MAJOR CULTURE EVENTS IN RIGA IN 2010*
Time
Description
Home page
20. January
Commemorative events dedicated to the defenders of the 1991. of 1991
www.rdkd.lv
18. January – 24. January
Riga amateur theatre festival "RIGA PLAYS THEATRE"
14. February
Wind band „Rîga” Valentine's Day concert
www.music.lv/riga
25. March
Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror events
Riga Municipality portal
March/April
X International Bach Chamber music festival
Bach festival
27. March – 4. April
Riga International Children’s Film Festival BERIMOR’S CINEMA
Cinema forum "ARSENAL"
19. March
Wind band „Rîga” opens spring festival WINDSTREAM
21. March
The Spring Equinox events
April/May
Young vocalists context "Câlis 2010"
4.April
THE BIG DAY and Easter events
16.- 30. April
XV International Baltic Ballet Festival
XV Balley festival
4.May
Events dedicated to the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia
9.May
Mother’s Day events
15.May
Museums Night
Ministry of Culture
May
Adventurous music and film festival SOUND FOREST 2010
www.skanumezs.lv
1. June
International Children's Day events
June
The International Contemporary Dance Festival TIME TO DANCE
Contemporary dance festival
14. June
The Commemoration Day of Victims of the Communist Terror events
April
International Youth Short Film Festival 2ANNAS
Short film festival
Festival of minorities LATVIAN WREATH
Minorities dance festival
June - August
Concerts in the Verman park
Riga Opera festival
www.opera.lv
18. - 22. June
Midsummer celebrations in Riga ç
22. June
Midsummer concert on the Dzeguþkalns stage
MIDSUMMER FAIR in the Dome Square
June/July
XII International music festival RHYTMS OF RIGA 2010
www.rigasritmi.lv
From 2 June to 11.July
XIV Latvian school children's Song and Dance Festival
http://www.vjic.gov.lv
July
International organ music festival RÎGAS DOMS
Riga Dom
International Early Music Festival
Latvijas koncerti
July/August
International Festival of Sacred Music
www.sacredmusicfestival.lv
20. - 22. August
THE RIGA CITY FESTIVAL 2010
City day 2010
International Festival of Baroc music FARINELLI – FEST
Baroc music festival
International Vintage Car Assembly RĪGA RETRO
Vintage car museum
20.August
Tower's music in Old City
www.avesol.riga.lv
4. September
Contemporary Culture Forum WHITE NIGHT 2010
Contemporary art forum
September
Poetry Days 2010
Poetry days
September/October
Autumn Chamber music festival
International Contemporary Art and Video Festival WATERPIECES
Contemporary and videoart festival
The New Media festival "ART+COMMUNICATION"
Modern media festival
5. - 10. September
International Festival of Experimental Performing Arts HOMO ALIBI
Theater's union
Music festival BILDES 2010
Music festival "Pictures 2010"
International Festival of Film Actors BALTIC PEARL
Cinema festival "Baltic Pearl"
17. – 26. September
ARSENALS International Film Forum
25.September
Fair on the Mikelis Day’s Eve in the Dome Square and Apple Fair in the Town Hall Square
October
The Baltic Dance Nights
www.folkdance.lv
Theatre festival GOLDEN MASK
Golden Mask theatre festival
New Music Festival ARENA
www.arenafest.lv
11.November
Events dedicated to the Lâèplçsis Day
18.November
Celebrations of the 92th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia & fireworks
18. - 21. November
Light festival "RIGA SHINES"
www.staroriga.lv
November
World Music Festival PORTA
www.festivalporta.lv
28.November - 26.December
Riga Christmas Fairs
December
Festival EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS
Winter Music Festival WITERFEST
Hermann Braun fondation
21. December
Clog's evening in the Old City
www.folklorasbiedriba.lv
25. - 26.December
Big Christmas concerts
31.December
New Year Festivities, New Year’s Eve by the Freedom Monument
* NB! Subject to changes!
Information about events – Culture Department of the Riga City Council, phone.:+371 6703 7660; e-mail: kpp@riga.lv, www.rdkd.lv
