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Užgavėnės |
20 - 21 February
This is a popular traditional folk celebration
bidding farewell to the winter.
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Casimir’s Market
Holiday |
3
- 4 March
This is a traditional handicrafts' market held in
honour of the Guardian of Lithuania - St. Casimir.
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Cinema Spring |
22 March - 5 April
Original films from artists all over the world are
showcased; many of the city’s theatres participate
in this event.
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Poetry Spring |
15 - 28 April
This annual poetry festival culminates in a grand
celebration in the Vilnius University, Sarbievius
courtyard.
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Vilnius Festival
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25 May - 30 June
All of June is devoted to jazz, folk music and
classical music, with Vilnius’s concert halls
filling up with music lovers.
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Sounds of
Lithuanian Spring Instruments
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26 - 27
May
This international folk festival organised see
musicians and dance troupes in ethnic costumes
performing in the Old Town.
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Midsummer’s Day
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24 June
Pagan rituals take centre stage during this event
and the celebrations are best seen at Kernave or on
the Neris River bank.
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St Christophorus
Summer Festival
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1
July - 31 August
Orchestral music takes centre stage during this
festival as famous international performers sing
their hearts out in concerts in the Old Town,
churches, and concert halls.
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Days of the
Capital City |
30 August - 5
September
Most of the month is an endless celebration filled
with concerts, contests, exhibitions and other
events. The most popular event is the Francis Market
in City Hall Square.
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Gaida Festival
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10 - 25
October
The largest festival of modern music in Lithuania,
this festival brings famous Lithuanian and foreign
performers to the concert halls of Vilnius.
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Blukas |
22 December
A
popular folk festival with a number of traditions,
including the burning of bonfires throughout the
night to symbolize the passing of the old year and
the beginning of the new.
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