Letná demonstration in Prague on Sunday: what we know so far

The “Letná against 4:36” demonstration, held against the change to how Czech Television and Czech Radio are funded and in support of their independence, will take place on Letná Plain in Prague on Sunday, starting at 2 p.m. Mikuláš Minář, chairman of the organizing association, spoke about it while presenting the safety and logistics measures.

According to Minář, interest in the event on Facebook is twice as high as before the spring demonstration. Many tickets for intercity transport from the regions are already sold out, and people are organizing at least 60 buses on their own.

How Letná Plain will be set up

The area will be divided into 11 sectors, plus a separate sector for families with children, from which it is easy to reach the park. Corridors between the sectors will serve the police, paramedics and the anti-conflict team. First-aid tents and several long rows of portable toilets will be set up on the plain, along with an area for people with disabilities.

A winter ice rink will also open on Letná over the weekend, but it is not part of the event and, according to Minář, will not be in use during the demonstration.

The organizer advises planning the trip in advance: traffic gets very heavy half an hour before the start, especially at the Vltavská metro station. The best option is to arrive from the river side, past the pendulum.

Who will take the stage

The program includes Zdeněk Svěrák, Ivan Trojan and actress Tereza Nvotová. David Koller will perform the song “Anděl” on the plain. Doctors, for example Tomáš Šebek, will also speak, and representatives of science, culture, business and sport will take the floor.

How much the event costs

Minář estimated the costs at about 8 million crowns, with around 5.5 million collected so far. The event will cost 10–15 percent more than the spring one because it will be bigger. According to him, the cost per participant comes to a low double-digit number of crowns. The money will pay for a venue with a large stage, many LED screens and 300,000 badges to be given out free. Suppliers, Minář noted, are offering discounts of tens of percent.

The association’s biggest event this year took place in March on Letná: by various estimates, at least 200,000 people came. On the demonstration’s website, the organizers call for the plain to be full and for all parts of society to be represented.

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Around Prague, based on reporting by novinky.cz