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On 19 September, Mladá Boleslav will once again be transformed into a huge creative workshop. The eighth edition of Maker Faire has the theme ‘Transformation’
Press release: On Saturday 19 September 2026, from 10 am to 5 pm, the Pluhárna in Mladá Boleslav will, for the eighth time, be transformed into the venue for the Maker Faire festival, once again organised by the Škoda Auto Endowment Fund. Visitors can look forward to dozens of exhibits from local and national creators, workshops for children and adults, and the popular science show. This year’s eighth edition has the theme ‘Transformation’, which runs throughout the programme.
Kolowrat Castle will light up the Maják Festival. It will bring light installations and video mapping to the Rychnov region
Press release: On 30 and 31 October, the travelling ‘Maják’ Festival of Light will visit the Rychnov region for the first time. It will transform Kolowrat Castle in Rychnov nad Kněžnou and its surroundings into a nocturnal spectacle filled with light installations, video mapping and interactive experiences. The festival, organised this year by Kultura Rychnov nad Kněžnou s. r. o. with financial support from the Škoda Auto Endowment Fund (NFŠA) and the town of Rychnov nad Kněžnou, will be held in the Rychnov region for the first time. The historic architecture, the castle park and the Church of the Holy Trinity will, on this occasion, be exceptionally open to visitors after dark. This year’s edition will combine the theme of space with the region’s history.
Mladá Boleslav will once again be transformed into an art gallery. The ‘City=Gallery’ festival will bring world art together with the local community.
Press release: At the end of August and beginning of September, the streets of Mladá Boleslav will once again be filled with colour, creative energy and art – art that will not be confined to the walls of galleries, but will be created right before the residents’ eyes.
The Škoda Auto Endowment Fund, Solnice, Kvasiny, and the Bělá Microregion Join Forces
Press Release: Representatives of the Škoda Auto Endowment Fund (NFŠA), the city of Solnice, the municipality of Kvasiny, and the Voluntary Association of Municipalities (DSO) of the Bělá Microregion signed a memorandum of cooperation for the period 2026–2028 on Thursday, July 16. This builds on joint projects from previous years and sets priorities for the area’s further development. The cooperation will focus primarily on high-quality public spaces, education, support for community life, and greater resident involvement in the region’s development.
How was our year 2025? The annual report is out!
For the Škoda Auto Endowment Fund, 2025 was a year of partnerships that help transform our regions for the better. In the annual report, we provide an overview of projects and activities in the Mladá Boleslav, Rychnov, Vrchlabí, and Jilemnice regions—that is, in the regions where Škoda Auto has its production plants.
Strategic Partnership with Charles University
Biomass is generally considered one of the renewable energy sources. But how can we ensure that its use is truly sustainable and does not threaten the stability of our landscape?
Support That Never Ends. The NFŠA Will Support Mnichovo Hradiště in the Coming Years
Press Release: Our Journey Together with Mnichovo Hradiště Continues.
The former outdoor movie theater and skatepark has a new lease on life!
A new skatepark has opened in Mnichovo Hradiště, and on its very first day it was clear that there was genuine interest in such a facility among both skateboarders and scooter riders.
And yet it turns! Mladá Boleslav to acquire a unique work of art for its renovated train station
Press Release: The winner has been announced in the open art competition to create a work of art for the new main train station building in Mladá Boleslav
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