From July 31 to August 3, Ventspils invites everyone to a magnificent City Festival, which will offer more than 70 events at various venues. Loud concerts, a grand festive procession, a luminescent street art plein air, a Book Festival, a drag race, a foam party for children, a special culinary offer at the Street Food Show and the Ice Cream Festival, as well as an impressive waterfront concert and magnificent fireworks. These and many other events will turn Ventspils into the capital of summer celebrations.
Peace unites, the city inspires!
Thursday, July 31 – IESKAņA
18.00 | Pop studio JŪRAS AKMENTIŅI's 30th anniversary concert /Theatre House “Sea Gate”/
The current and former students of the pop studio will participate – EDVARDS GRIEZE, ROBERTS PĒTERSONS, KATRĪNA BINDERE – ČODERE, EVERTS RIEKSTIŅŠ, KASPARS ANTESS, LAURA LAUZE and the group THE STONES. Guest artists – JĀNIS AIŠPURS and INGARS VIĻUMS
Ticket price: €7 (pre-sale “Ticket Paradise")
Friday, August 1 – OPENING
08.00–15.00 | Fair /Old Town Market Square/
11.00 | Puppet show “Lote goes on an expedition” /Pärventa Library/ Ticket price: €4
11.00 | Meeting with the poet IVETA DARZNIECA /H.Dorbe Museum/
14.00 | Opening of the exhibition “Roses in a Glass Jar” by INGA INSBERG /Livonian Order Castle/
16.00 | Opening of the exhibition “Between the Seas” /Pārventa Library/ Artists – SARMĪTE CAUNE, AIJA BĀLIŅA and DACE SAULĪTE
19.00–21.30 | Opening of the festivities and Ventspils City Council Grand Prize and Award Ceremony /Amphitheater of the Concert Hall “Latvija”/ Music by EVERITA PJATA-GERTNER and “Aktualti muzikā”, conducted by ANDRIS BULIS
Evening and night program:
20.00–24.00 | Street Food Show /Old Town Market Square/
21.00–1.00 | Open night at Pludmales Aquapark (ticket price: €8)
20.00 | AIVARS KONUTIS “OneManBand” /Beach cafe “A place to be.”/
21.30–24.00 | Concert evening with dancing /Concert Hall “Latvija” Amphitheatre/
22.00 Duet BEL TEMPO. Before and after DJ VENTO
22.00–6.00 | DJ J-ONE /Bar “REVEZ”/
23.00–6.00 | Festive Preparty /Nightclub “SILRAK”/ 24.00 Music by RASSELL & SABINE BEREZINA
Saturday, August 2 – HOLIDAY
11.00 | HOLIDAY PROCESSION (Great Avenue – from Katoļu to Brīvības Street)
Ventspils municipality and city private companies, services, institutions with attractive employee presentations and equipment demonstrations
OLD TOWN
08.00–16.00 | Fair /Old Town Market Square/
12.00–17.00 | Street Food Show – food and drinks from different countries, chefs' stories, master classes, competitions and prizes
12.00–15.00 | Book Festival /Town Hall Square/
An educational, informative, entertaining and creative event "Artificial Intelligence and its Creative Expressions". Book fair, current events, conversations. The event will be hosted and entertained with a musical performance by actor, singer and performance artist MĀRIS SKRODIS.
“Breakout Room” in collaboration with Ventspils Digital Center. In the creative workshops, you will be able to write a poem, draw a picture, make a mask, compete in a game of chess with AI, work with a virtual Lego constructor, create your own robot friend or a symbol of freedom - a bird, paint vinyl records, as well as participate in other exciting activities
13.30 Greetings from book authors
12.30–17.30 | HOLIDAY SPICES /Skolas Street 1, courtyard/
A creative courtyard festival with an international luminescent street art plein-air, music and humor. The luminescent street art plein-air “Peace” will last 735 minutes, featuring both internationally recognized and local artists. The following artists will create their works: Elementton or ALEXEY ODNORUKOV, Ramz Moses or EMĪLS RIMKUS, guests from Lithuania – TADAS VINCAITIS and RADION PETROV (Radion PetroffVentspils will be represented by five artists – INGA INSBERGA, ZANDA PUDULE-INDĀNE (@zandagraphic), MARUTA PĽAVNIECE (Goods) and Ventspils Art School teachers SANTA DALBE and PAULA PUNDIŅA.
The program will be complemented by activities of the Youth Council, musical and humorous performances. It will be a spicy treat for both adults and children.
12.45 / 13.40 / 15.30 parodist ERNEST CIMANSKIS
13.00 CAPTAIN REINI
14.30 Group YUT
16.30 Duet FLAGSHIP ROMANCE (USA)
13.00–19.00 | Medieval Chants I and Medieval Life /Livonian Order Castle/
Medieval life and everyday life, demonstration of fighting techniques, weapons stand – historical reconstruction club RODENPOYS
14.00 VOX IBERICA – medieval music from the Iberian Peninsula plays SCHOLA CANTORUM VOX IUBILANTIS (admission with museum ticket)
13.00–18.00 | Potters' Days /Craft House/
Turning Competition and Folk Class (admission with museum ticket)
EVENING AND NIGHT PROGRAM
19.00–03.00 | Street Food Lounge /Old Town Market Square/
21.00–24.00 | Night trips with Mazbānīte
21.00–02.00 | Toboggan night /Adventure Park/ DJ, special effects and rides on a lighted toboggan run. Free admission, attractions for a fee.
22.00–6.00 | DJ ZIGGY /bar “REVEZ”/ Ticket price: €7
23.30 | Sacred Music Night Concert /Lutheran Church/ Choir VENDA, ensemble MUNDUS, choirs of Baptist and Lutheran churches
23.00–03.00 | WATERFRONT NIGHT DANCE /Ostas Street Promenade/
23.20 MUSIQQ band midnight concert
1.00 Night dances with the band BYPASS
23.00–3.30 | Festive spiced CHRISTMAS PARTY. GLOW VIBES /Skolas Street 1, courtyard/
23.10 Opening of the luminescent street art plein air works. Visitors are invited to come in white clothing, which in ultraviolet lighting will make you feel like a radiant firefly in a meadow.
23.20 DJ MONSTA
1.00 Hip-hop artist SILVER HEART with LIVE BAND
2.30 Ventspils alternative rock rabble – the band BUKTE
Sunday, August 3 – SOUND EVENTS
Fair /Old Town Market Square/
11.00 - 16.00 | Crafts Day /Seaside Open Air Museum/
12.00 Potters' Days at Ventspils Museum. Opening of the Kurzeme kiln. Craftsmen's workshops and craftsman's market, horse riding, trips with Mazbānīte. Concert by the group HAMELEONI. Entrance with museum entrance tickets
11.00 - 12.00 | Sunny foam and reggae party for children /Children's Town/
Crazy foam party with tropical rhythms with DJ HOREN
12.00 | Latvian Drag Race Festival /Ventspils Airport/ Tickets: www.aula.lv
15.00 - 16.00 | Sunny foam and reggae party for children /Children's Park "Fantasy"/
14.00 | Medieval Chants II. VOX IBERICA /Livonian Order Castle/
Played by SCHOLA CANTORUM VOX IUBILANTIS. Admission with museum entrance tickets
16.00 | RAIMONDAS TIGULS concert /Concert Hall "Latvija"/
Composer RAIMONDS TIGULS will perform with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra string quintet and soloists. All tickets are sold out!
17.00 | Bards' Concert /Pārventa Stage/
BRIGITA MADELĀNE from Daugavpils, SERGEJS STEPAŅENKO and JURIJS IVANOVS from Riga will participate, while Ventspils will be represented by authors and performers – ALEKSANDRS MIRVIS, TATJANA and JURIJS SAKSAGANSKI, ALEKSANDRS SIVACKIS. Special guest – multiple laureate of author's song festivals OLEGS BULGAKS (Chisinau, Moldova)
EXHIBITIONS
🔹 Tree costume exhibition /Gāliņciems Library/
🔹 Exhibition “Between the Seas” – SARMĪTE CAUNE, AIJA BĀLIŅA and DACE SAULĪTE /Pārventa Library/
🔹 Japanese graphic designers' poster exhibition "Spirit of Peace" /Main Library/
🔹 ULDA BALGA'S PHOTO EXHIBITION "VIEWER" /Theater House "Sea Gate"/
🔹 ALEXEY NAUMOV'S solo exhibition "Polychrome" /Livonian Order Castle/
🔹 INGA INSBERGA'S solo exhibition "Roses in a Glass Jar" /Livonian Order Castle/
🔹 Ventspils Museum Collection Exhibition "ARTISTS. The Beginning of Ventspils Art Life in the First Half of the 20th Century" /Livonian Order Castle/
🔹 Exhibition “Beer Cups” – DZINTARS OZOLIŅS private collection and museum collection /Seaside Open Air Museum/
🔹 Exhibition of works from the luminescent street art plein air “Peace” on the night of August 2nd /Skolas Street 1, courtyard/
HOLIDAYS ARE SUPPORTED BY:
Ventspils City Municipality
Ventspils Freeport Authority
JSC “Balta”
SIA “Bucher Municipal”
SIA “VIA”
Ltd. “Kurzemes granules”
SIA “Bio Venta”
SIA "Hydraulik Bauteile Baltic"
SIA “TestDevLab”
Ltd. "Kalmeta"
SIA “Kurekss”
JSC “Diāna” – “For Home and Garden”
SIA “VK Tranzīts”
SIA “Ventplac”
SIA “UŽAVAS ALUS”
