Pardubice Racecourse (Synthesia Park) will become a venue for Apetit Festival, a great feast for all food lovers, on June 29 and 30.
Apetit Festival is new to Pardubice, but it has become a regular and well-established event in Plzeň now in its third year. Last year the Apetit Festival in Plzeň saw over 25 000 visitors.
Apetit Festival in Pardubice offers a great opportunity to see the best chefs, restaurants, breweries, wineries, cafes, cocktail bars as well as to taste regional specialties and dishes that you might not encounter elsewhere. The major highlight of the festival will undoubtedly be Zdeněk Pohlreich, the most famous Czech chef, and his two cooking shows. You will get a chance to see popular TV chef Ondřej Slanina or Petr Koukolíček, who promotes the concept of "molecular gastronomy“. You can also look forward to seeing chef Roman Paulus of Alcron Restaurant, which has been awarded a michelin star twice under his leadership. You will get a chance to taste insect food at Apetit Festival prepared by Petr Oknecht, who is an excellent insect chef. There will be Veronika ‚Koko‘ Kokešová, well known for her show at MENUdomu.cz.
Similarly to Plzeň, Apetit Festival in Pardubice will also host competitions of restaurants and breweries. Visitors will be able to choose the best East-Bohemian Restaurant out of 15 carefully selected 15 restaurants and the best brewery out of 20 breweries. Visitors can use their tickets and take part in a draw. There are several prizes worth 16,000 CZK are ready for winners of a draw. 5 non-competing restaurants from the Czech Republic will present themselves. There will be excellent Czech and foreign wines as well as coctails and fine foods from all over the world.
There will be a separate section the festival with local food solely from Pardubice region offered by 25 exhibitors. There will be competitions in this sections, for the best local food of Pardubice region and the best MLS of Pardubice region.
There will be an accompanying entertainment program – Mrakoplaš, Orange, Katka Sarkozi and Roman Pluhař, Blue Effect bands and singer Vladimír Mišík will perform. You will enjoy popular stand-up comedy "Na Stojáka" performers such as Miloš Knor, Richard Nedved, Karel Hynek with their the best of performances.
Apetit Festival 2013 is held under the auspices of the City of Pardubice and councilor of Pardubice Region Mr.Václav Kroutil.
We hope that Apetit Festival will become the biggest food festival in East Bohemia and we are looking forward to seeing you.
Saturday program starts at 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Sunday program runs from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. At the end of the festival winners of competitions will be announced. Mayor of Pardubice JUDr. Štěpánka Fraňková will hand over the prizes to the winners.
The participants for the title „East Bohemian Restaurant of the Year 2013“ and „Brewery of the Year 2013“ are carefully selected 15 top restaurants and 20 breweries. The winners of this high-acclaimed title will be decided by you, the visitors. The deadline for the voting is June 29th, 7 pm, when a sub-total will be made and June 30th, 3 pm. The totals will then be made and the results will be announced on the main stage, at 5 pm.
VOTE AND WIN!
Vote for „East Bohemian Restaurant of the Year 2013“ and „Brewery of the Year 2013“ and win 650 EUR worth in prizes. A winner will be drawn each day on the main stage – June 29th at 8 pm, June 30th at 5 pm.
Rules:
From each visitor a hostess will acquire their coupon(s), who then will mark them with a contest number indicating the chosen brewery/restaurant and throw them into the box.
If the visitor wishes to be included in the draw for the 650 EUR worth of prizes, they are required to fill in their phone number, which will be contacted in the eventuality of winning the prize.
Voting periods and prizes hand-over
On june 29th, 10 am – 7 pm, then a sub-total will be made for both „East Bohemian Restaurant of the Year 2013“ and „Brewery of the Year 2013“ and the first winner will be drawn. Handing over the prices as well as the sub-total announcement will be held on the main stage, at 8 pm.
On june 30th 10 am – 3 pm, then the final total for both „East Bohemian Restaurant of the Year 2013“ and „Brewery of the Year 2013“ will be made, and the second winner will be drawn. Handing over of the prizes as well as the announcement of the final results will be held at 5 pm on the festival's ma¬in stage.
The only entrance be used by main entrance of the dostihové závodiště - Synthesi park. Ticket offices will be located there. If you belong to the festival's honorary guests, you will be able to find the guestlist there as well.
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Saturday 29.6.2013, 10:00 - 21:00
Sunday 30.6.2013, 10:00 - 18:00
Saturday 29.6.2013, 10:00 - 20:00
Sunday 30.6.2013, 10:00 - 17:00
The area of Synthesia park, Pražská 607, Pardubice, GPS - Loc: 50°1'16.523"N, 15°45'2.295"E
PARKING IS FREE OF CHARGE
During the festival it will be possible to use the high capacity parking lot near Synthesia park completely free of charge.
Parking service officers will assist you when finding your parking place.
http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlakyautobusy/spojeni/
Destination: Pardubice hlavní nádraží (Pardubice, central train station). From Pardubice Main Station bus stop take bus no. 15 or 24 to Závodiště stop. The bus ride takes app. 10 minutes. The entrance to the festival area is located approximately 200 metres from the bus stop.
http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlakyautobusy/spojeni/
Destination: Pardubice hlavní nádraží (Pardubice, central train station) From Pardubice Main Station bus stop take bus no. 15 or 24 to Závodiště stop. The bus ride takes app. 10 minutes. The entrance to the festival area is located approximately 200 metres from the bus stop.
RIO MARE kids area with inflatable attractions and games and activities
Children supervision rules:
Family Center Mama Club Chrudim offers regular programs for parents with children, eco-education and other activities for families. Organized by the suburban camps and events for children of school age. Studying adults in courses for expectant parents, and in the financial, health and computer literacy. Also organises talks, lectures and seminars relating to the upbringing and education of children.
Czech crown (koruna) is the currency used at the festival
We would like to recommed you the accommodation in Hotel Arnošt ***, which is a partner of APETITFESTIVAL. And if you are lucky enough , you might even meet some festival stars here
Hotel Arnošt *** - Arnošta z Pardubic 676, 53002 Pardubice www.hotel-arnost.cz
By purchasing tickets you unconditionally agree to follow the instructions for festival visitors and accept the festival rules
Tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged
The festival program may be subject to change