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The final weeks of the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union will be marked by means of a special series of film screenings in Rīga
On Friday, May 19, at 10:00, ticket sales to the grand concert and its final rehearsal of the XXVII Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival were launched. Tickets sold out within the first hour, the organizer Latvian National Culture Center said.
In case you are not going out in nature during the upcoming summery weekend, we recommend a few ways to appreciate different kinds of art in the capital city.
In 2022, the prices of visiting visiting museums, libraries and zoological gardens in Latvia rose by 5.3%, according to data published May 18 by Eurostat.
For the seventh year in Latvia, the Ukrainian community will mark Vyshyvanka Day on May 18, Latvian Radio reported.
From Wednesday, May 17, more tickets to XXVII Latvian Song and XVII Dance Celebration concerts, were placed on sale. All tickets to the grand dance concert were bought within the first hour, the organizers said.
More than 244 Latvian museums and other institutions on Saturday, May 13, participated in the Museum Night, bringing more than 203,000 visitors to Latvia's museums throughout the night, Lita Kokale, head of the public relations department of the Ministry of Culture, told LETA.
On May 15, the first sales of tickets to XXVII Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival events started. According to representatives of the Latvian National Culture Center (LNKC), nearly half of the available tickets were purchased within the first hour.
On Monday, May 15, ticket sales will begin for the Song and Dance Festival to take place this summer, the organizers said.
This might be the first properly summery weekend in Latvia – make good use of it!
June will see another Korean Film Festival taking place in Rīga, with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea acting as host.
The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and Lithuania have announced a call for nominations for the annual Balts’ Award.
Throughout the final week of April, the Latgale region of Latvia had a wide variety of events for Potters' Days. Their culmination is the firing of kilns throughout the night, followed by the removal of clay pieces the following morning, Latgale regional television reported on May 1.
May and June are the beginning of the festival season. LSM's Latvian-language service has prepared a handy guide for you to pick and choose some festivals in the Baltic States in the next two months.
This is a three-day weekend with May 1 being a public holiday – and then, after two working days, Latvia has a four-day holiday for the Independence Restoration Day on May 4 again. Here are a few tips for the first three of the holidays.
On Thursday, April 27, the biggest drone show in Latvia's history was seen in the skies of Rīga.
Rīga City Council has published details of events it has planned to mark Latvia's restoration of independence day on May 4.
The XXVII Song and XVII Dance Festival will be an undoubted highlight of 2023 in Latvia. As previously reported, more than 40,000 participants are expected at more than 60 different events taking place nationwide between June 30 and July 9.
The weekend promises sun and warm weather up to +20 C. Next week, temps will drop again, so we suggest three outdoor activities for Saturday and Sunday.
The team that curates the International and National short film competitions at the Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) has been boosted by the recruitment of two more experienced and renowned members of the film industry to the selection committee.
From June 7 to 11, performance artists from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia will 'take over' the capital of Finland, Helsinki, in a new festival "Baltic Take Over", according to information from the Latvian New Theater Institute (LJTI).
As every year, on May 4, the day of the restoration of Latvia's independence, the National Film Center (NKC) is holding a film marathon both online and onsite, NKC said April 18.
Preparations for this year's Latvian Song and Dance Festival are continuing across the country, with Skrunda TV reporting on dancers literally being put through their paces in Kuldīga region to prove their readiness for the event.
A cycle of online video classes is being made available throughout Latvia, in which the Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF), in cooperation with the Norwegian Film Clubs Association (NFK), is offering the chance to learn about film-related professions and filmmaking together with Latvian film professionals.
Need something to do this weekend? You could just stay in bed, but that would be a shame, considering the large number of options available. Here are just three suggestions.
The Riga World Film Festival will celebrate its tenth anniversary from April 27 to 30 at the Kino Bize cinema in Rīga.
It's Easter, or to give it its Latvian name, Liedienas. That means all manner of egg-related fun and games, including one-on-one battles for egg supremacy, as captured by our resident caricaturist above.
For those who have not yet made plans for the Easter holiday, Rīga City Council has planned a varied program of events. Here are some of the whats, whens and wheres.
Data published on April 5 by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSB) show that due to COVID-19 restrictions, people participated in cultural life, i.e., attended live performances and sports events, visited cultural sites, or went to cinema, notably less in 2022.
The 27th International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS takes place in Rīga from April 7 to 13, offering over 100 short films from 25 countries, Latvian Television's culture program reports.
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