The wonder of Latvia. Closer than you think.

"Held at Kalāči farmstead in the tiny village of Liepa, the birthplace of poet Eduards Veidenbaums, this intimate annual gathering of music, poetry, and art honours one of Latvia's most beloved folk voices in the very landscape that formed him."

Veidenfests

"An evening parish celebration held in the grounds of Eleja Manor Park, gathering craftspeople, performers and the community under open skies in a beloved Zemgale summer custom."

Elejas pagasta svētki "Zem zvaigznēm"

"A music, poetry and arts gathering at the Eduards Veidenbaums memorial farm museum deep in Vidzeme, inviting visitors to dance outdoors, share in community performances and savour the unhurried rhythm of a Latvian country summer."

Festivāls "Kalāči"

"Tens of thousands of Catholic pilgrims and visitors converge each year on the tiny Latgale village of Aglona and its famous white-domed basilica for Latvia's most important religious outdoor gathering, a profound expression of Latgalian identity combining candlelit processions, open-air mass and national unity."

Vissvētākās Jaunavas Marijas Debesīs Uzņemšanas svētki Agonā

"Aglona's Assumption Day pilgrimage is Latvia's largest Catholic folk gathering, drawing thousands of worshippers in traditional Latgalian dress to the baroque basilica of this tiny village."

Vissvētākās Jaunavas Marijas debesīs uzņemšanas svētki, Aglona

"A rock music festival staged on the atmospheric hillfort open-air stage at Skrunda in its third edition, featuring a new young performers competition alongside established Latvian acts in a small Kurzeme riverside town."

Festivāls "Roks par brīvību"

"An annual outdoor music event held in the village of Aglona in the heart of the Latgale lake district, celebrating popular Latvian and Latgalian folk-pop acts in the countryside setting that defines the region's warm summer culture."

Lielais Latgales Hītu festivāls

"Carnikava's celebrated lamprey festival gathers fishermen, vendors and craft stalls on the banks of the Gauja estuary to honour the ancient eel-like delicacy central to Vidzeme coastal life."

Nēģu svētki

"The Great Latgalian Hit Music Festival fills the fields around Aglona village with performances of popular Latgalian song, continuing a cherished regional tradition of summer outdoor music-making."

Lielais Latgaliešu hitu festivāls

"A rural festival market in the village of Birzgale, pairing local artisan and producer stalls with a broader country festival programme as the Vidzeme late-summer season draws to a close."

Lauku festivāla gadatirgus Birzgalē

"A community outdoor games day in the Gauja valley town of Sigulda, combining folk sports, craft stalls and a cultural programme amid the river valley's celebrated early-autumn scenery."

Kalniešu spēles

"Smiltene's traditional autumn fair gathers artisans, home producers and farmers from across the Vidzeme border region for a well-established open-air market in the small town centre."

Rudens gadatirgus Smiltenē

"A Christmas craft market in the medieval village of Rauna, bringing artisans and local producers together beneath the ruins of the Archbishop's castle in one of Vidzeme's most atmospheric historic settings."

Ziemassvētku tirdziņš Raunā

"A Christmas market in the small border town of Ape on Latvia's Estonian frontier, where artisans and home producers from the Smiltenes novads cross-border region gather for a festive pre-holiday fair."

Ziemassvētku tirdziņš Apē

"Smiltene's traditional Christmas market closes the town's fair calendar with artisans, craftspeople and seasonal food producers gathered in the town centre for a festive community send-off to the year."

Smiltenes Ziemassvētku tirdziņš

"At the historic Valmiermuiža estate, the Winter Solstice celebration combines ancient light-returning rituals, winter craft markets and festive culinary traditions in a candlelit rural manor setting."

Ziemas saulgriežu svinības un tirdziņš Valmiermuižā

"A pre-Jāņi village market in rural Glūdas pagasts, Zemgale, where local producers gather to sell midsummer goods and the community kicks off the Līgo season together in an authentic countryside setting."

Jāņu ielīgošanas tirdziņš Glūdas pagastā

"At the Sudmalnieku birzs mill-grove stage in Snēpele, this pre-Jāņi evening unites a pagan fire ritual, sunset vigil, Jāņu cheese making around the bonfire, and an intimate kokle folk music concert."

Ielīgošana "Kad zvaigznes līgo debesīs" Snēpelē

"A full-day midsummer programme in Līgatne running from morning concerts on the Gauja riverbank through a solstice market and wreath-making to an evening of bonfire singing in the Zanderu meadows."

Vasaras saulgrieži Līgatnē

"A pre-solstice gathering at Vilgāle's open-air stage in Kuldīga district where participants make Jāņu cheese over meadow fires, churn butter, weave elaborate flower wreaths, and browse a small artisan market alongside live folk performances."

"Kad zied papardes sapņi" Vilgālē

"The amateur theatre and vocal ensemble of tiny Laidi village in Kuldīga Municipality perform their original Līgo joint theatrical show Svētki pienākas visiem followed by a zaļumballe bonfire dance in the village open-air stage, a wholly community-made celebration."

Laidu Līgo kopuzvedums

"A cherished hillside gathering at Zanderu kalns in the Gauja valley where villagers and visitors weave oak and flower wreaths, burn last year's wreath on a great bonfire, and sing through the white midsummer night with a resident folklore group."

Saulgriežu svinības Zanderu kalnā

"A genuine old-fashioned midsummer market held under the oaks of Augšlīgatne where home producers and craft makers gather unhurriedly to sell handmade and home-grown goods on the longest day of the year."

Augšlīgatnes tirdziņš "Vāverēs zem ozoliem"

"Set in the courtyard of the historic Straupe horse-post at midsummer, this Slow Food farmers and small-producers market offers seasonal Latvian foods, local crafts, and the unhurried spirit of rural Vidzeme."

Slow Food Straupe tirdziņš

"The Skujene village open-air stage hosts a full midsummer programme of wreath weaving, torch-making, an ancient fire ritual, a fern-flower procession, outdoor cinema, and a home-cheese competition open to all comers."

Saulgrieži Skujenē

"On the ancient hilltop of Viņķu kalns in the Piebalga uplands, folklore ensemble Piebaldzēni and ritual group Trīs Gaisi lead midsummer singing, fire rites, and communal folk games under the open sky."

Vasaras saulgrieži Viņķu kalnā

"Celebrated beside the ancient Zemgalian hillfort and wooden castle in Tērvete Nature Park, this midsummer gathering follows full Jāņu custom: meadow-plant wreath weaving, a great bonfire symbolising the sun's power, Līgo songs, and folk games until sunrise."

Vasaras saulgrieži Tērvetē

"At Turaida Museum Reserve's Jāņkalns hill, an all-day and all-night solstice programme runs from the pre-dawn sun-greeting ritual through wreath weaving, cheese making, torch preparation, fire-barrel lighting, and a culminating concert by post-folklore group Iļģi, making it one of Latvia's most ritually complete public Jāņi celebrations."

Jāņu diena Turaidā

"A midsummer solstice celebration held in the grounds of Rude Manor in Kuldīga Municipality, blending heritage estate landscape with traditional Jāņi customs for a distinctly atmospheric rural gathering."

Saulgriežu pasākums Rudes muižā

"A four-day conscious solstice gathering in the forests near Ķegums, now in its eleventh year, weaving ancient Jāņi ceremony and fire ritual with world music, kokle, yoga, and community living in a woodland setting beside the Daugava river valley."

Būtība Festival

"Now in its second decade, this four-day conscious midsummer gathering in the Latvian riverside forests at Ķeguma Puduri weaves ancient solstice ceremony, world music, yoga and community ritual into a Jāņi celebration aimed at deeper folk and spiritual engagement."

Būtība Festival

"A three-day midsummer festival on the shores of Lake Alauksts near Vecpiebalga, combining bonfire fire rituals at midnight, live folk and pop concerts, a tent village, family activities, and all-night dancing, celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2026."

Līgo Festivāls Vecpiebalgā

"At the millpond of Kazdanga, a pre-Jāņi evening of dances, wreath weaving, sauna-broom making, and bagpipe music culminates at 22:22 with the burning of a straw witch figure on the water, then gives way to an all-night zaļumballe with a visiting Finnish folk band."

Saulgriežu pasākums pie Kazdangas dzirnezera

"In the small hamlet of Dubeņi in Grobiņas pagasts, the local amateur theatre performs an original play followed by a concert creating a warmly communal pre-Jāņi mood in a rural Dienvidkurzeme setting."

Ielīgošanas pasākums Dubeņos

"An all-day Jāņi celebration at the lakeside Usma Meķi estate in Kuldīga district, featuring traditional midsummer activities, folk customs, and a communal bonfire welcoming the year's most magical night."

Līgo svētki Usmas Meķos

"A two-day Jāņi festival in the Fishermen's Park of the small Baltic seaside town of Salacgrīva, offering traditional activities, folk singing, bonfires, and an all-night-and-day celebration programme in a coastal setting."

Līgo nakts svinības Salacgrīvā

"A large-format lakeside Jāņi night by Lukna Lake in the village of Višķi, Augšdaugava, with a strong concert and folk-dance programme running from dusk through the white Midsummer night."

Jāņi Višķos pie Luknas ezera

"At the Ugunspļava meadow on the dramatic sea cliff coast of Jūrkalne, a richly timed solstice night unfolds with sunset sea gatherings, a coastal concert, a fire-mill ritual at midnight, and dancing until dawn against one of Latvia's most spectacular natural backdrops."

Saulgriežu svinības Jūrkalnē

"A free morning market in Skrunda's town square where herb and flower-wreath sellers, home producers, and craftspeople gather for Līgo Day, enlivened by folk band Kapela Strops leading communal games and festive singing from the market stalls."

Līgo dienas lustes Skrundā

"A community Jāņi zaļumballe in Nīca's village park, one of Dienvidkurzeme's most distinctive ethnographic villages, celebrated with live folk music through the midsummer night."

Jāņi Nīcā

"In the birch-grove open-air stage at Sikšņu Brūnu birzs in the village of Dunika, a Līgo evening combines a local artisan market and craft workshop with bonfire lighting and a dance party running through to dawn."

Līgi disko balle Dunikā

"On Durbe's ancient hillfort above the town, a solstice evening concert dedicated to local kokle master Peteris Korats is held at dusk, honouring Latvian instrument-making heritage in an evocative heritage landscape."

Saulgriežu vakars Durbē

"A family-centred midsummer afternoon in the hamlet of Gaviezes featuring wreath-weaving and sandal-making masterclasses, a display of traditional weaving, children's large-format games, and a sweet creative workshop, set in a quiet rural community of Dienvidkurzeme."

Saulgriežu pasākums Gaviezē

"At the ancient Viking-age hill-fort ruins of Grobiņa, three musicians greet the Midsummer sunrise by weaving archaic Jāņi melodies with ambient electronics beside the River Alande, in one of Latvia's most historically significant archaeological landscapes."

Ielīgošanas pasākums Grobiņas pilsdrupās

"Held every year on Līgo Day, this traditional herb and midsummer craft market in the small Vidzeme town of Limbaži celebrates the plant lore and festive preparations central to Jāņi, with local growers, weavers and artisans bringing the calendar custom to the town square."

Zāļu tirdziņš Limbažos

"A welcoming summer music and arts festival at the rural Ratnieki retreat in the Līgatne valley, blending reggae, ethno-folk, rock, and electronic music across a weekend with a spirit of respect for people and nature."

Laba Daba festivāls

"Ozolnieki's beloved meadow festival blends a home-producers market, children's fairground rides, pony treks, jazz and folk concerts, and an evening of theatrical dance performances on the village green."

Pļavas svētki Ozolniekos

"For the ninth consecutive year, Latvian winemakers gather at the charming historic Straupe horse-post to pour fruit, berry, and grape wines, crush fruit for next year's vintage, and pair tastings with a Slow Food artisan market."

Latvijas Vīndaru festivāls

"A summer open-doors festival in one of Latvia's most historically and literarily significant villages, inviting visitors to explore the Piebalga cultural landscape through homestead visits, local craft, and warm community celebration."

"Vecpiebalga Opens Its Doors"

"A town-day market on the banks of the Daugava in historic Lielvārde, where local craftspeople, food producers and community performers gather for the annual summer celebration."

Lielvārdes pilsētas svētku tirgus

"A parish summer celebration and craft fair in the small Ogres novads village of Lēdmane, bringing together local artisans and home producers for an intimate community day at the culture house."

Lēdmanes pagasta svētku tirgus

"A village bread festival in Vārme anchored by the open Gardākais rausis pastry competition, uniting home bakers, craftspeople and neighbours for an evening of Kurzeme rural tradition at the local school."

Maizes svētki Vārmē

"A traditional summer exhibition and country fair in Jaunpiebalga showcasing the distinctive craftsmanship, produce, and community spirit of the beloved Piebalga upland area in the heart of Latvian Vidzeme."

Izstāde un gadatirgus "Izvēlies Piebalgu"

"A slow-living lifestyle and food festival in the historic Līgatne paper factory courtyard, combining quality fare from local producers, a long-table dinner by a Michelin Green Star chef, and an artisan market in a unique industrial heritage setting."

Paper Factory Festival

"A craft market held at Spāre Manor in rural Amatas parish during the estate's open-air art plein-air, bringing Vidzeme artisans together in a historic manor setting in the Cēsu novads countryside."

Amatnieku tirgus Spāres muižā