May 18, 2020

The ceremony at the Thank you, America! memorial marked the end of this year´s Liberation Festival Pilsen

The laying of the wreath ceremony at the Thank you, America! on May 6, 2020 marked the end of this year´s 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Pilsen by the US Army. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, instead of the huge festivities, the City of Pilsen offered a seven-hour live broadcasting…

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May 4, 2020

Pilsen commemorated the 75th Anniversary of the liberation by the US Army by live stream lasting seven hours

Pilsen commemorated the anniversary of the liberation by the US Army by seven hours lasting live stream on Sunday May 3.  The virtual Liberation Festival Pilsen being broadcasted from the DEPO2015 creative zone watched 45 500 people. It started at 11 AM symbolically reminding the time, when based on the original…

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April 30, 2020

The live streaming program of the Liberation Festival Pilsen starts on May 3 at 11 a.m.

The live streaming program of the Liberation Festival Pilsen stars on May 3 at 11 a.m. The Liberation Festival studio will go in the air on Sunday, May 3, at 11 a.m., in time when the Convoy of Liberty was originally scheduled to set off. The almost eight-hour program, which…

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April 21, 2020

Pilsen is preparing a special online program for the 75th Anniversary of the liberation by the US military

Although the ongoing government measure taken against the coronovirus epidemic will not allow to hold the traditional Liberation Festival, the city of Pilsen is preparing a special online program to mark the 75th anniversary of the crucial days of early May 1945, when General Patton’s American and Belgian soldiers liberated Pilsen. The…

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April 14, 2020

Pilsen thinks of its veterans, sending them a symbolic gift and invitation to the live broadcasting

Pilsen thinks of its veterans, sending them a symbolic gift and invitation to the live broadcasting Great understanding was expressed by WWII veterans with the cancellation of the Liberation Festival Pilsen. Pilsen is sending them hand-sewn masks as a symbol of thanks and protection and invites them to watch the live broadcasting.…

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March 26, 2020

Liberation Festival Pilsen 2021 takes place May 6 – 9

It should have been a spectacular event with a unique Earth & Air WWII battle demonstration at the Líně airport, a huge military history spectacle. The cultural program was supposed to be dominated by the BBC symphony Big Band, as well as traditional popular military reenactment camps.   It should have been an…

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