Friday, May 3, 2024

Křižíkovy sady, Proluka

9 AM–8 PM

The WWII American soldier daily life
16th Armored Division and 2nd Infantry Division reenactment camps, 45th Field hospital, field kitchen, period military vehicles, Sherman tank

Šafaříkovy sady and Kopeckého sady

9 AM–8 PM

Czechoslovak Independent Armored Brigade living history camp
period aid station equipment, period vehicles and equipment, articles of daily use, field kitchen, field post, guided tours

RAF and WAAF camp
RAF airmen gear, articles of daily use of RAF and WAAF, medical equipment display; guided tours, games for children and strategic play

Czech Spitfire Club, flying history club
1:1 Spitfire fighter replica in the 312th Czechoslovak RAF Fighter squadron marking of the legendary Oto Smik

Pobřežní ulice (next to the Patton Memorial Pilsen Musem)

9 AM–8 PM

Camp Raiders
reenactment camp of the gear and equipment of the modern 2nd Infantry Division and other units of the US Army

3:30–9 PM

Musical program
3:30 PM Spolucestující
5 PM Paheyl
6:30 PM ½ Rebel
8 PM Geronimol

Chodské náměstí

10 AM

Laying of the wreath ceremony at the 2nd Infantry Division memorial

Husova ulice

11:30 AM

Laying  of the wreath ceremonies at the 16th Armored Division memorial  and the Czechoslovaks fighting on the Western front memorial

náměstí Republiky

4 PM

Ivan Audes trio & Mirka Novak

6 PM

Opening ceremony  of Liberation Festival 2024
American student marching band Stuttgart Legacy Drumline
US Garrison Ansbach JROTC drill team performance
Living history clubs´ representatives
Pilsner Jazz Band

8:30 PM

Big Band Jazz bez hranic and Chuck Wansley

Kopeckého sady

5-9 PM

LIBÉ RTY STAGE
5 PM Poetři and The Dixie Hot Licks
6:30 PM DJ Lishuk, Tony Rocky Horror Vinyl Show

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Křižíkovy sady, Proluka

9 AM–8 PM

The WWII American soldier daily life
16th Armored Division and 2nd Infantry Division reenactment camps, 45th Field hospital, field kitchen, period military vehicles, Sherman tank

Šafaříkovy sady and Kopeckého sady

9 AM–8 PM

Czechoslovak Independent Armored Brigade living history camp
period aid station equipment, period vehicles and equipment, articles of daily use, field kitchen, field post, guided tours

RAF and WAAF camp
RAF airmen gear, articles of daily use of RAF and WAAF, medical equipment display; guided tours, games for children and strategic play

Czech Spitfire Club, flying history club
1:1 Spitfire fighter replica in the 312th Czechoslovak RAF Fighter squadron marking of the legendary Oto Smik

Pobřežní ulice (next to the Patton Memorial Pilsen Musem)

9 AM–8 PM

Camp Raiders
reenactment camp of the gear and equipment of the modern 2nd Infantry Division and other units of the US Army

11 AM–9 PM

Musical program
11 AM 9th Illinois string band
12:30 PM St. Johny
2 PM Frýda & company
3:30 Míša & Bert Leicht band
5 PM Isara
6:30 PM BlueGate
8 PM SOVs

náměstí Republiky

10–12 AM

10 AM Run for the Memory of Nations
We run for everyone who did not give up: 5 and 10 km run through the and family run through the park circuit for everyone. Information and registration: www.behpropametnaroda.cz/plzen/

10-12 AM Program for families with children
medals production, workroom for children and children run in the square with medals for all small runners

12:30–9:30 PM

Musical program
12:30 PM Ambito
2:30 PM Tremolo
4:30 PM Touch of Gospel
6:30 PM Kateřina Marie Tichá & Bandjeez
8:30 PM O5 a Radeček

6 - 8 PM

Arrival of the 23rd Reconnaissance squadron (Club of the 3rd Army Pilsen)

Kopeckého sady

12:30-10 PM

LIBÉ RTY STAGE
12:30 PM Frankie & The Deadbeats
2:00 PM Memory of Nations talkshow
4 PM The BladderStones
5:30 PM Safenat Paneach
7 PM Povodí Ohře
8:30 PM Kill the Dandies!

náměstí Míru

4 PM

Commemorative act at the Fighters and victims of world wars memorial, the Memorial to the fallen members of the West Bohemian aeroclub in the WWII and the Fallen citizens of Pilsen in the May uprising 1945

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Sukova ulice – Klatovská třída – sady Pětatřicátníků – náměstí Republiky

11 AM

CONVOY OF LIBERTY
parade of vintage military vehicles and fly past of historic planes
11 AM start of the convoy
12.30 PM entering the city center

náměstí Republiky

12–6 PM

12 PM Welcoming the Convoy of Liberty in the city center based on the old folk tradition by the Folk Ensemble of Songs and Dances JISKRA

1 PM Taxmeni
3 PM Nezmaři
5 PM Děda Mládek Illegal Band

Křižíkovy sady, Proluka

2-6 PM

The WWII American soldier daily life
16th Armored Division and 2nd Infantry Division reenactment camps, 45th Field hospital, field kitchen, period military vehicles, Sherman tank

Šafaříkovy sady and Kopeckého sady

2-6 PM

Czechoslovak Independent Armored Brigade living history camp
period aid station equipment, period vehicles and equipment, articles of daily use, field kitchen, field post, guided tours

RAF and WAAF camp
RAF airmen gear, articles of daily use of RAF and WAAF, medical equipment display; guided tours, games for children and strategic play

Czech Spitfire Club, flying history club
1:1 Spitfire fighter replica in the 312th Czechoslovak RAF Fighter squadron marking of the legendary Oto Smik

Pobřežní ulice (next to the Patton Memorial Pilsen Museum)

2-6 PM

Camp Raiders
reenactment camp of the gear and equipment of the modern 2nd Infantry Division and other units of the US Army

2-6 PM

Musical program
2 PM Doladíme
3:30 Hop a Šavani
5 PM Crimson Fields, Stra Hat, Faux Pase Fonet

Monday, May 6, 2024

náměstí Republiky, the city hall

2 PM

Commemorative act at the plaques of the 17e bataillon fusiliers belge and the 16th Armored Division of the US Army

Americká ulice

6 PM

The main commemorative act at the Thank you, America! monument

Accompanying program

Pilsen 4 District-Doubravka

April 17

Remembering the Air raids victims and the fallen of the WWII
10 AM Sousedská ulice
10:30 AM Jateční ulice
11 AM Habrmannův park

Pilsen 2 District-Slovany

April 18
11 AM

Commemorative act to the Slovany 1945 air raid, crossroad of the streets Olšová, Kaštanová and Květná

The Pilsen City hall

April 20-May 9

The nurses of the Czechoslovak Red Cross in Great Britain in 1939 – 1945

Pilsen 6 District-Litice

April 25
4 PM

US airmen memorial wreath laying ceremony

Pilsen 5 District-Křimice

April 27
1 PM

Commemorative act at the US fallen airmen memorial and citizens of Křimice fallen in WWI and WWII

Smetanovy sady, U Branky

May 2-29

Unforgettable Pilsen 1945 exhibition
vernissage May 2, 4 PM

Tourist Information Centre of the City of Pilsen

May 3
2 PM

The Liberation of Pilsen – the guided city center tour
tickets at the tourist center or www.plzenskavstupenka.cz from April 15, 2024

Pilsen 4 District-Doubravka

May 3
4 PM

Remembering the Czech airmen from Pilsen-Doubravka and laying of the wreath ceremony at the Habrmanův park commemorative plaque (the former conservatory)

Líně airport

May 3-5

Cup of Freedom Pilsen 2024
international parachuting competition in accuracy landing
more on www.aplzen.cz

Patton Memorial Pilsen

May 3-6
9 AM–6 PM

The exposition dedicated to the liberation of the West Bohemia in 1945

St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral

May 4
9 AM

Holy mass for the war veterans

Hidden city – The Neighborhood walks, Americká ulice 47

May 4
10 AM

Americká avenue as the axis of the city
meeting in front of the ex-Prior building, Americká ulice 47
more on www.plzenskavstupenka.cz

Tourist Information Centre of the City of Pilsen

May 4
10 AM and 2 PM

The Liberation of Pilsen – the guided city center tour
tickets at the tourist center or www.plzenskavstupenka.cz from April 15, 2024

Líně airport

May 4
11 AM-5 PM

Doors open day of the hangar no. 3
more on www.classictrainers.cz

Sokol gymnasium Karlov

May 4
1 PM 

The Czech RAF Karlov airmen memorial wreath laying ceremony

The liberation of the City of Nepomuk

May 4
2 - 10 PM

The program of liberation celebration of the City of Nepomuk and the commemorative act of the 80th anniversary of the downing of the American Liberator bomber:

1 PM – prayer for the victims of the downed bomber and for Raymond A. Noury, who was the sole survivor of the plane crash – church of  St. John of Nepomuk

1:30 PM. – arrival of the convoy of military historical vehicles – A. Němejce square

1:45 PM – Central Music of the Army of the Czech Republic – A. Němejce square

2 PM – commemorative ceremony at the memorial plaque (city center) – opening speech by the mayor of Nepomuk Vladimír Vokurka, speeches delivered by guests, laying of the wreath ceremony, national anthem performed by the Central Music of the Czech Republic with  solo singer Lucía Silkenová

3 PM – departure to the crash site of the downed bomber on Dubeč

3:30 PM – flyover of two JAS-39 Gripen aircrafts (in case of favorable weather) – Dubeč

3:35 PM – commemorative act at the Leaning Obelisk monument, speeches, laying of the wreath ceremony, US anthem – Dubeč

4:30 PM – informal meeting with relatives of fallen airmen and other witnesses,  B-24 Liberator exhibition tour – Nepomuk City Museum and Gallery

8 PM – The Dixie Hot Licks concert – Hotel U Zeleného stromu, free entry

Pilsen 3 District

May 4
3 PM

Commemorative act at the Josef Palacký plaque, Husova ulice 20

Tourist Information Centre of the City of Pilsen

May 5
2 PM

The Liberation of Pilsen – the guided city center tour
tickets at the tourist center or www.plzenskavstupenka.cz from April 15, 2024

Hidden city – The Neighborhood walks, Klatovská třída 110

May 5
3 PM

Beautiful Bory or from the Semmler´s to the prison
meeting at the Semmler residence Info center (first floor), Klatovská třída 110
more on www.plzenskavstupenka.cz

Pilsen 4 District-Doubravka

May 6

Wreath laying ceremonies at the memorials
1:30 PM Újezd (náměstí Karla Panušky)
2 PM Hřbitovní ulice (fire station)
2:30 PM Lobzy shooting range

Smetanovy sady, U Branky

May 6
2-5 PM

Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Memorial Day
public reading of the names of holocaust victims – Yom HaShoah

Czech radio Pilsen broadcasting

May 8
6 PM

Stories of heroes
families of the liberators meeting the students

Celebrations in the region