The Loreto Festival in Rumburk

The festival is being organized for the second year by the city of Rumburk in cooperation with Loreta Rumburk and the Rumburk Museum. The city library is no longer involved in the festival.
I am the person responsible for all organizational matters and program preparation. So, if you have any questions about the festival, please contact me.
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The Loreto Festival in Rumburk

The Loreto Festival in Rumburk is held in Loreto Rumburk – a baroque complex and Marian pilgrimage site from the 18th century. It is a half-day theater and music festival for the whole family. The festivities have been held since 1997 to commemorate the completion and consecration of the Loreto Chapel of the Virgin Mary on 15. 9. 1707. The date is variable, always the second Saturday in September.

The Loreto festivities in Rumburk have both a spiritual and secular dimension.

The Loreto Chapel with its cloister in Rumburk is a living sacral cultural monument that is open year-round for cultural and educational activities.

They are designed as a half-day theater and music festival for the whole family. They take place in an architecturally valuable Baroque area and a Marian pilgrimage site from the 18th century. They offer a day’s experience in the Baroque era. A permanent part of the program are also musical performances by children’s choirs from the region, concerts of historical and classical music, theater fairy tales, creation in art workshops, etc.

In 2025, they take place on Saturday, September 13th

• Loreto, the cloister and the Church of St. Lawrence come alive with festivities.
• The date of the festival is variable, but it always takes place on the second Saturday in September.
• The festivities have both a spiritual and a secular dimension. A Holy Mass is part of the celebrations.
• The festival offers performances by choirs, concerts of historical and classical music, theatrical fairy tales, and creation in art workshops.
• Regional artists and vendors as well as products from protected workshops are presented.
• On display is an exhibition of a wooden miniature of the Loreto Chapel by woodcarver Jiří Cobl.

Organizers: City of Rumburk, Roman Catholic Parish of Rumburk and Rumburk Museum

Contact:

• City of Rumburk, 1366/48 9. května Street, 408 01 Rumburk, tel: 725 712 740, email: romana.korinkova@rumburk.cz

• Loreta Rumburk, 149/27 9. května Street, 408 01 Rumburk, Phone: 604 555 922 Email: loreta.rumburk@seznam.cz www.loretarumburk.cz