We invite you to participate in the events of the 49th annual festival: listen to concerts in the spaces of the old town of Vilnius, visit the craft fair, dance at the festival dances - let's enjoy the ethnic culture together!
An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles
Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6)
18:00
Pasidainavimų vakaras
An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles
Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6)
18:00
Pasidainavimų vakaras
An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles
Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6)
18:00
Pasidainavimų vakaras
An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles
Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6)
18:00
Pasidainavimų vakaras
An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles
Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6)
May 26
FRIDAY
18:00
Sutartinių takas
Open-air performances of sutartinės (Lithuanian multipart songs and instrumental polyphonic music)
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
19:00
Vilnius mūsų tėvyna
Circle of sutartinės
Šventaragis’ Valley (next to the monument to King Mindaugas)
20:00
Skumba skumba kunkliai
Concert dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the festival, with Vilnius folklore ensembles and foreign guests
Vaidilos Theatre (A. Jakšto st. 9)
22:00
Naktišokiai
Lithuanian traditional dances
22 bendra būtis (Vilniaus st. 22)
22:00
Naktišokiai
Lithuanian traditional dances
22 bendra būtis (Vilniaus st. 22)
May 27
SATURDAY
11:00
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21:00
Darbas meistrą giria
Folk art and culinary heritage fair
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
12:00
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19:00
Amatų kiemas
Traditional crafts workshops for children and adults
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
12:00
Saulytė
Concerts of children’s folklore ensembles
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
12:00
Saulytė
Concerts of children’s folklore ensembles
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
13:00
Čiulba čiulbutis
Concert of solo and duet folk singers
St. Catherine's Church (Vilnius st. 30)
13:00
Tradicijų akiračiai: pažinti, suprasti
Traditional music and customs, subtleties of national costume. Guests from Georgia, Ukraine, Hungary and Latvia present their traditions.
Bagel shop (Pylimo st. 4)
15:00
Slauna mūsų giminėlė
Concert of Vilnius region folklore ensembles
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
17:00
Svetukai mano, rygailio!
Concert of festival guests
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
16:00
Aisūs kunklaliai
Concert of musicians from Lithuania and abroad playing kanklės (Lithuanian folk stringed instrument)
St. Catherine's Church (Vilniaus st. 30)
18:30
Eisva mudu abudu
Concert-evening of youth folklore groups
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
18:00
Apėja sauliūte aplinkui zarių
Concert of Baltic ritual music featuring “Kūlgrinda” and “Skandinieki”
St. Catherine's Church (Vilniaus st. 30)
20:00
Grajyk, muzikėle!
Concert of fosterers of Lithuanian traditional instrumental music and traditional dances
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
21:30
Nakties muzika
Concert of festival guests of Georgia, Ukraine and Latvia
St. Catherine's Church (Vilniaus st. 30)
23:00
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06:00
Naktinės dūzgės
Ethnic culture night: traditional dances, crafts, ethno-films, songs, and meetings of Lithuanians and foreign nations
Energy and Technology Museum (Rinktinės st. 2)
May 28
SUNDAY
11:00
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21:00
Darbas meistrą giria
Folk art and culinary heritage fair
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
11:00
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21:00
Amatų kiemas
Traditional crafts workshops for children and adults
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
12:00
Dzūkodelika
Rokas Kašėta concert
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
14:00
Žemčiūgai brangūs, mergele
Hour of traditional folk hymns, with traditional singers of the Punsk region
St Francis of Assisi Church (Maironio st. 10)
13:00
Kaimynėli, svečias būk!
Concert of folklore ensembles from Lithuanian ethnographic regions
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
15:00
Augin mane motinėlė
Concert of Lithuanian and ethnic minority folklore groups dedicated to the 700th anniversary of Vilnius
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
15:00
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17:30
The sounding old town
Traditional songs, dances and music of Lithuanian folklore ensembles
Pilies st., Rotušės square, courtyards of the History and Psilosophy faculties if Vilnius University, the squares of L. Stuoka-Gucevičius and K. Sirvydas
18:00
Parade of festival participants
Procession of festival participants
From Town Hall Square to Bernardine Garden
18:30
I will go where I go
Festival closing concert with Lithuanian folklore ensembles and festival guests