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Latvian Postal service (Latvijas pasts, LP) will issue a second stamp in the series of Latvian manors, dedicated to Hartmann (Hartmaņa) Manor in Rīga, Kalnciema Street, the postal service said on March 28 .
Electronic registration of XXVII Latvian Song and XVII Dance Celebration Participants has been completed. Within two weeks, 40,892 potential participants have registered, representatives of the Latvian National Culture Center (LNKC) said March 22.
Here are three more ideas to get you out and about this weekend.
This year, the Rīga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) will be bringing audiences and film professionals together for the 10th time. The festival, which is the biggest celebration of cinema in Latvia, will take place October 12–22, but March 15 sees the opening of submissions for its four competition sections.
Here are three more ideas to make the most of this weekend in Latvia.
Sunday, February 26, saw the award ceremony for Latvia's annual film prize Lielais Kristaps.
This weekend, events are taking place throughout Latvia to mark the terrible one-year anniversary of war in Ukraine and to support the Ukrainian people. Here are some of them.
March 02-09 will see the return of the popular Artdocfest film festival to Rīga.
There is a storm coming this weekend, so it might be best to stay warm and safe indoors. Here are our suggestions for three exhibitions you can check out this weekend.
The Latvian National film award 'Lielais Kristaps' final events take place February 23 to 26. The entire week, from February 21 to 28, a dedicated program will be available online, according to the award's representatives.
The new owners of the Rīga St. Peter's Church – a joint body of the Latvian Evangelic Lutheran Church (LELB) and the German St. Peter's Church – have decided to start the renovation works of Rīga's oldest church in 2024, Latvian Television's Kultūršoks reported on February 13. The German Bundestag has allocated 33 million euros for the project.
While Rīga City Council may not sound like the most romantic institution in the world, their Live Rīga tourism promotion department has drawn up a list of ten suggested Valentine's Day venues for you and your significant other to share a meal, a snack or just a cocktail or two.
The weekly tips for your Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are here!
The weekend tips are here, this time sharing the theme of wandering around and looking around. Hope you have a great weekend!
For the 20th time, Riga Latvian Society's Latvian Language Advancement Group has announced the 'word', 'non-word', 'winged phrase', and 'sequence of words' of the year 2022, the group's representatives said January 30.
The year has seemingly just begun, but January is already over. Here are some ideas to spend the final January weekend to remember.
One in three residents of Latvia, aged 15 to 75, has not visited any cultural events or activities in the last year in person, according to a cultural consumption and participation impact study conducted covering the period from October 2021 to October 2022.
The Latvian National Culture Center (NKC) is inviting volunteers to apply for participation at the XXVII Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival taking place this summer, the NKC said January 23.
This weekend, Latvia commemorates the events known as the 'Barricades' and the people who lost their lives fighting for independence.
On the first day when the Rīga City Council announced an application for Latvian language courses provided by the municipality, all 600 spots were filled quickly, Latvian Television reported on January 16.
This weekend in Latvia is the beginning of the time Latvia commemorates the 1991 barricades, which served a crucial role in the Latvian fight for freedom, and a time to think about being together as one.
On Monday, January 9, applications will open for free Latvian language courses supported by the Rīga municipality, the Riga City Council said January 6.
After the holiday feasts, it is time to get a bit of exercise. It will be cold this weekend, but don't let that scare you. Take a thermos and a good woolly sweater and go explore!
Residents' satisfaction with cultural life in Rīga has deteriorated over the past four years. Less satisfied with cultural life in the capital are the Russian-speakers. In the Ministry of Culture, it is linked to a lack of offers arising from the cessation of cultural relations with Russia, Latvian Radio reported on January 3.
A New Year's Eve of some sort is celebrated in most cultures, and Latvian tradition on this day is rich. LSM's Latvian-language service has compiled some beliefs on what will happen if you do particular things on New Year's Eve.
A party in a Riga bar, dinner in an elegant restaurant, a tango on the dancefloor or a family celebration under the starry sky in the city - the opportunities to properly say goodbye to 2022 and welcome the New 2023 in Riga this season have been laid out in this piece from Live Rīga.
At the winter solstice, the night is as long as it gets. Latvians have long determined it to be an essential time to observe weather and predict the spring and summer weather.
Whichever way you would prefer to spend the holidays – snuggled up indoors or going somewhere to explore – there are plenty of options available. We already compiled a guide of Christmas-themed events in Rīga. Here are a few others which may not be directly related but are certainly in the spirit of light, good will, and peace.
On winter solstice and Christmas, various events will take place in Rīga to appease both those celebrating the pagan and Christian festivals and everything in between.
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