Hang on the wall > VILNIUS EVENTS 2016 JANUARY FEBRUARY 1 JANUARY Day of the Flag of Lithuania Gediminas Hill 6 JANUARY Procession of Three Wise Men Streets of the Old Town www.senamiescioteatras.lt 6 JANUARY Farewell, Christmas Tree www.kultura.lt 13 JANUARY Freedom Defenders Day www.lrs.lt 18 24 JANUARY International Theatre Festival for Children Different Arts Printing House www.menuspaustuve.lt 21 24 JANUARY Vilnius Comedy Fest www.vilniuscomedy.lt 21 31 JANUARY French Film Festival Winter Screens www.ziemosekranai.lt 22 24 JANUARY International Tourism and Active Leisure Exhibition Adventur www.litexpo.lt 22 27 JANUARY Japanese Film Festival Forum Cinemas Vingis 6 FEBRUARY Traditional Carnival Užgavėnės (Shrovetide) 10 11 FEBRUARY Exhibition for Meetings, Events and Incentives CONVENE www.convene.lt 16 FEBRUARY Day of the Restoration of the State of Lithuania 25 28 FEBRUARY International Vilnius Book Fair www.vilniausknygumuge.lt 26 28 FEBRUARY Coffee Culture Days Shopping and Leisure Centre Panorama www.kavosdienos.lt 27 FEBRUARY Exotic Beer & Ales Festival Žmogšala www.alutis.lt
MARCH APRIL MARCH Days of Francophonie www.institutfrancais-lituanie.com 4 6 MARCH Kaziukas (St. Casimir) Fair Streets and squares of the Old Town www.kaziukomugevilnius.lt 9 12 MARCH International Baltic Jewelry Exhibition Amber Trip Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva www.ambertrip.com 11 MARCH Day of the Restoration of the Independence of Lithuania 18 19 MARCH Fashion Festival Mados infekcija (Fashion Infection) Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) www.madosinfekcija.lt 19 & 20 MARCH Spring Equinox Embankment near Karalius Mindaugas Bridge Pūčkorių Exposure 20 MARCH Palm Sunday Vilnius churches, streets of the Old Town 28 MARCH The Sky in Easter Egg Patterns 31 MARCH 14 APRIL Vilnius Film Festival Kino pavasaris (Spring of Cinema) www.kinopavasaris.lt 1 APRIL Day of the Independence of Užupis Republic Užupis www.umi.lt 4 APRIL 10 MAY International Music Festival Sugrįžimai (The Returns) www.lmrf.lt 18 23 APRIL Contemporary Music Festival Young Music 23 24 APRIL Open House Vilnius www.openhousevilnius.lt MAY 2 7 MAY International University Theatre Forum 2 8 MAY Design Week www.dizainoforumas.lt 2 8 MAY International Contemporary Dance Festival New Baltic Dance www.dance.lt 5 6 MAY Tech Conference Login www.login.lt 7 9 MAY Europe Day www.europosdiena.lt 8 MAY General Financing Trakai Half Marathon www.trakupusmaratonis.lt 10 17 MAY Theatre Debut Festival of Young Creators Tylos! (Silence!) www.vmt.lt 15 29 MAY International Festival Poezijos pavasaris (Poetry Spring) www.rasytojai.lt 19 22 MAY International Traditional Jazz Dance & Music Festival Harlem www.harlem.lt 19 23 MAY International Vilnius Salsa Festival The House of Polish Culture www.salsafestival.lt 20 & 21 MAY Night in the Museum Island Castle in Vilnius museums 21 MAY Street Musician Day Streets of the Old Town www.gmd.lt 22 MAY We Run Vilnius DNB Half Marathon www.werunvilnius.lt 26 28 MAY International Folklore Festival Skamba skamba kankliai 27 28 MAY International Wine Exhibition Wine Days www.vynodienos.lt
rtyard of JUNE Kairėnai Summer Festival Botanical Garden of Vilnius University in Kairėnai www.bardai.lt LRT Opus Summer Terrace Art Factory Loftas www.menufabrikas.lt Piano.Lt Summer Terrace Courtyard of Fransciscan Monastery www.piano.lt Cinema under the Stars Courtyard of Contemporary Art Centre www.kinopasaka.lt (every Sunday) Sunday is a Day of Sport www.sveikasmiestas.lt JUNE SEPTEMBER (every Friday) Open Kitchen Tymo Market www.openkitchen.lt JUNE SEPTEMBER Summer Terrace www.kultura.lt 3 5 JUNE The Summer of Trakai 3 JUNE 3 JULY International Music Festival Vilnius Festival www.filharmonija.lt 4 JUNE Urban Adventure Race Vilnius Challenge www.vilniuschallenge.lt 9 12 JUNE International Contemporary Art Fair Art Vilnius www.artvilnius.com 15 22 JUNE Vilnius LGBT* Festival Kreivės www.festivaliskreives.lt 17 JUNE Culture Night www.kulturosnaktis.lt 18 JUNE Herb Market 18 19 JUNE Medieval Festival in Trakai Peninsular Castle in 23 JUNE Midsummer Night Rasos (St. John Feast) Verkiai Regional Park Mounds of Kernavė Town www.kernave.org JULY AUGUST JULY AUGUST Christopher Summer Festival www.kristupofestivaliai.lt JULY AUGUST (every Friday) Galvė Jazz Fiesta Galvė Lake in JULY AUGUST (every Sunday) Evenings in Užutrakis Užutrakis Palace in www.uzutrakiovakarai.lt 6 JULY Traditional Race Around the Green Lakes Green Lakes www.sveikasmiestas.lt 6 JULY State Day (Coronation of King Mindaugas) www.president.lt 8 10 JULY Days of Live Archaeology in Kernavė Mounds of Kernavė Town www.kernave.org 10 JULY Festival of Horse Dominykas Fairy-Tales Embankment near White Bridge 30 JULY 7 AUGUST International Summer Music Festival Vivace Vilnius www.vivacevilnius.org 31 JULY Badminton Festival Vilniaus plunksna Lukiškės Square www.vilniausplunksna.lt 31 JULY 7 AUGUST Trakai Fanfare Week 13 14 AUGUST Kopūstinės Fair (Feast of Assumption) 20 21 AUGUST Old Crafts Days in Trakai Peninsular Castle in 21 AUGUST Velomarathon www.velomaratonas.lt 26 27 AUGUST Bartholomew Fair Town Hall Square www.amatugildija.lt 27 AUGUST We Run Vilnius www.sheruns.lt
SEPTEMBER 2 4 SEPTEMBER Vilnius City Fiesta Gediminas Avenue www.vilniusfestivals.lt 4 SEPTEMBER 2 OCTOBER International St. Jacob Sacred Music Festival Church of St Philip and St Jacob www.chorasvilnius.lt 7 11 SEPTEMBER Instrumental Folk Music Festival Griežynė www.llkc.lt 7 11 SEPTEMBER New Circus Weekend Arts Printing House www.menuspaustuve.lt 7 24 SEPTEMBER International Early Music Festival Banchetto Musicale www.bmfestival.lt 8 18 SEPTEMBER Science Festival Spaceship Earth www.mokslofestivalis.eu 11 SEPTEMBER Danske Bank Vilnius Marathon www.vilniausmaratonas.lt International Street Theatres Festival Mosaic www.senamiescioteatras.lt European Heritage Days www.kpd.lt Nations Fair www.tautumuge.lt 22 SEPTEMBER Baltic Unity Day Verkiai Regional Park 22 SEPTEMBER Autumn Equinox Embankment near Karalius Mindaugas Bridge 22 SEPTEMBER 2 OCTOBER International Vilnius Documentary Films Festival www.vdff.lt 24 SEPTEMBER International Fireworks Festival Vilniaus fejerija Vingis Park www.fejerija.lt 30 SEPTEMBER Researchers Night www.tyrejunaktis.lt OCTOBER NOVEMBER 1 2 OCTOBER Vilnius Sport Festival www.sportofestivalis.lt 1 10 OCTOBER International Film Festival for Children and Youth www.kidsfestival.lt 5 9 OCTOBER Vilnius International Short Film Festival www.filmshorts.lt 6 13 OCTOBER Days of Latin American Culture In Latino www.inlatino.lt 7 OCTOBER Shopping Night Out Vilnius boutiques www.shoppinginvilnius.lt 8 9 OCTOBER Vilnius Light Festival Beepositive www.beepositive.lt 13 16 OCTOBER International Jazz Festival Vilnius Jazz www.vilniusjazz.lt 13 23 OCTOBER International Documentary Film Festival Inconvenient Films www.nepatoguskinas.lt 21 30 OCTOBER International Contemporary Music Festival Gaida (The Tune) www.vilniusfestivals.lt 3 13 NOVEMBER European Film Forum Scanorama www.scanorama.lt 7 30 NOVEMBER International Accordion Festival www.akordeonofestivalis.lt 16 20 NOVEMBER International Folklore Festival Pokrovskije Kolokola (Chiming Bells) www.arinuska.lt 17 20 NOVEMBER International Jazz Festival Vilnius Mama Jazz www.vilniusmamajazz.lt 21 27 NOVEMBER International Festival of Animated Cartoons Tindirindis www.tindirindis.lt
DECEMBER RUGSĖJO DECEMBER 4 7 d. Christopher Christmas Festival Vilniaus miesto šventė Sostinės dienos ir Vilnius St. Catherine s Music Week Church www.kristupofestivaliai.lt 1 4 DECEMBER RUGSĖJO Fair of Applied 4 7 Art d. CraftVilnius Vilniaus miesto šventė Sostinės dienos ir Vilnius www.craftvilnius.eu Music Week 1 DECEMBER 6 JANUARY Christmas in the Capital RUGSĖJO 4 7 d. Streets and squares of the Old Town Vilniaus www.kaledossostineje.lt miesto šventė Sostinės dienos ir 3 DECEMBER 8 JANUARY Trakai Capital of Santa Clauses RUGSĖJO www.kaledostrakuose.lt 4 7 d. LONG TERM EVENTS Traditional Dance Get-together ON THURSDAYS (All year round at 19:00) January April Trade-union House May September S. Moniuškos Square October December Trade-union House Lithuanian Flag Raising Ceremony ON SUNDAYS (All year round at 12:00) S. Daukantas Square Flea Market ON SUNDAYS (All year round 12:00 16:00) Sacred Music Hours St. Casimir s Church www.kazimiero.lt JANUARY APRIL (on Sundays at 13:30) MAY OCTOBER (on Tuesdays at 18:30) NOVEMBER DECEMBER (on Sundays at 13:30) WALKING TOURS Discover the Old Town of Vilnius Start at the steps of the Cathedral Belfry www.vilnius-tourism.lt 15 MAY 15 SEPTEMBER (in English, German and Russian at 11:00) 28 DECEMBER 8 JANUARY (in English and Russian at 12:00) January April Šokbaris Vilniaus 17 31 miesto DECEMBER šventė Sostinės dienos ir May September Musical Christmas Concert Hall Piano.Lt October December www.culture-live.lt Šokbaris RUGSĖJO 4 7 d. Vilniaus Dates of miesto events šventė are Sostinės subject dienos to change. ir For the most up-to-date information please check Šv. Publisher: Jokūbo Vilnius ir Šv. Tourism Pilypo bažnyčia & Convention Bureau. Authors of the photos: L. Ciūnys, V. Kirilovas, M. Kundrotas, V. Buivydė, D. Matvejev, Velo takas Fill 2016 with events! JANUARY 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MARCH 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL 25 26 27 28 29 30 JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER MAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JUNE 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DECEMBER 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31