National Boulevard

Debates, literature, music, artistic installations, street theater, children's programs, and other formats.

The association Thanks for Being Able to transform Prague's National Avenue into a promenade full of social and cultural events for the thirteenth time on the Day of the Fight for Freedom and Democracy. The program, connected with the motto "Let’s not stay aside. Democracy relies on each of us," will feature a record number of debates, exhibitions, and activities for children. More than 160 program points will reflect three significant anniversaries this year: 90 years since the birth of Václav Havel, 70 years since the arrival of the Vietnamese community in Czechoslovakia, and 10 years since the death of Věra Čáslavská. At 1:00 PM, the national anthem will be played on the promenade, and at 5:11 PM, the traditional Prayer for Marta will be performed from the balcony of the Metro Palace, this year for the first time accompanied by live theater as part of the premiere of the window performance HOUSE OF ALL. The all-day program for all generations will offer not only debates and podcasts but also readings, music, exhibitions, educational activities, and popular staples such as Václav Havel's Living Room, this year newly located in the Platýz Palace, or the benefit Velvet Brunch. This year's promenade will feature new literary space Na půdě and the installation TAHÁK for families with children. A detailed program is available on the Korzo Národní website. The celebrations will expand into Freedom Week from November 11 to 17, involving nearly 90 entities in Prague, regions, and newly also Czech centers abroad. It will include the traditional awarding of the Jan Opletal Awards. Significant moments of the program will include the audiovisual movement performance Democracy in Motion. On November 15, it will symbolically animate the static part of Prague's Dancing House through aerial acrobatics and light design, reminding us that democracy relies on each of us.