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Riga City Festival 2011 will be held from 19 - 21 August
25.02.2011The more detailed information about festival will be available at the end of July.
Changes to public transportation routes and timetables during the Riga City Festival
20.08.2010
During the Riga City Festival there will be some changes to regular public transport routes (bus, trolley, and tram) as well as departure times. Please note that all public transport will be FREE OF CHARGE for both residents and visitors during both days of the Festival, 21 and 22 August.
Latvia Post will operate a special City Festival sales point
20.08.2010On Saturday the 21st of August, when Riga's residents and visitors will celebrate at the City Festival, Latvia Post (Latvijas Pasts) will be celebrating, too! The postal service has prepared unique postcards for the event. They will only be available on this one day at the Festival sales point, so those interested in acquiring this singular souvenir for themselves or as a gift for friends and family shouldn't miss the opportunity.
A Hundred Years Ago in Albert Street
18.08.2010Albert Street (Alberta iela), the most stunning example of Riga's world-famous Art Nouveau heritage, invites those celebrating the City Festival to savour the elegance and charm of a bygone era in what is basically a beautiful living museum.
Art Summer at Spīķeri - O!Karte's Open Studios
18.08.2010On Saturday, August 21st, during the Riga City Festival, the contemporary art project kim? invites everyone to visit its latest project: Art Summer at Spīķeri - O!Karte's Open Studios at Makavas iela 12/1. Studios on all three floors of the kim? building will be open to the public, and the courtyard will be buzzing with activity! Doors open at 3:00 pm.
STORIES OF RIGA OVER THE CENTURIES: FACTS, LEGENDS, MUSIC AND DANCE
17.08.2010On Saturday, 21 August, the residents of Riga and visitors are invited to visit the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation for a special City Festival programme that will run all day, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.
The Fourth Stage of the Triatel xRace Will Finish at the Riga City Festival
17.08.2010The Fourth Stage of the Triatel xRace will take place on the 22nd of August during the City Festival. "It's both a challenge and a great pleasure to organize the race in Riga, especially at the time of the festival," Jānis Vanags, the race's organizer, said. Even two weeks before the race, over 115 teams had already registered to take part.
Festivities in Vērmane's Garden
17.08.2010This colourful celebration will draw music and dance together in a maelstrom of creative activity.
THE RIGA CITY FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE THE ANNUAL FIREWORKS COMPETITION
14.08.2010On August 21st at the Embankment on the right bank of the Daugava (11. novembra krastmala), the Riga Festival will hold the fourth annual Fireworks Competition. From 11:00 pm to midnight spectators will be able to experience a thrilling show and vote for their favourite fireworks displays. As in previous years, the winning pyrotechnical wizards will be awarded the right to produce fireworks for significant city celebrations over the coming year.
PĒRKONS ROCKS DZEGUŽKALNS!
14.08.2010On Dzegužkalns - Cuckoo Hill, Riga's highest hill - the City Festival will really rock! On August 21st at 8:00 pm, the legendary rock group Pērkons ("Thunder," also the ancient god of thunder) will celebrate thirty years since its earthshaking rhythms changed Latvian music forever.
RIGA’S FIRST PARADE OF GIANT DOLLS AND MASCOTS
05.08.2010
On 21 August the Riga Festival's first Parade of Giant Dolls and Mascots will take place in the cobbled streets of the city's Old Town. All large dolls and company mascots are invited to take part in the procession, an event meant for revellers of all ages.
he Riga City Festival will thrill the Baltic metropolis with more than 50 special events
05.08.2010This year's Riga City Festival will be held from August 20th to the 23rd, offering residents and visitors alike a colourful kaleidoscope of more than 50 special events to choose from.
The First IN THE VERY HEART OF RIGA Folk Festival August 22nd at Vērmanes dārzs
04.08.2010
A diverse programme of folk music will await those celebrating the City Festival in Riga's lovely Vērmanes dārzs, the central park created by the widowed Anna Gertrud Wöhrmann in 1817. Music lovers who want to hear their favourite tunes and see their best loved performers won't be disappointed, and even those less familiar with Latvian folk are certain to be entranced. With concerts going on all day in the open-air auditorium, visitors will be able to savour the entire spectrum of the music for which Latvia is famous.
