Veidenfests
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.
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"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"
"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
"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
"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
"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