On Monday, August 3, 2026, the sixteenth edition of the Prague Pride festival began in Prague and will continue until Sunday. The week-long program kicked off on Střelecký Island and will offer nearly two hundred events. The highlight will be Saturday's rainbow parade through the center of Prague, which, according to organizers, up to 50,000 people are expected to attend. denikn.cz ↗
The festival is accompanied by heightened security measures. Police announced that they will oversee the accompanying events as well as the final pride march, which will take place on Saturday, August 8. Hundreds of police officers, a helicopter, an anti-conflict team, and mounted patrols are set to be deployed for the measures. Police are also planning surveillance from the air and from the water. idnes.cz ↗
The security regime is related, among other things, to the attack in Berlin, where an attacker drove into a crowd of people at a similar event. The most significant restrictions are expected during Saturday's parade, when the center of Prague is to be closed to car traffic. Police are announcing increased oversight throughout the entire festival week in order to prevent incidents. irozhlas.cz ↗
Support for the festival was also expressed by British Ambassador Matt Field, who, on the occasion of this year's edition, emphasized equal rights for people of minority sexual orientation. Main attention is now focused on the course of the accompanying events and on Saturday's march, during which the greatest deployment of security forces and traffic restrictions in the metropolis are expected. idnes.cz ↗
Prague Pride began in Prague under tightened security measures
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Kam v srpnu v Praze zdarma? Vyrazte na pride, rytířský turnaj i street art
blesk.cz
| 12:41 03.08.
Začíná Prague Pride 2026! Festival nabídne takřka 200 akcí, na průvod dorazí 50 tisíc lidí
blesk.cz
| 11:50 03.08.
Prague Pride 2026 začíná. Uskuteční se za zpřísněných bezpečnostních opatření
denik.cz
| 10:37 03.08.
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