FAQ

  • What is Signal Plus?

    This year we begin a new decade. Join us in the biggest gallery zone we've ever created. Signal Plus is a ticket to 7 unique installations that you can visit repeatedly during the 4 days of the festival. Support the creation of artworks and enjoy Signal Festival to the last dot on the festival map. With Signal Plus you will experience the best artworks of this year's festival.

  • How much does Signal Plus cost?

    You can buy a festival ticket for 340 CZK and from 27 September for 390 CZK. It will be available at the venue for 440 CZK. Children up to 6 years old and disabled persons are free of charge.

    It is also possible to buy a family ticket for 1000 CZK, from 27 September for 1150 CZK, and on the spot for 1350 CZK. 2 adults and up to 3 children aged 7-12 years.

  • What do I need a ticket for?

    With a ticket, you will get the opportunity to see 7 unique installations that you will not see otherwise. The ticket is not time-limited, so you can come any day, any time from 19:00- 24:00. Support Czech and international art with us.

  • What can you expect:

    • The creators Michal Rataj, Jan Trojan, and their collaborators have captured in their sound installation unique imprints of ecosystems disappearing under the relentless layer of technological noise. They focus on the sounds around Lipnice Castle and St. Margaret's Church, using them to reflect the relationship between landscape and man. The installation will be complemented by a light object by scenographer Dragan Stojčevski.
    • Spanish audiovisual studio Playmodes is behind the biggest installation of this year's edition. Horizon is an immersive installation that plays with the limits of our perception of space. It opens up a magical world that expands the seemingly self-evident reality. Light, sound, space, and perspective meet in a single imaginary vanishing point, offering a journey beyond the limits of physical reality.
    • Rafael Lozano-Hemmer has created an interactive installation called Thermal Drift that visualizes body heat using a thermal camera and particle system. While thermal cameras can be used by police or armies for surveillance, their use is playful, painting portraits of viewers using their body temperature.
    • The interactive light installation Flux by creative coder Ksawera Kirklewski is constructed from 4800 meters of double-sided LED strips, 4 cameras, and a sound system. They are used to pose a question to the audience about the boundaries of virtual and physical reality.
    • Laterna magika returns to Signal Festival after last year's success, this time with a special project to celebrate 60 years of existence. It charts the technological and ideological milestones of the work that gave birth to the ensemble as a unique media laboratory. The dancers interact with objects, use archival technologies, and explore current and future scenographic principles, including artificial intelligence.
    • 3dsense, a creative studio combining art and new technologies, created an interactive exhibition designed especially for children's visitors to the festival. It is inspired by the rainbow and its characteristic color gradient, making the whole space close to op-art. Visitors are encouraged to create their space-time games through free movement.
    • Creative studio and collective of independent artists Lunchmeat will present The Grief of Misfit Cathedrals, an audiovisual project exploring abandoned industrial complexes that have long since lost their original purpose. Inevitably, the disappearing past is preserved in immersive works using 3D scans and multi-channel spatial sound.

    Special tip: To enjoy the festival, hit the streets on Sunday! The last day of the festival is usually the quietest and you can plan everything perfectly. If you prefer more peace, plan your walk through Prague at night for the late festival hours. The festival is open every night until midnight.

  • What is Signal VIP?

    This is an express ticket that allows you to enjoy the Signal Festival in peace, privacy, and without queues. Signal VIP includes access to 7 unique installations within the gallery zone, which you can return to repeatedly during the 4 days of the festival. The main advantage of Signal VIP is that you can go to see the art installations every day just one hour before the official start of the program (18:00-19:00). From 19:00-00:00 you don't have to wait in any queue. Just show your Signal VIP ticket at the entrance. Experience the intimate and unique Signal Festival without the crowds and with a welcome drink. Signal VIP capacity is limited to only a few hundred, so don't hesitate long.

  • How much is Signal VIP?

    The Signal VIP ticket can be purchased for 1690 CZK, while the ticket will cost 1990 CZK at the venue during the festival.

  • VIP Upgrade

    Signal VIP Upgrade brings the exclusive opportunity to upgrade your Signal Plus ticket to Signal VIP at any time during the festival and enjoy the Signal Festival in peace and privacy. By upgrading, visitors gain access to the gallery area one hour earlier than regular visitors and will not be restricted by any queues. In addition, they can pick up a special welcome drink at the location of their choice and enjoy the Signal Festival to the fullest.

    Just fill in a simple form and pay the pro-rata amount. Then all you have to do is set off to discover the packed programme, including hidden places, an hour early, with a welcome drink and no queues.

  • What's free?

    Most of the Signal Festival programme is still free. 10 installations, 3 satellite installations, and the accompanying programme are offered free of charge. You'll find everything marked in the programme on the website and app.

  • Is there a fee for the off programme?

    Signal Talks are free of charge as part of the off programme. The exhibition From the Rave to the Gallery in the Holešovice Market Hall (Hall 40), can be accessed with a Signal Plus or Signal VIP ticket or by paying at the door. Don't miss also the audiovisual performance V E K T R O S K O P, for which tickets can be purchased on the GoOut network.

  • Why does Signal Festival need a paid part?

    By purchasing a ticket you allow us to bring world-class works to the Signal Festival and prepare the gallery zone at a professional level.

  • Are there any discounts?

    Children up to 6 years of age and disabled persons have a free entrance, seniors get a discount.

  • Where can I buy tickets?

    Online tickets can be purchased on the Signal Festival website or the GoOut portal. Tickets can also be purchased at the venue. Cash and credit cards are accepted at the festival.

  • Where can I pick up my festival ribbon?

    After purchasing your ticket online, you will receive an email with detailed information. With your ticket, just come to the festival box offices where we will exchange it for a festival ribbon, which you can use to comfortably go to all paid installations. You must wear your ribbon for the entire festival, a new one will not be given to you once you take it off.

    • Kunsthalle Praha
    • Kampus Hybernská
    • Holešovice Market Hall (Hall 13)
    • Invalidovna
    • Church of the Holy Saviour
    • Prague City Museum
    • Lyčkovo náměstí Primary School and Kindergarten
  • When does the festival take place?

    The festival will run from Thursday, October 12 to Sunday, October 15, 2023, from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. each day. The exception is our weekly off program and this year's first children's installation Signal Playground: Rainbow, which is open from 2 pm.

  • When is the best time to go to the festival?

    If you want to enjoy the festival, we recommend Sunday. It is the quietest day. The crowds are thinning out, but the installations are still beautiful. Everywhere is more peaceful and you can plan your visit to the festival more according to the festival map.

  • When can I walk the Signal AR route in augmented reality?

    Augmented reality installations are shown through your phone's camera. We recommend visiting the route during daylight hours, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. However, Signal AR is in Karlín all year round, you can enjoy it in peace even outside the festival. The artistic content of Signal AR is the same as in 2021, but this year there is a project for those of you who haven't made it yet.

  • Where can I find the map this year?

    Just download our Signal Festival app. You can then conveniently view the map on your mobile phone, including the full programme and all the necessary information about the festival. You can find the festival map on the lightpoints at each installation, on the route navigators, or on our website in the Programme section.

  • What if I prefer a printed copy of the map?

    Together with our partner Denik N, we are preparing a special edition with a reliable festival guide during the festival. You can get it at all ticket offices at paid installations. You will find stories of the art installations, a selection of the best of the programme and of course a printed map. It is also handed out on the streets by our SIGNALISTS volunteers in distinctive yellow jackets. Be sure not to miss it.

  • Where does the Signal Festival take place this year?

    The best way to find your way around is on our map. This year the festival will again take place on 2 routes in the city streets - Centrum and Karlín/Holešovice. New this year are 3 satellite installations, which are located outside the main festival route, their location can also be found in the festival map. As a bonus, you can enjoy a virtual route that offers work in augmented reality. Just download our app and follow Signal AR.

  • How do I get to the festival?

    The best way to reach us is by public transport. The starting point can be Staroměstská, Křižíkova or Národní třída metro stations. We also recommend Karlínské náměstí as a great starting point for the Karlín/Holešovice route. You can also use the tram stops Karlínské náměstí, Náměstí Republiky, or Staroměstská as a reference point.

  • Where is a good place to park?

    If you are not from Prague, try using one of the adjacent public car parks (P+R) and take public transport to the center.

  • How do I get around the festival?

    The best way to enjoy the festival is on your own. You can avoid congested public transport and parking worries. An evening stroll through Prague is a bonus. Together with our partner ČEZ Group, we are introducing the Help with Movement app this year. So, whether you run, cycle, or walk from one installation to another, your activity and energy with the EPP app always generate points for a unique project that CEZ Group will financially support through the CEZ Foundation.

  • Are the installations safe for epileptics?

    The rapidly flashing lights and effects of some installations can cause photosensitive epileptic seizures in more sensitive people. It is best to consider your participation in light of your medical condition. Visitors can always find out which installations are not suitable for epileptics by checking the installation details on the website, app, or on-site lightpoints.

  • Satellite installations

    Signal Satellites are works that work with digital tools, modeling, and construction. These are works outside of the festival itinerary and can be visited at any time. However, during the festival, they will come alive with a special lighting programme. These are also works that fit with this year's festival theme, which is Ecosystems I: Explore!

    Federico Díaz's Concrete Layers satellite installation can be found in the business center Bořislavka, Jiří Příhoda's Vista Mars object is located in the Rustonka premises and Zdeněk Sýkora's Tiling of the ventilation towers of the Letenský tunnel in Prague can be found at the beginning of Letenské sady.

    You can visit them at any time of the day, but the audio visual screenings start at 19:00 and last until 0:00.

  • What will the children enjoy?

    We recommend a visit to the Signal Playground at the Hybernská Campus by 3dsense, the Flux installation reminiscent of a pulsating stream of data by the Polish studio Ksawery Komputery in Invalidovna, a playful projection of emerging ecosystems by Entangled Others at the Kooperativa headquarters or Václav Mlynář's Puddles in the parking lot of the Andaz Hotel

  • Can I take my dog with me?

    Signal Festival is a big event full of people, lights, and sounds. We recommend leaving your animal friends at home. They are not allowed in the indoor gallery area.

  • Are the installations wheelchair accessible?

    Most locations do, unfortunately, some locations are specific, so it's best to check the installation details on our website or app beforehand.

  • Do you have any volunteers on the streets?

    Yes. Right on the streets, you will find our volunteers or SIGNALISTS in reflective yellow jackets. They'll be happy to give you advice on how to get to the next installation, how to download the app, or even where to go with the kids.

  • Do you behave sustainably?

    We're trying. We sort waste honestly and you can too. We've eliminated single-use plastics, we don't make unnecessary promotional items from unsustainable materials. Electricity consumption during the festival is approximately 10,000 kWh. This is equivalent to the weekly consumption of 26 kettles. The Signal Festival is surprisingly energy-efficient.

  • Do you have any promotional items?

    We don't. We said we don't want to produce more waste. We would love to be remembered through your photos, experiences, and shared stories on social media. To support us and the festival artists, buy a Signal Plus or Signal VIP ticket.

  • Where can I find the festival app?

    The app is available for download on the Apple Store and Google Play. We recommend keeping the app up to date, as we are constantly improving it. Follow our social networks and website and subscribe to our newsletter. You'll know everything in time.

  • What can I find in the app besides the map and festival programme?

    This year, just like last year, you will find the Signal AR virtual route in the app, offering 6 artworks in virtual space. The installations were created during the 9th Signal Festival in 2021 in response to the government's anti-pandemic measures. But you can enjoy it this year as well. Just download it, head to a point on the map, scan the Signal Marker, and then discover the works in augmented reality through your phone. You don't need anything else. You can also buy tickets from the comfort of the app and have everything in one place.

  • Where can I find out more about Signal AR?

    The best way to find out more is to download the app, explore the instructions and the programme and head to Karlín. Of course, you can also find information about AR in the Signal AR section of our website.

  • What do I need to know before I go to Signal AR?

    It's simple. You download our app, log in via email, and check if your phone supports Signal AR. Tick Signal AR on your map and head to Karlín. You'll find the Signal Marker on the spot, scan it through the app, and then you'll be on your way.
    ...you're just looking at your chosen artwork through your phone. The virtual tour runs every day from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

  • When can I visit Signal AR?

    Signal AR is open all year round, every day from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

  • Does the AR have sound?

    Most installations contain an audio component. We therefore recommend using headphones and experiencing Signal AR with all your senses

  • What is Signal Plus?

    This year we begin a new decade. Join us in the biggest gallery zone we've ever created. Signal Plus is a ticket to 7 unique installations that you can visit repeatedly during the 4 days of the festival. Support the creation of artworks and enjoy Signal Festival to the last dot on the festival map. With Signal Plus you will experience the best artworks of this year's festival.

  • How much does Signal Plus cost?

    You can buy a festival ticket for 340 CZK and from 27 September for 390 CZK. It will be available at the venue for 440 CZK. Children up to 6 years old and disabled persons are free of charge.

    It is also possible to buy a family ticket for 1000 CZK, from 27 September for 1150 CZK, and on the spot for 1350 CZK. 2 adults and up to 3 children aged 7-12 years.

  • What do I need a ticket for?

    With a ticket, you will get the opportunity to see 7 unique installations that you will not see otherwise. The ticket is not time-limited, so you can come any day, any time from 19:00- 24:00. Support Czech and international art with us.

  • What can you expect:

    • The creators Michal Rataj, Jan Trojan, and their collaborators have captured in their sound installation unique imprints of ecosystems disappearing under the relentless layer of technological noise. They focus on the sounds around Lipnice Castle and St. Margaret's Church, using them to reflect the relationship between landscape and man. The installation will be complemented by a light object by scenographer Dragan Stojčevski.
    • Spanish audiovisual studio Playmodes is behind the biggest installation of this year's edition. Horizon is an immersive installation that plays with the limits of our perception of space. It opens up a magical world that expands the seemingly self-evident reality. Light, sound, space, and perspective meet in a single imaginary vanishing point, offering a journey beyond the limits of physical reality.
    • Rafael Lozano-Hemmer has created an interactive installation called Thermal Drift that visualizes body heat using a thermal camera and particle system. While thermal cameras can be used by police or armies for surveillance, their use is playful, painting portraits of viewers using their body temperature.
    • The interactive light installation Flux by creative coder Ksawera Kirklewski is constructed from 4800 meters of double-sided LED strips, 4 cameras, and a sound system. They are used to pose a question to the audience about the boundaries of virtual and physical reality.
    • Laterna magika returns to Signal Festival after last year's success, this time with a special project to celebrate 60 years of existence. It charts the technological and ideological milestones of the work that gave birth to the ensemble as a unique media laboratory. The dancers interact with objects, use archival technologies, and explore current and future scenographic principles, including artificial intelligence.
    • 3dsense, a creative studio combining art and new technologies, created an interactive exhibition designed especially for children's visitors to the festival. It is inspired by the rainbow and its characteristic color gradient, making the whole space close to op-art. Visitors are encouraged to create their space-time games through free movement.
    • Creative studio and collective of independent artists Lunchmeat will present The Grief of Misfit Cathedrals, an audiovisual project exploring abandoned industrial complexes that have long since lost their original purpose. Inevitably, the disappearing past is preserved in immersive works using 3D scans and multi-channel spatial sound.

    Special tip: To enjoy the festival, hit the streets on Sunday! The last day of the festival is usually the quietest and you can plan everything perfectly. If you prefer more peace, plan your walk through Prague at night for the late festival hours. The festival is open every night until midnight.

  • What is Signal VIP?

    This is an express ticket that allows you to enjoy the Signal Festival in peace, privacy, and without queues. Signal VIP includes access to 7 unique installations within the gallery zone, which you can return to repeatedly during the 4 days of the festival. The main advantage of Signal VIP is that you can go to see the art installations every day just one hour before the official start of the program (18:00-19:00). From 19:00-00:00 you don't have to wait in any queue. Just show your Signal VIP ticket at the entrance. Experience the intimate and unique Signal Festival without the crowds and with a welcome drink. Signal VIP capacity is limited to only a few hundred, so don't hesitate long.

  • How much is Signal VIP?

    The Signal VIP ticket can be purchased for 1690 CZK, while the ticket will cost 1990 CZK at the venue during the festival.

  • VIP Upgrade

    Signal VIP Upgrade brings the exclusive opportunity to upgrade your Signal Plus ticket to Signal VIP at any time during the festival and enjoy the Signal Festival in peace and privacy. By upgrading, visitors gain access to the gallery area one hour earlier than regular visitors and will not be restricted by any queues. In addition, they can pick up a special welcome drink at the location of their choice and enjoy the Signal Festival to the fullest.

    Just fill in a simple form and pay the pro-rata amount. Then all you have to do is set off to discover the packed programme, including hidden places, an hour early, with a welcome drink and no queues.

  • What's free?

    Most of the Signal Festival programme is still free. 10 installations, 3 satellite installations, and the accompanying programme are offered free of charge. You'll find everything marked in the programme on the website and app.

  • Is there a fee for the off programme?

    Signal Talks are free of charge as part of the off programme. The exhibition From the Rave to the Gallery in the Holešovice Market Hall (Hall 40), can be accessed with a Signal Plus or Signal VIP ticket or by paying at the door. Don't miss also the audiovisual performance V E K T R O S K O P, for which tickets can be purchased on the GoOut network.

  • Why does Signal Festival need a paid part?

    By purchasing a ticket you allow us to bring world-class works to the Signal Festival and prepare the gallery zone at a professional level.

  • Are there any discounts?

    Children up to 6 years of age and disabled persons have a free entrance, seniors get a discount.

  • Where can I buy tickets?

    Online tickets can be purchased on the Signal Festival website or the GoOut portal. Tickets can also be purchased at the venue. Cash and credit cards are accepted at the festival.

  • Where can I pick up my festival ribbon?

    After purchasing your ticket online, you will receive an email with detailed information. With your ticket, just come to the festival box offices where we will exchange it for a festival ribbon, which you can use to comfortably go to all paid installations. You must wear your ribbon for the entire festival, a new one will not be given to you once you take it off.

    • Kunsthalle Praha
    • Kampus Hybernská
    • Holešovice Market Hall (Hall 13)
    • Invalidovna
    • Church of the Holy Saviour
    • Prague City Museum
    • Lyčkovo náměstí Primary School and Kindergarten
  • When does the festival take place?

    The festival will run from Thursday, October 12 to Sunday, October 15, 2023, from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. each day. The exception is our weekly off program and this year's first children's installation Signal Playground: Rainbow, which is open from 2 pm.

  • When is the best time to go to the festival?

    If you want to enjoy the festival, we recommend Sunday. It is the quietest day. The crowds are thinning out, but the installations are still beautiful. Everywhere is more peaceful and you can plan your visit to the festival more according to the festival map.

  • When can I walk the Signal AR route in augmented reality?

    Augmented reality installations are shown through your phone's camera. We recommend visiting the route during daylight hours, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. However, Signal AR is in Karlín all year round, you can enjoy it in peace even outside the festival. The artistic content of Signal AR is the same as in 2021, but this year there is a project for those of you who haven't made it yet.

  • Where can I find the map this year?

    Just download our Signal Festival app. You can then conveniently view the map on your mobile phone, including the full programme and all the necessary information about the festival. You can find the festival map on the lightpoints at each installation, on the route navigators, or on our website in the Programme section.

  • What if I prefer a printed copy of the map?

    Together with our partner Denik N, we are preparing a special edition with a reliable festival guide during the festival. You can get it at all ticket offices at paid installations. You will find stories of the art installations, a selection of the best of the programme and of course a printed map. It is also handed out on the streets by our SIGNALISTS volunteers in distinctive yellow jackets. Be sure not to miss it.

  • Where does the Signal Festival take place this year?

    The best way to find your way around is on our map. This year the festival will again take place on 2 routes in the city streets - Centrum and Karlín/Holešovice. New this year are 3 satellite installations, which are located outside the main festival route, their location can also be found in the festival map. As a bonus, you can enjoy a virtual route that offers work in augmented reality. Just download our app and follow Signal AR.

  • How do I get to the festival?

    The best way to reach us is by public transport. The starting point can be Staroměstská, Křižíkova or Národní třída metro stations. We also recommend Karlínské náměstí as a great starting point for the Karlín/Holešovice route. You can also use the tram stops Karlínské náměstí, Náměstí Republiky, or Staroměstská as a reference point.

  • Where is a good place to park?

    If you are not from Prague, try using one of the adjacent public car parks (P+R) and take public transport to the center.

  • How do I get around the festival?

    The best way to enjoy the festival is on your own. You can avoid congested public transport and parking worries. An evening stroll through Prague is a bonus. Together with our partner ČEZ Group, we are introducing the Help with Movement app this year. So, whether you run, cycle, or walk from one installation to another, your activity and energy with the EPP app always generate points for a unique project that CEZ Group will financially support through the CEZ Foundation.

  • Are the installations safe for epileptics?

    The rapidly flashing lights and effects of some installations can cause photosensitive epileptic seizures in more sensitive people. It is best to consider your participation in light of your medical condition. Visitors can always find out which installations are not suitable for epileptics by checking the installation details on the website, app, or on-site lightpoints.

  • Satellite installations

    Signal Satellites are works that work with digital tools, modeling, and construction. These are works outside of the festival itinerary and can be visited at any time. However, during the festival, they will come alive with a special lighting programme. These are also works that fit with this year's festival theme, which is Ecosystems I: Explore!

    Federico Díaz's Concrete Layers satellite installation can be found in the business center Bořislavka, Jiří Příhoda's Vista Mars object is located in the Rustonka premises and Zdeněk Sýkora's Tiling of the ventilation towers of the Letenský tunnel in Prague can be found at the beginning of Letenské sady.

    You can visit them at any time of the day, but the audio visual screenings start at 19:00 and last until 0:00.

  • What will the children enjoy?

    We recommend a visit to the Signal Playground at the Hybernská Campus by 3dsense, the Flux installation reminiscent of a pulsating stream of data by the Polish studio Ksawery Komputery in Invalidovna, a playful projection of emerging ecosystems by Entangled Others at the Kooperativa headquarters or Václav Mlynář's Puddles in the parking lot of the Andaz Hotel

  • Can I take my dog with me?

    Signal Festival is a big event full of people, lights, and sounds. We recommend leaving your animal friends at home. They are not allowed in the indoor gallery area.

  • Are the installations wheelchair accessible?

    Most locations do, unfortunately, some locations are specific, so it's best to check the installation details on our website or app beforehand.

  • Do you have any volunteers on the streets?

    Yes. Right on the streets, you will find our volunteers or SIGNALISTS in reflective yellow jackets. They'll be happy to give you advice on how to get to the next installation, how to download the app, or even where to go with the kids.

  • Do you behave sustainably?

    We're trying. We sort waste honestly and you can too. We've eliminated single-use plastics, we don't make unnecessary promotional items from unsustainable materials. Electricity consumption during the festival is approximately 10,000 kWh. This is equivalent to the weekly consumption of 26 kettles. The Signal Festival is surprisingly energy-efficient.

  • Do you have any promotional items?

    We don't. We said we don't want to produce more waste. We would love to be remembered through your photos, experiences, and shared stories on social media. To support us and the festival artists, buy a Signal Plus or Signal VIP ticket.

  • Where can I find the festival app?

    The app is available for download on the Apple Store and Google Play. We recommend keeping the app up to date, as we are constantly improving it. Follow our social networks and website and subscribe to our newsletter. You'll know everything in time.

  • What can I find in the app besides the map and festival programme?

    This year, just like last year, you will find the Signal AR virtual route in the app, offering 6 artworks in virtual space. The installations were created during the 9th Signal Festival in 2021 in response to the government's anti-pandemic measures. But you can enjoy it this year as well. Just download it, head to a point on the map, scan the Signal Marker, and then discover the works in augmented reality through your phone. You don't need anything else. You can also buy tickets from the comfort of the app and have everything in one place.

  • Where can I find out more about Signal AR?

    The best way to find out more is to download the app, explore the instructions and the programme and head to Karlín. Of course, you can also find information about AR in the Signal AR section of our website.

  • What do I need to know before I go to Signal AR?

    It's simple. You download our app, log in via email, and check if your phone supports Signal AR. Tick Signal AR on your map and head to Karlín. You'll find the Signal Marker on the spot, scan it through the app, and then you'll be on your way.
    ...you're just looking at your chosen artwork through your phone. The virtual tour runs every day from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

  • When can I visit Signal AR?

    Signal AR is open all year round, every day from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

  • Does the AR have sound?

    Most installations contain an audio component. We therefore recommend using headphones and experiencing Signal AR with all your senses