FAQ

The Signal Festival Gallery Zone is an exclusive part of the festival that offers visitors a deeper and more intimate contemporary art experience. In this zone you will find selected installations by renowned international and Czech artists, exhibited in unique spaces. It is a place where you can lose track of time, discover new emotions and let yourself be carried away by the creativity that surrounds you. The Gallery Zone brings a unique experience that is unparalleled in the Czech Republic.

Signal Plus ticket prices:

• From August 13th, 2024: 290 CZK
• From September 4th, 2024: 340 CZK
• From September 18th, 2024: 390 CZK
• During the festival (October 10th–13th, 2024): 440 CZK (valid for both online purchases and at festival ticket booths)

Children under 6 years old and persons with disabilities (ZTP) have free entry.

Family ticket prices:

• From September 4th, 2024: 1000 CZK
• From September 18th, 2024: 1150 CZK
• During the festival (October 10th–13th, 2024): 1350 CZK (valid for both online purchases and at festival ticket booths)

The family ticket covers entry for two adults and up to three children aged 7 to 12 years.

You will need a ticket to enter the Gallery Zone. With a ticket you will get the opportunity to see 7 unique installations that you won't see otherwise. The ticket is not time-limited so that you can come any day, any time from 07:00 pm - 0:00 and support Czech and international art with us. Paid installations are marked with an asterisk next to their number.

After purchasing your ticket online, you will receive an email with detailed information. With your ticket, just come to any of the festival box offices: the Prague Castle Riding Hall, Schwarzenberg Palace, Kunsthalle Prague, Clam-Gallas Palace, Baroque Refectory of the Dominican Monastery, CAMP (Centre for Architecture and Urban Planning).

•       Prague Castle Riding Hall

In her work, Korean artist and professor Seohyo combines the inspiration of historical elements of Prague architecture with the media technologies of generative art to create a unique dynamic projection of abstract shapes reflecting the rhythm of the city.

•       Sternberg Palace

One of the most important contemporary Czech artists, Jiří Příhoda uses precise geometric principles in his monumental sculptures, working with the movement of light and shadow and their contrasts. Capriccio, Karbola, UAPs are static, but the precise work with matter gives them the illusion of movement.

•       Schwarzenberg Palace

Michael Bielický and Kamila B. Richter address the theme of human overload with a multitude of sensations and the need to find the right navigational direction for oneself in the flood of information. Their Columbus 2.0 transforms digital messages into waves of information surrounding the visitor, creating the illusion of an ocean.

•       Kunsthalle Praha

The exhibition by legendary British studio UVA illuminates the parallels between the unpredictability of chaos theory and the structured patterns that emerge within it. The ensemble installation presents a kinetic double pendulum, ice panels and laser projection, offering the viewer a profound experience connecting the tangible and intangible, the visible and the invisible.

•       Clam-Gallas Palace

The multimedia theatre ensemble Laterna magika will present a theatre and dance production directed by Miřenka Čechová, which draws the viewer into the position of a person waiting on the platform, recording the life stories of the characters through the limited perspective of the windows of a passing train. Please note: The performance is repeated 3 times per hour.

•       The Baroque refectory of the Dominican monastery

American artist Bill Fontana, one of the founders of sound art, will remind us of the fragility of the climatic and cultural balance in his installation Silent Echoes. He has transported the tones of the silent bells of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to the icy caves of Dachstein to create a specific sonic duet.

•       CAMP (Centre for Architecture and Urban Planning)

Quayola, an Italian immersive artist, focuses on nature, pictorial traditions and new technological devices in his video series Effets de Soir. The title refers to the natural phenomena that can only be observed at dusk and dawn, when light and shadow, warm and cold colours, merge and flow into one another.

Special tip: To really enjoy the festival, hit the streets on Sunday! The last day of the festival is usually the quietest and you can plan everything perfectly. If you prefer more peace and quiet, plan your walk through Prague at night for the late festival hours. The festival is open every night until midnight.

Signal VIP is a ticket that allows you to experience the Signal Festival in comfort. With this exclusive ticket, you get priority access to the Gallery Zone one hour earlier than others, allowing you to enjoy the art installations in peace and without crowds. You also don't have to worry about queuing during the festival - with Signal VIP you have priority access to all 7 unique installations, which you can visit repeatedly. Your VIP experience starts with a welcome drink in the Kunsthalle and can end at the after party. And that's not all - more benefits will be revealed during September! However, Signal VIP capacity is limited, so don't hesitate to secure your place!

• From August 13th, 2024: 1,690 CZK
• During the festival (October 10th–13th, 2024): 1,990 CZK (valid for both online purchases and at festival ticket booths)

Most of the Signal Festival programme is still free. We want to be there for everyone without distinction. You will find everything clearly marked in the programme on the website and the festival app.

The Red Pill exhibition at the Traffo Gallery is completely free as part of the accompanying programme. Also, don't miss the new educational platform Signal Forum, a European creative forum for those who want to be prepared for the future. It offers two days of lectures, workshops and side activities that bring together professionals from the fields of creativity, innovation and technology. Tickets for the Signal Forum are already on sale.

By purchasing a ticket, you allow us to bring world-class works to Signal Festival and prepare the gallery zone on a professional level.

Children under 6 and disabled people get a free ticket, seniors get a 50 CZK discount.

Online tickets can be purchased on the Signal Festival website or on our app. Tickets can also be purchased on site. We accept cash and credit cards at the festival.

The festival will run from Thursday 10 October to Sunday 13 October 2024 from 07:00 pm to 0:00 every day.

To really enjoy the festival, we recommend Sunday. It tends to be the quietest day. The crowds fall away, but the installations are still beautiful. Everywhere is more relaxed and you can plan your visit to the festival more according to the festival map.

This year's festival is special because it takes visitors through the grounds of Prague Castle. In order for this experience to run smoothly and be safe for visitors, it is important to adhere to and respect the requirements from both Prague Castle and our festival organizing service. There are several restrictions or exceptions along the route:

Passage through the Prague Castle grounds (the route Third Courtyard -> Supreme Purcracy -> Na Opyši street, towards the Old Castle Steps leading to Malostranská Street) will be open in both directions only until 10pm. Visitors are advised to start the Hradčany route after 10 pm from the Prague Castle Riding Hall, from the Prague Castle tram stop. 

•       The route between the Prague Castle Riding Hall and the Archbishop's Palace via the Second Courtyard of Prague Castle will be open until 0:00. The flow of visitors will be separated in two directions, so we ask visitors to pay attention and follow the organizer's instructions.

•       As part of the festival, we were lucky enough to place one of the works directly in the South Gardens of Prague Castle and open it to the public after closing time. However, please note that the installation has a limited capacity and is only one-way. The entrance to the gardens can be found at Hradčanské náměstí and the exit is Na Opyši.

•       We kindly ask visitors to respect the visitor regulations of the Prague Castle Administration and not to bring unwanted items (e.g. sharp objects, large luggage, etc.). You can find more information here: https://www.hrad.cz/file/edee/2020/05/navstevni-rad-20.-5.-2020-cj.pdf

•       The entrance to the Sternberg Palace for the paid installation by Jiří Příhoda is through the passageway of the Archbishop's Palace.

•       There is a strict ban on the use of drones around the whole area of Prague Castle.

Just download our Signal Festival app. You can then conveniently view the map on your mobile phone, including the full programme and all the necessary information about the festival. You can find the festival map at all ticket offices at each installation, on the route navigators or on our website in the Programme section.

Together with our partner Deník N we are preparing a special edition with a reliable festival guide during the festival. You can get it at all ticket offices at paid installations. You will find stories of the art installations, a selection of the best of the programme and of course a printed map. It is also handed out on the streets by our SIGNALISTS volunteers in distinctive yellow jackets. Be sure not to miss it.

The best way to find your way around the festival is to check our map: signalfestival.com/mapa. This year the festival will again take place on 2 routes in the streets of Prague: on the brand new Hradčany route and the traditional trip through the heart of Prague on the Centrum route.

The best way to reach us is by public transport. The starting point can be, for example, the Malostranská, Staroměstská and Karlovo náměstí metro stations. You can also use the tram stops Pražský Hrad, Pohořelec or Staroměstská as a reference point. We also recommend Malostranské náměstí as a great starting point for the Hradčany route.

Please note: The grounds of the Prague Castle close at 10:00 pm, i.e. it will not be possible to walk from the Old Castle Steps through the Third Courtyard to Hradčany Square. If you want to get from Malostranská Street to the Hradčany route after 10:00 pm, you can use, for example, the tram service to the Prague Castle stop. 

If you're not from Prague, try using one of the adjacent public car parks (P+R) and take public transport to the centre.

The best way to enjoy the festival is on foot. You can avoid congested public transport and parking quests. An evening stroll through Prague is an added bonus. Together with our partner ČEZ Group, we are introducing the Help with Movement app this year. So, whether you run or walk from one installation to another, your activity and energy with the EPP app always generates points for a unique project that ČEZ Group will financially support through the ČEZ Foundation.

The rapidly flashing lights and effects of some installations can cause photosensitive epileptic seizures in more sensitive people. It is best to consider your participation with your medical condition in mind. Visitors can find out about installations that are not suitable for epileptics in the installation details on our website or app.

Signal Festival is a big event full of people, lights and sounds. We recommend leaving your animal friends at home. They are not allowed in the indoor gallery areas.

Yes, the vast majority of installations are wheelchair accessible. The only exception is the installation by the artist SpY in the South Gardens of Prague Castle, where all you have to do is tell our SIGNALISTS and they will arrange special access through the lower entrance.

Yes. Right on the streets you will find our volunteers or SIGNALISTS wearing reflective yellow jackets. They'll be happy to give you advice on how to get to the next installation, how to download the app or even where to go with the kids.

We're trying. We sort our waste dutifully and so can you. We've done away with single-use plastics, and we don't make unnecessary promotional items from unsustainable materials. Electricity consumption during the festival is approximately 10,000 kWh. That's the equivalent of 26 kettles per week. The Signal Festival is surprisingly energy-efficient.

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