We cordially invite you to the Festival’s 36th year and look forward to your visit!
From Friday June 21 to Sunday June 23, the town of Český Krumlov once again transforms into a great living historical scene that will transport us to the reign of the last Rožmberks. This year we will commemorate two important anniversaries in the town’s rich history. The first event is the town’s 750th anniversary – in 1274, the Inner Town was first mentioned as a trading settlement with its mayor, Mr. Sipota. The second event takes us back to 1584, when Lord Vilém of Rožmberk was awarded the highest imperial decoration, the Order of the Golden Fleece. And just to make it more interesting, on Friday 21 June the whole town will come alive with the Solstice Festival. More information about the program can be found on this website.
Before you visit, take advantage of the opportunity to purchase tickets to this cultural event at discounted rates via online presale, or you can purchase tickets directly at the event at the listed sales points at the town entrances. For 2024, you now have the option of purchasing tickets in new categories: family admission, admission for organized groups, and admission for hotel guests.
For your transport and parking, information on how to get to us and where to park will be useful.
We cordially invite you to the 36th year and look forward to your visit.
The Five-Petalled Rose Festival is a complete town-wide historical festival that takes you back to the reign of the last members of the noble Rožmberk family, Vilém and Petr Vok of Rožmberk. Every year, the festival scenario is based on important jubillees of Český Krumlov and specific events associated with the Rožmberk family and the town.
The festival’s highlights include historical parades set in the Gothic and Renaissance periods and featuring over 700 costumed participants, historical market at Český Krumlov Castle with more than 100 booths featuring period wares and demonstrations of historical crafts, fireworks over the town, historical games and other historical programs for children and adults, medieval music, theatres, historical dance, historical swordfighting, jugglers and jokers, fakirs and fire shows, and lots more. Nearly one hundred performances and programs take place throughout the festival on several stages in the historic town center.
More than 20,000 visitors attend the festival each year, making it a total of over 550,000 visitors from 1990 to 2023.
Festival dates up to 2030
20 – 22 June 2025, 19 – 21 June 2026, 18 – 20 June 2027, 16 – 18 June 2028, 22 – 24 June 2029, 21 – 23 June 2030
The Five-Petalled Rose Festival is organized by the City of Český Krumlov, the Český Krumlov Municipal Theatre, the Český Krumlov Development Fund, and the destination management organization DMO Český Krumlov Region.