Programme
Programme of events commemorating the anniversary of the Battle of Hradec Králové (will be updated)
Reenactment of the battle scenes
4. July 2026 - Saturday
Hradec Králové, Šimek Gardens (Šimkovy sady)
19:00
Battle reenactment in Šimek Gardens: "Prussians at the Gates of Hradec in 1866". Cultural program and evening show at the Great Square.
5. July 2026 - Sunday
Battlefield Chlum 1866
15:00
"Sadowa 1866" – battle scene based on actual historical events, ceremonies, and decoration of participants and guests.
3. July 2026 - Friday
Hradec Králové, Great Square
17:00 - 23:00
17:00 – Opening of the cultural program and market at the Grand Square (Velké náměstí)
17:30 – “Když děla duní, srdce bolí” – songs of love and parting by the Hradec Králové folk group Rybaryb
18:30 – Cadets of the 74th Infantry Regiment – how children experience history today
19:00 – Kantoři: "There by Hradec Králové", concert by a popular folk group
20:00 – Gustav Brom Orchestra and Dasha
22:00 – Horseback fire show by the "Štvanci" stunt group
4. July 2026 - Saturday
Hradec Králové Great Square (Velké náměstí)
21:00
Festive concert by the Hradec Králové Philharmonic
4. July 2026 - Saturday
Hradec Králové Great Square (Velké náměstí)
10:00 - 23:00
10:00 – Grand Square – Hradec Market in 1866, opening of the marketplace. Military band concerts, historical uniforms and civilian fashion, cavalry, artillery.
15:30 – Ceremonial ringing of the Augustin Bell, march of historical troops with bands.
16:00 – Grand ceremony of historical troops, decoration of banners.
17:00 – Hussars in 1866, "Štvanci" stunt group.
18:30 – Church service at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.
19:00 – Battle reenactment in Šimek Park: "Prussians at the Gates of Hradec in 1866".
21:00 – Gala concert by the Hradec Králové Philharmonic – "Military Symphony". Ludwig v. Beethoven – Zapfenstreich No. 1, Joseph Haydn – Trumpet Concerto and Symphony No. 100.
22:00 – Grand night horseback fire show, "Štvanci" stunt group.
5. July 2026 - Sunday
Battlefield Chlum 1866, under the observation tower
19:00
Kantoři: “Tam u Královýho Hradce”/"There by Králový Hradec"– concert by the popular folk group "under the observation tower"
5. July 2026 - Sunday
Battlefield Chlum 1866
12:00
Promenade concerts of historical bands: Artillerie Traditionskapelle „Von der Groeben“, Band of the Imperial and Royal 6th Field Rifle Battalion, Spielmannszug 1. Garde Regiment zu Fuss
3. July 2026 - Friday
Museum of the 1866 War at Chlum.
15:00
Grand opening of the Museum of the 1866 War at Chlum.
3. July 2026 - 4. July 2026
Hradec Králové, Museum of Eastern Bohemia
Conference "The Greatest Battle of Our Age?" – Mythology and Remembrance of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866.
Church services, acts and ceremonies of reverence
3. July 2026 - Friday
Battlefield Chlum 1866, the Transfiguration of the Lord at Chlum.
18:00
Requiem Mass at the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord at Chlum.
3. July 2026 - Friday
Battlefield Chlum 1866
22:00
Torchlight procession through the village of Chlum, commemorative ceremony at the Prussian cemetery.
3. July 2026 - Friday
Maslojedy
16:00
Unveiling of the "Flame of Peace" memorial in Máslojedy
3. July 2026 - Friday
Battlefield Chlum 1866
14:30
Memorial act at the Ossuary
4. July 2026 - Saturday
Hradec Králové, Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.
18:30
Church service at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.
4. July 2026 - Saturday
Hradec Králové Great Square (Velké náměstí)
15:30
Ceremonial ringing of the Augustin Bell, march of historical troops with bands.
4. July 2026 - Saturday
Hradec Králové Great Square (Velké náměstí)
16:00
Grand ceremony of historical troops, decoration of banners.
5. July 2026 - Sunday
Battlefield Chlum 1866
11:00
Official act of remembrance at the "Battery of the Dead"
24. October 2026 - Saturday
Battlefield Chlum 1866
All Souls' Day program with the Emperor on the battlefield.