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Friday, 17th August
The Centre of Riga
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4pm – 6.30pm Small Guild
MAYOR’S RECEPTION IN HONOUR OF THOSE
CELEBRATING GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
Entry for invited guests only
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4pm – 6pm Bastejkalns
BIRTHDAY IN THE MAGIC WARDROBE
A concert for children
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5pm – 6pm Rātslaukums
TRAVElLING Youth orchestra’s concert
Arrangements of popular compositions about the theme
of love from all participating nations – Latvia, Lithuania,
Estonia and France are included in the concert programme
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6pm – 9pm Jēkaba Barracks Torņu Street 4
Performance of “Minhauzena precības”
[Munchausen’S MARRIAGE]
The “Minhauzena precības” comedy will be staged as
an exuberant event in a baroque era atmosphere, where
the mood is cheerful and jokes and music abound
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7pm – 8.15pm Rīga Dom Cathedral
mUSIC FOR HORNS and ORGAN PIPES
The sparkling “5-atā“ brass quintet and the mighty Rīga
Dom organ is a great combination for creating that festive
feeling for every listener. Tickets cost Ls 5.00 – Ls 10.00
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9pm – 10.30pm Rātslaukums
Carl Orff’s “CARMINA BURANA”
The “Riga” Professional Symphonic Band, Riga Dome
Cathedral Boys Choir, Riga Chamber Choir “Ave Sol”,
Chamber Choir “Polifonija” (Lithuania), soloists Elīna Šimkus,
Andris Lapiņš, Valdis Jansons and conductor Mārtiņš
Ozoliņš will take part in the concert
Elsewhere in Riga
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10am – 7pm Strazdumuiža Park Pāles Street 14/3
LatviaN BLIND ASSOCIATION Strazdumuiža
VILLAGE FESTIVAL
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1pm – 3pm Augusta Deglava Street 24,
Augusta Deglava and Pērnava Street Square
WRITER AUGUSTS DEGLAVS – 150
The unveiling of a memorial plaque and a sculpture
by Ģirts Burvis called “Rīdzinieki” [Rīgans]
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3pm – 7.15pm Biķernieki Complex Sports Base
S. Eizenšteina Street 2
RIGA SUMMER RACE 2012
The largest motor sports championships in the Baltics
for 2012. Entry fee to the championships is Ls 3.00
(ticket valid for both days)
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9pm – midnight
On the AB Dambis [AB Dam], near the “Betanovuss”
floating art centre
“Ūdensgabali” International video
and contemporary art festival
Open air video shows, performances and art expositions.
See more: www.noass.lv
Saturday, 18th August
The Centre of Riga
Vecrīga Hansa Market
12midday – 6pm The Hanseatic League’s member
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states’ presentation tents will be open at Rātslaukums
12midday – 11pm local artists and guests from other
countries will perform on the stage
12midday – 11pm an authentic mediaeval market
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will be operating in square next to St. Peter’s Church,
with craftsmen from Latvia, Belarus, Poland and Estonia
taking part
10am – 10pm a market in Dom square, where
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traders from the ranks of Latvia’s craftsmen will be
offering their products and artefacts
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11am – 6pm Esplanāde
FOOD MASTERS’ STREET
Event organized by the Rīga City Council’s City
Development Department under the international
4CITIES4DEV Project, where it will be possible to sample
and buy delicious, healthy and high quality food
11am – 8pm By the “Valters un Rapa” Bookshop
”VALTERS UN RAPA” BOOKSHOP’S OPEN-AIR
READING ROOM
FESTIVAL IN THE VĒRMANES GARDEN
Supported by
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12midday – 6pm
“Es Tu RTU” [ME YOU RTU] EVENT
In honour of Rīga and Riga Technical University’s 150th
anniversary, RTU amateur groups will provide dancing,
singing and theatre performances throughout the day
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6pm – 10pm Vērmanes Garden Stage
“Rīga gavilē” [Rīga Reoices] Post-folklorE
grOup Concert
The world’s most recognizable Baltic representatives in
this genre, “Iļģi” will perform, as well as “Trio Šmite, Kārkle,
Cinkuss” and lesser known groups
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12midday – 1pm Kalpaka Boulevard
INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUE MOTOR VEHICLE
PARADE “RĪGA RETRO 2012”
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12midday – 6pm Rīga City Canal
CANAL REGATTA 2012 – FREEPORT OF RĪGA CUP
The Regatta will open with a team parade from the top of
Bastejkalns, with the fun competition beginning later with
attractive team performances
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12midday – 6pm Alberta Street
100 YEARS AGO IN ALBERTA STREET IN THE IMAGE
OF AN ART NOUVEAU WATER LILY
Art Nouveau specialists will help festival visitors to see the
characteristic Art Nouveau elements – water lilies in the
décor of buildings, in furniture and interior design etc. One
can take part in various master workshops, learn dances,
as well as enjoy the Albertīne buffet’s delicacies
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11am – 6pm Square next to the Rīga Congress Hall
“ART SPACE 2012” YOUTH FESTIVAL
The Art Space 2012 Festival is a joint project by the young
people of Rīga, Tallinn and Stockholm. Ten creative
workshops led and organized by young people will
be operating
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12.30pm – 1.30pm and 4pm – 10pm
MUSIC AND DANCE IN THE DOM GARDEN
12.30pm TRAVELlING Youth orchestra’s concert
4pm HANseatic cities’ TRoUBADour Tournament
7.30pm “SERGEJS JĒGERS AND A PORTRAIT
OF FARINELLI” CONCERT
9pm “Es runāšu par…” contemporary dance
performance
The Dom Garden invites you to a diverse and rich
programme, the unifying motif of which is – love. Talented
musicians from the Travelling Youth Orchestra, love songs
and ballads by Latvia’s bards, outstanding counter tenor
Sergejs Jēgers, the Collegium Musicum Riga baroque
orchestra and the Collegium Choro Musici Riga baroque
choir will provide a sense of fulfilment to everyone
at the Dom Garden
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From 1pm on 18th August
until 3pm on 19th August
Courtyard by the Latvian National Opera
“MATCH OF THE RIVERBANKS” 24 HOUR BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT
The traditional twenty-four hour basketball marathon is not
only a sporting, but also a recreational event, where many
other activities associated with basketball culture will take
place – cheer girls, street gymnasts, BMX and trial shows,
football freestyle and other performances
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1pm – 3pm Līvu Square
“MAGIC OF THE Rīdzene” Concert
The “Canto” ancient music ensemble, the “Freska” vocal
group, “Putnu dārzs”, “Assembly Singers” and others will
perform
2pm – 9pm In Vecrīga, in the centre of the city,
in Pārdaugava
STREET MUSIC DAY
Anyone who can play, sing or make a noise in some other
way is invited to join in. See more: www.ielumuzika.lv
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2pm; 4pm; 6pm “Galerija Centrs” in Rīdzene Street
“MOS MISTERIUM TREMENDUM” FASHION AND
COSTUME SHOW
The show will conjure up the romantic side of people’s
lives – knights, merchants, young wannabes – fellows
and servant girls, and, of course, a mythical mysterious
extraordinary lady dressed in a Gothic style. You’ll be
surprised on seeing how much of the beauty of the Gothic
era is reflected in today’s fashion
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4pm – 5pm St. Pēter’s Church
RĪGA MUSIC SCHOOLS JOINT SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA CONCERT
This year the orchestra led by its conductor Valdis Butāns
will play George Pelēcis’ “Thirteenth London Symphony” in
honour of the Rīga Festival and the composer’s anniversary
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10pm – 11.15pm Rīga’s St. John’s Church
ORgan recital evening At St. John’s Church
Organist Ilze Reine and organist duo Iveta and Jānis Pelše
will take you on a colourful musical journey through
the centuries from ancient renaissance dances to the
temperament of Ravel’s “Bolero”
Elsewhere in Riga
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10am – 8pm “Spilve” Airport
AVIATION FESTIVAL AT “SPILVE” AIRPORT
RĪGA FREESTYLE AEROBATIC MASTER CUP
On 18th August, the “Riga Freestyle Aerobatic Master Cup”
Air Show will take place from 12 midday until 5pm at the
Spilve Airport. On 19th August, the Air Show will take place
from 3.15pm until 3.45pm above the Daugava
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10am – 11pm Kalnciema Quarter,
Kalnciema Street 35
DO IT YOURSELF – INVENTION FESTIVAL AND MARKET
An event for all the family, where one can do, show, learn
and teach, invent, think up, construct, prepare, play, be
inspired and create art oneself. Throughout the day there’ll
be a farmers’ and craftsmen’s market
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10am – 6pm Uzvaras Park – by the “Arkādija”
Sports Complex
Rīga’s extreme sports competition
Competitions in skateboard, slalom and skateboard “game
of skate’’, as well as demonstrations of slalom on roller
skates, are included in the competition programme
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11am – 2pm Uzvaras Park in the section between
Slokas Street and Bāriņu Street
“MĀRUPĪTE” PEOPLE’S RUN
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11am – 7.30pm Biķernieki Complex Sports Base
S. Eizenšteina Street 2
RIGA SUMMER RACE 2012
Entry fee to the championships is Ls 3.00
(ticket valid for both days)
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2pm – 6pm Ziedoņdārzs
“GIFT FOR RĪGA” EVENT
Families with children are particularly encouraged to come
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4pm – 11pm by the “Imanta” Culture and Recreation Centre
“IMANTA – A PLACE WITH A NAME”
Children’s concert, evening musical programme and
open-air ball
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9pm – midnight On the AB Dambis [AB Dam], near the “Betanovuss”
floating art centre
“Ūdensgabali” International video
and contemporary art festival
Sunday, 19th August
The Centre of Riga
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11am – 5pm Museum of the History of Rīga
and of Navigation
Hansa city Rīga’s stories from the centuries:
facts, legends, dance and music
The “Ballare”, “Magnolija”, “Galms” and “Kalendula”
ensembles will dance and play music from past centuries
and show ancient dance steps to everyone interested.
Museum guides will invite visitors on excursions in the
Latvian, Russian and English languages at 11am,
1pm and 3pm. A theatrical historical photo salon will also
be operating
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VECRĪGA HANSA MARKET
12midday – 6pm The Hanseatic League’s member
states’ presentation tents will be open at Rātslaukums
12midday – 9pm local artists and guests from other
countries will perform on the stage
12midday – 9pm an authentic mediaeval market
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will be operating in square next to St. Peter’s Church,
with craftsmen from Latvia, Belarus, Poland and Estonia
taking part
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12midday – 9pm Skārņu Street
BREAD FESTIVAL
During the event it will be possible to purchase a choice
of diverse bread products. Bread baked for special ancient
Latvian occasions and important moments in life can be
purchased for a special price at auction
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12midday – 11pm 11. novembra krastmala
“RĪGA’S GAMES AND REJOICING” FESTIVAL
PROGRAMME
3pm, 6.15pm, 9.15pm
The Dream Engine Heliosphere Performance
3.15pm Riga Freestyle Aerobatic Master Cup
Aviation Show
9.30pm Rīga, mana baltā Rīga
[Rīga, My White Rīga] Concert Performance
10.45pm Festival Fireworks
FESTIVAL IN VĒRMANES GARDEN
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12midday – 6pm Vērmanes Garden
“INVENT RĪGA!” EVENT FOR FAMILIES
AND CHILDREN
7pm – 10pm Vērmanes Garden Stage
Jazz Evening at Vērmanes GArden
The musicians of the “Rīga” Professional Symphonic Band,
soloists Inga Bērziņa and Daumants Kalniņš, the musicians
of Brass&Jazz, the Mirage Jazz Orchestra and others
will perform
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“MANY VOICED RĪGA” CONCERT PROGRAMME
The concert at our city’s historic crossroads in the Station
Square will bring together representatives from a variety
of cultures which live in Rīga: Latvian, Russian, Ukrainian,
Belarusian, German, Jewish and other nationalities’
vocal and dance ensembles, and folk music instrument
orchestras
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13midday – 5pm In the square by the Rīga Congress Hall
BALTCOM CARTOON RALLY 2012
This year all teams have to think of how to combine
21st century paraphernalia with the atmosphere, costumes
and personalities of the Middle Ages
Riga’s public transportation
free of charge on August 18 and 19
By the Latvian National Opera
5pm – 7pm Arēna Rīga
“Мумий Тролль” Group’S concert
The warm-up groups for the concert will be Run Run Run
(USA) and Losers (Great Britain). Tickets on sale at Biļešu
serviss booking offices and www.bilesuserviss.lv
Elsewhere in Riga
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Interactive Rīga Festival programme
4pm – 7pm Rīga Canal
“COME AND ROW!” ROWING FESTIVAL
A competition where one can watch rowing performances
not only by professionals and veterans, but also take part
oneself – come and row! All you need is the desire to try,
some courage and a competitive streak
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More information on
www.rigassvetki.lv or call 1188
3pm – 7.30pm On the Origo Summer stage next
to the “Origo” Department Store
10am – 6pm “Spilve” Airport
AVIATION FESTIVAL AT “SPILVE” AIRPORT
12midday – 4pm Latvian Ethnographic
Open-Air Museum
BLACKSMITH’S DAY
It will be possible to observe not only demonstrations
of the blacksmith’s trade, but to also actively participate in
the work process. Folklore groups will play music and teach
the Blacksmith’s dance to visitors.
Entry fee is Ls 2.50 for adults, Ls 1.50, Ls 1.00 for students
and pensioners
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7pm – 8pm Kalnciema Quarter, Kalnciema Street 35
TRAVElLING Youth orchestra’s concert
Throughout the Festival
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10am – 6pm Rīga Zoological Garden
Striped dAYS 2012
During the Striped Days, entry tickets to the Rīga Zoological
Garden will be cheaper! Further information:
www.rigazoo.lv
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10am – 10pm Splendid Palace Cinema
Rīga story begins at “Splendid Palace”
cinema
Sessions of the film “Rīga Story” will be shown every hour
from 10am to 10pm in all of the theatre’s auditoriums,
giving viewers the chance to watch the film in three
different languages – Latvian, Russian and English.
Entry fee Ls 1.00
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12midday – 10pm Esplanāde
ESPLANĀDE 2014 – EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF
CULTURE CREATIVE INFORMATIVE SPACE
ESPLANADE 2014 tells of Rīga’s preparations for the
European Capital of Culture Year and invites each person
in Rīga to take part and become an active participant in
cultural events
Exhibitions
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17th and 18th August 10am – 7pm
19th August 12midday – 7pm St. Peter’s Church
“TĒLNIECĪBA–2012” [SCULPTURE – 2012] EXHIBITION
Entry fee Ls 1.00 or Ls 0.50 for students and pensioners
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17th, 18th and 19th August
11am – 4pm Rīga Congress Hall
“4CITIES4DEV” PROJECT TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
Entry to the exhibition is free
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17th, 18th and 19th August
11am – 6pm Rīga’s Cultural Centre “Iļģuciems”
“ZIEDU TANGO” [FLOWER TANGO]
LATVIA’S TEXTILE-MOSAĪC ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION
Entry to the exhibition is free
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17th, 18th and 19th August
11am – 6pm Culture and Folk Art Centre “Ritums”
“RĪGA’S CANALS” PHOTO EXHIBITION
One can view the work of studio members at the exhibition
which reveal the picturesque nature of Rīga’s canals and
their attractiveness during all seasons.
Entry fee Ls 0.30 – Ls 0.60
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18th and 19th August
11am – 6pm “Riga Art Space” Exhibition Hall
“WHERE IS MY PLANE?” EXHIBITION
Entry fee Ls 0.50 – Ls 1.00
Sigita Daugule’s “FaCAdes AnD struCtURES”
Exhibition
Entry fee Ls 0.50 – Ls1.00
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