August 2025: Everything you need to know this month in Czechia

Letní Letná 2025, from Aug. 13 to Aug. 31 in Letná Park, is a festival showcasing new circus arts blending acrobatics, theater, dance, music, and visual arts. Highlights include Blackout Paradox’s Creation and French troupe Akoreacro’s Czech premiere of Ostinato.

Running July 28 to Aug. 3, Prague Pride features 200+ events and a large parade. Pride Village offers concerts, workshops, children’s activities, and a sensory-friendly space. Additional venues host talks, exhibitions, and youth-focused activities.

On Aug. 20-21, Czechia commemorates the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion that ended the Prague Spring reforms. Memorial events include ceremonies, exhibitions (like the NeverMore 68 display at Výstaviště, discussions, and media retrospectives honoring victims and reflecting on Soviet occupation. Politicians, survivors, and historians participate in preserving collective memory. National media often revisit archival footage and personal stories, too.

On Aug. 23, about 100 castles and chateaux open for guided tours, storytelling, music, and theater across Czechia. Visitors pay regular admission plus CZK 50 per tour, with themed guides such as chocolate and aristocracy tours.

From Aug. 1, passengers with valid tickets can board suburban buses through any door; those without tickets must board through the front. Ticket inspection moves from drivers to fare inspectors. Fines for fare evasion range from CZK 1,500 to CZK 2,50,0 depending on payment timing. Use the PID Lítačka app for easy ticket purchases.

In August, Prague’s Metro Line C will face disruptions (Aug. 2–10), trams 18 and 20 will be suspended on Svatovítská Street (Aug. 22–31), and buses 154, 188, 901, and 906 will have detours on V Korytech Street (Aug. 4–Sept. 14). Radlická Street will have partial traffic restrictions from the start of August through November. Check the Prague Public Transport Company website, in English, for updates.

August marks the final big summer sale period, with discounts up to 70 percent on travel gear, outdoor essentials, and summer clothing. Major shopping centers like Fashion Arena Prague Outlet and POP Airport Outlet offer multi-day deals.

The Integration Center Prague (ICP) offers free intensive Czech language courses for non-EU children (ages 6–9 and 12–15) with legal residence in Czechia over 90 days. Courses run July 28–Aug. 8 for beginner-level students. Capacity is limited — register soon via the green button on the ICP website. It is open to children under 15; two age-specific groups available.

The last week of August is for school prep: teachers and staff hold parent meetings, students retake exams if needed, and school cafeterias offer prepaid lunch options. Students collect lunch cards or chips for the new school year.

In Czechia, the official burčák season – the late-summer to autumn period when fresh, lightly fermented young wine is sold and enjoyed nationwide – begins on Aug. 1 (the earliest permissible date by law) and continues until Nov. 30.

Every year on the second Sunday in August, Jewish Monuments Day opens nearly 50 synagogues and cemeteries across Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia for free or voluntary admission. 

Visitors can explore restored sites like the Great Synagogue in Pilsen and hidden cemeteries in towns such as Telč and Jindřichův Hradec. This event promotes Jewish culture and history through access to over 200 synagogues and 370 cemeteries nationwide.