Prague Castle gardens host All Hallows’ Eve on 31 October

Prague Castle (Prague Hrad) is the backdrop for All Hallows’ Eve in Prague on 31 October 2026, when the gardens below the castle open for a candlelit remembrance programme. The special opening gives visitors a final opportunity to enter the seasonal gardens before their winter closure.

All Hallows’ Eve brings a special opening below the castle

The National Heritage Institute lists All Hallows’ Eve as a special tour at the Gardens below Prague Castle on Saturday 31 October 2026. The gardens will open from 10am to 9pm, with candles, torches and lamps providing the setting for visitors who want to remember people who have died.

The event is intended for people who cannot travel home and would like to light a candle for someone they have lost. The organiser’s event page describes the evening as a quiet use of the gardens rather than a conventional Halloween party. All Hallows’ Eve programme gives the date, venue and special opening period.

The date also falls on the last day of October, immediately before the gardens close for winter. That links the remembrance programme to the seasonal character of the site: visitors will find an evening opening in the terraces, not a change to the normal year-round operation of Prague Castle.

How the lower gardens connect to Prague Castle’s history

The Gardens below Prague Castle are a separate historic garden complex on the southern slopes beneath the castle. The complex brings together the Ledebour, Small and Great Pálffy and Small Fürstenberg gardens, with terraces and views towards Prague’s Lesser Town.

Prague Castle itself was founded in the ninth century and became the seat of Bohemian kings before serving as the seat of Czech presidents since 1918. The castle complex covers 45 hectares and is a national cultural monument. Those facts give the 31 October programme a specific setting: remembrance takes place below a state and religious centre whose buildings represent more than a thousand years of development. Prague Castle history and layout records the site’s foundation, scale and principal buildings.

The event is therefore tied to the gardens’ final scheduled day before winter rather than to a general city celebration. The visitor experience is concentrated in the lower terraces, while the wider castle complex remains a separate destination above them.

Visiting Prague Castle: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• All Hallows’ Eve takes place at the Gardens below Prague Castle on 31 October 2026, from 10am to 9pm.
• The special opening concerns the lower gardens, where candles, torches and lamps are planned for remembrance; it does not announce a change to access across the whole castle complex.
• The gardens are below Prague Castle on the southern slope, while the castle address is in Hradcany, Prague 1.
• Tram 22 serves the Prague Castle stop, and metro line A reaches Malostranska; the castle administration also lists Poho?elec as a nearby tram stop.
• The official language of Czechia is Czech and its currency is the Czech koruna.

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Frequently asked questions about Prague Castle

When does All Hallows’ Eve take place at Prague Castle?

The programme takes place on 31 October 2026 at the Gardens below Prague Castle. The special opening is scheduled from 10am to 9pm.

Where is Prague Castle and how do you get there?

Prague Castle is in Hradcany, Prague 1. Tram 22 serves the Prague Castle stop, while metro line A reaches Malostranska.

What is Prague Castle?

Prague Castle is a historic complex founded in the ninth century and covering 45 hectares. It has been the seat of Czech presidents since 1918.