Hefaiston

The Hefaiston is an annual gathering and international competition of blacksmiths that is held at the Helfštýn castle, Czech Republic.

[3] The Hefaiston is visited by artist blacksmiths from the Central and Western Europe, but also from Japan, Argentina, Canada, Israel, Uzbekistan etc.

It starts one week before the main competition with the workshop called The Blacksmith Forum.

[2] The jury evaluates the exhibits in the following categories:[5] Since 2008, the best blacksmiths receive the Alfred Habermann Award.

[6] A part of the exhibited works remains in the possession of the castle, and Helfštýn represent one of the world's greatest collections of artistic metalworks.