On April 30, Czech kids dress up as witches and watch a straw witch burn on a bonfire to see off winter. It's called čarodějnice. The next day is May Day, when couples kiss under the blossoming cherry trees on Petřín. We picked the bonfire spots and the spring outings around them. Here's what we checked, from the witch trail at Ladronka to the butterflies in Troja's greenhouse.
Čarodějnice is the Czech spring custom of burning a straw witch on a bonfire to see off winter, and Prague 6 hosts one of the city's busiest in Park Ladronka.
Kids come dressed as witches and wizards, walk a witch trail, enter the costume contest, try an escape game, peek into a mobile planetarium and watch kids' theater, while Czech bands play the main stage until the witch goes up in flames.
The dm bambini run is the kids' race of the Prague Marathon weekend: a short dash for toddlers and preschoolers, split by age so nobody lines up against kids twice their size.
Every runner gets a race T-shirt, a start number and a finisher's medal, the same kit the grown-ups chase on Sunday. It suits small kids who like to run and want to feel part of the big race.
Toulcův dvůr is a farm and nature center in Hostivař, and Earth Day is its big open afternoon. Prague environmental groups set up hands-on stations across the grounds; in 2026 kids dug for life in soil, looked at fossils and painted pottery.
Children from the farm's animal clubs lead tours of the farm, and there is a kids' theater show. It suits curious kids who like to touch things.
Each spring the Fata Morgana tropical greenhouse fills with hundreds of live butterflies from around the world, flying free around visitors. Kids can watch new butterflies crawl out of their pupae at the hatching display.
A second, hands-on part sits in the Exhibition Hall across the garden: kids test how a butterfly's tongue works and look closely at what gives wings their color. It suits curious kids of any age.
Matějská pouť is the biggest funfair in Czechia, a spring tradition dating back to 1595 that fills the Výstaviště grounds in Holešovice with more than 100 rides.
Small kids get carousels, a mini train, little cars, bouncy castles and trampolines. Older ones head for the bumper cars, the haunted castles and the big thrill rides. Expect cotton candy, langoš and shooting galleries where kids try to win a stuffed toy.
Ladronka is a big open park on the Strahov-Motol slopes, built around a restored farmstead. Its main draw is a lit 4.6 km loop shared by inline skaters, cyclists, runners and strollers.
Kids get fenced playgrounds that stay open all year, and the farmstead restaurant adds an indoor play corner from October to March. Older kids also find volleyball and beach courts, disc golf and slacklines.
Petřín is a wooded hill of linked gardens rising above Malá Strana, crossed by walking paths with benches and city views. A funicular climbs from Újezd to the top, where the Petřín Lookout Tower, built in 1891 after the Eiffel Tower, and a mirror maze sit side by side. Kids also find several playgrounds, the medieval Hunger Wall and a rose garden at the summit.
Kampa Park spreads 2.65 hectares of lawns and old trees across an island between the Vltava and the Čertovka, a narrow man-made channel. Kids can run the grass, use the playground, and spot the big wooden mill wheel of the old Grand Priory Mill on the Čertovka.
Museum Kampa's giant chair sculpture stands above the river, and Charles Bridge crosses the island's northern tip.
On April 30, Czech kids dress up as witches and watch a straw witch burn on a bonfire to see off winter. It's called čarodějnice. The next day is May Day, when couples kiss under the blossoming cherry trees on Petřín. We picked the bonfire spots and the spring outings around them. Here's what we checked, from the witch trail at Ladronka to the butterflies in Troja's greenhouse.
Čarodějnice is the Czech spring custom of burning a straw witch on a bonfire to see off winter, and Prague 6 hosts one of the city's busiest in Park Ladronka.
Kids come dressed as witches and wizards, walk a witch trail, enter the costume contest, try an escape game, peek into a mobile planetarium and watch kids' theater, while Czech bands play the main stage until the witch goes up in flames.
The dm bambini run is the kids' race of the Prague Marathon weekend: a short dash for toddlers and preschoolers, split by age so nobody lines up against kids twice their size.
Every runner gets a race T-shirt, a start number and a finisher's medal, the same kit the grown-ups chase on Sunday. It suits small kids who like to run and want to feel part of the big race.
Toulcův dvůr is a farm and nature center in Hostivař, and Earth Day is its big open afternoon. Prague environmental groups set up hands-on stations across the grounds; in 2026 kids dug for life in soil, looked at fossils and painted pottery.
Children from the farm's animal clubs lead tours of the farm, and there is a kids' theater show. It suits curious kids who like to touch things.
Each spring the Fata Morgana tropical greenhouse fills with hundreds of live butterflies from around the world, flying free around visitors. Kids can watch new butterflies crawl out of their pupae at the hatching display.
A second, hands-on part sits in the Exhibition Hall across the garden: kids test how a butterfly's tongue works and look closely at what gives wings their color. It suits curious kids of any age.
Matějská pouť is the biggest funfair in Czechia, a spring tradition dating back to 1595 that fills the Výstaviště grounds in Holešovice with more than 100 rides.
Small kids get carousels, a mini train, little cars, bouncy castles and trampolines. Older ones head for the bumper cars, the haunted castles and the big thrill rides. Expect cotton candy, langoš and shooting galleries where kids try to win a stuffed toy.
Ladronka is a big open park on the Strahov-Motol slopes, built around a restored farmstead. Its main draw is a lit 4.6 km loop shared by inline skaters, cyclists, runners and strollers.
Kids get fenced playgrounds that stay open all year, and the farmstead restaurant adds an indoor play corner from October to March. Older kids also find volleyball and beach courts, disc golf and slacklines.
Petřín is a wooded hill of linked gardens rising above Malá Strana, crossed by walking paths with benches and city views. A funicular climbs from Újezd to the top, where the Petřín Lookout Tower, built in 1891 after the Eiffel Tower, and a mirror maze sit side by side. Kids also find several playgrounds, the medieval Hunger Wall and a rose garden at the summit.
Kampa Park spreads 2.65 hectares of lawns and old trees across an island between the Vltava and the Čertovka, a narrow man-made channel. Kids can run the grass, use the playground, and spot the big wooden mill wheel of the old Grand Priory Mill on the Čertovka.
Museum Kampa's giant chair sculpture stands above the river, and Charles Bridge crosses the island's northern tip.
