Tips for the weekend: spring Flora, Burger Street Festival, Academia Film Olomouc and the first witch events

This year’s Academia Film Olomouc is entering its second half, and the final three days of the festival promise a really packed program. A number of eye-catching films, lectures, workshops, exhibitions and other varied programs await you not only for adults but also for children. You can find the detailed program of the festival here →

Favorites are coming from Friday to Sunday Shantov markets, where you can buy vegetables, fruit, cheese or sausages from local farmers on the ground floor of the shopping center, as well as other interesting assortments. It will be open every day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

It will break out at Šantovka already on Friday morning burger madness, which will last until Sunday. All three days you can enjoy not only delicious burgers, but also mixed drinks, beer and various sweet specialties. Entry to the event is again free, and this year you can also look forward to a unique burger maker offering burgers for dog lovers!

The Moravian Theater will present a play at 7 p.m My name is Asher Lev, which was dramatized by Aaron Posner based on Chaim Potok’s novel. The story of a young, talented Jew who follows his mind and asserts his own identity, despite the fact that he loses the connection with his “roots”, is an intimate statement about the clash of values ​​in art and traditional religion.

At the same time, in the Archdiocesan Museum, Oliv from Olomouc will fight against the Hazels from Boskovic in theatrical improvisation.

There will also be a Friday concert at the Bounty Rock Cafe, where they will perform from 8 p.m ZZ Top Litovel-Czech Tribute Bandwhich will feature the songs of Texas legend ZZ Top.

Art Rubikon on Dobnerova street is preparing for Saturday for children thematically creative morning, this time on the theme of the bird kingdom. Children will make a bird based on reality or invent a completely new original species as a nice decoration to take home.

On Saturday, the festival Ekologické dny Olomouc culminates, offering Sluňák’s favorite Edojarmark. Throughout the day, there will be music performed by several bands on the main stage, children can look forward to theater performances, workshops and much more. Admission is completely free all day and you can read more here →

With the burning of witches coming up, little witches and wizards shouldn’t miss out a pre-flight conference of witches in Olomouc Zoo. You will improve your sorcery, learn to recognize important herbs, mix potions and fly on a broomstick.

The traditional will also take place from the morning hours burning witches in Poděbrady, Olomouc. As part of the event, you can look forward to a magical trail for children, bouncy castles, children’s competitions, face painting and much more. DJ René Jančík will accompany you all Saturday afternoon, and there will also be grilled mackerel and other goodies from the grill.

Then you can spend the evening in the theater, for example. Tramtaria is on the program from 7 p.m Bruce Willis crest – a humorous retro story from the life of an aging rocker who, with exaggeration and self-irony, narrates and glosses his life from the age of 17 to 35, i.e. the period from his first lost hair to his last.

At the same time, a world-famous musical awaits you in the Moravian Theater Sugar, which was created based on the script for the movie Someone likes it hot. The story about two fugitive musicians, gangsters, millionaires and a charming singer was prepared by director Marek David and conductor Tomáš Hanák with an opera and operetta ensemble.

At Bounty Rock Cafe, you can look forward to JA Kronek: Near us tour 2024. The tour will remind all loyal fans of the charismatic singer of the old favorite Kerna. At the same time, he will also present the latest from the Alband workshop.

You can visit for the last time on Sunday spring flora and the festival Academia Film Olomouc, which is also preparing an interesting program for young and old on this day. You can find out what is going on here →

Lastly, you can also go to Shantov markets and on Burger Street Festival at Gallery Šantovka. And from the experience of previous years, we know that it is not worth delaying, later in the evening you usually won’t find all kinds of burgers on the menu.

Bounty Rock Cafe is preparing an unconventional morning program for this day, where you can also go with children. They are waiting for you here from 11 o’clock magical games with Jirka Hadaš. The magic show is intended for all children who like to have fun and want to become a real magician, at least for a while. The program consists of fun magic, thematic competitions, games, a children’s disco and balloon modeling.

Fans of Olomouc football players should not miss another home match, which Sigma will play from 15:00 at Androva Stadium. The opponent this time will be AC ​​Sparta Prague.

In the afternoon, from 3 p.m., you can look forward to the popular Šantovka Gallery on the first floor The piano library – performance by Richard Pogoda (piano) and Miroslav Švihálek (saxophone). You can listen to three sets of songs in two hours, and the entrance is of course free.

The Moravian Theater invites you to a world-famous musical in the afternoon at 4:30 p.m Hello Dolly! The story revolves around a charming widow, Levi, who makes a living as a matchmaker. She can do almost anything – even conquer the heart of an unavailable man. Natálie Tichánková will play the main role of Dolly Leviová.

Divadlo na cucky then invites you to a theatrical documentary from 6:30 p.m Dervish dance, which tells about the fine line between power and powerlessness. The central line of the author’s production, directed by Barbara Herz, is the authentic story of a native of Olomouc, addictologist Dušan Dvořák, who ended up behind bars for growing medicinal cannabis.

We wish you a nice weekend!