Velvet Hradec: Celebrating 17 November in Hradec Králové
Date of Event: 11/17/2026 15:00
A commemorative event for the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day and International Students’ Day in Hradec Králové. Afternoon programme at the Na Soutoku campus and a candlelight procession to the Klicpera Theatre.
Join us on November 17, 2026, to celebrate the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day and International Students’ Day in Hradec Králové.
A group of students from the University of Hradec Králové, Charles University, and the University of Defence, in cooperation with local cultural institutions, has prepared a rich programme culminating in a candlelight procession through the city centre.
The procession will begin symbolically at Václav Havel Square in the UHK Na Soutoku campus and continue into the city. Along the route, participants will stop for several cultural activities – first at the Museum of Eastern Bohemia, then at the Faculty of Medicine of Charles University, and finally at the Klicpera Theatre, where the event will conclude with a traditional happening.
Programme of candlelight procession
| Time | Checkpoints | Programme description |
| 3:00–5:11 p.m. | Afternoon programme at the Na Soutoku Campus of the University of Hradec Králové (Hradecká 1227/4) | Talks with witnesses, photo exhibitions, screenings of documentaries, educational programme for children |
| 5:11 p.m. | Campus UHK, Václav Havel Square | Procession starts with the song Prayer for Marta |
| 5:25–5:45 p.m. | Campus of the Charles University (Zborovská 2207/4) | Musical performance by students, warm refreshment |
| 6:20–6:30 p.m. | Philosophical faculty UHK (náměstí Svobody 331) | Short candle-lighting stop |
| 6:40–6:50 p.m. | Museum of Eastern Bohemia (Eliščino nábřeží 465/7) | Projection recalling key events of November 1989 |
| 7:05–8:00 p.m. | Happening at Klicpera Theatre (Dlouhá 99/9) | Poetry readings, theater music band concert |
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