The Prague street theater festival Za dveřmi will celebrate its 18th anniversary from July 14 to 19, 2026. For six days, the Prague Exhibition Grounds in front of the Industrial Palace and Mariánské Square will come alive with a colorful mosaic of international and domestic open-air theater. Visitors can look forward to large-scale and intimate performances, established troupes and new discoveries, a family program full of fun, and a grand opening ceremony. The festival will culminate in a Gala Show. The program begins each day around 4 p.m., and admission is by donation — just come and let yourself be drawn into the world of theater. The Largest Czech Puppet and a Miniature Mobile Taxi from the Netherlands Tripotes la Compagnie (BE) with gravity-defying acrobatics V.O.S.A. Theatre with its new project Weightlessness Holektiv with its new production The Laundresses Ana Monro & Cirkusfera (SLO/SER) – dark humor and physical theater Panorama Kino Theatre (CH) – an unconventional take on theater and public space Teatr Biuro Podróży (PL) — a visually striking production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest Eliška Brtnická will present a fusion of acrobatics, visual art, and architecture Felix Baumann (DE) — contemporary circus and physical comedy Michaela Stará — the poetics of everyday situations The program will also feature a Family Day with interactive installations by Sládkovna, MansterWheel, and Delinus (NL). Performers will include the “depressive clown” Matthias Romir (DE), the contemporary circus troupe Cink Cink Cirk, and Czech modern magic champion Aleš Hrdlička. The theater program will also be complemented by music. The vintage jazz ensemble Paper Moon Trio from Slovakia will perform, the young Prague band Hobluj! will serve up traditional folk in wild arrangements, and DJs from the Pleasures Collective will host a dance party. The festival will conclude with an evening program featuring a series of unique short performances by Czech ensembles and soloists — a gala show — hosted by the duo Bratři v tricku. → Programe More