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)
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)
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)
13:00
Čiulba čiulbutis
Concert of solo and duet folk singers
St. Catherine's Church (Vilnius st. 30)
15:00
Slauna mūsų giminėlė
Concert of Vilnius region folklore ensembles
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)
17:00
Svetukai mano, rygailio!
Concert of festival guests
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)
18:30
Eisva mudu abudu
Concert-evening of youth folklore groups
Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A)
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)
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)
13:00
Kaimynėli, svečias būk!
Concert of folklore ensembles from Lithuanian ethnographic regions
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)
15:00
Daugiatautis Vilnius
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
Skambantis senamiestis
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
Festivalio dalyvių eitynės
Procession of festival participants
From Town Hall Square to Bernardine Garden
18:30
Kur aisiu aisiu
Festival closing concert with Lithuanian folklore ensembles and festival guests