baton of the chief conductor of the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, Martin Lebel. Host: Yvetta Blanarovičová. Karlovy Vary Municipal Theatre
8:00 pm Sunshine + No Distance Paradise, “Lidový dům” in Stará Role (admission: advance sale CZK 190, students CZK 130, on site CZK 250)

Saturday 4th May, 2013
9:00 am Spring Porcelain Fair, in front of Grandhotel Pupp
10:00 am Contemporary Czech illustration works for children, Becher’s Villa (admission fee CZK 20)
10:00 am Workshops for children, T.G.Masaryk Avenue
10:00 am Old Bohemian Fair, T.G.Masaryk Avenue
10:00 am Exhibition – Use of natural curative resources of Karlovy Vary and Františkovy Lázně, Hot Spring Colonnade – AT THE “NA OCHOZU” GALLERY (free admission)
10:00 am Opening ceremony of the blessing of springs, Mill Colonnade
11:00 am Performance by majorettes with a band, Mill Colonnade
11:00 am Ceremonial Mass, St. Mary Magdalene’s Church
11:00 am Folklore afternoon with the Dyleň folk song and dance ensemble, in the open space in front of the Elephant Café
11:30 am Karlovy Vary Food Festival, in front of the Thermal Spa Hotel
12:00 am Performance by drummers and tap dancers from the Antonín Dvořák Basic School of Arts, Mill Colonnade
1:00 pm Dance project in RETRO style, Harmonie Dance School, Mill Colonnade
1:00 pm D-Team dance troupe performance, T.G.Masaryk Avenue
2:00 pm Concert of Yvetta Blanarovičová, Mill Colonnade
2:00 pm Accordion, a musical performance by pupils of the Antonín Dvořák Basic School of Arts, in the open space in front of the Elephant Café
2:00 pm Ivan Hlas, T.G. Masaryk Avenue
2:00 pm String orchestra of the pupils from the Antonín Dvořák Basic School of Arts, Market Colonnade
2:00 pm Accordionist, brass band, and organ grinder performance, in the open space in front of Národní dům (National House)
2:00 pm Accordionist, brass band, and organ grinder performance, in the open space at T.G.Masaryk statue
2:00 pm Accordionist, brass band, and organ grinder performance, Dvořák Park
2:30 pm Start of the Charles IV procession, a possibility to take a photo with Charles IV, historical fencing and dance, Summer Open-Air Cinema
3:00 pm Historical dances, T.G.Masaryk Avenue
3:30 pm Introducing Charles IV and his company. Host: Yvetta Blanarovičová, Mill Colonnade
4:00 pm Jazz Combo of Milan Krajíc, Mill Colonnade
4:00 pm Yo Yo Band, T.G. Masaryk Avenue
4:00 pm It would break if it fell to the ground…, a music and art fantasy of the pupils from the Antonín Dvořák Basic School and Basic School of Arts accompanied by music from Bohuslav Martinů’s The Opening of the Springs. Karlovy Vary Municipal Theatre (free admission, free tickets to be picked-up at the Infocentre of Karlovy Vary)
5:00 pm Vocal performance by pupils of the Antonín Dvořák Basic School of Arts, Mill Colonnade
5:30 pm Opening of the “Architecture of Karlovy Vary” - The exhibition is taking place thanks to the cooperation of the Statutory City of Karlovy Vary, the Karlovy Vary Region, the National Heritage Institute and the Imperial Spa Interest Association. Spa I (free admission)
6:00 pm K.H. Mácha’s May, Becher’s Villa (free admission)
7:30 pm Gala evening with the world concert premiere “The Rock Mass” by Daniel Kyzlink and John de Jong jointly performed by the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, the Karlovy Vary Repre Band and vocal soloists from Great Britain under the baton of the chief conductor of the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, Martin Lebel. Grandhotel Pupp (admission CZK 100, ticket sale at the Infocentre of Karlovy Vary)
8:00 pm Yvetta Blanarovičová with her band, Husovka Theatre (admission fee CZK 50, ticket sale at the Infocentre of Karlovy Vary)
10:00 pm Audiovisual projection “Vernum” – audiovisual video mapping on walls of the theatre building. Theme: Karlovy Vary Water. The event is open to the public free of charge in 15-minute intervals from 10:00 pm to 12:00 pm. Karlovy Vary Municipal Theatre

Sunday 5th May, 2013
10:00 am Contemporary Czech illustration works for children, Becher’s Villa (admission fee CZK 20)
10:00 am Workshops for children, T.G.Masaryk Avenue
10:00 am Old Bohemian Fair, T.G.Masaryk Avenue
10:00 am Exhibition - Use of natural curative resources of Karlovy Vary and Františkovy Lázně, Hot Spring Colonnade – AT THE “NA OCHOZE“ GALLERY (free admission)
10:00 am Architecture of Karlovy Vary. The exhibition is taking place thanks to the cooperation of the Statutory City of Karlovy Vary, the Karlovy Vary Region, the National Heritage Institute and the Imperial Spa Interest Association. Spa I (free admission)
1:00 pm Jumping castle for children, in the open space in front of the Thermal Spa Hotel (free admission)
1:00 pm Children’s face painting, in the open space in front of the Thermal Spa Hotel, (free of charge)
1:00 pm Majorettes – a dance performance, T.G.Masaryk Avenue
1:00 pm Children’s afternoon with the Municipal Police, the Traffic Police and the Fire Brigade, park in front of Elizabeth’s Baths
2:00 pm Verona – a music performance, T.G.Masaryk Avenue
2:00 pm Performance by clowns, in front of the Thermal Spa Hotel
3:00 pm Vocal performance by the class of Štěpánka Steinová, T.G.Masaryk Avenue
3:00 pm First colonnade concert of the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, Mill Colonnade
3:00 pm Children’s Fairytale Idol with Yvetta Blanarovičová, in the open space in front of the Thermal Spa Hotel
5:00 pm Petr Nekoranec and his guests – A concert of the SONG category winner within the 47th year of the Antonín Dvořák International Vocal Competition and the holder of the Award of the President of the Karlovy Vary Region PaedDr. Josef Novotný, Karlovy Vary Gallery of Arts (free admission)
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