What's on in Brno, Czechia through the year

Busy — Christmas holidays in Czechia, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Busy — Spring holidays in Czechia, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in February.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in March.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in April.

Busy — Ignis Brunensis fireworks, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Ignis Brunensis fireworks

  25 May – 10 Jul · usuallyMajor festivalCrowded

  The international fireworks competition is fired over the Brno dam on a handful of Wednesday and Saturday nights between late May and early July, with drone shows on some of them. Trams out to Bystrc are full for hours; go early for a shore spot. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Ignis Brunensis fireworks, Grand Prix of Czechia

• Festival

  Grand Prix of Czechia

  15 Jun – 25 Jul · usuallyMotorsport weekendCrowdedBook early

  MotoGP returned to the Masaryk Circuit in 2025 after five years away. Rooms in the city sell out months ahead and the road out to the track is the only traffic jam Brno reliably gets; the race weekend moves around the calendar. Source ↗

Still on: Ignis Brunensis fireworks (25 May – 10 Jul (usually))

Peak crowds — Ignis Brunensis fireworks, Grand Prix of Czechia

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Ignis Brunensis fireworks (25 May – 10 Jul (usually)), Grand Prix of Czechia (15 Jun – 25 Jul (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Czechia, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Season

  Moravian harvest and burčák

  1 Sep – 20 Oct · usually

  Burčák — cloudy, half-fermented young wine that is barely wine yet — turns up in the bars and on street stalls for a few weeks in autumn, and it does not travel. Brno is the city end of the Moravian vineyards, an hour from the cellars. Source ↗

• Season

  Trade fair weeks

  20 Sep – 15 Oct · usuallyBook early

  The exhibition grounds south of the centre run one of Europe's bigger engineering fairs in autumn, and hotel prices in Brno double for those weeks whatever the weather is doing. Check the fair calendar before booking. Source ↗

Busy — Autumn holidays in Czechia, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Moravian harvest and burčák (1 Sep – 20 Oct (usually)), Trade fair weeks (20 Sep – 15 Oct (usually))

Busy — Brno Christmas markets, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Brno Christmas markets

  27 Nov – 23 DecChristmas & New YearCrowded

  Three sites in the centre: the main square with the tree, Dominikánské for the food, and the Old Town Hall courtyard. Mulled wine comes in a returnable mug you carry between them, which is the local test of whether you are staying out. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Brno Christmas markets, Christmas holidays in Czechia

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Brno Christmas markets (27 Nov – 23 Dec)