Once Upon a Time in Slavkov
Slavkov u Brna will go back 218 years on the first weekend in December. It will commemorate one of the most important European battles, in which French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the combined Austrian-Russian army (with the support from England) on 2 December, 1805. Nearly 160,000 soldiers fought in this battle.
This year, visitors can experience historical events first-hand, for example as the monarchs spending the night in the castle. On Saturday, in addition to the period programme, visitors can also enjoy an advent fair in the town centre.
A unique spectacle is the parade of soldiers through the town, a multimedia programme in the castle park ending with fireworks.
The town of Slavkov u Brna, the castle courtyard and the castle park will once again return to the atmosphere of 1805, when Slavkov became the centre of one of the most important battles in European history, the so-called "Battle of the Three Emperors". You can look forward to the traditional advent fair, historical programme, military encampment, battle demonstrations, and the culmination in the form of a soldiers's parade and a nighttime programme in the castle. The cannon shot announcing the opening of the Napoleonic events in Slavkov u Brna will be heard at 10.00 am. The final programme will then take place from 8.00 pm in the castle park.
Source: https://www.kudyznudy.cz/akce/tenkrat-ve-slavkove-1
