Příbramská svatohorská šalmaj

Svatá Hora is an important Marian pilgrimage site and an architectural pearl of the early Baroque in Příbram. Every year in September, an exceptional event takes place here, which presents this spiritual place in a different light - the Příbramská svatohorská šalmaj.

Do you know what a "shalmai" is? A shalmaj is a wooden wind instrument, but when we say Příbramská svatohorská shalmaj, we mean a day-long event where you can enjoy history, theatre, period music, dance, crafts, in short, a day full of activities for the whole family.

The eighteenth edition of the Příbram Svatohorská šalmaja will take place on Saturday 13 September. On this day, the traditional period parade will start at 9.30 a.m. from T. G. Masaryk Square towards Svatá Hora. This day-long event will start at 10.00 a.m. in the courtyard of Svatohora and will end at night with a traditional performance by the Příbram band Ginevra.

During the day, thanks to the selection of the programme, we will be able to go back several centuries, there will be swordsmen, period music, dance, theatre, a medieval marketplace, cuisine, a medieval camp with period games and craft workshops. Children can also look forward to an adventurous rescue of a princess.