SOUTH SPECIFIC 2026
The European Capital of Culture 2028 festival, organized by the South Bohemian Theatre, will transform South Bohemia into a stage.
South Specific is a theater biennial that brings unusual performances to unusual places throughout South Bohemia. Instead of traditional venues, performances take place in city streets, in the countryside, on village squares, in industrial buildings and in places we normally pass by unnoticed.
The festival connects contemporary theatre with the spirit of the region, its history and atmosphere. Each performance is tailored to a specific location and often counts on the active participation of the audience. Thanks to international collaborations and strong local roots, the South Specific festival brings theater to the Czech Republic that is both an experience and an encounter.
It is a celebration of the region's uniqueness, openness and creative energy – a festival that turns South Bohemia into a stage worth visiting.
After a successful pilot year in 2024, which attracted more than 20,000 spectators, the first official year of the South Specific festival will take place in the summer of 2026.
Budweis 2028 will transform South Bohemia into a stage — the largest project of the South Bohemian Theatre, that will offer over forty exceptional productions connected to the genius loci of the region.
Each performance takes place in an environment that creates its own stage set – whether it is historical sites, nature or spaces where theatre is not typically found.
TICKET SALES
Ticket sales for all performances (except for the opening weekend) began on Wednesday, October 1.
Tickets for the opening weekend Festival Bites (May 1–3, 2026) will go on sale on December 1, 2025.
Six-course festival menu with a 26% discount
Not sure what to choose from the varied program? Enjoy a selected festival menu – six exceptional performances with a 26% discount.
The discount applies to the following performances:
🎭Dream of the Realm of Beauty – Enter a world where beauty means power and old age means the end
South Bohemian Theatre, May and September 2026
🎭Climax – An immersive production about the search for adulthood
Pomezí, May 2026
🎭The Cremator – Immersive dance horror
South Bohemian Theatre, July and August 2026
🎭Hotel Fatigue – Theater inspired by real stories of real people
Continuo Theatre, July and August 2026
🎭Dance of Death – afterlife promo of life’s pleasures
Geisslers Hofcomoedianten, early September 2026
🎭The Butcher’s Story – comic opera
Vzlet, Vosto5, Moravian Theatre Olomouc, Run Operun, late September 2026
On sale from September 24 until sold out for any of the listed performances.
Contact:
Lead organization: South Bohemian Theatre
Budweis 2028 Project coordinator: Kateřina Hovorková – katerina.hovorkova@budejovice2028.cz
