| January-December |
Hans Christian Andersen Year |
Tel. 6320977
E-mail: geidmane@yahoo.com
www.dki.lv |
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January-December
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International Festival of Musical Traditions Riga Music |
Tel. 9535635, 9938123
E-mail: rigamusic@rigamusic.lv
www.rigamusic.lv |
| January-December |
The Year of Latvian National Symphonic Music |
Tel. 9412214, 7224850,
Fax 7224997
E-mail: secretary@lnso.lv
www.music.lv/Orchestra |
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JANUARY |
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7 - 9 January, Daugavpils |
6th International Sacred Music Festival Silver Bells |
Tel. 54 04377, 9538278
E-mail: kultura@daugavpils.lv |
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13 January, Riga |
Scientific Conference A Century after the Year 1905 |
Tel. 7555180,
Fax 7554034
E-mail: rakstnieki@apollo.lv |
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15 - 28 January, Riga, Kuldiga, Jelgava |
6th Festival of Latvian Blues Riga Pelican Blues |
Tel. 9535635, 9938123
E-mail: rigamusic@rigamusic.lv
www.rigamusic.lv; www.blues.lv |
| 15 -16 January, Cesis |
15th anniversary of the National Minorities' Children and Youth Festival Golden Yarn Ball |
Tel. 9259695
E-mail: kult.centrs@cesis.apollo.lv
www.cesis.lv |
| Sigulda, Liepaja, Klaipeda (Lithuania) |
Baltic Festival of Music Teachers |
Tel. 7229029, 6418906,
Fax 7224495
E-mail: Lolita.Detlava@km.gov.lv |
| Riga |
5th International Bach Festival of Chamber Music |
Tel. 9208181
E-mail: bachfestival@inbox.lv
www.music.lv/bachfestival |
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FEBRUARY |
| 5 -6 February, Jelgava |
7th International Ice Sculpture Festival |
Tel. 3023461
E-mail: kcn@dome.jelgava.lv |
| 7 -13 February, Riga |
Juris Jurjāns' 6th International Competition Young French Horn Player |
Tel. 9249369,
Fax 7226924
E-mail: martins@teacher.com |
| 11 - 13 February, Rezekne |
5th International Jazz Music Days |
Tel. 9576698,
Tel/Fax 4607652
E-mail: inara.jaudzema@rezekne.lv |
| 11 -13 February, Madona |
International Mask Festival |
Tel. 6113281, 7322234,
Fax 7227405
E-mail: folklora@tmc.gov.lv |
| 15 -20 February, Riga |
International Saxophone Music Festival Saxophonia |
Tel. 7339379, 9407935
E-mail: simanis@latnet.lv |
| 18 -20 February, Daugavpils |
6th International Mask Festival |
Tel. 5404377
E-mail: tikc@drp.lv |
| 18 February - 3 March, Riga |
Exhibition Trespassers, Exhibition Hall Arsenals |
Tel. 7039282,
Fax 7039283
E-mail: skrese@lcca.lv |
| February, Riga |
Exhibition Suzhou Silk (China), Museum of Foreign Art |
Tel. 7226467
E-mail: jelena.viktorova@apollo.lv
www.aam.lv |
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MARCH |
| 1 -14 March, Riga |
Exhibition Architecture in Latvia 2004 - the Best Achievements |
Tel. 7212802,
Fax 7223902
E-mail: latarch@latnet.lv
www.architektura.lv |
| 3 -6 March, Riga |
Baltic Book Fair |
Tel. 7282392, 7065004,
Fax 7280549
E-mail: lga@gramatizdeveji.lv
www.gramatizdeveji.lv |
| 4 March, Riga |
Great Music Award, ceremony and concert |
Tel. 6220977,
Fax 7226798 |
| 5 - 6 March, Cesis |
3rd Festival of Harpsichord Music |
Tel. 4123557
E-mail: kult.centrs@cesis.apollo.lv |
| 6 -13 March, Liepaja |
13th International Festival of Piano Stars |
Tel. 3425571,
Fax 3481478
E-mail: lso@tvnet.lv |
| 14 -19 March, Riga |
3rd International Competition of Choir Conductors |
Tel. 9683249,
Fax 7227184 |
| 14 -20 March, Riga |
Riga International Children Film Festival Berimor's Cinema |
Tel. 7221620,
Fax 7820445
E-mail: anna@arsenals.lv
www.arsenals.lv |
| 19 March, Jelgava District |
Commemoration of the 140th anniversary of Latvian poetess Aspazija, Zalenieki Community House, Aspazija Memorial Museum |
Tel. 3024658,
Fax 3022235
E-mail: dzintrazim@jrp.lv |
| 23 March -24 April, Riga |
Exhibition 20th Century Art of Wallonie, State Art Museum |
Tel. 7324461, 7325021
E-mail: vmm@latnet.lv
www.vmm.lv |
| 24 March -25 June, Riga |
Exhibition Scandinavian Design beyond the Myths, Museum of Applied and Decorative Arts and Design |
Tel. 7830901
E-mail: dlmm.velta@parks.lv
www.dlmm.lv |
| 28 March - 2 April, Valmiera |
3rd Rūdolfs Blaumanis' Theatre Festival |
Tel. 4207298, 6172927,
Fax 4207400
E-mail: vdt@apollo.lv |
| 31 March - 3 April Riga |
3rd International Animation Film Festival Bimini |
Tel. 9244310
E-mail: info@bimini.lv
www.bimini.lv |
| March, Riga |
International Film Forum And The Word Became A Film |
Tel. 9576800
E-mail: ilze@stunda.lv
www.stunda.lv |
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APRIL |
| 1 April - 8 May, Riga |
Exhibition of contemporary art Topsy-Turvy, Exhibition Hall Arsenals |
Tel. 7357521
E-mail: vmm.administracija@apollo.lv |
| Latvia, various venues |
Days of Art |
Tel. 7228497,
Fax 7509748
E-mail: info@msav.lv
www.msav.lv |
| 16 - 17 April, Liepaja |
47th Latvian Amateur Film Show |
Tel. 7310777, 9869777 |
| 20 - 22 April, Daugavpils |
International Jazz Festival |
Tel. 5404377,
Fax 5426518
E-mail: kultura@daugavpils.lv |
| 23 April –11 May, Riga |
10th International Baltic Ballet Festival |
Tel. 7220513, 9288318
E-mail: lita.beiris@apollo.lv
www.ballet-festival.lv |
| 29 April – 5 May, Riga |
Riga International Fantasy Film Festival |
Tel. 9244310
E-mail: info@bimini.lv
www.bimini.lv |
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MAY |
| 9 -15 May, Riga |
Baltic Contemporary Drama Festival The View 2005 |
Tel. 7611136
E-mail: dainis@drama.lv |
| 13 May, Latvia |
International Campaign Spring in the Museums |
Tel. 7503870,
Fax 7228083
E-mail: Gundega.Dreiblate@km.gov.lv
www.muzeji.lv |
| May, throughout Latvia |
International Museum Day, various museums |
Tel. 7503870,
Fax 7228083
E-mail: Gundega.Dreiblate@km.gov.lv
www.muzeji.lv |
| 18 May -31 July, Riga |
Exhibition and conference Henri Matisse, Museum of Foreign Art |
Tel./Fax 7226467
E-mail: jelena.viktorova@apollo.lv
www.amm.lv |
| 21 -22 May, Rezekne |
The Small Festival of Opera Music |
Tel./Fax 4607652, 4607199
E-mail: Inara.Pleiksne@rdnet.lv |
| 21 May, Valmiera |
Ethnic Minorities' Culture Festival of the Vidzeme region |
Tel. 4207638, 6449300,
Fax 4224770
E-mail: guna.medne@valmiera.lv |
| 21 May, Ventspils |
May Days – Knights' Tournaments, International Armour and Armament Exhibition, Ventspils Museum |
Tel. 3622031
E-mail: Muzejs@ventspils.gov.lv
www.ventspilsmuzejs.lv |
| 28 -29 May, Riga |
Youth Festival of Experimental Films 2 Anns |
Tel. 9107124,
Fax 7614789
E-mail: 2annas@inbox.lv
www.re-lab.lv/2annas |
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JUNE |
| 1 - 5 June, Riga, Cesis |
6th International Children and Youth Dance Festival Sprīdītis 2005 |
Tel. 9238333
E-mail: sarma.freiberga@inbox.lv |
| 3 - 5 June, Rezekne |
Wind Orchestras Festival |
Tel./Fax 4607652, 9576698
E-mail: inara.jaundzema@rezekne.lv |
| 4 - 5 June, Riga |
Applied Art Fair, Latvian Ethnographic Open-air Museum |
Tel. 7994106, 7994510
E-mail: info@brivdabas-muzejs.lv
http://www.muzejs.lv/ |
| 8 -19 June, Riga |
Riga Opera Festival |
Tel. 7225747, 7212270,
Fax 7228930
E-mail: mail@opera.lv
www.music.lv/opera/rof |
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11 –12 June, Ligatne |
Baltic Medieval Festival |
Tel. 6198322
E-mail: kult.centrs@cesis.apollo.lv |
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22 June, Riga |
Riga Festivity Hay Fair, Dome Square |
Tel. 7043648,
Fax 7043671
E-mail: pasts@rdkp.lv, www.rdkp.lv |
| 23 June, Riga |
Traditional Latvian Midsummer Festival Ligo |
Tel. 7043648, Fax 7043671
E-mail: pasts@rdkp.lv, www.rdkp.lv |
| 27 June - 6 July, Riga |
9th Latvian School Youth Song and Dance Festival |
Tel. 7228987,
Fax 7226535
E-mail: pasts@vjic.gov.lv
www.vjic.lv |
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JULY |
| 1 - 4 July, Riga |
International Forum Preservation and Inheritance of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Youth, Education and Development |
Tel. 7325109,
Tel./Fax 7222762
E-mail: office@unesco.lv |
| 4 July -10 July, Riga |
International Music Festival Rhythms of Riga 2005 |
Tel. 6532856,
Tel./Fax 7172705
E-mail: marisbriezkalns@radio.org.lv
www.rigasritmi.lv |
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2 July, Bauska
9 July, Riga
17 July, Rundale |
11th International Early Music Festival |
Tel. 7205485,
Fax 7205490
E-mail: concert@concert.lv |
| 13 -17 July, Riga, regions |
6th International Dance Festival Sudmaliņas |
Tel. 7228220,
Fax 7227405
E-mail: dejas@tmc.gov.lv |
| 13 -17 July, Valka |
4th International Theatre Festival Tālvils |
Tel. 7228020,
Fax 7227405
E-mail: teatris@tmc.gov.lv |
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30 - 31 July, Sigulda
27 August, Daugavpils
3 September, Valmiera |
13th Sigulda Opera Music Festival |
Tel. 9515607,
Tel./Fax 7277900
E-mail: ltds@neonet.lv |
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AUGUST |
| 4 - 6 August, Staicele |
International Saxophone Festival A Distinct Note |
Tel. 7228330,
Fax 7227405
E-mail: Vilis.Kokamegi@tmc.gov.lv |
| beginning on 6 August, Ventspils |
International exhibition Glass Bead Games, Ventspils Museum |
Tel. 3622031
E-mail: muzejs@ventspils.gov.lv
www.ventspilsmuzejs.lv |
| 15 -31 August, Zvartava Manor |
9th International Zvārtava Multimedia Art Symposium Dialogue |
Tel. 7228497,
Fax 7509748
E-mail: info@msav.lv
www.msav.lv |
| 16 August - 3 September, Riga |
8th Riga Sacral Music Festival |
Tel./Fax 7223839
E-mail: maris.o@inbox.lv
www.music.lv/choirs/Latvia |
| 18 –23 August, Rīga |
Rīga City Festivities |
Tel. 7043648,
Fax 7043671
E-mail: pasts@rdkp.lv, www.rdkp.lv |
| 19 August, Liepaja |
Music Festival Liepāja Amber 30 |
Tel. 9130663
E-mail: valdis@dome.liepaja.lv |
| August - September, Riga |
Exhibition Art Nouveau in Development, Museum of Applied and Decorative Arts and Design |
Tel. 7830903
E-mail: ilzemartinsone@hotmail.com |
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SEPTEMBER |
| 8 - 9 September, Riga |
7th Seminar for Translators of Latvian Literature |
Tel. 7555180,
Fax 7554034
E-mail: rakstnieki@apollo.lv |
| 9 -11 September, Latvia |
Days of Poetry |
Tel. 7555180,
Fax 7554034
E-mail: rakstnieki@apollo.lv |
| 9 -11 September, Liepaja |
4th International Organ Music Festival |
Tel. 3404779, 3404798
www.liepaja.lv |
| 10 -14 September, Riga |
International Documentary Film Symposium |
Tel. 7210022
E-mail: pipars@mailbox.riga.lv |
| 13 September –30 November, Riga |
Exhibition Age of a Museum - a programme devoted to the Centenary Celebrations of the State Art Museum |
Tel. 7324461, 7325021
E-mail: vmm@latnet.lv
www.vmm.lv |
| 14 -15 September, Riga |
International Scientific Conference Art Museums in Cultural Proceses |
Tel. 7324461, 7325021
E-mail: vmm@latnet.lv
www.vmm.lv |
| beginning on 15 September, Riga |
Exhibition Art of Latvia. 2nd Half of the 20th Century, Exhibition Hall Arsenals |
Tel. 7324461, 7325021
E-mail: vmm@latnet.lv
www.vmm.lv |
| 15 -25 September, Riga |
Homo Novus, International Contemporary Theatre Festival |
Tel. 7212628,
Fax 7212471
E-mail: zane@theatre.lv
www.theatre.lv |
| 17 -18 September, Limbazi |
International Festival of Original Drama Joy of Playing |
Tel. 7228020,
Fax 7227405
E-mail: teatris@tmc.gov.lv |
| September, Latvia |
European Culture Heritage Days in Latvia 100 Best Preserved Cultural Monuments in Latvia |
Tel. 7229272, 7213113
E-mail: kristine@mantojums.lv
www.mantojums.lv |
| September, Riga |
International Film Festival Baltic Pearl |
Tel./Fax 7289019, 7289040
E-mail: info@balticpearl.lv
www.balticpearl.lv |
| September, Riga |
National Film Festival Great Kristaps |
Tel. 7288536,
Fax 7240543
E-mail: lks@ml.lv |
| September, Latvia |
13th International Festival September Chamber Music Days |
Tel. 7205485,
Fax 7205490
E-mail: concert@concert.lv |
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OCTOBER |
| 7 – 9 October, Cesis |
3rd International Organ Music Players Festival |
Tel. 5914717, 4125210
E-mail: kult.centrs@cesis.apollo.lv |
| 4 -15 October, Ventspils |
Ethnic Culture Societies' Festival Ventspils Garland |
Tel. 3621200
E-mail: valda.gulbe@ventspils.gov.lv |
| 22 October -6 November, Riga |
Festival of New Music Arena |
Tel. 6426611
E-mail: arenafest@music.lv
www.arenafest.lv |
| 28 -29 October, Riga |
10th Festival of the kokle music players Solaris |
Tel. 7228330,
Fax 7227405
E-mail: Vilis.Kokamegi@tmc.gov.lv |
| October - November, Riga |
Exhibition by the founder of contemporary textile art Jean Lurçat (France), Museum of Applied and Decorative Arts and Design |
Tel. 7228057
E-mail: dlmm.velta@parks.lv
www.dlmm.lv |
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NOVEMBER |
| 19 -23 November, Riga |
Annual show of the best theatre performances Players' Night |
Tel.7212628,
Fax 7212471
E-mail: zane@theatre.lv |
| 24 –25 November, Riga |
International conference Information, Revolution, Forces of Reaction: 1905-2005 |
Tel. 7312793
E-mail: anna.maulina@lnb.lv |
| 24 –26 November, Daugavpils |
2nd International Competition of Chamber Music Ensembles Nova Musica |
Tel. 54 07900,
Fax 54 07904
E-mail: dmv@dpunet.lv |
| 28 November - 3 December, Riga |
5th International Augusts Dombrovskis' Stringed Instrument Competition |
Tel./Fax 7341829
E-mail: r2ms@navigator.lv
www.music.lv/dombrovski |
| November, Riga |
Annual exhibition of contemporary art Autumn 2005, Latvian Railway Museum |
Tel./Fax 7232849
E-mail: muzejs@ldz.lv
www.railwaymuseum.lv |
| November, Riga |
Music and Art Festival Pictures 2005 |
Tel. 7205295, 9282866
E-mail: bildes@bildes.lv
http://www.bildes.lv/ |
| November - December, Riga |
International exhibition Silver from Switzerland, Museum of Riga History and Navigation |
Tel. 7356676, 7211358,
Fax 7210226
E-mail: direkt@rigamuz.lv |
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DECEMBER |
| 25 -26 December, Riga |
Christmas Events |
Tel. 7043648,
Fax 7043671
E-mail: pasts@rdkp.lv, www.rdkp.lv |
| 31 December, Riga |
New Year Eve Celebrations |
Tel. 7043648,
Fax 7043671
E-mail: pasts@rdkp.lv, www.rdkp.lv |
