March 27, 2025

The Liberation Festival Pilsen will have its own beer again, it will be called Veteran

The Liberation Festival PIlsen will have its own special batch of beer. It will be brewed in Pilsen’s experimental brewery Elektrárna. Visitors to the Liberation Celebrations will be able to taste the unfiltered 10° special Indian Pale Lager (IPL) with the distinctive name Veteran on the Republic square from 2 to…

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March 24, 2025

Work on the 97th Infantry Division Memorial continues successfully

By the end of April, a memorial dedicated to the 97th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, which participated in the liberation of western Czechoslovakia in April and May 1945, will be completed. It is being built in Skvrňany on Na Okraji Street and is made of steel elements anchored into…

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March 24, 2025

108 years ago, Colonel and pilot of the 312th Czechoslovak Fighter Squadron of the RAF Ladislav “Larry” Světlík was born in Pilsen.

108 years ago, Colonel and pilot of the 312th Czechoslovak Fighter Squadron of the RAF Ladislav “Larry” Světlík was born in Pilsen. He was trained as a turner in Škoda factory. After work, he visited the airfield of the West Bohemian Aero Club at Plzeň-Bory Airport. As part of the 1000…

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March 23, 2025

Meet the steam train with the locomotive Šlechtičná in the Pilsen Region during the Liberation Festival Pilsen

During the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of West Bohemia, a steam train will appear on the tracks of some of the lines in the region. The rides led by the historic steam locomotive 475.111, nicknamed Šlechtična, have been prepared by the Pilsen Region in cooperation with the…

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March 20, 2025

Thousands of enthusiasts in period military uniforms will occupy the center of Pilsen from 2 to 4 May 2025, when the city will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation by Patton’s army during the Liberation Festival Pilsen.

The period military camps will offer the atmosphere of May 1945 with an emphasis on historical authenticity. For the first time, the celebration will feature a complete American evacuation hospital or military equipment that has not been presented in Pilsen since 1945. The traditional Convoy of liberty will offer over 350…

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March 12, 2025

Liberation Festival Pilsen will offer a varied cultural programme, four music scenes with dozens of bands and singers

A varied cultural programme with dozens of performers will be offered on four stages in the centre of Pilsen during the Liberation Festival, which will commemorate 80 years since the liberation of the city by the American army from 2 to 6 May 2025. The music will be played on…

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