The wonder of Lithuania. Closer than you think.
Joninės midsummer nights, Kaziukas craft fairs, song festivals and country markets, from Vilnius to the Curonian Spit. Free, curated, in English, and updated weekly.
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"At the UNESCO World Heritage hillfort site of Kernavė, craftspeople, warriors and traders re-enact Baltic Iron Age life across nine days of live archaeology, making it one of the most atmospheric heritage festivals in the Baltic region."
Kernavė gyvosios archeologijos dienos
"Pivašiūnai hosts Lithuania's largest Žolinė pilgrimage, where villagers bring handmade bouquets of nine herbs and grains to be blessed at the famous pilgrimage church, blending ancient agrarian harvest customs with Catholic tradition on the fixed feast of the Assumption."
Žolinė, Pivašiūnų atlaidai
"Varėna, the self-styled mushroom capital of Lithuania, turns its pine-forest streets into a competitive foraging arena each September, with team picking championships, a fungi-hunters parade, handicraft stalls and Dzūkija forest food at the heart of it all."
Grybų šventė
"Plateliai, home to Lithuania's only dedicated Užgavėnės museum, hosts the most famous Shrove Tuesday carnival in Žemaitija, with masked processions, competitive pancake eating, traditional songs and the ceremonial burning of the Morė effigy to drive out winter."
Užgavėnės Plateliai