AGP Executive Report

Multicultural Radio: WorldRadio, Czechia’s station focused on cultural and ethnic diversity, is moving to Play.cz’s DAB+ network, which is expected to make it available to most listeners nationwide. November 17: The Culture Ministry has withdrawn a CZK 1 million grant for Prague’s traditional November 17 commemorations, saying organisers did not meet the funding conditions. The organisers say the full programme will go ahead. Prague Sounds: The festival marks its 30th anniversary in November with jazz, electronica and contemporary classical music, including performances by pianist Hiromi and Brooklyn Rider. Documentary Film: Ji.hlava’s 30th edition looks back at documentaries that changed the world and asks whether we can still trust what we see. Art and Wellbeing: Czech galleries are exploring how art can support mental health. Community Celebration: Prague’s Indian community is set to celebrate Navratri with music and dance. City Nights: Signal Festival brings Prague’s streets to life with projection mapping and performances.

Film: Ji.hlava’s 30th documentary festival puts a timely question at its centre: how can audiences trust images when AI can make fiction look real? Music: Prague Sounds marks its 30th anniversary in November with jazz, electronica and contemporary classical performances, including pianist Hiromi and a Philip Glass programme. Community: Prague’s Indian community celebrates Navratri on October 24 with Gujarati music, Garba and Dandiya dancing, food and traditional dress. City life: A new interactive LEGO store opens today on Na Příkopě, with custom minifigures and hands-on building stations. Games: Czech studio Hey Bird!’s folklore-inspired occult detective game Inkblood is heading to consoles in 2027; a free Steam demo is available now.

Prague Protest: Activists poured blood-like liquid outside the US Embassy in Prague. Separately, a Charles University student accused in an arson case says he has spent six months in pre-trial detention, including three months in solitary confinement. Art and Wellbeing: Czech galleries are exploring how cultural activities could support mental health; the National Institute of Mental Health plans a network for doctor-recommended visits to galleries, theatres and concerts. Czech Tennis: Karolína Muchová qualified for the WTA Finals after Marta Kostyuk retired from her Ningbo match; Linda Nosková is also among the eight finalists. Prague After Dark: Signal Festival’s light installations and performances brought the city to life, blending digital art with Prague’s historic setting. Live Music: Grindcore band Napalm Death will bring its European tour to Brno’s Fléda Club on February 5, 2027.

Gender and Media: Czech journalist and filmmaker Apolena Rychlíková will speak in Sofia about responsible coverage of violence against women and children, drawing on investigations that influenced Czech legislation. Screen: Slovak filmmaker Soňa G. Lutherová is shooting Sláva, a Slovak-Italian-Czech documentary about opera director Sláva Daubnerová and the search for meaning behind her work. Live Music: Napalm Death’s 2027 European tour stops at Brno’s Fléda on Feb. 5, with Misery Index, Author & Punisher, Habak and Piece. Czech Traditions: Drought is disrupting a traditional carp harvest event, raising concerns for a seasonal custom. Prague After Dark: Signal Festival brought projection mapping and performances to the city’s streets.

Inclusive Education: As Czechia faces renewed EU pressure over unequal schooling for Roma children, a North Bohemian principal says lasting inclusion takes more than desegregation: it means helping students see their own potential. Czech Traditions: Drought is disrupting the country’s traditional carp harvest event, putting a seasonal custom under pressure. Beer Heritage: Pilsner Urquell has retained its title as Europe’s leading beer-tour visitor experience. Prague After Dark: The city’s Signal Festival brought projection mapping and performances to its streets, turning the night into a cultural attraction.

Prague’s Changing Skyline: A 70-metre residential tower is rising in Malešice and is set to become the capital’s third-tallest residential building when completed in 2028. Czech Heritage: Archaeologists have created a virtual reconstruction of a Second World War tin mine in the Ore Mountains, offering a new way to explore the region’s past. Arts Funding: Czech artists warn that proposed changes to state funding could threaten freedom of expression, deepening a dispute with the Culture Ministry. Prague After Dark: Signal Festival brought projection mapping and performances to the city’s streets. Local Traditions: Drought has disrupted a traditional Czech carp harvest event, while Pilsner Urquell retained its title as Europe’s leading beer-tour visitor experience.

Heritage: Archaeologists are using 3D scans to reconstruct a Nazi-era tin-processing plant in the Ore Mountains, where prisoners of war were forced to work. Czech Culture: Artists warn that proposed state funding rules could threaten freedom of expression, as the Culture Ministry clashes with the arts community. Prague: The Signal light festival has opened installations at 17 locations across the city. Beer Culture: Pilsner Urquell’s Prague visitor experience retained its title as Europe’s leading beer tour for a second year. Seasonal Traditions: Drought is disrupting the traditional Czech carp harvest event. Travel: The Czech Foreign Ministry advises visitors to France to avoid demonstrations and large gatherings amid unrest.

Czech Traditions: Drought forced the cancellation of the public harvest at Rožmberk, the country’s largest pond. Visitors instead met Třeboň fishers, toured their facilities and sampled traditional carp dishes. Youth Health: Prague ambulance crews recorded 474 suspected cannabinoid-intoxication call-outs involving people under 20 in the first nine months of 2026—almost double the total for all of last year. City Arts: Prague’s Signal Festival brought light installations to 17 locations, while Czech artists warn that proposed changes to cultural funding could threaten freedom of expression. Made in Czechia: Toyota’s Kolín factory will offer free public tours from November, giving visitors a look at modern car production. Czech Games: Developer David Konečný discusses his debut psychological-horror game, Dreadline Express, set aboard a train at the end of the world.

Czech Gaming: Solo developer David Konečný is building Dreadline Express, a psychological horror game set aboard a train, where players’ choices shape passengers’ stories. Czech Cinema: Czech-Slovak short Orla, directed by Marie Lukáčová, won Best Director at Cyprus’s International Short Film Festival. Prague Heritage: Kempinski plans to reopen Augustine Hotel in early 2027 inside an 800-year-old monastery in Malá Strana. Factory Visits: Toyota’s Kolín plant will offer free public tours from November, giving visitors a two-hour look at car production. Prague Arts: Signal Festival filled 17 locations with light installations and performances. Arts Funding: Czech artists warn proposed changes to state funding rules could threaten freedom of expression, amid a dispute with the Culture Ministry.

Prague After Dark: Signal Festival’s 14th edition filled streets and landmarks with immersive digital art, while its founders’ year-round Signal Space keeps the city’s light-art scene alive beyond festival weekend. A Day Trip from Prague: Kutná Hora offers a change of pace about an hour away by train, with the Sedlec Ossuary and St Barbara’s Cathedral among its standout sights. Changing Czechia: Nearly one in 11 babies born in 2025 lacked Czech citizenship; in Prague, the share was almost one in four. Arts Funding: Czech artists warn proposed state funding rules could threaten freedom of expression, as the Culture Ministry reviews its partnerships with major institutions. Living Heritage: The Czech Sokol movement is seeking heritage status, with UNESCO recognition as its next goal.

Prague After Dark: Signal Festival has filled the city with light installations and performances, with works at 17 locations. Arts Funding: Czech artists warn that proposed state funding rules could threaten freedom of expression, as the culture ministry faces pushback over its policy. Changing Czechia: Nearly one in 11 babies born in the country last year had foreign citizenship; in Prague, it was almost one in four. Czech Stories in English: The Henry & Simon podcast is giving international listeners a personal take on Czech culture and business. Heritage: The Czech Sokol movement is seeking heritage status, with UNESCO recognition as its next goal.

Creative Brno: Maker Faire returns this weekend, bringing hundreds of makers to the city’s Exhibition Halls for hands-on projects and experiments. Prague Life: Portuguese expat Paulo Dias has built Pintz, a web app to help people find pubs and navigate the capital’s beer scene. Changing Czechia: Foreign citizens accounted for 9.3% of babies born last year, nearly one in four in Prague, as the country recorded its lowest birth total since records began. Czech Stories: The Henry & Simon podcast aims to bring Czech culture and business to English-speaking listeners through personal conversations. Arts & Events: Prague’s Signal Festival has opened light installations at 17 locations, while Czech artists warn that proposed changes to cultural funding could threaten freedom of expression. Modeselektor is also set to open next year’s Spectaculare festival at ROXY.

Live Music: Berlin electronic duo Modeselektor will open Prague’s Spectaculare festival at ROXY on March 3, 2027, with a set blending techno, electro, hip-hop and bass music. Light and Art: Prague’s Signal Festival has opened with installations at 17 locations, putting light and dreams at the centre of this year’s programme. Arts Funding: Czech artists warn that proposed changes to cultural funding rules could threaten freedom of expression, amid a dispute between the Culture Ministry and the arts community. Czech Craft: Outdoor label Tilak, founded in 1986 by climber Roman Kamler, grew from hand-sewn expedition gear into a respected brand with international collaborators. Heritage: The Czech Sokol movement is seeking heritage status, with UNESCO recognition as its next goal.

Culture Funding: Czech artists warn that new state funding rules could threaten freedom of expression, as the Culture Ministry faces pushback from the arts community and reviews its partnerships with major institutions. Prague After Dark: Signal Festival has opened light installations at 17 locations, with dreams and visions among this year’s themes. Tibet Advocacy: Tibetan leader Penpa Tsering met Czech lawmakers during Forum 2000, raising concerns over restrictions on Tibetan language and religion; Czech parliamentarians voiced cross-party support and interest in a public hearing. Living Heritage: The Czech Sokol movement is seeking heritage status, with UNESCO recognition as a longer-term goal. Museums and Wellbeing: Czech doctors may soon be able to prescribe museum visits to help prevent depression. Affordable Rail Travel: Czech Railways is offering groups of two to five a 25% discount on selected November tickets when booked together online.

Prague After Dark: The Signal Festival has opened light installations at 17 locations across the city, with this year’s programme putting dreams and visions centre stage. Arts Funding: Czech artists warn that new culture ministry grant rules could threaten freedom of expression; the ministry says the changes align funding with its state arts policy. Cinema: The Czech-In Film Festival’s 12th edition, themed “Cinema Facing Freedom,” is bringing films about liberty to audiences. Culture and Health: Czech doctors may soon be able to prescribe museum visits to help prevent depression. Living Heritage: The Czech Sokol movement is seeking heritage status, with UNESCO recognition as its next goal.

Light & Culture: Prague’s Signal festival has opened across 17 locations, with installations in the city centre and Dejvice, including a Václav Havel-inspired video mapping and a laser work over the Vltava. It runs through Sunday. Havel on Screen: The 12th Czech-In Film Festival puts freedom at the heart of its programme, with a six-screening retrospective celebrating Václav Havel’s life and work. Living History: Czech Sokol is seeking heritage status, while a new Prague exhibition explores early medieval Europe through DNA research on 7,700 burials. City Life: Plans for Na Jelenách in southern Prague include 5,500 rental flats, schools, services and leisure spaces, with construction expected to start in 2027. Sweet Success: Czech Christmas biscuits topped TasteAtlas’s global cookie ranking, scoring 4.4 out of 5.