10th Signal Festival Starts in Prague: What You Need to Know

The 10th edition of the Signal festival of light and digital culture gets underway in Prague on Thursday evening. The event takes place along two routes in the Czech capital and offers video mapping projects, installations and other works.

WHEN TO GO TO THE FESTIVAL?

The festival runs from Thursday 13 October to Sunday 16 October 2022 from 7 pm to midnight every day. Don’t miss is our packed-off program starting on Monday and a special screening at St Ludmila’s Basilica on the occasion of the Czech EU Presidency, which will take place today from 7 to 10 pm.

WHERE TO FIND THE FESTIVAL MAP?

This year you will see the Signal Festival on two routes – Center and Vinohrady/Vršovice. To make sure you don’t get lost, we have created a festival map that is easily accessible from your mobile phone in the Signal Festival app. The printed map can be found in the special edition of Deník N, which you can get at all ticket offices or from our volunteers in yellow jackets. Not to forget the rich off program, such as the audiovisual performance VEKTROSKOP in the Prague Observatory and Planetarium.

WHAT IS SIGNAL PLUS?

Join us for the biggest gallery zone we’ve ever put together! Signal Plus is a ticket to 6 unique installations that you can visit repeatedly over the 4 days of the festival. Support the creation of artworks and enjoy Signal Festival to the last dot. With Signal Plus you will experience the best artworks of this year’s festival. Get Signal Plus tickets

VIP WHERE CAN I GET MY FESTIVAL WRISTBAND?

After purchasing your ticket online, you will receive an email with detailed information. With your ticket, just come to the festival box offices – at CAMP, Kunsthalle Praha, St. Salvator Church, Kateřinská zahrada, Heroldovy sady or Kulturní vršovická křižovatka Vzlet.

There we will exchange it for a festival ribbon, which you can use to comfortably access all the paid installations. Box offices are open during the festival from 19:00 to 24:00, 13-16 October 2022. Signal VIP ticket holders are advised to pick up the wristband from 18:00 at Kunsthalle Praha, where you can have a festival welcome drink!

WHAT DO I NEED THE TICKET FOR?

With a ticket you get the opportunity to see 6 unique installations that you won’t see otherwise. Experience PHOTOSYSTEM II, intangible #form, Prague Dreams: A site-specific work of art born from the depths of urban data, LUNAtic, TEEPEE and Flux. The ticket is not time-limited, so you can come any day, any time from 7 pm to midnight. Support Czech and international art with us.

WE’RE ACCESSIBLE

For the fifth year now, we have been monitoring safety with the Kooperativa insurance company. We have created a page For Signal as it is, with useful advice and recommendations on how to enjoy Signal in the best and safest way. We want to be accessible to everyone.

However, you should always check this information with the specific installation on our website. The rapidly flashing lights and effects of some installations may cause photosensitive epileptic seizures in more sensitive people. It is best to consider your participation in light of your medical condition.

HOW TO GET AROUND THE FESTIVAL?

The best way to enjoy the festival is on you feet. You can avoid the busy public transport and full parking spots. If you prefer to move in faster speeds, hop on Rekolo! With the special code Signal2022, new and existing Rekolo riders get 2 free rides within 30 minutes until Sunday.

Whether you walk or bike, it’s good to think about your safety first. Take your time, obey the rules of the road and look around you – not only will you avoid trouble, but it will also make you enjoy the Signal Festival all the more.

WE’RE SUSTAINABLE

We strive to behave sustainably and to be environmentally friendly. We sort waste honestly and you can too. We’ve eliminated single-use plastics, and 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. In addition, this year again we have no promotional items. We don’t want to produce any more waste. We would love for you to remember us in your photos, experiences and shared stories on social media. To support us and the festival artists, buy Signal Plus or Signal VIP.

FOR SIGNAL AS IT IS

If you still encounter a problem on your festival walk through Prague, just seek out one of our volunteers. You will easily recognize them, they are Signalist Coordinators, who can be recognized by their reflective jackets with a specific symbol. This symbol represents a light, a laser or an asterisk and will accompany you together with the Kooperativa insurance company throughout the festival.