Hundreds celebrate New Year in Prague centre

Hundreds of people celebrated the arrival of the New Year in the streets of central Prague toasting 2026 and setting off fireworks, despite a year-round ban on pyrotechnics in heritage zones. According to reporters, firecrackers and explosive devices were used at Old Town Square, Wenceslas Square and in nearby streets. People gathered on bridges over the Vltava River to watch fireworks in the city centre, as well as on Kampa and Žofín Island. Fireworks were also seen being launched from Charles Bridge. Prague City Tourism estimates that around 200,000 tourists visited the capital between Christmas Eve and December 31.

Prague City Hall no longer organizes fireworks display or video mapping projections. It has replaced them with discounts for visits to the Prague zoo and botanical garden, the Public Transport Museum in Střešovice, the Prague Planetarium and the Petřín lookout tower on January 1st.