Traditional tapas will be held in Vilnius on Friday evening events "Thank You, Iceland" and "Night of Culture".
By closing Iceland Street in the capital once a year and turning it into a green meadow, we want to thank Iceland for being the first to recognize Lithuania's independence on February 1991, 11.
At the same time, the aim is to introduce Lithuanians and guests of Vilnius to Icelandic culture, music, cinema, and history.
On Friday, a street discussion with musicians from the modern Icelandic rap group Daughters of Reykjavik about the strength and freedom of Icelandic women to create is planned, followed by a Viking tournament and a meeting with the star of the series Vikings, former Olympic swimmer Ragga Ragnarsdottir.
On the same evening, the annual culture and arts festival "Culture Night" will be held in the capital for the nineteenth consecutive year.
This year's festival's slogan is "Navigate in the Dark." It will invite Vilnius residents and city guests to look at Vilnius' nighttime events as a catalog of events and choose what interests them most. The program includes about 100 music, theater, visual and interdisciplinary events, and other art.
"Culture Night is a celebration when Vilnius becomes especially alive: open, curious and full of different cultural experiences. It is gratifying to see how the city transforms into a place of fellowship for one night, where everyone can discover what is close to their heart," said Vilnius Vice Mayor Simona Bieliūnė.
At Vingriai Square, LATGA will invite you to the "Authors' House" - an event where artists from different fields and their fans will meet under one creative roof.
The Museum of Applied Arts and Design plans to hold a chamber music concert concert "Summer Serenade", Gregorian chants will be played in St. Ignatius Church, and the Lithuanian Police Representative Wind Orchestra will play in the courtyard of the Ministry of the Interior.
Those looking for musical experiences are invited to participate in the "Džemfest" organized by "Paviljonas", hear the sounds of gongs, classical Indian and electronic music in the Sounding Tibet Square, and immerse themselves in a journey of experimental ambient music at the Liepkalnis Music Repository. NATO At the launch of Kuno's album "Blue Radiance".
in New Vilnius "Dūmų fabrikas" invites you to a festival within a festival - "Cultural Balaganė on Dūmų gatvėje", organized in cooperation with the Naujoji Vilnia music and art schools. Here, visitors will be able to participate in a carnival procession, a tour of Naujoji Vilnia, a plein air of young artists, or enjoy the flavors of the Mediterranean in a restaurant "Smoke Terrace".
The Lithuanian National Library of Martynas Mažvydas will invite children and their parents to a creative afternoon "Peppa Piglet – 80!". In the workshops organized at "Kabila", children and teenagers will be able to try out stop-motion, drawing and body animation, and those who want to get acquainted with traditions and heritage are welcome to visit the workshop "Amatai Stiklių gatvelė".
A mock government meeting will be held at the Government House, Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre will open the backstage and technical part for tours, and the Constitutional Court will invite you to test your knowledge in a quiz.
Turto Bankas organizes the orienteering competition "Kultūrpėstis", the Lithuanian Language Institute organizes an interactive educational activity "Touch the Lithuanian Language with Your Hands" at the House of History, and the Vilnius County Adomas Mickevičius Public Library organizes a silent disco with wireless headphones and a night reading room.
The cultural bar "Kable" will host the interdisciplinary sensory performance "Organism", combining elements of installation art, contemporary circus, physical, object theater, and live music. At its epicenter is a seven-meter-long and five-meter-high scenography hand-knitted by Chilean-born, German-based director and creator Paula Riquelme.
All events of the "Culture Night" festival are free.
PROGRAMME
Thank you, Iceland 2025 Program | 2025 06 13 | Event free of charge.
18:00 Opening of the festival. On an Icelandic meadow, the Viking village begins the action and Nordic fun
19:00 Street discussion with the musicians of the modern Icelandic rap group Daughters of Reykjavik. About the strength and freedom of Icelandic women to create. English
20:00 Viking Tournament. Nordic ingenuity and strength tournament with host Mantus Rimkum. We will pull a rope, count herrings and learn Icelandic. Lithuanian language
21:30 A street meeting with Vikings star and former Olympic swimmer Ragga Ragnarsdottir. About the achievements of Icelandic daughters in the world and the courage to live.
22:30 Daughters of Reykjavik performance
00:00 Icelandic disco on an Icelandic meadow. DJ Monika Seta
