Zāļu tirdziņš Limbažos
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.
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"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
"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 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
"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