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Celebrate the encroaching winter solstice at the Ethnographic Open Air Museum just east of Riga. Join in the traditional log-pulling or, if you're looking for something less energetic, folk singing.
Celebrate the winter solstice - traditionally the shortest day of the year - at the huge Ethnographic Open Air Museum just east of Riga. The Ziemassvetki - Winter Party celebrates the birth of…
Bring out your inner bookworm at the Baltic Book Fair in Riga's International Exhibition Centre. The fair alternates between the Baltic capitals and provides an interesting insight into the…
Riga Circus was built by a circus performer in 1889 who purchased the land where the big top now resides. The unusual metallic dome stands out against the Riga skyline like a shiny penny…
Berimor's Cinema - International Children's Film Festival
Berimor's Cinema is Riga's international children's film festival, hosted by Berrimor the Pug and showcasing the best new European films depicting the fantastical world of children's fairy tales.
Riga's Sound Forest Festival (Skanu Mezs in Latvian) offers a quirky line-up of unconventional and experimental musical anarchists, performing in the dockland Andrejsala area of the city.
Bimini - International Festival of Animation
Riga's International Festival of Animation Films, or Bimini, comes to the capital's enormous Coca-Cola Plaza cinema. Taking over Screen 10 for a week, the festival programmes more than 200…
International Baltic Ballet Festival
First held in 1996, Riga's International Baltic Ballet Festival every spring brings the best in dance to Latvia's capital. Performances take place throughout the city, attracting a large…
Riga's Sound Forest Festival (Skanu Mezs in Latvian) offers a quirky line-up of unconventional and experimental musical anarchists, performing in the dockland Andrejsala area of the city.
Riga's Sound Forest Festival (Skanu Mezs in Latvian) offers a quirky line-up of unconventional and experimental musical anarchists, performing in the dockland Andrejsala area of the city.
Runners in their thousands hit the streets of the Latvian capital in the annual Noreda Riga Marathon, starting next to Arena Riga on Grostonas Street. The event which started up in 1991…
First held in 1998, the annual Riga Opera Festival closes the Latvian National Opera season in style. It features productions that have been premièred through the preceding season and welcomes…
Riga International Salsa Festival
Dust off your high heels and get ready to party Latino style, as the International Salsa Festival swings into Riga.
The Midsummer celebrations are the most important in the Latvian festival calendar - hardly surprising, considering the length of their winters.
The Harley Davidson owners of Europe converge on Jurmal in Latvia for the annual European H.O.G. (Harley Owners' Group) rally.
Well-known international artists perform at the world music festival Rigas Ritmi. Concerts and musical workshops take place in venues across Riga, attracting a vibrant crowd of all ages.…
International Sacred Music Festival
The International Sacred Music Festival, arranged by the Latvija State Choir, takes place in churches throughout Riga. The emphasis is on the performance of contemporary large-scale vocal…
Arsenals - Riga International Film Forum
Arsenals is the biggest film event in the Baltic countries. It takes place in Riga - the metropolis of Art Noveau and the birthplace of Sergei Eisenstein. Submissions (35mm format) are…
Apjumibas or Rudenaji Festival
Latvia's ancient harvest festival, called Apjumibas or Rudenaji, marks the start of the threshing season at the Autumn equinox (Mikeli) - rather poetically described as "the period of the…
The Bildes Festival, at Riga Congress Center and Cetri Balti Krekli, is one of Riga's most innovative arts and music festivals, featuring jazz, blues and folk artists and impressive artwork.
