Numerous events were planned, starting at 09.00 with a service in Alūksne Evangelical Lutheran Church, followed at 11:00 by the main parade of units and equipment of the Latvian and foreign armed forces, the State Border Guard, the State Fire and Rescue Service, the State Police and others..
It has become a tradition since 2012 for the May 4 parade to take place in a different Latvian city each year.
