Celebrating 130 years of Holešovice Market in gourmet style!

Celebrating 130 years of Holešovice Market in gourmet style!

Come to the Holešovice Market to reminisce and soak up fresh energy. The planned events will tune you into a gourmet mood and take you to a culinary ritual as well as a daily sermon. And those who hurry to buy tickets will experience a mass performed by Kryštof Bartoš!

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Prague, March 2025 – The former slaughterhouse area of Holešovická tržnice is celebrating its 130th anniversary this year, and festivities will take place throughout the year. The main attractions will include not only gourmet events and the unique gastro performance concept BEEF, but also plenty of quality music, a pop-up café with a daily program, lectures, and original sermons not just about meat. Visitors will be able to experience all of this at the turn of April and May, alongside traditional events like the April Pastrami Pop Up 3 and the September Pizza! Pizza! Pop Up, which will also be part of the celebrations. However, Holešovická tržnice is alive year-round, just like the Food Truck Point next to Hall 22, where visitors can indulge in shopping for fresh produce, especially from Czech farmers, every day except Sunday. The entire celebratory journey of 130 years will conclude with a traditional Advent event featuring Mexican cuisine as part of Dia de los Muertos and classics like Mulled Wine & Film.

Pastrami Pop Up 3

The third edition of the meaty Pastrami event must not be missed in this year's celebrations. A gathering of lovers of high-quality cured meat in bread with traditional pickles and other meaty and non-meaty delicacies, along with plenty of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, will take place on April 24th from 11:00 AM, and of course, this will be an edition for the discerning, because when it comes to celebrations, only the highest quality will do, and of course, in the rhythm of dance!

Pop Up Café as a Temple of Feasting from April to May

Discover a special pop-up venue where Hall 17 transforms into a temple of feasting, art, culture, and culinary rituals. Every day from April 24th to May 14th, Hall 17 will open its doors to welcome visitors to the pop-up café, where in the afternoon, interested parties can join a holy mass for meat or listen to lectures starting at 2:00 PM on topics related to gastronomic culture. In the evening, the place will transform into a temple of feasting within the BEEF concept and subsequently into a concert venue with an exciting lineup, offering treats like WWW NEUROBEAT, the duo Republic of Two after a long hiatus, hardcore group Slut, and many more.

What Awaits You?

  • · pop-up café
  • · evening concerts
  • · gastronomic performance BEEF
  • · rituals, daily sermons (lectures and discussions about culture and gastronomy)

Concert Lineup and Other Events

  • Thu 24.4. 2025 19:30 / JUST IMPRO SHOW Fri 25. 4. 2025 21:00 / WWW NEUROBEAT
  • Sat 26. 4. 2025 21:00 / Himalayan Dalai Lama & Terezie Kovalová Sun 27. 4. 2025 21:00 / Republic of Two Tue 29. 4. 2025 21:00 / Manon meurt & Ida The Young
  • Mon 5.5. 2025 19:30 / Fuckup night UMAMI Tue 6. 5. 2025 21:00 / Anna Vaverková & Jakub König Wed 7. 5. 2025 21:00 / Slut & Meat-House Chicago I.R.A. Tue 13. 5. 2025 21:00 P/\ST
  • Wed 14.5.2025 21:00 ŠatySVlečkou BEEF closing party

Opening Hours of Hall 17

BEEF: Satisfy Your Soul and Body at a Ritual Dinner!

The connection of food and theater in the former slaughterhouse. An eleven-course dinner in a unique artistic presentation. Immerse yourself in the story of food and its history, the past of Holešovická tržnice, and reflections on the future of our gastronomy in an unforgettable gastro performance. During only 15 selected evenings, you will experience a tasting dinner with a package of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, served in collaboration with the team of chef Láďa Vaníček from Zátiší Catering Group. As part of the ritual dinner, you will taste an eleven-course menu in a unique artistic presentation. What you might usually see as an ordinary flower will be presented as a delicacy that will tickle your senses. Not just your taste buds.

Only 15 performances for 60 guests from April 25 to May 14, 2025.

Admission is 4,800 CZK and tickets can be purchased here: tickets

Dive into the story of food and its history. Into the past of Holešovická tržnice – the former royal slaughterhouse. Into stories from the culinary world, into reflections on the future of our gastronomy.

Exhibition in the Tower

On the occasion of the anniversary, the viewing floor of the water tower will also be accessible. However, it will not only be an opportunity to see the surroundings of the area, but also a floor below will allow visitors to visualize what the area looked like 130 years ago, the landscape that could be seen from the tower in 1895.

Part of the exhibition will be an exposition that maps memories of Holešovická tržnice, whether in the form of period photographs or memories from direct witnesses of the slaughterhouse operations. There will also be a task trail that both children and adults can explore from the opening of the exhibition until September.

The exhibition will be accessible from April 24 to June 29, 2025.

Pizza! Pizza! Pop Up

Just like Pastrami, the Italian variant of the pop-up gastro journey in the market will offer its third edition this year, featuring the finest delicacies from the Apennine Peninsula. Not only pizzas but also pasta, focaccia, dolce & caffè with plenty of refreshing drinks will take over the market space on September 4th from 11:00 AM, and of course, there will be music with sunny Italian rhythms.

Dia de los Muertos and Mexican Specialties

The gastronomic pop-up journey will symbolically conclude with the Mexican Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos on October 31st from 11:00 AM in the market area and selected halls, when traditionally, visitors come to celebrate the reunion of the dead and living souls, which can meet again on this day once a year and celebrate life. And what would a celebration be without Mexican delicacies, where jalapeños and tortillas will take center stage, complemented by enchiladas, churros, and tequila. All of this will be accompanied by dance rhythms until late hours.

And for those who will still be hungry in the autumn, of course, alongside the delights from the Food Truck Point, which operates year-round next to Hall 22, they will have to wait for Advent, which will bring especially Christmas classics, mulled wine, punch, or roasted chestnuts. But more on that later, as winter of 2024 is still in session :)

Enjoy your meal at Holešovická tržnice and cheers to another 130 years!

The media partner for all events is Radio Prague / praha.rozhlas.cz

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