Free Events in Prague: May 2026

6 května, 2026
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Free Events in Prague: May 2026. Your monthly listing of free events in Prague is here. We are keeping it updated with the best things you can see, hear, and experience without spending a crown. Go to concerts, discover contemporary Czech art, visit the Museum of Prague, go to concerts and try your hand at 3D printing.

Theatre

The Italian Cultural Institute offers an exhibition of Neapolitan theatre costumes until June 28.

Special Events

Strojimport, foto Karel Štefl

23.-24.5. the ever popular Open House Praha 2026 enables free entry to a hundred of buildings in the city.

Music

14.5. The old Viennese word “Remassuri” means confusion or a whirl. This performance invites you on a journey through Viennese music from the past to the present. It features outstanding musicians, puppeteers, shadow play, lighting effects, and pantomime. REMASSURI is an initiative of André Heller, Ursula Strauss, and Ernst Molden.

Alongside the Blue Danube Waltz and the Radetzky March, you will also discover the charming Wienerlied (“Viennese song”), heard in Viennese taverns in the 19th and 20th centuries. The show is performed in German and in the Viennese dialect. Admission is free with mandatory registration via GoOut.

16.5.: On the occasion of the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, there will be a joint viewing of the final of the singing and music competition at the Sibeeria Tap Room (Soukenická 4, Prague 1). No registration is required. For those who want to get into the mood in advance, you are warmly invited to a Euro(vision) Pub Quiz starting at 7 pm. You can expect a varied mix of questions related to the Song Contest, music, and the participating countries. The quiz will be held in English. Teams for the quiz are asked to register by stating the number of participants (2–6 per team) at prag-kf(at)bmeia.gv.at. There is no entry fee.

20.5. Kind of Goethe: Kristina & Martina Barta / Prague Impro Room feat. David Friedman (USA) – Concert (Jazz Series) at the Goethe Institut.

Nature

Botanical Garden of Charles University (Na Slupi) is 250 years old and really impressive. The outdoor exhibitions are open year-round and free of charge.

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Visit the Valdštejnská zahrada (Wallenstein Garden): trees, fountains, sculptures and magnificient buildings in the heart of Prague.

Third Spaces

HW lab (Tuesday to Thursday, 16:30–20:00, Open workshop — free entry: Try 3D printing or CNC.

Art

The Molochov house at Letná will host a wlak-through gallery from May 11, more details soon

Beate Winkler, foto Aleksandra Pawloff

Till July 11: Artist Beate Winkler presents her exhibition project Color in the Head: Art in Dialogue at the gallery of the Austrian Cultural Forum Prague. According to the artist, the art helps to create positive visions of the future by encouraging new ways of thinking, shifts in perspective, and inspiration; she rolls and unrolls her works made of handmade paper, attaching them to the wall in various ways and forms.

We also interviewed Ms Winkler here.

Šárka Váchová’s puppets

The Czech Television has a small gallery showing an exhibition of film puppets and illustrations by Šárka Váchová, titled The Magic of Puppets and the Poetry of the Image – Kouzlo loutek a poezie obrazu. Worth a visit!
Endless Curiosity, an exhibition drawn from the Sublime Hyacinth Collection, presents a selection of major Czech painters of the past three decades at Galerie Magnus Art. The show runs till 2 May, with free admission.
Until May 10 at Galerie Rudolfinum: Sahej Rahal and his exhibition called Beyond the City of Time.

Museums

The Museum of Prague has reopened after renovations and currently offers free admission to the entire main building.
Army museum. Tue-Sun 10 to 18 hodin. Military history of Czechia.
The Museum of the Prague Infant Jesus shows the statuette plus various clothes it received from all ofer the world.
The exhibition Gifts for the President from Nearby and Faraway II is on view all year at Prague Castle.

Food

Food Not Bombs Prague distribute food every Sunday from 16:00 at Winston Churchill Square, offering meals to anyone, no questions asked.
You can also get a free hot meal on Friday from 17:30 and Saturday from 16:00 in Holešovice, near Praha-Holešovice railway station. (facebook).