From June 19 to June 25, everyone is invited to take part in the events taking place in our city. Don’t miss the chance to enjoy the best of art, music and activities. Come with your friends and family and enjoy a week full of adventure.

June 19

• 15.45 | CINEMA | THE DESERT CHILD | Daugavpils Culture Palace, Smilšu Street 92 
• 17.30 | MIDSUMMER CHEESE-MAKING WORKSHOP | House of Traditions, Rīgas Street 22A
• 17.45 | CINEMA | TOY STORY 5 | Daugavpils Culture Palace, Smilšu Street 92
• 18.30 | MIDSUMMER CELEBRATION AT ANDREJS PUMPURS SQUARE | Andrejs Pumpurs Square
• 19.00 | BOARD GAMES EVENING | Daugavpils Geek Game Club, Muitas Street 1
• 20.00 | CINEMA | SCARY MOVIE | Daugavpils Culture Palace, Smilšu Street 92
• 21.00 | MIDSUMMER EVE DANCE PARTY WITH THE BAND “GALAKTIKA” | Forštate Cultural Space, Vidzemes Street 41A
• 22.00 | MIDSUMMER PREPARTY | One More Club, Viestura Street 53

June 20

• 9.00 | MASTER CLASS “SWEET AND SAVORY PRETZELS” | Latgale Training Center, Saules Street 38
• 10.00 | FLEA MARKET | Daugavpils Fortress, Nikolaja Street 5
• 10.00 | LATGALIANS GATHER IN DAUGAVPILS – CELEBRATE MIDSUMMER! | Ditton Shopping Center Market Square
• 10.00 | MIDSUMMER MARKET | Unity Square
• 11.00 | CINEMA | TOY STORY 5 | Daugavpils Culture Palace, Smilšu Street 92
• 13.10 | CINEMA | THE DESERT CHILD | Daugavpils Culture Palace, Smilšu Street 92 
• 15.15 | CINEMA | TOY STORY 5 | Daugavpils Culture Palace, Smilšu Street 92
• 16.00 | LATVIAN FOOTBALL PREMIER LEAGUE | BFC DAUGAVPILS VS. FK GROBIŅA | “Esplanāde” Stadium, Stadiona Street 1
• 17.25 | CINEMA | MICHAEL | Daugavpils Culture Palace, Smilšu Street 92
• 19.00 | CONCERT | Varang Nord | Morphide | Dark Matter | Lidadis Park, Rīgas Street 14
• 20.00 | CINEMA | OBSESSION | Daugavpils Culture Palace, Smilšu Street 92
• 22.00 | LĪGO PREPARTY | One More Club, Viestura Street 53

June 21

• 10.00 | MIDSUMMER MARKET | Unity Square
• 11.00 | CINEMA | THE DESERT CHILD | Daugavpils Culture Palace, Smilšu Street 92 
• 12.00 | MASTER CLASS | GOAT’S MILK AND LAVENDER SOAP | Creative Studio “LAMA DAZZ,” Hekeļa Street 4
• 12.55 | CINEMA | THE SHEEP DETECTIVES | Daugavpils Culture Palace, Smilšu Street 92
• 13.00 | DOG PARTY | Camping “Chill&Grill” , Dzintaru Street 73
• 15.10 | CINEMA | TOY STORY 5 | Daugavpils Culture Palace, Smilšu Street 92
• 17.20 | CINEMA | DISCLOSURE DAY | Daugavpils Culture Palace, Smilšu Street 92
• 19.00 | MAGIC: THE GATHERING | Daugavpils Geek Game Club, Muitas Street 1
• 20.15 | CINEMA | THE SCARY MOVIE | Daugavpils Culture Palace, 92 Smilšu Street

June 23

• 11.00 | FLOWER WREATH WORKSHOP | AstttArtt Art Studio, Hekeļa Street 4
• 16.00 | MIDSUMMER CELEBRATION | Camping “Chill&Grill” , Dzintaru Street 73
• 20.00 | MIDSUMMER EVENING EVENT “KAZJUKS LĪGO STROPOS!” | Stropu Stage

June 25

• 11.00 | ORIGAMI MASTER CLASS | Piekraste Library, Aveņu Street 40
• 11.00 | LITERARY EVENT “THE PIRATES’ TREASURE CHEST” | “Zīlīte” Children’s Library, Mihoelsa Street 58
• 11.00 | ACTIVITY DAY “LET’S PLAY TOGETHER!” | Gaismas Library, Gaismas Street 9
• 16.00 | CERAMICS WORKSHOP | Rothko Museum Craft House, 18. novembra Street 8
• 18.00 | LATVIAN PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE | BFC DAUGAVPILS VS. RIGA FC | “Esplanāde” Stadium, Stadiona Street 1

More information about the events: http://daugavpils.lv/afisa

Movie screening schedule: https://dkp.lv/kino/

Daugavpils Theater performance schedule: http://daugavpilsteratris.lv

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On the evening of 23 May, the Rothko Museum will light up for the European Night of Museums. Visitors can look forward to exhibitions, artist talks, creative workshops and interactive events across the museum and the wider Daugavpils Fortress, where art will come alive through sight, touch and participation.

From 8pm to 11pm, the museum storage facility at 2 Komandanta Street will present two exhibitions centred on material ethics – “My Gentle Friend: Awakened Textiles” by the Faustas Latėnas Art School in Zarasai, Lithuania, and “Multimetamorphoses” by the Rothko Museum Youth Club. Between 8pm and 9pm, visitors of all ages are invited to take part in creative workshops focused on textile printing and imaginative ways of reusing pre-loved fabrics.

In the fortress casemates, audiences can discover the Rothko Museum’s contemporary ceramics collection. The earthen medium remains centre stage in the outdoor gallery 4METRI at 8 Hospitāļa Street, where an exhibition will showcase work from “Ceramic Laboratory 2026”, an international symposium bringing together artists from eight countries. Both venues will be open from 8pm to 11pm.

At the Rothko Museum’s main building, 3 Mihaila Street, Museum Night will begin in the late afternoon. At 6pm, visitors are invited to meet the Finnish artist Rose-Mari Torpo, who will introduce her exhibition “Strange Light”.

From 8pm to 11pm, four exhibitions will be on view: “Habitus” by the Daugavpils artist Jūlija Verbicka-Vasiļjeva; “Borderland”, bringing together 60 artists from Latgale; “Ways of Seeing” from the RZ Collection; and “Strange Light” by Rose-Mari Torpo.

Younger visitors will be able to explore “Clay Pixels”, an interactive digital installation marking the 95th anniversary of the ceramic artist Pēteris Martinsons. The work invites audiences not only to observe, but also to contribute.

 All events are free and open to the public.

Publicity image: Museum Night at the Rothko Museum by Didzis Grodzs

Information: Rothko Museum

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Continuing its series of city tours, the Daugavpils City Council Tourism Department invites residents and visitors to meet at Unity Square on Sunday, April 26, at 12.00 PM for an educational and exciting tour of Daugavpils led by the charismatic guide Artūrs Fišers.

The tour will begin at the city’s central meeting point—Unity Square—from where participants, accompanied by the guide, will take a leisurely walk to the Daugavpils Fortress, learning along the way about the city’s development and the most significant historical events that have shaped Daugavpils’ identity.

At the end of the tour, a visit is planned to the Daugavpils Technical and Industrial Design Center “Engineers’ Arsenal,” which houses the largest exhibition of vintage vehicles in Latgale. At “Engineers’ Arsenal,” visitors will find four diverse exhibition zones that showcase the development of industrial design and specialized machinery, Soviet-era vehicles, the world of motorcycles, and the elegance of Western cars: from Rolls-Royce to Aston Martin. The exhibition features more than 40 vintage cars, 80 motorcycles and mopeds, as well as a rich selection of accessories and car and motorcycle models.

Visitors will have the opportunity not only to view some of the exhibits but also to get a closer look—they can sit on some of them (e.g., the JAWA 350) to gain a more authentic impression of the historic vehicles.

Please note that the guide service is free of charge during the city sightseeing tour, while admission to the “Engineers’ Arsenal” is subject to a fee, and participants are responsible for paying for their own admission tickets. Admission for groups of 10 or more people costs 8.00 per person. Schoolchildren, students, and seniors receive a 50% discount upon presentation of valid ID. The ticket price for this tour includes the services of an “Engineers’ Arsenal” guide.

Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear comfortable shoes.

Tour details:

· The tour begins on April 26 at 12.00 PM at Unity Square;

· Duration: 1.5 hours;

· The tour will be conducted in Latvian and one foreign language—Russian or English—depending on the participants’ choice;

· the tour guide service is FREE, but participants must cover the cost of admission tickets to tourist sites themselves;

· registration: +371 26444810.

Informāciju sagatavoja

Daugavpils valstspilsētas pašvaldības

Tūrisma nodaļa,
tālr.: +371 65422818, +371 26444810,
e-pasta adrese turisms@daugavpils.lv,

vietne www.visitdaugavpils.lv,

sociālo tīklu konti:

www.facebook.com/Daugavpils.travel
www.facebook.com/Daugavpils.Events

www.instagram.com/daugavpils.travel

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On May 2, Daugavpils will host the opening of the motorcycle season “Run Number One 2026”. The day promises to be full of action: a gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts on the main square, a motorcycle parade through the city streets, and a rock concert.

The motorcycle column will start from Vienības Square. From 11:00, representatives of various motorcycle clubs and motorsport fans will begin to arrive. At 12:30, the engines will be started, and the column will set off on a festive parade ride through the city. After that, the motorcade will continue along the route “Daugavpils – Vecsaliena Manor Castle”.

Programme:
11:00–13:00 — gathering of participants at Vienības Square
13:00–13:30 — motorcycle parade through the streets of Daugavpils
13:30–15:00 — ride along the Latgale roads to Vecsaliena Manor Castle
15:30–20:00 — rock concert

Information: “Road’s Knights”

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On 12 April, closing the current display of Mark Rothko paintings at the Rothko Museum, admission will be offered at a fifty per cent discount on the full ticket price.

The museum’s Rothko display, unveiled in April 2023, currently features six original works by Mark Rothko from the family collections of the artist’s daughter, Kate Rothko Prizel, and son, Christopher Rothko. Created across different periods of Rothko’s career, the works trace his transition from early figurative painting towards the iconic colour field abstraction.

The display is designed as a rotating presentation, with works periodically replaced while maintaining a focus on different stages of Rothko’s artistic development. Since the museum opened in 2013, visitors have had the opportunity to view a total of twenty-four Rothko paintings, with every new selection offering further insight into his art.

On 12 April, admission to the latest Rothko display will be €3 (standard concession discounts are not combined with this offer). The ticket also includes access to the Rothko Museum collection exhibition “No. 2 [Untitled]”, likewise on view for the last time.

Following a brief changeover period, a new exhibition, “Rothko. From the Family Collection”, will open on 24 April 2026, headlining the museum’s thirteenth anniversary programme.

Publicity image: Mark Rothko’s art at the Rothko Museum. Photo by Pāvels Terentjevs

Information:
Inga Gedžūne, Rotko muzejs
inga.gedzune@daugavpils.lv
+371 26070651

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Daugavpils city will celebrate its 751st anniversary with a diverse cultural and entertainment programme. The City Festival, held under the motto “Daugava unites. Daugavpils celebrates”, will take place from June 5 to 7.

Throughout the festival, Daugavpils will transform into a vibrant hub of cultural, artistic and recreational events, offering something for every visitor — from concerts and creative workshops to sports activities, exhibitions and family‑friendly programmes.

As part of the celebrations, the traditional parade and festive fireworks show will also take place. This year, the fireworks will be accompanied by a light-and-music performance, uniting the artists and groups performing on the main stage at Unity Square. The festival’s musical programme includes:

• Friday, June 5 — Intars Busulis with “Abonementa Orķestris” and the band “Bermudu Divstūris”.
• Saturday, June 6 — rock musician Miks Galvanovskis, the internationally recognised “Bon Jovi” tribute band “New Jersey – Bon Jovi Tribute”, and the band “A‑Europa”.

SEE THE FULL PROGRAMME HERE.

On the first day of the festival, the main stage at Unity Square will open with a concert featuring the winners of the young talent competition. This will be a special opportunity to hear the laureates of the Latvian Regional Children’s and Youth Vocal Competition “Ceļā uz Lielo skatuvi”, who will perform together with the professional orchestras of the Daugavpils City Municipal Institution “Vienības nams”.

As the organisers of the City Festival note, “The festival highlights the city’s diversity, creativity, and sense of unity. This year’s programme also emphasises the idea of togetherness, as shared festive moments strengthen the bonds between people, cultures, and generations.”

The organisers invite everyone to join the celebrations and help create an unforgettable atmosphere in Daugavpils.

The Daugavpils City Festival is organised by the Daugavpils City Municipality and its municipal institutions.

Information:
DVPI “Vienības nams”

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On 24 April, the Rothko Museum will host “Fields of Colour”, a vibrant jazz performance by the Matthias Van den Brande Quartet (Belgium), composed in dialogue with Rothko’s iconic paintings.

Conceived by Belgian saxophonist Matthias Van den Brande, this remarkable reimagining of Rothko’s legacy offers a contemporary musical response to the artist’s emotional and chromatic language. Echoing the layered depth and quiet intensity of Rothko’s paintings, the programme draws on his exploration of colour as a vehicle of feeling and presence, translating visual perception into sound – an approach shaped in part by Van den Brande’s own experience of colour blindness.

Besides showcasing the award-winning trio of Matthias Van den Brande (saxophone), Tijs Klaassen (double bass) and Eouter Kühne (drums), the project also welcomes the acclaimed Belgian trumpeter Jean-Paul Estiévenart, who adds a further dimension of expressiveness and virtuosity to the performance.

The programme builds on the album “Fields of Colour”, recorded in February 2024 at La Buissonne studio in southern France and released in March 2025 on Fresh Sound New Talent Records.

“It is pulsating, powerful, exciting, captivating. A pure joy to listen to.” – Jean-Claude Vantroyen, Le Soir

The concert forms part of a wider cultural programme marking the museum’s 13th anniversary, centred on the opening of “Rothko. From the Family Collection”, a new display of paintings on loan from the private collections of the artist’s children. The day will also see the unveiling of “Transposition. The Rothko Motif”, a satellite project by Latvian textile artist Iveta Vecenāne who has translated into tapestry selected paintings from Rothko’s lesser-known Surrealist period.

The exhibitions will open at 4 p.m. and will be accessible free of charge on opening night. The concert, which concludes the day’s programme at 5:30 p.m., is also free, with advance registration required via the museum’s website.

Support: Daugavpils City Council and Latvia’s Culture Capital Foundation.

Matthias Van den Brande (b. 1993) is a Belgian jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger whose work reflects an international background shaped by studies in Belgium, Amsterdam and Philadelphia. He has performed as a soloist with the Brussels Jazz Orchestra and released his debut album “Opus #1” in 2018. With the Matthias Van den Brande Trio, active since 2022, he has won several international awards and released “Three Sides of a Coin” (2023), a studio album widely acclaimed across Europe.

Publicity image: Matthias Van den Brande Trio and Jean-Paul Estiévenart, photo by Victoriano Moreno

Information: Rothko Museum

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This year, the Daugavpils Fortress will continue a tradition that is loved by many residents and visitors of the city – a flea market, which will take place on April 18. The flea market is traditionally held near the Daugavpils Fortress Visitor Center (5 Nikolaja St.) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

At the flea market, Daugavpils residents and guests of the city will be able to enjoy a special atmosphere of the Fortress as well as find and buy souvenirs, dishes, tableware, books, jewellery, vinyl records, musical instruments, model cars and toys, badges, coins, medals, household items and other interesting things.

The flea markets at the Daugavpils Fortress will take place on April 18, May 23, June 20, July 11, August 15, September 19, and October 24.

The organizers are encouraging sellers to plan their participation in advance and join this event. Registration starts on April 7 at 10 a.m. Places are limited, so be sure to apply on time.

Apply for participation and receive additional information writing on cietoksnis@daugavpils.lv, or by calling tel. no.  +371 65424043; +371 28686331.

Information: Daugavpils Fortress

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On Easter, April 6, residents of Daugavpils and visitors are invited to participate in the event. “Vienības nams” is organizing Easter celebrations at Unity Square, with a variety of festive activities for the whole family.

The event participants will be entertained by the folklore group “Svātra”, the folklore ensemble “Dzīsme”, and guests of the event – the band “Augusti”, creating a true Latvian festive atmosphere with songs, games, and the joy of being together.

Together with the Mobile Game Park, everyone will be able to find the most exciting Easter attractions for themselves, as well as participate in traditional holiday activities and fun entertainment for both children and adults.

Due to weather conditions, the event will be held in the Unity House concert hall.

Information:
DVPI “Vienības nams”
Phone: +371 654 27552
E-mail: kultura@daugavpils.lv

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Set off on an orienteering adventure and discover the city of Daugavpils! Explore its most iconic landmarks and its most mysterious hidden corners. Play on your own or with a team and put your creativity, agility and sharp eye to the challenge.

Game Description
People say that Daugavpils, much like Mark Rothko’s color palette, has many shades. During this orienteering game, participants have the chance to experience the city’s diversity — discovering not only its well‑known landmarks but also its hidden gems and unexpected artworks.

One of the stops on the route is the so‑called “student area”, where your attention may be drawn to the figure of Pavel Dubrovin with his four‑legged companion, the residents of the Latgale Zoo, or the exhibition visible through the window of the Shmakovka Museum. The game challenges not only your navigation skills in an urban environment but also your knowledge of various historical and cultural facts.

To ensure an engaging and unpredictable experience, the route includes both permanent objects and those that may change over time. This means that some items mentioned in the tasks may have disappeared, been replaced, demolished, repainted, or damaged. Weather conditions — rain, snow, or fog — may also affect access to or visibility of certain locations.

Points of interest: 59
Mode of travel: on foot
Distance: 8 km
Estimated game time: 2+ hours
Team size: 2–4 people
Language: Latvian and English

Participation requires a purchased game code.
Buy your game code HERE.

What is Roadgames?
Roadgames is an interactive team‑based orienteering and adventure game played in the real world through a mobile app. It combines city exploration with educational and creative challenges, allowing players to discover new places while moving on foot, by car, or by bike.

The games are designed for friends, families, and corporate team‑building. Participants download the app, create a team, and navigate the map while collecting points for completing tasks.

How to participate?
To join the game, you need to download the Roadgames app. Once the game begins, the map and tasks become available in the app. Participants must travel to the marked locations to complete on‑site challenges, as well as take part in additional tasks that are not tied to a specific spot.

The goal of the game is to earn as many points as possible by strategically choosing tasks and competing against other teams.

The full game rules are available at Roadgames.lv.

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The two‑year Latvia–Lithuania cross‑border cooperation project “Digital Crafts Tourism” (D-tour) has concluded, resulting in the creation of a new cultural tourism route. The route consists of five digital exhibitions, each highlighting a different field of traditional craftsmanship.

At the beginning of January 2026, the Latgale Planning Region, in cooperation with the Daugavpils City Municipality institution Vienības nams and Krāslava Municipality, invited visitors on a journey through time. Opening celebrations of new, contemporary digital exhibitions took place in Daugavpils and Krāslava, offering an opportunity to explore ancient craft skills, traditional ways of life, and the values of wooden architecture through a modern, interactive digital format.

On 7 January, the doors of the Craftsmanship and Life Wisdom Exhibition opened to visitors at the Traditions House of Daugavpils Unity House. The exhibition is dedicated to the world of the Latgalian farmstead – a place where everyday life, work, and family traditions unfolded through the changing seasons. It offers a contemporary interpretation of ancient crafts, allowing visitors to discover them through visual imagery, sound, hands-on activities, and interactive storytelling.

From early morning, children and young people visited the Traditions House to take part in creative activities together with local historian Evija Maļkeviča-Grundele, bathhouse master Dzintra Abarone, splint basket-weaving craftsman Andris Kačkāns, and blacksmith Edgars Vronskis. Together with the head of the Traditions House, Baiba Pankjāne, children explored the new exhibition and, under the guidance of the masters, learned how threads were made in the past, the significance of the traditional bathhouse, and how splint baskets and metal jewellery were crafted.

In the evening, the celebration was enriched by songs performed by the folklore group Svātra of Daugavpils Unity House. Guests were addressed by Līvija Jankovska, Member of the Daugavpils City Council and Chair of the Committee on Education, Culture and Social Affairs; Iveta Maļina-Tabūne, Head of the Administration of the Latgale Planning Region and Manager of the Latgale Special Economic Zone; Ints Bērziņš, Head of the smart technologies company SIA Solavi; Director of Unity House Diāna Soldāne; and senior expert of the Latvia–Lithuania Programme, Līga Upeniece.

On 8 January, the multimedia exhibition “THE CODE OF WOOD. The Values of Krāslava’s Wooden Architecture” was opened in Krāslava. The exhibition tells the story of the importance of wood in Latgale’s cultural environment and craftsmanship. Visitors can explore the development of Krāslava’s wooden buildings, view traditional craftsmen’s tools and decorative elements, and take part in creative activities that reveal the construction principles and aesthetic qualities of wooden architecture.

On the opening day, workshops for children and young people were led by woodcraft master Aivars Andžāns. Musician and instrument maker Aleksandrs Maijers introduced visitors to the world of wooden musical instruments. Many attendees gathered for a discussion with architect Ģertrūde Rasnača on the distinctive features of single-farmstead wooden architecture in South Latgale.

The opening event was moderated by Sarmīte Teivāne, Project Manager of Digital Crafts Tourism. Welcoming speeches were delivered by Inese Vorslova, Deputy Executive Director of Krāslava Municipality for Financial Affairs; Alla Lomanovska, Acting Director of the Krāslava Regional Museum; exhibition creator Didzis Jaunzems; and senior expert of the Latvia–Lithuania Programme, Līga Upeniece. A special atmosphere was created by the musical performances of instrument maker and musician Aleksandrs Maijers.

The celebrations were organised by the lead partner of the project Digital Crafts Tourism – the Latgale Planning Region (Latvia), together with all project partners: Daugavpils City Municipality institution Vienības nams (Latvia), Krāslava Municipality (Latvia), Anykščiai Art Incubator – Art Gallery (Lithuania), and the Administration of Panevėžys District Municipality (Lithuania).

Iveta Maļina-Tabūne, Head of the Administration of the Latgale Planning Region and Manager of the Latgale Special Economic Zone, emphasises that in order to preserve and promote traditional cultural values more effectively and to pass on the knowledge and skills of intangible cultural heritage practitioners to future generations, it is essential to diversify approaches and introduce modern methods and tools. Direct, in-person transmission of skills from tradition bearers is not always possible, making digital solutions increasingly important.

Overall, five digital exhibitions have been opened within the project:
– the Latgalian farmstead at the Traditions House in Daugavpils;
– wooden architecture and woodcarving at the Krāslava Palace Complex;
– ceramics at the Anykščiai Art Incubator – Art Gallery;
– flax weaving and traditional folk musical instruments in Upytė village, Panevėžys district.

The newly opened exhibitions demonstrate that cultural heritage can be vibrant, engaging, and contemporary. They not only tell stories of the past but also inspire visitors to reflect on the role of craftsmanship and architecture today.

The Craftsmanship and Life Wisdom Exhibition in Daugavpils and “The Code of Wood” exhibition in Krāslava remain open to visitors – to everyone who wishes to experience the stories of Latgale in a digital, emotional, and deeply personal way.

The project “Digital crafts tourism” (acronym D-tour; No LL-00100) is co-funded by the European Union. The project is implemented within the Interreg VI-A Latvia-Lithuania Programme 2021-2027.

The total project budget is EUR 697 275.  The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund with EUR 557 820.

Interreg VI-A Latvia–Lithuania Programme 2021–2027 aims to enhance the sustainable and cohesive socioeconomic development of its regions by fostering competitiveness and attractiveness for residents, students, workers, and visitors alike, thereby creating environments conducive to living, studying, working, and visiting.

Programme website: http://www.latlit.eu. About the project: latlit.eu/theprojects/d-tour/.

This publication has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the Latgale Planning Region and does not necessarily represent the official position of the European Parliament.

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Raiņa Centre operates under the Latgale Central Library and offers interactive guided tours and cultural activities. Visitors can explore the history, cultural heritage, and notable personalities of the left bank of the Daugava River in Daugavpils.

The centre’s exhibition is dedicated to three notable personalities connected with this historical school: the Latvian poet, playwright, translator, theatre practitioner, journalist, and politician Jānis Pliekšāns – Rainis; the botanist, mathematician, and philosopher Kārlis Reinholds Kupfers; and the graphic artist Rihards Zariņš, one of the creators of the Latvian national coat of arms and the author of designs for banknotes, securities, and coins. The centre offers guided tours and creative workshops for school groups, families, and adult visitors.

Permanent Exhibition
Raiņa Centre is located in the building of the former Grīva German School and Rainis Secondary School No. 6. Many outstanding personalities studied here, and their achievements in various fields have made a significant contribution to the development of Latvian culture and science.

Guided Tour “Different Times – Different School”
During the tour, participants learn how schools developed in the Daugavpils area, what characterised German schools in the 19th century, and which subjects Rainis studied. Visitors can explore the most interesting historical events and secrets of the school building and its surroundings, and take part in practical activities by tackling tasks from old school subjects such as calligraphy, poetry writing, rhetoric, or natural sciences.

The tour is available in Latvian, Russian, and English.
Group size: 6–30 participants (larger groups are divided into two).
Materials are included in the ticket price.
Duration: 1 hour.

Creative Workshops
In the workshop “Let’s Get Acquainted – GRAPHICS!” participants explore the works of R. Zariņš, the types of seals created by R. Kupfers, the diversity of graphic techniques, and create their own graphic artwork. Each workshop focuses on creative experimentation and discovering materials and techniques, inspired by the unique legacy of Rainis, Kupfers, and Zariņš. Raiņa Centre provides all necessary materials.

Group size: 6–16 participants.
Duration: 1 hour.

PRICE LIST

Address:
Komunālā iela 2, Daugavpils

Opening hours:
Monday–Friday: 11:00–18:00
Saturday–Sunday: closed
It is also possible to visit the centre at a different time arranged individually in advance.

Information:
Latgale Central Library
Phone: +371 29528218
E-mail: raina.centrs@lcb.lv
Facebook: Raiņa centrs

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Contributing your artwork is simple. Scan the QR code on a sheet and follow the instructions on your device to photograph and upload your coloured drawing. Your creation will appear on the exhibition’s screen in 3D, alongside the contributions of other visitors.

“Clay Pixels” is on view and open to visitor participation on the museum’s top floor throughout 2026.

The exhibition has been realised in collaboration with “We Rock” and with the support of Latvia’s Culture Capital Foundation.

Born in Daugavpils on 28 January 1931, Pēteris Martinsons (1931–2013) made history as Latvia’s most internationally celebrated 20th-century ceramicist. His pioneering work transformed Latvian ceramics, establishing it as a vibrant and contemporary artistic medium. The Rothko Museum holds an extensive collection of his works, with hundreds on permanent display in the museum’s ceramic gallery, Martinsons House. Since 2016, the museum has hosted the international Martinsons Award exhibition as part of the Latvia Ceramics Biennale, honouring his legacy and celebrating the enduring vitality of the ceramic medium.

Publicity images: “Clay Pixels” at the Rothko Museum (photographed by Santa Suhanova)

For more information, please contact

Inga Gedžūne, Rothko Museum

+371 26070651

inga.gedzune@daugavpils.lv

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SIA “Daugavpils satiksme” offers a unique opportunity – a ride through Daugavpils on a retro tram built in the mid‑20th century at the Riga Wagon Factory.

The ride can be complemented with a guided tour covering the city’s history as well as its cultural and historical landmarks.

The retro tram is an authentic mid-20th-century vehicle that has been remarkably well-preserved. It is suitable for hosting various events – birthday celebrations, family gatherings, or, for example, excursions for school groups or company teams.

The retro tram route combines two popular Daugavpils tram lines (routes No. 1 and No. 3). The total distance is 16 km, and the ride takes approximately one hour.

Two retro trams are available:
– Tram No. 65, suitable for groups of up to 24 people, equipped with 8 tables;
– Tram No. 61, suitable for groups of up to 36 people, without tables.

The retro tram tour is available by prior arrangement only. To book, please contact SIA “Daugavpils satiksme” by phone +371 20012140 or e-mail: reklama@dsatiksme.lv.

A retro tram ride can also be booked online by filling out the application form on the “Daugavpils satiksme” website. A reservation calendar is available there, allowing visitors to choose the most convenient day and time for the ride.

Information: SIA “Daugavpils satiksme”
Photos: Sergejs Kuzņecovs

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As February 14 – Valentine’s Day, the Day of Love – approaches, the Latgale Culinary Heritage Centre “Šmakovka” once again invites everyone to celebrate love in a special way. Throughout the entire month of February, visitors will have the opportunity to take part in the romantic and exciting Valentine’s Day quest “We Met in Šmakovka!”.

During the quest, couples will be able to test their knowledge, intuition, and teamwork skills by completing tasks that lead them through the Šmakovka Centre’s exhibition, revealing the flavours, traditions, and stories of Latgale. It is not only a chance to spend quality time together but also to create new, heartfelt memories.

We invite you to embrace the adventure and let your hearts meet in Šmakovka – a place where love and the spirit of Latgale intertwine in one story.

Advance reservation is required.

Contacts:
Phone: +371 25666201
smakovka@daugavpils.lv
www.facebook.com/SmakovkasMuzejs
www.smakovka.lv

Address: Rīgas iela 22A, Daugavpils

Illustration by: Guna Gamazina

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Centre of Technics and Industrial Design “Engineering Arsenal” informs about the possibility of renting its historic courtyard for a variety of events. “Engineering Arsenal” offers the only closed yard in Daugavpils Fortress with an area of 4000 square meters, electricity connection, places for food and rest, as well as a small building in case of changing weather conditions.

Celebration at the “Engineering Arsenal” is an ideal option for birthdays, weddings, corporate events, and especially biker/car enthusiast meetings.

The cost of the service is 260 EUR. The time of the event is agreed upon so as not to disturb the visitors of the centre and guests of the event.

Additional information: (+371) 28033133, inzenieruarsenals@daugavpils.lv, or DM on social media platforms.

Centre of Technics and Industrial Design «Engineering arsenal» is the largest exhibition of motorised vehicles in the Latgale region. It is a unique exhibition space of retro technology and applied design, which is located in the historic 19th-century building of the Daugavpils Fortress.

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At 4 p.m. on Friday, 5 December, the Rothko Museum will open its winter season with five new exhibitions exploring humour, presence, technology, and the shifting nature of contemporary experience. From introspective painting and dreamlike landscapes to porcelain shaped by both hand and machine, the season brings together voices from Lithuania and beyond, offering viewers a contemplative passage through the winter months.

Meda Norbutaitė – Wedge
Lithuanian artist, curator, and educator Meda Norbutaitė uses irony and grotesque to probe the social anxieties of contemporary life – our fears and expectations, jealousies and insecurities, inflated egos and self-doubt. Humour becomes both her language and her lens for exploring the dilemmas of today’s masked and performative self.

Art researcher Dr. Evelina Januškaitė observes: “In an age when social media offers almost endless channels for connection and floods our vision with images, Norbutaitė’s clowning becomes a wedge – a means to prise open the rigid frames that confine us so we can laugh at ourselves and rediscover a sense of freedom. Spanning the full range of emotion, the exhibition invites us to recognise and awaken the clown within – the self that reflects, opens up, critiques, loves, plays, errs, dares, and begins again.”

Solveiga Gutautė – Genius Loci

Lithuanian painter Solveiga Gutautė creates atmospheric spaces where shadow, silence, and quivering light become experiences in themselves. Unfolding on the threshold between day and dusk, dream and awareness, memory and today, her “shadow painting” is influenced by the meditative rhythms of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s music and invites viewers into a slower, more intuitive mode of perception.

The project’s curator Māris Čačka calls the exhibition a soft yet powerful reminder that “art does not need to be understood. It is enough to let it happen and to linger, for a while, within its quiet breath.”

Rokas Dovydėnas – Porcelain and the Machine
Doctor of Arts, interdisciplinary artist and curator Rokas Dovydėnas, Lithuania, traces European porcelain’s evolving language across three centuries, focusing on the meeting of traditional craftsmanship with contemporary digital solutions. Drawing on historical vase forms and the inventive spirit of pioneers like Johann Friedrich Böttger, he asks how porcelain’s meaning shifts when the hand yields part of its authority to algorithmic design and robotic fabrication.

“Using Limoges porcelain fired at 1250°C, my works follow the blanc-de-Chine tradition of white vessels with transparent glaze. Yet their creation belongs to a new era: designed with computer modelling and produced by 3D clay printers, they embody the meeting of centuries-old material with robotic precision,” the artist says.

Diana Rudokienė – Dream Topographies
Lithuanian artist Diana Rudokienė explores the fragile boundary between the visible and the unseen, guided by an enduring fascination with memory, transformation, and the subconscious. Using translucent layers of oil and subtle tonal shifts, she creates dreamlike spaces where figures dissolve into atmosphere and light, suggesting inner landscapes shared across human experience.

“In the half-light between sleep and waking, images surface – shifting, dissolving, reappearing. Painting becomes a map of the unseen, tracing the delicate borders between dream and perception. In mapping my dream topographies, I invite viewers to recognise fragments of their own,” the artist notes.

Tensions and Transitions: Navigating the Boundaries of Being
Produced by Pashmin Art Consortia, Germany, the exhibition brings together Zhang Dawo, Peter Backhaus, Horst Wagner, Fant Wenger, Reinhard Hanke, Holger Dempwolff, Sonia Parchet, and Anna van den Hövel – eight artists whose works reflect the emotional and spiritual transitions of our rapidly changing world. Blending abstraction, expressionism, and a sense of the transcendent, the exhibition invites viewers to consider the shifting boundaries of personal and collective identity and to reflect on the struggles of modern existence – alienation, pursuit of meaning, and thirst for connection.

Exhibition Dates and Opening Night
The Rothko Museum’s winter season runs from 5 December 2025 to 8 February 2026. At the same time, until 1 February 2026, visitors can still enjoy two autumn season’s exhibitions – “Martinsons Award 2025” and “Matchstick in the Sand” by Milena Pirštelienė, Lithuania.

Admission to the new exhibitions is free on opening night.

The Rothko Museum’s winter exhibition season was prepared in partnership with the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Ceramics and Pashmin Art Consortia, with valued support from the State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia, Daugavpils City Council, Panevėžys City Municipality Cultural and Art Grant, and “Caparol”.

Publicity images:

1. Meda Norbutaitė. Vignette. Pie to the Face. Oil on canvas. 150 x 200 cm. 2022
2. Solveiga Gutautė. Untitled. Oil on canvas. 200 × 286 cm. 2025
3. Rokas Dovydėnas. A Meiping Vase. Porcelain, glaze, 3D printing. 2024
4. Diana Rudokienė. Twilight. Oil and gold foil on canvas. 80 x 160 cm. 2024
5. Holger Dempwolff. Mr Smith Walking on the Seaground. Oil on canvas, 100 x 70 cm

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Latvia has become one more long-distance hiking route richer – the 1070-kilometre “Ezertaka” in Latgale is marked out and available for free to anyone who likes to hike on different distances.

For many, Latgale is associated with the country of blue lakes, and for good reason, because there are about 1200 different lakes in the region, as well as other types of water bodies. It is because of these lakes that the name of the long hiking route “Ezertaka” was chosen, which in Latgalian means “Azaru styga”. The route was developed by the Latgale Tourism Association, but for the initial idea and courage to undertake such an ambitious project, the Latgale Tourism Association would like to thank Iveta Druva-Druvaskalne, a teacher of Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, and Amanda Valtere, a student. “Ezertaka” is also one of three similar routes in Latvia implemented in other regions by the Rural Tourism Association “Lauku ceļotājs”. Hikers now have the opportunity to make shorter and longer hikes on the trails “Jūrtaka”, “Mežtaka” and “Ezertaka”.

The schematic representation of the route is made in the form of a figure of eight or an infinity sign with an intersection at Lake Razna. A total of 134 lakes and other bodies of water can be found on the route “Ezertaka”. The route includes one of the deepest lakes in Latvia – Geraņimovas-Ildzas (46 m), lakes Lielā Gusena (38 m) and Ormijas (43 m) on the Kraslava side, lakes Riču (39.7 m on the Latvian side) and Sventes (38 m) in the Augšdaugava region. The route also passes Ežezers Lake, the richest lake in Latvia. In summer, lovers of walks will have the opportunity to enjoy some of the cleanest lakes in Latvia – lakes Sventes (transparency 7.5 m) and Medumu (5.2 m) in Augšdaugava region.

The route of the trail can be viewed on a Google maps. For the convenience of hikers, the map also shows the nearest attractions, housing, beaches, grocery stores and pharmacies. A separate layer of the map is a collection of Latgale churches created by the Dagda Tourism Centre. Ezertaka markings in nature are markings on natural objects (trees, rocks) and white-green-white road signs.

At the end of the marking stage, the next stages of development of the “Ezertaka” are considered, including infrastructure improvements and marketing activities.

If you notice missing or damaged markings on any section of the route, please write to info@latgale.travel and the route will be improved if possible.

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Daugavpils offers a wide range of recreation and leisure opportunities, visits to the city museums, cultural institutions and natural sites during the summer tourist season. Daugavpils is a dog friendly city, so residents and guests of Daugavpils can visit sightseeing with their four-legged pets.

The list of the places to visit:

Natural objects:

• Dubrovin Park is a favorite place for walks in the historic centre of the city. Rare trees and shrubs in Latvia grow here. The park has the largest fountain in the city, which is illuminated in summer. The park has a monument devoted to Dubrovin, who was the initiator of the park, former mayor P. Dubrovin, and his dog.
• Central Park is the largest park in the city. The park has walking paths, well-kept greenery, a large playground for children. There is a special “Tree of Love”. You can also take a breath and observe the cityscape in an unusual alley of benches.
• Esplanade Park is a place suitable for a variety of outdoor activities. The park has a bicycle park, a playground, street exercisers, a musical square with street musical instruments and landscaped pedestrian paths. The park has a separate fenced area for walking with a dogs.
• Bruģu Street promenade is a great place for leisurely walks, where you can enjoy the scenery of the Daugava bank and the works of Daugavpils artists on the concrete fence walls of Bruģu Street. Outdoor fitness equipment is available for lovers of active recreation, and benches are convenient for those who like a measured rest. Construction work will be completed soon, and at the beginning of the promenade, citizens and visitors will have access to the observation deck, which offers a magnificent panoramic view of Griva.
• The promenade along the Lielais Stropu Lake is a suitable place for lovers of long walks. A three-kilometre trail connects the 2 beaches of the lake, the promenade is equipped with benches, as well as outdoor exercise equipment and a playground.
• Daugavpils Fortress promenade is the newest promenade of the city, located on the bank of the Daugava, close to the historic Daugavpils Fortress. Great place for walking to enjoy nature, the flow of the Daugava and the historical breath of the city.

Cultural-historical and tourist sites:

• Daugavpils Fortress is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city, especially popular among dog owners. Walking through the territory of almost 150 hectares will be a fascinating adventure for both families and their loved ones.
• The Medical Exhibition with an Exposition of Contraceptives is a unique permanent exposition in one of the historical buildings of Daugavpils Fortress. Various exhibits of medical subjects – equipment, photographs, documents, visual materials – are placed in 4 halls. There is also a place for four-legged friends in the spacious rooms. More information about the exposition can be found at visitdaugavpils.lv.
• Shmakovka Museum is a pet-friendly place in the basement of the historic Unity House, where you can learn about the history of Latgale through the lens of the region’s culinary heritage. More about the exposition – smakovka.lv.
• Exhibition of retro cars “Retrogaraž-D” is a unique collection of cars and objects from Soviet times near Daugavpils Fortress. There is the largest collection of “Moskvich” cars in the Baltic States. More information about the exposition – at visitdaugavpils.lv.
• Daugavpils Lead Shot Factory is the oldest ammunition production plant in Northern Europe, with the only active lead casting tower in Europe. Here you can learn more about the process of shot production and look at the production equipment. More information about the tourist offer – dsr.lv.

Before going with your pet to see other tourist attractions, contact each establishment and find out if your four-legged friend will be able to visit the particular establishment together with the owner. The list of Daugavpils tourist attractions is available here.

Recreation near city reservoirs:
Daugavpils City Municipality reminds that according to the requirements of regulations, bathing with dogs is prohibited only in places of official bathing. There are three of them in Daugavpils – the beach on the Lielais Stropu Lake “Stropu Vilnis”, the central beach in Lielais Stropu, the beach on the Šuņu Lake (after the former 7th basic school). Other bathing places are not official beaches, and there are no restrictions on bathing pets.

Information:

 Daugavpils City Municipality Communication Department

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Daugavpils invites you to experience a winter holiday season filled with miracles! From child-friendly performances and musical concerts to creative activities and New Year’s Eve celebrations — the city offers a wide range of events for the whole family.

HOLIDAY PROGRAM

December – the Month of Winter Miracles

December 27

• 10:00 – 15:00

Charity fair and concert

Shopping centre “Ditton”

• 10:00

Christmas performance for children “Dwarfs` Winter Fairy Tale”

Unity House Concert Hall Foyer, Rīgas Street 22a

Tickets: at the “Biļešu paradīze” box office and online

• 13:00 – 17:00

Closing day of the Christmas residence

Imperatora Street 8, Engineering Arsenal, activities both in the yard and indoors

• 14:30

Interactive performance “The Grinch in the Golden Fairy Tale” at the miracle workshop “Astra”

Vienības Square

Registration by phone: 25144770

• 16:30

Interactive performance “The Grinch in the Golden Fairy Tale” at the miracle workshop “Astra”

Vienības Square

Registration by phone: 25144770

• 17:00

End-of-year concert “For My City”

Rothko Museum Concert Hall, Mihaila Street 3, Free admission

• 17:00 and 18:00

The Little Prince’s Christmas Musical Tram

Tickets: at the “Biļešu paradīze” box office and online

• 18:00

Musical performance “Nutcracker”

Daugavpils Palace of Culture, Smilšu Street 92

December 28

• 11:00

Christmas performance for children “Dwarfs` Winter Fairy Tale”

Unity House Concert Hall Foyer, Rīgas Street 22a

Tickets: at the “Biļešu paradīze” box office and online

• 11:00

Creative master class “Christmas Tree in 3D” at the miracle workshop “Astra”

Vienības Square

Registration by phone: 25144770

• 12:00

Performance „New Year`s Commotion”

Daugavpils Palace of Culture, Smilšu Street 92

Tickets: at the “Biļešu paradīze” box office and online

• 14:00

Master class “Christmas Tree Decoration” at the miracle workshop “Astra”

Vienības Square

Registration by phone: 25144770

• 16:00

Concert “Christmas Musical Cocktail”

Unity House Concert Hall, Rīgas Street 22a

Tickets: at the “Biļešu paradīze” box office and online

December 29

• 11:00

Christmas performance for children “Dwarfs` Winter Fairy Tale”

Unity House Concert Hall Foyer, Rīgas Street 22a

Tickets: at the “Biļešu paradīze” box office and online

• 11:00

Creative class “Creative Reading in the Museum” at the Rothko Museum

Mihaila Street 3, Daugavpils

Registration: mairita.folkmane@daugavpils.lv or by phone +371 26564817

• 12:00

Master class “Little Princess” at the miracle workshop “Astra”

Vienības Square

Registration by phone: 25144770

• 14:30

“Golden Fairy Tale” at the miracle workshop “Astra”

Vienības Square

Registration by phone: 25144770

December 30

• 11:00

Creative class “Creative Crafts and Where to Store Them?”

Mihaila Street 3, Daugavpils

Registration: mairita.folkmane@daugavpils.lv or by phone +371 26564817

• 14:00

Holiday program “Santa’s Mail” at the miracle workshop “Astra”

Vienības Square

Registration by phone: 25144770

• 15:30

Holiday program “Santa’s Mail” at the miracle workshop “Astra”

Vienības Square

Registration by phone: 25144770

• 16:00

Performance “Three Baba Yagas and the New Year”

Daugavpils Palace of Culture, Smilšu Street 92

• 17:00 and 18:00

The Little Prince’s Christmas Musical Tram

Tickets: at the “Biļešu paradīze” box office and online

• 18:00

New Year`s Run

Vienības Square

December 31 – New Year’s Eve

Starting from 11:00 p.m., immerse yourselves in the rhythms of dance music!

Shortly before midnight – New Year’s Message of the President and greetings!

We`ll ring in 2026 with the Latvian anthem and festive fireworks!

The celebrations will continue at the Night Disco until 3:00 a.m.

January – Holiday Season Continues

• January 1 to 4:

Weekdays: 17:00-18:00; weekends and holidays 16:00-17:00

Moments of joy for children with fairy-tale and cartoon characters

Vienības Square

• January 1 to 7:

17:00–20:00

Musical walks in the Christmas spirit

Dubrovin Park, A.Pumpurs Square

• January 5

17:00 and 18:00

The Little Prince’s Christmas Musical Tram

Tickets: at the “Biļešu paradīze” box office and online

Lights, music, laughter and the joy of being together – come and experience the magic of winter holidays in Daugavpils!

May every moment be filled with warmth and holiday miracles with your family and friends.

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The city has prepared a wide and warm program of events that will delight both children and adults. From the lighting of the Christmas tree and creative workshops to musical events and a Christmas residence – Daugavpils invites you to experience a holiday season filled with miracles.

HOLIDAY PROGRAM

November – beginning of the holiday

November 29 at 16:00

Lighting the first candle in the city’s Advent wreath

Square near St. Peter`s in Chains Roman Catholic Church

November 30 at 17:00

Lighting of the city’s main Christmas tree “When the Stars Light up the Christmas Tree…”

Vienības/Unity Square

December – a month of holiday miracles

December 1 to 30 (weekdays 17:00-18:00; weekends and holidays 16:00-17:00)

Moments of joy for children: meetings with fairy-tale and cartoon characters

Vienības/Unity Square

December 1 to January 4 (weekdays 17:00-18:00; weekends and holidays 16:00-17:00)

Miracle workshop “Astra” (“Chucha Chacha” program)

Registration by phone: +371 25144770

December 1 to 20

Rides on The Little Prince’s Christmas Musical Tram (for children aged 4 to 9)

Registration by phone: +371 25144770

December 3 at 17:00 and 18:30

Master class “Porcelain Christmas tree decorations”

Tickets: at the “Biļešu paradīze” box office

House of Traditions, Rīgas Street 22a

December 4 at 17:20 

Master class “Crocheted Christmas tree decorations”

Tickets: at the “Biļešu paradīze” box office

House of Traditions, Rīgas Street 22a

December 11 at 17:20

Master class “Gingerbread baskets”

Tickets: at the “Biļešu paradīze” box office

House of Traditions, Rīgas Street 22a

December 12 at 16:00

Christmas graphics workshop for families “Welcome to the Museum!”

Participation fee: 6 EUR

Registration by phone: 26564817

Rothko Museum, Mihaila Street 3

For families and children

December 5 at 17:30

Family game “In the Footsteps of St. Nicholas”

Free participation

Polish Cultural Centre, Varšavas Street 30

December 13 at 14:00 – 18:00

Opening of the Christmas residence

Engineering Arsenal, Imperatora Street 8

December 16 at 18:00

Christmas concert performance “On the Planet of the Little Prince”

Free admission

Unity House Concert Hall, Rīgas Street 22a

December 19 at 17:00 and December 20 at 11:00

Family event “Christmas Quiz”

Free participation

Registration by phone: 65449090

Latgale Central Library, Rīgas Street 22A

December 20 at 13:00 – 17:00

Christmas residence

Engineering Arsenal, Imperatora Street 8

Second Day of Christmas – December 26

16:00

Free microphone for children with Santa Claus, Snow Maiden and fairy-tale characters

Vienības/Unity Square

17:00

Concert “Feel Christmas” by the band “Eridana”

Vienības/Unity Square

 Go on a holiday adventure with your family to Daugavpils!

Lights, traditions, warmth and the joy of being together – all of this awaits you in our city.

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At 4 p.m. on Friday, 5 September, the Rothko Museum will unveil its autumn season with six impressive exhibitions that show the richness and vitality of contemporary artistic practice. From the international Martinsons Award and its celebration of excellence in ceramics, to intimate, poetic explorations of memory, time, and nature, the season spans mediums, voices, and visions, promising an immersive encounter with creativity, imagination, and profound artistic expression.

Martinsons Award 2025
The autumn season opens with Martinsons Award, the flagship exhibition of the fifth Latvia Ceramics Biennale, which will unfold through autumn and into winter across venues in Daugavpils, Cēsis, and Liepāja. For the Martinsons Award 2025 at the Rothko Museum, an international panel of experts selected eighty works by artists from thirty countries, including twenty-three Latvians, from an incredible nine hundred and forty-one submissions. On the exhibition’s opening night, the jury will announce the winners, who will share a twenty-thousand-euro prize fund.

Co-curators Aivars Baranovskis and Valentīns Petjko emphasise the exhibition’s scale and breadth: from technically sophisticated pieces with matching conceptual depth to more intuitive, experimental works where clay itself shapes form and rhythm, revealing the poetic dialogue between material and maker. Under the Biennale theme, “From Stardust to Lush Sprouts”, the show reflects on cosmic origins and transformation, highlighting how clay, one of humanity’s oldest materials, continues to inspire contemporary creativity.

Milena Pirštelienė. Matchstick in the Sand
Lithuanian artist Milena Pirštelienė, international Gold Prize winner at the previous Biennale, presents a lyrical meditation on memory, attention, and the often overlooked details of daily life. Focusing on the small and seemingly unimportant – a shadow, a fragment of a street, a match in the sand – she asks: “Do we ever pause before the ‘insignificant’?”

In her hands, ceramics becomes a medium of quiet reflection, subtly revealing how the tiniest of objects can carry memory, emotion, and unexpected depth. The show invites the viewer to slow down, look closely, and rediscover the poetry in the everyday.

Sanita Ābelīte. Creatures
Latvian ceramicist Sanita Ābelīte, national Gold Prize winner at the Martinsons Award 2023, brings imagination to life in “Creatures”, an enchanting world of beings both real and fantastical. From animals of the forest, field, and sky to figures drawn from history and myth, Ābelīte’s creative touch transforms ideas into tangible, expressive forms that feel alive.

Created specifically for this exhibition, the ensemble of characters forms a cohesive, multi-layered world, inviting viewers to step inside and experience the artist’s nuanced vision, where craftsmanship and creativity converge and every form sparks curiosity and reflection.

Lost for words. Poland’s contemporary ceramics
“Lost for Words” presents contemporary ceramics from Poland, guest country of the 5th Latvia Ceramics Biennale. The exhibition’s title, drawn from the Polish expression brak słów, reflects both being speechless in awe and struggling to articulate profound emotion when words alone cannot express the scope of feeling.

Through striking forms, intriguing textures, and symbolic gestures, the twenty-three featured artists shape clay into a universal language, inviting viewers to interpret and connect with the intangible and thus discover resonance and meaning beyond words.

Sandra Strēle. The Night Before
Latvian artist Sandra Strēle presents “The Night Before”, an intimate yet expansive meditation on new motherhood and the fluid boundaries between humanity and nature. Through painting, Strēle explores the ebb and flow of life, where water becomes both witness and agent, preserving, transforming, and revealing connections between the personal and the ecological.

Drawing on hydrofeminist thought, the exhibition examines liminal thresholds of bodies, ideas, and actions while reflecting on ecological change and the fragile, cyclical nature of existence. Strēle’s large-scale series, unfolding in a dynamic continuum she calls seriality, invites viewers to encounter familiar images re-imagined, generating ever-new meanings and resonances.

Uģis Auziņš. Improvised
Latvian painter Uģis Auziņš presents “Improvised”, a celebration of nature’s fleeting moments and ever-changing rhythms. Drawing profusely from the landscape of his birthplace, Auziņš transforms the subtle shifts of light, season, and colour into canvases that engage both the senses and the imagination.

A lifelong observer and sensitive interpreter of the natural world, Auziņš captures the ephemeral beauty of the sky, foliage, and wind, creating works that are at once emotional, reflective, and deeply attuned to the physical world around us.

Exhibition Dates and Opening Night
The Rothko Museum’s autumn season runs from 5 September to 23 November 2025. Two exhibitions – “Martinsons Award 2025” and “Matchstick in the Sand” by Milena Pirštelienė – will extend into the winter season and conclude on 1 February 2026.

Admission is free on opening night.

The Rothko Museum’s autumn exhibition season was prepared in partnership with the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Ceramics and the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, with valued support from the State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia, Daugavpils City Council, the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, Embassy of Poland in Rīga, “Format”, “Szkło i Ceramika”, and “Caparol”.

Publicity images:

Rothko Museum. Photo by Didzis Grodzs.
Martinsons Award 2025. Logo.
Milena Pirštelienė. “Matchstick in the Sand”. White clay, pigment drawing, overglaze paint, glaze, 1020 °C, electric firing. 2025.
Sanita Ābelīte. “Creatures”. Ceramics. Varied sizes. 2025.
Karina Marusińska. “Self-Destruction”. Ceramics, synthetic materials, earth, ash, mixed media. Diameter 75 cm. 2023. Photo by Paweł Góral.
Sandra Strēle. “Triumphal Arch”. Water-based paint and acrylic markers on canvas. 80 x 40 cm (detail). 2025.
Uģis Auziņš. “March”. Acrylic on canvas. 40 x 50 cm. 2024

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The Rīgas Street Festival will take place in Daugavpils on September 13th. The festival will take place for the 12th time. The Rīgas Street Festival is a special story, which comes to life every year along the city’s main pedestrian artery.

Music, light installations, dances, art and craft workshops make a unique atmosphere where everyone will find something interesting for themselves.

During the event, the entire Rīga Street will be divided into several thematic sectors – musical stages; creative art section — graffiti, airbrushing, painting; craft workshops – blacksmithing, ceramics and more; in the auto section will be available for viewing American cars, drift cars and motorcycles, also  live sculptures, puppet theatre and  dances performances.

The Rīgas Street Festival was first held in the early 1990s, in 2014 it was revived and since then has been held annually in September. Nowadays, it’s one of the most awaited events in Daugavpils’ cultural life. Rigas Street is a special part of the city’s history: street is one of the first pedestrian streets in Latvia, an important cultural and architectural environment, where tradition meets modernity.

Rīgas Street Festival is hosted by Daugavpils City Council institutions “Vienības nams” Latvian and Latgalian Cultural Centre. Supported by Daugavpils City Council. Creative team of the Festival: Māris Susejs, Līga Čible un Sergejs Vasiļjevs.

Please be advised that photography and filming will be taken at the event for publicity and historical needs of the Daugavpils City Coucil.

Information:
“Vienības nams”
Latvian and Latgalian Cultural Centre
Telephone: +371 20613225
www.vienibasnams.lv

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This summer, Lithuania’s youngest city – Visaginas – proudly marks a milestone: its 50th anniversary. Known for its rich multicultural identity, Visaginas warmly welcomes friends from Daugavpils and all across Latvia to join in the celebrations. The festivities will be at their peak from 31 July to 10 August.

For ten vibrant days, Visaginas will come alive with the rhythm of culture – a celebration where the city’s history, community spirit, and creative present intertwine. The jubilee events will open with a contemporary circus from the Netherlands by Lake Visaginas, and continue with exhibitions, concerts, theatrical performances, film screenings, and community-led initiatives.

Highlights include:

• A Youth Fashion Exhibition curated by the Alexander Vasiliev Foundation
• The “Atomic Humour Festival” – two hours of high-quality stand-up comedy
• Jazz evenings by the lake at sunset – a magical atmosphere set to music
• A community waltz, uniting the city with performances from local talent
• Nightly “Scanorama” film screenings, showcasing both Lithuanian and European cinema
• A final weekend filled with live music (featuring G&G Sindikatas and Ivan Dorn), DJ parties and a spectacular laser show

The grand finale takes place on 10 August, when Ukrainian pop icon Ivan Dorn takes the main stage for a show-stopping performance, culminating in a dazzling laser show at Santarvė Square.

This celebration is more than just a series of events – it’s an invitation to reconnect, to reflect on our shared history, and to create new memories together.

For the full programme and the latest updates, visit: visaginokultura.lt

Information prepared by:

Visaginas Municipality

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On June 1, on the last day of the City Festival in Daugavpils, a car show hosted by the “Rolling Team” community will take place in the courtyard of the Centre of Technics and Industrial Design «Engineering Arsenal». The event will be held from 10:00 to 17:00. Many cars of different categories from Latvia and Lithuania will take part in the show.

Different contests are planned within the event:

– competition of the most powerful exhaust;

– competition of car audio systems;

– contests for all visitors and other surprises.

Entrance to this event (courtyard) is free of charge.

Let’s celebrate the 750th anniversary of Daugavpils together!

Information: “Rolling Team”

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European Museum Night is an international event that has been held in many European countries since 2005. In addition to regular exhibitions, many museums also organise special events – creative workshops, concerts, theatrical performances etc. The event will be held on Saturday evening, May 17^th and will occur until the early hours of Sunday morning. Entrance is for free.

This year, 17 places in Daugavpils will be awaiting Museum Night 2025 visitors – museums, exhibitions, sacral and cultural institutions will open their doors to everyone and will offer free admission to the permanent exhibitions as well as special events such as workshops, concerts, theatre performances and other activities.

Daugavpils city celebrates its 750th anniversary in 2025. Therefore, in response to the overall theme of the 2025 Museum Night “Stories of Our Values”, Daugavpils will invite visitors to explore the city’s history, places and people that make up Daugavpils’ values. Each of the 17 sites is an important part of this story, reflecting the diversity of Daugavpils, its rich cultural and historical heritage, as well as the personalities whose lives and activities are closely related to our city.

THE MAP OF THE MUSEUM NIGHT 2025 IN DAUGAVPILS

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From 29 May to 1 June, Daugavpils will celebrate its 750th anniversary. This year, the city’s celebrations will expand considerably, offering a varied and rich programme of culture and entertainment.

The celebrations will begin on Thursday, 29 May, at the Daugavpils Fortress, where visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy a musical programme in the courtyard of the Rothko Museum – a cabaret concert performance “THIS IS LIFE …”. This musical and theatrical experience will create a special atmosphere where passion, music and the performance of outstanding artists will merge into one breathtaking evening.

On Friday, 30 May, three stages will be set up in the city centre for concerts offering a varied musical programme. Visitors will be able to enjoy attractions, a wide range of markets and outdoor cafés starting on Friday.

On Friday afternoon, 30 May, the Rothko Museum will open its Summer Exhibition Season and Daugavpils Fortress will host a concert by “PALÚ” and “House of Berries”. The festivities will continue in the city centre – in parks, squares and Rīgas Street, as well as on the main stage at the Unity Square, where the performance of the drum and bagpipe band “AUĻI”, the band “LATGALĪŠU REPS”, the concert programme “ABBORN, “ABBA” and the musical show “RICO SANCHEZ and “The GIPSIES” will be held.

On Saturday, 31 May, the city centre will become the epicentre of the festivities. Music, entertainment and various activities will take place throughout the day. There will also be a colourful festive parade, with the participation of both local residents and visitors. At the end of the day, a grand concert will take place in Vienības Square, which promises to be one of the highlights of the festival. “SUDDEN LIGHTS” and “Bi-2” will perform in the Unity Square.

For the second time, the international event “Tourism Street” will take place during the Daugavpils City Festival. Visitors will be able to get new ideas for their holidays in Daugavpils, other parts of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. During the event, professional advice and recommendations for planning an unforgettable holiday for different target audiences will be available. The “Tourism Street” will be open in the city centre – on Ģimnāzijas Street from Saules Street to Rīgas Street:
30 May from 15.00 to 19.00;
31 May from 10.00 to 19.00.

On Sunday, 1 June, youth will take over the baton with sports activities in Vienības Square. There will be a variety of events attracting sports enthusiasts, amateurs and others.

This year the Latgalian tradition of singing together turns 100 years old, and the Latgalian Song Festival celebrates its 85th anniversary. In this regard, the Latgalian Song Festival will take place on 1 June at the Stropi open air stage for the first time in the last 10 years. During the festival there will be several concerts. The culmination will be a big festive concert, which will bring together both Latgalian artists and guests from other parts of Latvia. The programme will include Latgalian folk songs and modern compositions.

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Daugavpils will celebrate its 750th anniversary from 29 May to 1 June. Daugavpils city has already started intensive work on the city’s celebration programme, which highlights not only the city’s significant anniversary, but also the 85th anniversary of the first Latgale Song Festival at the Stropu Stage.

This year, the cultural and entertainment programme of the City Festival will be extensive and diverse. The city’s cultural institutions will offer events with a strong focus on exploring the history of Daugavpils.

The celebrations will start on Thursday, 29 May, at the Daugavpils Fortress, where visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy a musical programme in the courtyard of the Rothko Museum.

On Friday, 30 May, three stages will be set up in the city centre for concerts offering a varied musical programme. Visitors will be able to enjoy attractions, a wide range of festive market stalls and outdoor cafés starting on Friday.

On Saturday 31 May, the city centre will become the epicentre of the festivities. Music, entertainment and activities will take place throughout the day. There will also be a colourful parade with the participation of both residents and visitors. At the end of the day, a grand concert will take place at the Unity Square, which promises to be one of the highlights of the festival. For the second time, the Daugavpils City Festival will feature a “Tourism Street”, where representatives of the Baltic tourism industry will offer their best tips and advice for an unforgettable holiday here in Daugavpils and in other places.

There will be a variety of events attracting sports enthusiasts, amateurs and others on Sunday, 1 June.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Latgale tradition of communal singing and 85 years since the first Latgale Song Festival was held in Daugavpils. To celebrate this jubilee, the Latgale Song Festival will take place on 1 June at the Stropu Stage, featuring the most beautiful Latgalian folk songs and contemporary compositions. This festival is an important cultural event that celebrates Latvian singing culture, strengthens the identity of Latgale and promotes the development of local music and folk art. The Latgale Song Festival will include a number of cultural events, culminating in a large concert that will bring together local and regional artists, as well as guests from other parts of Latvia.

The programme of events will follow.

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The international passenger carrier “FlixBus” offers affordable long-distance bus services between Latvia (including Daugavpils), Estonia and Lithuania, via Poland and Germany, connecting the Baltic States with the most extensive bus network in Europe.

Come to Daugavpils from various destinations, direct and connecting routes are offered from Polish cities such as Warsaw, Krakow and Białystok; from Ljubljana and Maribor (Slovenia); Szekesfehérvár and Siofok (Hungary), Dolni Kubin (Slovakia) as well as from Riga, Jelgava and Bauska.

Tickets for “FlixBus”  routes in the Baltic States, as well as direct routes to various European countries, can be purchased online at www.flixbus.lv or via the “FlixBus” mobile app.

Baggage is free of charge and there is no need to print tickets – you can check in with your smartphone by scanning the QR code.

“FlixBus” is a German company owned by “FlixMobility GmbH”. “FlixBus” offers 2,500 destinations in 29 European countries.

Information: www.flixbus.lv

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If you want to learn more about Daugavpils, the best way to do it is to visit a guided city tour, which will take you through the most important sights and their history. Your guide will tell you interesting and fascinating stories about our city.

– The tour starts on 23th December at 12.00 in Unity Square;

– Duration: three to three and a half hours;

– Guide services are FREE, but entrance fees and public transport to the tourist sites are at the expense of the participants.

No matter if you are a local citizen or a visitor, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the history, culture and personalities of Daugavpils.

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1. Daugavpils has one of the most beautiful Christmas trees in Latvia
The Christmas season is the most magical and enchanting time of the year. A stately and magnificently decorated Christmas tree in Unity Square complements the festive atmosphere in Daugavpils every year.

This year, the Christmas tree in Daugavpils is decorated with Latvian symbols of strength. The mountain ash brings blessings and protects against bad energy. Red mountain ash is a source of vitamins for people and an excellent source of food for birds in the high season. Red-breasted woodpeckers, or redbreasts as they are popularly called, are winterers and willingly stay and spend the winter in coniferous forests. This year they have flown to Daugavpils to spend the winter. This is a great honour for the city, because redbreasts symbolize family values ​​and resilience. In turn, the “Auseklītis” (Morning star) in the decoration patterns is a sign of protection, symbolizing the struggle of light with darkness and protecting people.

Santa’s’ residence has opened in Daugavpils Fortress

2. From December 14 to 29, you can visit Santa’s’ residence in the yard of the Daugavpils Technical and Industrial Design Centre “Engineering Arsenal”. It hosts various activities and master classes, and Santa’s’ mailbox is also located there.

The yard of the “Engineering Arsenal” is opened for visitors from Wednesday to Sunday. Participation in activities and entrance to the yard is free.

3. The Rothko Museum has opened its Winter Exhibition Season

This Winter Exhibition Season, the Rothko Museum is hosting six Latvian and foreign exhibition projects. Among the most notable are the exhibition “Beginning and Light” by Italian artist Ernesto Morales and the emotionally profound message “I am at home” by Jekaterina Griškjāne.

Foto: Didzis Grodzs

4. You can visit Christmas markets in Daugavpils
December is the right time to capture the Christmas spirit and get gifts for your loved ones. During the pre-holiday period, from December 4th to 29th, charity fairs are held in the House of Unity and the Daugavpils Palace of Culture to support seniors and people with disabilities. At the fairs, you can buy handicrafts made by seniors and people with disabilities. A wide range of textile products are offered at the fairs – knitted and crocheted gloves, as well as socks and hats, costume jewellery and accessories.

On 21 December, from 10 am to 4 pm, a fair on Rigas Street will take place in Daugavpils. Visitors will be able to buy products from local producers and craftsmen, and other interesting things.

5. Stropi active rest and sports track – a great place for active recreation in winter
Rent skis, put them on your car roof and go enjoy the beautiful nature. Every year, ski slopes are created in the Stropu forest, where you can leisurely glide forward, enjoying the landscapes of the snowy forests.

You can indulge in the joy of cross-country skiing on the Stropi active rest and sports track. The track is fully illuminated, so you can ski during both daylight and dark hours. The track is designed for freestyle skiers, and its length is just under three kilometres.

6. Only in Daugavpils can you take a ride on a tram manufactured at the Riga Wagon Factory at the end of the last century

Dodoties braucienā ar retro tramvaju, ikvienam ir iespēja redzēt ne tikai pilsētas vēsturiskās vietas, bet arī ikdienas dzīvi Daugavpilī. No retro tramvaja logiem pavērsies brīnišķīgi skati uz nozīmīgākajiem pilsētas objektiem, ļaujot izbaudīt pilsētas arhitektūru un kultūru.

The retro tram tour is available by prior arrangement only. To book, please contact SIA “Daugavpils satiksme” by phone +371 20012140 or e-mail: reklama@dsatiksme.lv.

7. Daugavpils is easily accessible by public transport

All roads lead to Daugavpils! When traveling to Daugavpils, you have the opportunity to choose the most convenient form of public transport for yourself:

• With the new Lux Express bus route, Daugavpils is easily accessible even from Liepāja.
• Daugavpils is reachable by Flixbus buses from Vilnius, Warsaw, Tallinn, Prague and other European cities.
• On December 15, 2 new train routs to/from Daugavpils will be introduced, increasing the total number of train services to Daugavpils.

8. In Daugavpils, you can spend an unforgettable New Year’s Eve and enjoy a concert by the band “Citi zēni”

New Year’s Eve in Daugavpils will be bright and exciting. On December 31, from 23:00, a New Year’s Eve event will begin with dance music at Unity Square,
at 24:00 – New Year’s Eve, at 00:15 – a concert by the group “Citi zēni” and from 01:15 to 03:00 dance music will be played. At the culmination of the festivities, New Year’s fireworks will sparkle joyfully on Daugavpils.

9. At the Daugavpils Ice hall, you can enjoy the joy of skating with your family or friends.

Daugavpils Ice hall offers everyone the opportunity to improve your skating skills. Skating enthusiasts have the opportunity to enjoy skating with the stick.

10. Daugavpils invites you to enjoy an extensive holiday program that will delight both adults and children!

Until January 16, 2025, Daugavpils will mark the time of waiting and celebrating Christmas with various events and activities: from the lighting of the Advent wreath and the main holiday tree to Christmas and New Year, the celebrations of which, in anticipation of the 750th anniversary of Daugavpils, promise to be especially joyful and fun this time.

Information prepared by:
Department of Public Relations and Tourism of Daugavpils City Municipality
Tourist Service Centre
Phone: +371 65422818:
Mobile phone: +371 26444810
E-mail: turisms@daugavpils.lv
Web: www.visitdaugavpils.lv
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Daugavpils.travel
www.facebook.com/Daugavpils.Events
Instagram: www.instagram.com/daugavpils.travel

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Christmas season in Daugavpils will begin soon! On November 30th the first candle in the big Advent wreath will be lit, and on December 1st the main Christmas tree will be illuminated with colourful lights on the main square.

Various surprises await those who visit Daugavpils in December. The city will be lit up with Christmas lights! The city’s decorations this year will be dominated by bullfinches, rowan trees, traditional Latvian signs, glowing branches, as well as red, green and gold colour combinations that symbolise comfort, safety, strength and happiness.

On the eve of Advent, on November 30th, at 4 pm near St. Peter’s Catholic Church, a candle-lighting event on the big Advent wreath will take place.

On December 1st at 5 pm on Unity Square, the lights on the city’s main festive tree will be lit and Christmas songs will be played. Also, this year, residents and visitors will be able to enjoy festive attractions, a cityscape on the observation wheel, as well as taste gingerbread and other festive treats offered by local entrepreneurs in Unity Square.

The Christmas and New Year period until January 16th in Daugavpils will be filled with various events – concerts, creative workshops and master classes, thematic excursions, plays, fairs, exhibitions and various events.

Information: Department of Public Relations of Daugavpils City Municipality

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If you want to learn more about Daugavpils, the best way to do it is to visit a guided city tour, which will take you through the most important sights and their history. Your guide will tell you interesting and fascinating stories about our city.

– The tour starts on 17th november at 12.00 in Unity Square;

– Duration: three to three and a half hours;

– Guide services are FREE, but entrance fees and public transport to the tourist sites are at the expense of the participants.

No matter if you are a local citizen or a visitor, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the history, culture and personalities of Daugavpils.

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Discover the autumnal mood and take part in a variety of exciting events for families and groups of friends. From cultural delights to sporting activities, there’s something for everyone. Join your friends and family for unforgettable autumn moments!

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Everyone is invited to take part in the vibrant and exciting events taking place in Daugavpils from 18 to 24 October!
Whether you are a culture, music or sports lover, this week in Daugavpils offers something for everyone!

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From 11 October to 17 October, Daugavpils will host exciting cultural events offering a variety of activities for every visitor and resident of the city.
We invite you to join us for an unforgettable week of art, music, folk traditions and entertainment.

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From 11 October to 3 November, Daugavpils Central Park will become the mysterious “Horror Park”, which promises to be the most ambitious and spectacular event of this autumn. Every evening from 3 pm to 10 pm, the park will open its doors to all those who are willing to immerse themselves in an atmosphere of mysticism and fear.

Last year, the “Horror Park” in the city of Bauska attracted thousands of tourists from all over Latvia. And this year, the hosts have decided to bring the Horror Park to Daugavpils, the second largest city in Latvia! In Daugavpils, guests will be greeted by terrifying scenery, scary sculptures and interactive zones. The park will feature more than 200 objects – pumpkin and spider web mazes, “live” zombies ready to scare even the bravest visitors. Special attention has been paid to the design and lighting to make every corner of the park look even scarier in the evening hours.

What can you expect at the “Horror Park” in Daugavpils?

– A witch’s house on hen’s legs: children can take part in magic rituals and the witch will give them unusual advice.

-Magic labyrinths: mysterious corridors of spider webs and lanterns where you can test your courage.

-Photo zones: specially designed areas for taking terrifying and colourful photos to remember this event for a lifetime.

Whether you are an adult or a child, whether you like edgy sensations or are simply looking for unusual entertainment, the Horror Park in Daugavpils offers something for everyone.

Entrance fee:
– Adult ticket – 10 euro
– Children’s ticket (6-12 years) – 5 euros
– Senior ticket – 5 euros
– Children under 6 and people with disabilities – free.

The organisers invite everyone to follow the Horror Park’s news and competition announcements on Facebook and TikTok to find out about all the surprises that await visitors to the park.

“The organisers of the Horror Park also invite catering companies to join the event.
Contacts: Facebook or e-mail: shausmu_parks_daugavpils@inbox.lv.

Don’t miss the chance to be part of this most exciting autumn event!

Information: Horror Park 

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From 20th September to 26th September, Daugavpils will host exciting cultural events offering a variety of activities for every visitor and resident of the city.
We invite you to join us and enjoy an unforgettable week of art, music, folk traditions and entertainment.

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Everyone is invited to the events from 13th September to 19th September. The week will be packed with interesting events for all ages and interests. Follow the programme and don’t miss out on exciting events.

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From 6th to 12th September, Daugavpils will host a variety of exciting events. We invite everyone to join us and enjoy this wealth of cultural, artistic and sporting activities.

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New and exciting events are expected every day, suitable for families and groups of friends.
Don’t miss your chance to experience something special this week!

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If you want to learn more about Daugavpils, the best way to do it is to visit a guided city tour, which will take you through the most important sights and their history. Your guide will tell you interesting and fascinating stories about our city.

– The tour starts on 25th August at 12.00 in Unity Square;

– Duration: three to three and a half hours;

– Guide services are FREE, but entrance fees and public transport to the tourist sites are at the expense of the participants.

No matter if you are a local citizen or a visitor, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the history, culture and personalities of Daugavpils.

To apply, please call +371 26444810.

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If you are planning a holiday in Daugavpils from 9th August to 15th August, take a look at the cultural and sports events on offer.

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On 17 August, the first “Beer Festival” will be held in Daugavpils. From 6 pm to 10:30 pm visitors will be able to taste a variety of beers, enjoy energetic rhythms of music, get an insight into culinary heritage and enjoy being together in A. Pumpura Square.

August is traditionally the month of harvesting grain throughout Latvia. It has long been a tradition for farmers to set aside some of the grain from the harvest to brew beer, which was put on the festive table with great honour. Every region of Latvia has different methods and tools for brewing beer, because beer, like bread, carries centuries-old traditions and unites people.

The programme of the festival:

– from 6 pm – the offer of breweries and cafes;

– from 6 pm to 8 pm – Juris Ostrovskis will perform famous and popular songs;

– from 6 pm – Daugavpils Latvian Society will participate in the festival and will present a variety of events specially prepared for this festival;

– from 6 pm to 9 pm – the Latgalian Culinary Heritage Centre “Šmakovka” invites everyone to visit its exhibition at a special discounted price, as well as to get an insight into the exhibition of beer glasses;
Visitors will be able to watch demonstrations of making “strong” drinks and take part in creative masterclasses in A. Pumpur Square.

– From 8 pm to 10:30 pm the group “Dabasu durovys” will present the best dance music.

Breweries from different parts of Latvia will take part in the festival.

Please be informed that drinking alcohol has negative impacts. It is forbidden to sell, buy or pass drinks to the under-age persons.

Information:
Department of Public Relations and Tourism of Daugavpils City Municipality
Phone: +371 65422818, +371 26444810
E-mail: turisms@daugavpils.lv

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From July 29 to August 3, the municipality of Visaginas will celebrate its 49th birthday. This neighbouring Lithuanian city invites Latvian friends to experience an impressive city festival program!

Distinguished artists from various European countries will grace Visaginas with their talents, culminating on August 3 with NOIZE MC, now residing in Vilnius and freshly back from a musical tour across Europe and the USA, presenting an unforgettable performance featuring the program “Swan Lake”!

Visaginas 49th City Festival Program:

July 29, Monday

6:00 PM | Santarves aikste / Greentrials (Latvia) / Greentrials Bike Tour (Extreme bicycle show)

7:00 PM | VKC “Draugystė”, Parko g. 7 / Visaginas Ballet / Vitalij Grabov / Laura Geraščenko (Visaginas / Klaipėda) / You Are Beautiful, My Beloved, You Are Beautiful

And Rima Pipoyan / Voicech Žuromskas (Armenia / Lithuania) / Me, My non-Self and I (Contemporary Ballet)

7:45 PM | VKC “Draugystė”, Parko g. 7 / Alexsandre Vassiliev Fund (Lithuania) / The Show Must Go On (Exhibition opening / Costume exhibition)

10:00 PM | VKC cinema theater “Draugystė”, Parko g. 7 / Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos (Ireland, UK, USA) / Scanorama Summer Night Cinema: Poor things (N-18) (Cinema)

July 30, Tuesday

3:00 PM | VKC “Sedulina”, exhibition space, Vilties g. 5 / Young Artists Club “Palette” / Scent of August (Exhibition opening)

5:00 PM | Visaginas Public Library branch (Sedulinos al. 14/3) / Visaginas Public Library

Home Is Where the Heart Is (Creative meeting with Margarita Simonova)

7:00 PM | VKC “Draugystė”, Parko g. 7 / Henri Herbert (USA) / Blues Piano Grooves / Paid(Music)

9:00 PM | VKC “Banga” terrace, Parko g. 16 / Alina Orlova with a group

10:30 PM | VKC cinema theater “Draugystė”, Parko g. 7 / Dir. Luca Guadagnino (Italy, USA)

Scanorama Summer Night Cinema: Bones and All (N-18) (Cinema)

July 31, Wednesday

11:00 AM | Vilties g. 1 / Visaginas Social Services Center / Hug Your City (Seniors’ hike)

12:00 PM | VKC “Draugystė”, Parko g. 7 / Klaipėda Puppet Theater / The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane / Paid (For children)

6:30 PM | VKC “Banga”, Parko g. 16 / Šeiko Dance Theater / The Four Seasons / Paid (Dance Theater)

8:00 PM | VKC “Draugystė”, Parko g. 7 / Open Circle (Vilnius) / Will Pass / Paid (Theater)

10:00 PM | VKC cinema theater “Draugystė”, Parko g. 7 / Dir. Valdimar Johannsson (Iceland, Sweden, Poland) / Scanorama Summer Night Cinema: Lamb (N-16) (Cinema)

August 1, Thursday

6:00 PM | Santarves aikste / Klaipėda Puppet Theater / About Fish and People (Puppet/Object Theater)

7:00 PM | Amphitheater near VKC “Sedulina”, Vilties g. 5 / Vilnius Dance Theater “Low Air”

Just the Two of Us (Urban Dance)

8:00 PM | VKC “Sedulina”, near Skatepark, Vilties g. 5 / Open Visaginas Wall (Opening)

9:00 PM | VKC cinema theater “Draugystė”, Parko g. 7

Dir. Kristoffer Borgli (Norway, Sweden)

Scanorama Summer Night Cinema: Sick of Myself (95’, N-16)

Cinema

August 2, Friday

11:00 AM | VKC “Sedulina”, Vilties g. 5 / Solemn session of Visaginas Municipal Council

1:00 PM | Vilties g. 1 / Visaginas Social Services Center / Exhibition of archival photographs (City Builders)

3:00 PM | St. Apostle Paul Church, Santarvės g. 1 / Service for Visaginas

4:30 PM | Visaginas City Museum, Tarybų g. 23 / Museum opening

6:00 PM | “Atgimimo” Gymnasium Amphitheater, near Tarybų g. 23 / Rhizome (France)

Bleu Tenace / Circus/Physical Theater

7:00 PM | VKC “Draugystė”, Parko g. 7 / Kauri Honkakoski Company (Finland/Sweden) / The Desk / Paid (Physical Theater)

9:00 PM | VKC “Banga” terrace, Parko g. 16 / Jazz Trio Elpo (Latvia) / Quiet Treasures (Jazz)

10:30 PM | VKC cinema theater “Draugystė”, Parko g. 7 / Dir. Julia Ducournau (France)

Scanorama Summer Night Cinema: Titane (N-18) (Cinema)

August 3, Saturday

10:00 AM | Santarves aikste / Fair

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Sedulinos al. (outdoor, near Visaginas Public Library branch) / Visaginas Public Library / Cookie Truck / Digital education in the little train

3:00 PM | Santarves aikste / Made in Visaginas (Fair)

3:00 PM | VKC “Banga”, Parko g. 16 / Children’s program (For children)

4:00 PM | Santarves aikste / Discovery Meadow

6:00 PM | Santarves aikste / Community Stage (Multidisciplinary event)

7:30 PM | Santarves aikste / Inga Briazkalovaitė (Klaipėda) / Flight (Vertical Dance)

8:00 PM | Santarves aikste / Noize MC / Swan Lake (Music)

10:00 PM | VKC “Banga” terrace, Parko g. 16 / DJ Class Party (Disco)

12:00 AM | VKC “Banga” terrace, Parko g. 16 / DJ SKAI (Denmark/Lithuania) / Night Disco(Disco)

Organizer: Visaginas Cultural Center

Sponsors: Lithuanian Council for Culture, Visaginas Municipality, Kogus, American Corner Visaginas, Viada, Visagino linija

Partners: Christopher Summer Festival, Tytuvėnai Festival, Scanorama, Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (LNOBT), ConTempo Festival, Alexsandre Vassiliev Fund, Meno Avilys, Art Residency “Taškas”, Visaginas Academy of Arts and Creativity, Visaginas Social Services Center, Visaginas Public Library

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The 7th International Living History Festival “Dinaburga 1812” will be held in Daugavpils Fortress on July 13^th.

On Saturday, July 13th, from 10:00 AM, there will be a flea market, a market of homemade products, and cafes on Mihaila and Nikolaja Streets. There will be a children’s attraction area and an exhibition of military equipment and weapons from the National Guard and Latvian Riflemen near “Martinsons House”. In additional, the inner courtyard of the Engineers’ Arsenal will be open for visitors until 7:00 PM. Free entrance.

At 11:30 AM, the ceremonial opening of the Nicholas Gate will begin.

At 12:00 PM, the noon shot will sound, and the march of historical reenactment clubs will start towards the Commandant’s Garden, where flowers will be laid at the monument-fountain dedicated to the construction of the fortress.

From 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM, a workshop “Try Ancient Hand Tools” will take place in the courtyard of the Engineers’ Arsenal.

At 1:00 PM, the folklore ensemble “Rusiči” (Daugavpils Russian Culture Centre) will perform near the Nicholas Gate.

At 2:00 PM, a duel – reenactment performance will take place in the fortress moat.

At 3:00 PM, the main event of the day will take place: the reenactment of the battle of the fortress defence.

At 4:00 PM, living history clubs will be honoured, and a commemoration will take place near the stage in the courtyard of the Rothko Museum.

At 5:00 PM, in the premises of the gunpowder storage in the 8th bastion on Nikolaja Street 15, the opening of the photo exhibition “Forts: Invasion of Colours” (Lithuania) will take place.

At 6:00 PM, on the wooden deck behind the Daugavpils Fortress Visitor Centre, an Empire Ball will take place, and the folklore ensemble “Rusiči” will perform historical romances.

At 10:00 PM, on the stage in the courtyard of the Rothko Museum, there will be a concert by the post-folklore group “Rikši”.

The festival is organised by the Daugavpils City Municipality and the Daugavpils City Municipal Institution, “Daugavpils Fortress and Museum Administration”.

Photography and filming will take place during the event.

For more information: phone 28686331, e-mail: cietoksnis@daugavpils.lv

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From 12 to 14 July Daugavpils will host the biggest motorsport event of the season for the 11th time – Daugavpils Drift Festival 2024.

On 12 July, there will be practice sessions at the kart track, a parade race and the opening parade at the Vienības Square, on 13 July the official practice sessions and qualifying races, and on 14 July the tandem battles or the main competition day with the grand opening and the intense tandem battles.

Tickets are available for pre-sale at www.bilesuserviss.lv and at “Circle K” petrol stations, as well as on the day of the event.

For more information about the event, stay tuned:
Facebook: Latvian Drift page
www.driftlatvia.com

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During the summer, we invite you to take part in a wide variety of events and festivals that will be organised at the Daugavpils reservoirs. Plan your trip to Daugavpils early!

June

On 29 June at 10.00 am on the central beach of Daugavpils city by the Stropu Lake, we invite all sports enthusiasts and beach volleyball fans to an exciting event – the Open Beach Volleyball Championship! REGULATIONS.

This year, on 28-30 June, for the 37th time, the biggest orienteering festival in the Baltics will take place –  “Kāpa 2024”. Every year the competition is held in a different part of Latvia and this year it will take place in Latgale, in Daugavpils Rugeļi water reservoir. The competition will be held not only in classical orienteering, but also in trail orienteering and orienteering on bicycles or MTBO. To register or for more information, visit the race website 2024.kapa.lv

July

On 13 July, at 12.00 pm, Daugavpils Stropu Lake Rowing Base (Stropu Street 40) will host – “Daugavpils Cup in kayaking and canoe rowing 2024”. Applications can be sent to dinaburg.dragon@inbox.lv until 9 July, 17:00.

On 20 July at 10.00 am on the central beach of Daugavpils city by the Stropu Lake, we invite all sports enthusiasts and beach volleyball fans to an exciting event – the Open Beach Volleyball Championship! REGULATIONS.

On 20 July, at 10.00 am., Daugavpils will host the International “Dragon Boat” Festival for the sixth time. The competition will take place in Stropu lake near the rowing base (Stropu street 40). Pre-registration is required (team name, participation group, list of participants, uniform colour, captain’s name, contact details). The application must be sent by e-mail to dinaburg.dragon@inbox.lv by 19 July. 23:59.

On 20 July, at 10.00 am., in the surroundings of the Rugeļi Reservoir, a popular adventure and hardship race – “Courage Race 2024” – is organised, which is held outdoors and attracts participants of different fitness levels – both professional athletes and beginners. The race will test your physical and mental abilities on courses of different lengths, overcoming both natural and man-made obstacles, performing various tasks, as well as enjoying the scenery and the splendour of the city. Registration and details here.

August

For the second year in a row, the youth and sports festival “Artišoks” will take place at its new home, the central beach of the Big Stropu Lake, on 3 August, starting at 10.00. The festival programme is planned to be wide and varied with various sports activities – table tennis, karate, taekwondo, weightlifting, orienteering, beach volleyball, Mamanet tournament, speedway, motocross, archery, water fights, video games, basketball. Many opportunities for young people to explore career options and projects.

On 3 August, at 10.00, there will also be the opportunity to take part in the “Summer of Youth” competition (3rd stage). It will take place on the beach of the Big Stropu Lake. Teams must register in advance by filling in the APPLICATION FORM and sending it to ivars.caune@daugavpils.lv. For more information please contact 29226783.

See you in Daugavpils!

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If you want to learn more about Daugavpils, the best way to do it is to visit a guided city tour, which will take you through the most important sights and their history. Your guide will tell you interesting and fascinating stories about our city.

– The tour starts on 30th June at 12.00 in Unity Square;

– Duration: three to three and a half hours;

– Guide services are FREE, but entrance fees and public transport to the tourist sites are at the expense of the participants.

No matter if you are a local citizen or a visitor, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the history, culture and personalities of Daugavpils. Registration by calling +371 26444810

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With the onset of warm weather, Daugavpils offers trips along the Daugava on the boat “Sikspārnis” and the boat “Dina”. During the trip, you will be pleased with the beautiful views of the Daugava and the opportunity to enjoy views of the city from the water. It is also a great way to spend time with family and friends.

Trips with a boat “Sikspārnis” are organised at certain times from the “Restime pier” (Lielā Street 55, from the Grīva side). During the boat trip, passengers have the opportunity to see the Unity Bridge, the outskirts of Daugavpils, the Daugavpils Fortress and be acquainted with the biological diversity of the river. Passengers can have a picnic on the water, taking food or hot drinks with them, and admire the beauty of the Daugava. The name “Sikspārnis” (“Bat”) is given to the boat in honour of bats that live in the territory of the fortress and are one of the symbols of Daugavpils Fortress. The boat “Sikspārnis” is decorated with various woodcarvings, the bat as a symbol, there are shields on one side of the ship, the inscription “I love Daugavpils” is inside, as well as a Viking is depicted in woodcarving.

Maximum number of passengers on the boat “Sikspārnis” is 13. By prior request, you can book boat trips in groups for celebrations, hen and stag parties. Working time: Monday – Saturday: by request. Individual orders are possible – excursions, parties and wedding trips. Price: adults – 8 euro, children (from 4 to 12 years old) – 5 euro, children under 3 – the trip is free. Price for individual orders – by agreement. Telephone numbers for additional information: +371 29839631, +371 23110001.

In Daugavpils, you can also take trips along the Daugava on the boat “Dina”. The route starts from the “Centrs pier” (the coast of the Daugava next to the arch, located near the beginning of Rīgas Street). During the boat trip, passengers have the opportunity to see the Unity Bridge, the promenade of Bruģu Street, the Daugavpils Fortress, the protective dam, and the outskirts of the city and admire beautiful views of nature. Those who are interested can take a trip on the “Dina” boat according to the water transport schedule.

Maximum number of passengers on the boat “Dina” is 15, the trip will bring joy to both children and adults. The duration of the trip and the route can be changed depending on wishes of the passengers. Working time: Monday-Friday: 4pm to 8pm or by prior agreement; Saturday/Sunday: 12pm to 8pm or by prior agreement. Price: 1 h trip: 8 EUR for adults, 5 EUR for children; 30 min. trip: 5 EUR for adults, 3 EUR for children. Phone numbers for additional information: +371 26920349, +371 26833538, +371 29493121.

Photo: Daugavpils City Municipality

Information prepared by:

Department of Public Relations and Tourism of Daugavpils City Municipality

Tourist Service Centre

Phone: +371 65422818:

Mobile phone: +371 26444810

E-mail: turisms@daugavpils.lv

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This year, Latvia’s second largest city – Daugavpils – celebrates its 749th anniversary. To celebrate this event and to offer a varied programme of festivities to the citizens and visitors of Daugavpils, the Daugavpils State Municipality has started work on the development of the City Festival programme. The main events of the Daugavpils City Festival will take place from 31 May to 2 June.

As usual, residents and visitors will enjoy a varied programme of festivities with concerts by different artists, as well as performances by local collectives and artists. The Family Park will invite young visitors to enjoy unforgettable adventures and thrilling attractions. Outdoor cafés and the Festive Market on Rigas Street will delight you with special tastes. Sports enthusiasts will be able to watch athletes in action and take part in various activities.

For the first time in the history of Daugavpils City Festival “Tūrisma iela” (Tourism street) will take place. In this event, everyone will be able to get new ideas for vacation right here in Daugavpils, elsewhere in Latvia, as well as in Lithuania and Estonia. For two days- on May 31 and June 1, representatives of the tourism industry of the Baltic States will gather at Gimnazijas Street to give the best advices and recommendations for your vacation.

On June 1, in celebration of International Children’s Day, activities for children, youth and families will take place in Dubrovin Park.

One of the biggest and most magnificent events of City’s Festival celebration is traditional march of Daugavpils companies, organizations, educational institutions and other collectives that will take place on June 1, at 13.00 from the Rail Station.

Special music surprises are expected on the evenings of May 31 and June 1, when the biggest musical guests of the Festival will take the big festive stage in Unity Square.

Special thought has also been given to sports activities. On June 1 in the Esplanade Park, little champions will be able to test their athletic straight at the “Get to know athletics”. On June 2, the Youth and Sports Festival will take place near to the Daugavpils Olympic Centre.

The Daugavpils City Festival will end on June 2 with historical atmosphere of Daugavpils Fortress. Visitors of the Festival will be able to rediscover pages of the history of the Fortress and participate in the ceremonial opening of the Nicholas Gate, and raising of the Fortress flag.

This year’s City Festival promises to be especially colorful and unforgettable!

DAUGAVPILS CITY FESTIVAL 2024 PROGRAMME

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If you want to learn more about Daugavpils, the best way to do it is to visit a guided city tour, which will take you through the most important sights and their history. Your guide will tell you interesting and fascinating stories about our city.

– The tour starts on 25th February at 12.00 in Unity Square;

– Duration: three to three and a half hours;

– Guide services are FREE, but entrance fees and public transport to the tourist sites are at the expense of the participants.

No matter if you are a local citizen or a visitor, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the history, culture and personalities of Daugavpils.

If you would like to apply, please call +371 26444810.

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If you want to learn more about Daugavpils, the best way to do it is to visit a guided city tour, which will take you through the most important sights and their history. Your guide will tell you interesting and fascinating stories about our city.

– The tour starts on 28th January at 12.00 in Unity Square;

– Duration: three to three and a half hours;

– Guide services are FREE, but entrance fees and public transport to the tourist sites are at the expense of the participants.

No matter if you are a local citizen or a visitor, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the history, culture and personalities of Daugavpils.

If you would like to apply, please call +371 26444810.

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The hen party is an old and beautiful tradition before the wedding. Exciting, fun and original ideas for the hen party will make it unforgettable. Here are some ideas for a party scenario in Daugavpils.

Painting masterclass under the guidance of a professional artist
Painting masterclasses are organised in the “Albrecht Art&Wine” Gallery. Painting classes are an opportunity to acquire basic knowledge and skills in painting in order to further develop yourself in one of the painting techniques and styles.
For more information and to apply, call +371 26627031.

A visit to the Shmakovka Museum and shmakovka tasting experience
The Shmakovka Museum offers a fascinating story about the process of making shmakovka and the features of the drink. You will see the authentic and impressive production equipment and taste the drink during the tour.
For more information and to book a visit, please call +371 25666201.

Enjoy the thrill of the quest
“Escape room” – a quest in reality. Intellectual entertainment for teams. At the beginning of the game, participants will be locked in rooms from which they will have to get out within 60 minutes. Here you can celebrate birthdays, corporate events or even bachelor/bachelorette parties.
For more information and to register call: +371 20337130.

Visit a unique exposition dedicated to the history of medicine
The medical exhibition with an exposition of birth control items invites you to familiarise yourself with the medical history of Daugavpils, the most outstanding doctors, and medical institutions that used to be in Daugavpils.
For more information and to apply call: +371 28872898.

Enjoy a bright and interesting adventure at the Daugavpils Innovation Centre
The Innovation Centre offers to get to know the magic of the kitchen in the kitchen laboratory. It offers to learn how to cook: NAAN – Indian bread, Palak paneer – spinach main course, pea flour sweets (candies). Groups up to 25 people are accepted.
For more information and to apply call: +371 29 411 895.

Apply for educational, active and creative master classes
The House of Traditions in Daugavpils offers various kinds of master classes.
For more information and to apply call: +371 29118992.

Enjoy delicious and exciting entertainment at the “Orange Bowling”
The entertainment and leisure complex “Orange Bowling” in Daugavpils offers bowling – with 10 lanes and equipment from the world-famous bowling company “Brunswick”. There is an opportunity to play air hockey, billiards, and non-gambling games. The complex has four pool tables certified by the European Billiards Federation.
For more information and to apply call: +371 65427102.

The Clay Art Centre is always inquisitive and creative!
Daugavpils Clay Art Centre invites everyone to creative ceramic workshops. The Daugavpils Clay Art Centre has a Folk Applied Art Studio “Latgale”, and the participants have their own creative workshops where the working process takes place – shaping, turning, glazing and firing.
For more information and to apply call:  +371 65425302.

Horseback riding is a way to enjoy peace and see the world from a different perspective!
The horse stable in Mezciems offers horse riding, a chance to get to know and cuddle a stately animal and go for a nice ride with an instructor.
For more information and to apply call +371 28480332.

An exciting cruise on the Daugava River on the boat “Sikspārnis”
During the trip, passengers have the opportunity to see the Vienibas Bridge, Daugavpils residential districts, Daugavpils Fortress and get to know the biodiversity of the river and its banks. Passengers can enjoy a picnic on the water, take food or a hot drink and admire the beauty of the Daugava River.
For more information and to apply, call +371 29839631, +371 29965098.

Cocktail masterclasses at the “IGGI” Bar to learn new skills
The cocktail masterclass is an opportunity to make cocktails in a fun and friendly atmosphere, accompanied by a professional bartender, and enjoy them in the company of friends. It’s a great addition to a celebration or just a good start to a fun evening.
For more information and to book call +371 25428500.

Come and paint at the Rothko Museum!
Let your imagination run wild, learn painting techniques under the guidance of an artist and create your own painting in one masterclass!
For more information and to apply call +371 22471925, +371 26564817.

Creativity in cocktail making at the “D.O.M.bar” Cocktail Bar
The masterclass will teach you step by step the basics of cocktail making, the history of cocktails and, of course, how to enjoy your drinks at the end.
For more information and to register, call +371 26178575.

Want to learn the secrets of sushi making?
Book a sushi making masterclass at “VĒSMA” Gastrobar, learn about the sushi culture and get the sushi-making skills.
For more information and to register, call +371 22009991, +371 29298093.

The city has a wide range of caterers and a varied food offer – there is something to suit everyone’s taste. Check the website for more information: https://ieej.lv/ZPcKa

After a long and emotional day, stay overnight in one of Daugavpils’ accommodation options. For a more extensive list of accommodation, please visit the website: https://ieej.lv/7z1eI

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If you want to learn more about Daugavpils, the best way to do it is to visit a guided city tour, which will take you through the most important sights and their history. Your guide will tell you interesting and fascinating stories about our city.

– The tour starts on 26th december at 12.00 in Unity Square;

– Duration: three to three and a half hours;

– Guide services are FREE, but entrance fees and public transport to the tourist sites are at the expense of the participants.

No matter if you are a local citizen or a visitor, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the history, culture and personalities of Daugavpils.

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Winter has arrived! It’s the perfect time to warm up, relax and unwind your body with warming spa treatments.

Daugavpils will have something to offer on cold winter evenings!

The “SanMari” SPA Centre is an oasis of peace and relaxation in the heart of Daugavpils. It is a modern SPA centre that offers a wide range of relaxation options, making you forget about everyday worries. The spa area is equipped with a swimming pool, sauna and Turkish steam bath. The spa centre offers a spa body massage.

Spa opening hours are daily from 12 pm to 10 pm.
Visits must be booked by phone: +371 27072727, +371 27757873.
Address: Stacijas iela 46, Daugavpils.
www.sanmari.lv
https://www.facebook.com/SanMariDaugavpils 

The Daugavpils Olympic Centre offers a large 25-metre pool with 6 lanes and a small pool for children. You can also combine a visit to the pool with a visit to the Turkish bath or sauna. The Olympic Centre also offers a salt room. Its walls are covered with Iranian blue and red salt and it maintains the required temperature and humidity percentage. During the session, visitors sit in the salt room for 45 minutes, sit in armchairs and breathe in the ionised salt air.

The sports complex is open daily from 9 am to 10 pm.
You must book a visit to the salt room in advance by phone +371 65475140.
Address: Stacijas iela 1, Daugavpils.
www.daugavpilsoc.lv
https://www.facebook.com/ocdaugavpils

The “Olimpija” Sports Complex offers a relaxing holiday in a pleasant atmosphere. The swimming pool, jacuzzi, steam baths, sauna, infrared cabin, salt and ice bath – all this will give you an unforgettable experience.

The sports complex is open daily from 9 am to 10 pm.
Address: Valkas iela 2u, Daugavpils.
Phone for additional information: +371 26800108.
https://www.facebook.com/OlimpijaSpaHotel

After a busy day, “Park Hotel Latgola” offers you the chance to relax in the sauna and the bubbling jacuzzi. The lounge is designed for groups of up to 20 people and can be used for birthday parties and other less formal events. The view of Daugavpils from the 10th floor of the hotel will complement the relaxed atmosphere of the evening.

Reservations are required by phone: +371 65404900.
Address: Ģimnāzijas iela 46, Daugavpils.
www.hotellatgola.lv
https://www.facebook.com/hotellatgola.lv

A visit to the SPA complex of “Dinaburg SPA Hotel” will be a great gift for those looking for a relaxing holiday! After a long day at work, you can enjoy a relaxing break in the leisure complex with a swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and Turkish bath.

Phone for reservations: +371 22484329.
Address: Dobeles iela 39, Daugavpils.
https://www.facebook.com/HotelDinaburg

Sauna with swimming pool “Erfolg” – a great place for a party or celebration with family, friends or colleagues. The sauna, swimming pool, party room, changing rooms and free internet are available. Groups of up to 15 people are accepted. Additional services: bathrobes, sauna accessories.

Phone for reservations: +371 25912250.
Address: Mihoelsa iela 7, Daugavpils.

Guest house “Real Paradīze” offers a sauna and a lounge. Visits can be booked by individuals or groups of up to 15 people.

Phone for reservations: +371 28106463.
Address: 18. novembra iela 193c, Daugavpils.

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Here are 13 great corporate event ideas!

Experience the festive atmosphere at the Shmakovka Museum
Start your Christmas celebrations with a corporate event at the Shmakovka Museum, where visitors are invited to a festive adventure that includes a guided tour and a “shmakovka” tasting.
For more information and to register, call +371 25666201.

An exciting and interesting guided tour in Daugavpils Fortress
Daugavpils Fortress that was founded in the 19th century is a unique cultural and historical monument of national importance. Walk along the main rampart of the fortress, and see Nicholas Gates, the first coastal lunette and other historical buildings during the tour.
For more information and to register, call +371 65424043.

Tour at the “Engineering Arsenal” in Daugavpils Fortress
Take an educational tour at the Centre of Technics and Industrial Design “Engineering Arsenal” which is the largest exhibition of motorised vehicles in the whole Latgale Region. It is a unique exhibition space of retro technology and applied design, which is located in the historic 19th-century building of the Daugavpils Fortress.
Please contact the museum for more information: +371 28033133.

An unforgettable virtual reality experience
The virtual reality club “VrTime” invites you to immerse yourself in an unforgettable adventure where you can:

• become an archer and try to save your village from the evil orcs;
• visit the ocean and get to know its inhabitants;
• resist the horde of zombies with your friends;
• go skiing or climb to the 80th floor of a skyscraper.

The club has 4 VR stations, 2 PS consoles and a car simulator. Club “VrTime” offers to rent the entire club for the party.
More information by phone: +371 24840005.

Enjoy the thrill of the quest
“Escape room” – a quest in reality. Intellectual entertainment for teams. At the beginning of the game, participants will be locked in rooms from which they will have to get out within 60 minutes. Here you can celebrate birthdays, corporate events or even bachelor/bachelorette parties.
For more information and to register call: +371 20337130.

Visit the historical exposition of the Lead Shot Factory and climb the unique lead shot tower
The factory is the oldest ammunition production factory in Northern Europe. The only factory of its kind in the Baltics and one of the oldest objects of industrial heritage in Latvia. The factory houses the only working lead casting tower in Europe. After visiting the factory, everyone has the opportunity to try the manufactured products in the factory’s shooting range.
More information by phone: + 371 29974604.

Exhibition of retro cars “RetroGaraž-D”
Visit the collection of retro cars of the Soviet era. “Moskvich”, “Volga”, “Zhiguli” and “Mercedes” cars can be viewed at the retro car exhibition. This is probably the largest Moskvich collection in the Baltic States.
For more information and to register call: +371 29494061, +371 27716222.

Visit a unique exposition dedicated to the history of medicine
The medical exhibition with an exposition of birth control items invites you to familiarise yourself with the medical history of Daugavpils, the most outstanding doctors, and medical institutions that used to be in Daugavpils.
For more information and to apply call: +371 28872898.

Enjoy a bright and interesting adventure at the Daugavpils Innovation Centre
The Innovation Centre offers to get to know the magic of the kitchen in the kitchen laboratory. It offers to learn how to cook: NAAN – Indian bread, Palak paneer – spinach main course, pea flour sweets (candies). Groups up to 25 people are accepted.
For more information and to apply call: +371 29 411 895.

Apply for educational, active and creative master classes
The House of Traditions in Daugavpils offers various kinds of master classes.
For more information and to apply call: +371 29118992.

Enjoy delicious and exciting entertainment at the “Orange Bowling”
The entertainment and leisure complex “Orange Bowling” in Daugavpils offers bowling – with 10 lanes and equipment from the world-famous bowling company “Brunswick”. There is an opportunity to play air hockey, billiards, and non-gambling games. The complex has four pool tables certified by the European Billiards Federation.
For more information and to apply call: +371 65427102.

Look at the exhibition of the World War I Museum
World War I Museum “Pie Komandanta” is the only museum of its kind in Latgale. The exposition is located in a historical building built in 1860. The museum houses a collection of original objects and documents that reflect the daily life of the First World War. The museum displays old photographs depicting the period of the First World War and the events that took place in Daugavpils and its surroundings.
For more information and to apply call: +371 29244651, +371 26888122.

The Clay Art Centre is always inquisitive and creative!
Daugavpils Clay Art Centre invites everyone to creative ceramic workshops. The Daugavpils Clay Art Centre has a Folk Applied Art Studio “Latgale”, and the participants have their own creative workshops where the working process takes place – shaping, turning, glazing and firing.
For more information and to apply call:  +371 65425302.

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As December begins, the countdown to the New Year starts. This year, the city’s decorations and lights will bring a new spirit, while events and festive activity will take place not only in cultural institutions, but all over the city. 

In the run-up to Christmas, Daugavpils city invites both big and small Daugavpils residents and visitors to indulge in the joys of winter. To fill every day of December with an activity and use it as a source of inspiration in your everyday life, take a look at the calendar where we have written down ideas for a fulfilled December!

The festive spirit in Daugavpils

This year, in Latvia’s second largest city, Daugavpils, you can experience a real Christmas miracle! When the festive season comes, it will be lit up with the tale of a Christmas train, which has left behind scattered presents, sweets and even a small Christmas tree as it makes its way from Daugavpils train station to the city’s main festive tree. Riga Street will be filled with these glittering surprises, as will the centre of the Unity Square, where the big Christmas tree will be dressed in colourful Christmas bow. Events, a market and creative workshops will held in Unity Square throughout December.

 For the first time at Daugavpils Fortress, the Santa Claus Residence will open its gates to visitors, where the elves and Santa Claus will have prepared many surprises for visitors big and small. On Advent Sundays, 3rd, 10th and 17th December, the Santa’s Residence will host Christmas readings, creative workshops and activities for adults and children. In addition, on 25th December, Santa invites everyone to a disco under the stars. 

Winter’s offer at tourist and leisure attractions

Don’t miss the opening of the Winter Exhibition Season in Rothko Museum’s on 8th December, which will complement the previously opened projects – the exhibition of the international contemporary ceramics competition “Martinsons Award” and the solo exhibition of Lithuanian ceramicist Agnes Šemberaitė “Fear whispering. A journey within”. Also visit the Centre of Technics and Industrial Design “Engineering Arsenal”, where a new unique car has just been added to the retro technical and industrial design exhibition. In the same fortress, visit the exhibition “Medical exhibition with an exposition of birth control items”, dedicated to the history of medicine. In the Salon Antique “Housevintage” showroom, you can see and buy historic furniture and other interior elements from the late 19th and 20th centuries. The World War I Museum “Pie Komendanta” offers to see the objects and documents reflecting everyday military life in the First World War. The “RetroGaraž-D” exhibition will enrich your horizons with a private collection of retro cars and Soviet-era objects. In addition, the fortress will look back into the past with the exhibition “Nicholas Gate – Door to the Past”, a small historical exhibition with a large number of artefacts. 

In the city centre, visit the Latgale Zoo, home to tropical and various other animals. At the Daugavpils Innovation Centre, located near the zoo, you can learn about different technologies, attend classes and watch experiments that will help you explore the world around you in a fascinating way. In the museum “Jews in Daugavpils and Latgale”, accompanied by local guide and local historian Josifs Rocko, you can learn about Jewish culture, Jewish life and traditions in Latgale and Daugavpils since 1935. Discover the hospitality and culinary traditions of Latgale at the Latgale Culinary Heritage Centre “Šmakovka” in Daugavpils. The Daugavpils Museum of Regional History and Art offers an insight into the history, culture, art and nature of Daugavpils and the region. The museum houses permanent exhibitions of history, nature and an art hall. The Daugavpils Clay Art Centre offers information about the cultural heritage of Latgale – the traditions of ceramics and pottery, and the works of potters.

Active recreation

If you are a fan of active recreation, visit the Stropu Active Recreation and Sports Track, where you can rent the necessary equipment for winter activities and enjoy the winter delights. Meanwhile, the Daugavpils Ice Hall offers ice-skating sessions throughout the year. Enjoy winter walks by visiting Daugavpils squares, parks and promenades, which in the evenings are lit up with festive decorations.

Get in the festive spirit by attending performances and events

Exciting productions, premieres and masterful acting characterise Daugavpils Theatre, where every performance is emotionally charged. If you want to spend your evenings in an entertaining way, head to the Daugavpils Palace of Culture or the concert hall of The Unity House, where a wide variety of musical concerts and performances take place.

Experience the variety of tastes

Daugavpils restaurants and cafés offer a wide variety of food, and of course, in winter you can’t do without a warm cup of tea or coffee to warm you up after a stroll around the city. Restaurants and cafés offer music nights during the holidays and at weekends, so book early to enjoy an evening in great company. 

 Take care of your health and well-being

 As the thermometer dips below zero in winter, you’ll want to enjoy spa treatments and the warmth that restores energy and inner balance. Take a look at the range of offers in the Beauty and Health section of our website and treat yourself!

Calendar of ideas for December

It’s easy! This December 2023 calendar can be downloaded kids calendar, adult calendar printed (or saved in digital format only) and used as a source of inspiration throughout the month.

You can find out more about the December events organised in Daugavpils on the visitdaugavpils.lv website and follow the news on the Daugavpils.Events Facebook page.  

See you in Daugavpils 

Happy holidays in Daugavpils! The above are just a few of the ideas for things to do in Daugavpils. Get more inspiration at www.visitdaugavpils.lv.  We will be happy if you share this year’s winter photos taken in Daugavpils on social media with the hashtag #visitdaugavpils and #winterindaugavpils, so we can enjoy the magic of winter together! If you have any further questions about recreational opportunities in Daugavpils and the region, please do not hesitate to contact us: 

Information was written by:

Daugavpils State Municipality 

Department of Public Relations and Tourism 

Tourism Department

E-mail: turisms@daugavpils.lv

Tel. 26444810

www.visitdaugavpils.lv

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At 4 p.m. on Friday, 8 September, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will launch its autumn exhibition season with the awards ceremony for the Martinsons Award 2023 International Juried Exhibition.

This year, the tone of the autumn season at the Rothko Centre, the Daugavpils Fortress, the city of Daugavpils and elsewhere in the country is set by the 4th Latvia Ceramics Biennale, bringing together world-class artists and tracing the latest tendencies in contemporary ceramics worldwide.

The star event of the autumn exhibition season and the 4th Latvia Ceramics Biennale is the Martinsons Award 2023 International Juried Exhibition. This year, the award received a record 685 applications from artists representing 71 countries, including 68 submissions from Latvia – the largest number to date and a solid testament to the platform’s global outreach and eminence. The prize fund of 20,000 EUR will be split among Gold, Silver and Bronze Prize winners in National and International categories. All the artworks on display will be featured in the exhibition catalogue, and all participant artists will be welcome to all the events in the biennale programme.

The autumn season at the Rothko Centre also includes “Fear Whispering” – the new solo exhibition by the distinguished Lithuanian ceramicist Agnė Šemberaitė, Gold Prize winner of the Martinsons Award 2021 at the 3rd Latvia Ceramics Biennale. Her work represents an ongoing exploration into human nature through a bold re-imagining of fairy-tale and sci-fi themes and characters, ritual practices, mythical beliefs and archaeological totems. Another highlight in the autumn season’s offer is “Elements” – a memorial solo show of Kaspars Geiduks, Bronze Prize winner of the Martinsons Award 2018. The artist’s work covers acute social issues and questions about the body, its structural setup and self-awareness, along with instinctively shaped objects through which he contemplates the diversity of natural forms, creating his individual interpretation of the microcosm, space and its structure.

Besides ceramics, the autumn season at the Rothko Centre offers an exciting solo project in Latvian contemporary painting – “The Grounded Moment” by Uldis Čamans. In his approach to the medium, the artist draws from messy, visceral sensations and juxtaposes dynamic episodes that capture his imagination. Although it is no easy task to isolate the most distinctive features of his art, one thing stands out above all else – the finely balanced pastel lustre of the morning that softly gleams in nearly all his work.

The grand launch of the Rothko Centre’s autumn season on 8 September is only one episode in a long day of events within the 4th Latvia Ceramics Biennale. At 2 p.m. near the open-air 4METRES Gallery, 8 Hospitāļa Street, Elīna Titāne and Una Gura will open their duo exhibition “3+4”. At 3 p.m., an open-storage chamber for contemporary ceramics will be unveiled at the Daugavpils Fortress 7th Bastion Casemate. Martinsons House will host “Visualising Gravity”, a public performance by the internationally renowned Latvian artist Dainis Pundurs, two-times winner of the Martinsons Award, and open a memorial catalogue on Pēteris Martinsons.

Admission to all the events is free of charge.

The autumn exhibition season will be on show through 19 November 2023.

The autumn season at the Rothko Centre still includes the Ceramic Laboratory International Symposium Exhibition along with “Doors of Perception” by the British painter John Hoyland and Mark Rothko’s originals. On top of that, from the end of September, visitors will be able to see the Mark Rothko 2023 International Painting Symposium output.

 The exhibitions are produced with REACT-EU funding towards Europe’s post-pandemic recovery. The autumn exhibition season is supported by the Daugavpils City Council, Caparol.

The Latvia Ceramics Biennale and the Martinsons Award 2023 are supported by the State Culture Capital Foundation, Development Programme for Latvia’s Historical Lands and the Latgale Region Development Agency, Keramserviss Ltd., Lighton International Artist Exchange Program and Daugavpils City Council. Some biennale activities are supported by the European Union through Project No. LVIII-060, Heritage.lv.

Additional information and exhibition details:

https://www.rothkocenter.com/en/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/

Publicity photo:

• Agnė Šemberaitė (LT) “Nightmare”, stoneware, porcelain, engobes, glazes, pigments, 40x37x16 cm, 2023;
• Exhibition “Martinsons Award 2021” at the Rothko Centre.

Contacts:

Inita Paegle

+371 654 30273

inita.paegle@daugavpils.lv

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FACEBOOK / Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre

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Do you want to know all the secrets of Engineering Arsenal? Explore what is hidden from the eyes of other visitors? To inspect closed eastern building?

Center of Technics and Industrial Design invites you to participate in the pilot guided tours “Secrets of the Engineering Arsenal” on 15 July (13:00, Latvian language) and 16 July (13:00, Russian language). On both dates groups of max 25 people are formed. Together with the guide, you will see:

– casemates, which are still waiting for their restoration;
– preserved old elements of the building;
– 10-meter-long artifact from the 19th century;
– exhibition of industrial posters.

! After guided tour (approx. 40 min) group members can freely visit all four exhibition areas in the Center of Technics and Industrial Design!

Price – 10 EUR.

Application for a tour by phone (+371) 28033133 or by e-mail inzenieruarsenals@daugavpils.lv until 14 July (including).

* Taking into account the specifics of excursion, we do not recommend participation for people with movement disorders and children under 7 years old.

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The central event of the festival – a re-enactment of the historical battle.  Re-enactment clubs’ parade, Empire-style Ball, musical concerts, craftsmen and home-made products’ markets will be arranged during the festival. Many other surprises are also expected.

THE PROGRAM

More information:
Daugavpils Fortress Culture and Information Centre
cietoksnis@daugavpils.lv 

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Latgale is proud not only of its craft traditions, but also of its culinary heritage. In the very heart of Daugavpils, in the Vienibas Nams, one can get acquainted with the wide and comprehensive history of the traditions of Smakovka. Come to the Smakovka museum! Use the Go4Bonus spring offer to visit it for free (normal price for an adult – 5 euros)!

What to do? Follow the instruction:

• Download the Go4Bonus mobile app, register, visit tourist attractions and scan QR codes.
• Enjoy Daugavpils’ diverse tourism offer and receive bonuses!

To get your bonus, you must visit 4 tourist attractions in Daugavpils:

Daugavpils Innovation Center (Vienības iela 30)

Daugavpils Fortress Culture and Information Center (Nikolaja iela 5)

Nicholas Gates a door to the past, the historical exposition in Daugavpils Fortress (Nikolaja iela 3a)

Daugavpils Art and Regional and Art Museum (Rīgas iela 8)

After visiting all the indicated tourist attractions, come to the Smakovka Museum! (Rīgas iela 22a) and receive a free entrance ticket for visiting the centre!

The offer is valid from 12.06.2023. until 31.08.2023.

Information: go4bonus.daugavpils.lv

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The season of active tourism will be opened in Daugavpils with a bicycle ride at the end of April. On April 29 at 11 a.m. a bike ride along the city streets and promenades with a city guide will begin. Daugavpils City Municipality Tourism Development and Information Agency invites everyone who loves active lifestyle to participate in this event, that is organised in cooperation with the tourist club “Sniegpulkstenīte”.

At 11 a.m. the participants of the trip will gather at Vienības Square and will start the ride along the city’s streets and promenades to Daugavpils Fortress. There will be a short bicycle excursion with a tourist guide, who will also participate in a bike ride. Also, on this day, the traditional flea market will take place in the Daugavpils Fortress. The journey will continue along the marked bicycle route No. 35 till Stropi Active Recreation and Sports Track. Then the participants will reach the Large Stropu Lake where they can enjoy the beauty of the lake by riding along the cycle paths for a few kilometres. The trip will continue to the Rugeļi reservoir, which is an artificial water body that was created in preparation for the construction of the Daugavpils Hydropower Station. Then the participants of the trip will reach the promenade of Bruģu Street and end the ride at Vienības Square. The cyclists will be accompanied by a certified guide who will talk about the history and present day of the city of Daugavpils. The approximate length of the route is 35 km.

A coffee and tea break, as well as other surprises, are planned during the trip.

Participation at the event is free of charge.

Important: participants of bike ride must use a protective helmet. The law states that a helmet is mandatory for children under 12 years of age. Children can participate in the trip only when accompanied by parents or other adults, who confirm their responsibility with a signature.

Registration will be open untill April 25 by filling out the registration form online.

The online registration form is available HERE

Photos and video taken during the event will be published on www.visitdaugavpils.lv and on social networks.

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At 4 p.m. on Friday, 3 March, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will open its spring exhibition season, featuring works by the world-renowned native of Daugavpils, Jacques Chapiro, alongside five other impressive projects.

The air is alive with sprouting green, and the sun feels perceptibly warmer – spring appears to be on the way, although winter refuses to give up its ground and still rules supreme in the Latvian landscape. Eager to speed up the change, the Rothko Centre offers its visitors the spring exhibition season.

Painter Jacques Chapiro, né Yakov Chapiro, was born in Dünaburg, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Daugavpils, Latvia). He moved to France in 1925, settling in “La Ruche”, the famed Parisian artist colony, home to geniuses like Modigliani, Picasso, Chagall and Leger throughout the 1920s and 30s. Together, they developed the so-called Parisian school, while Chapiro evolved a clearly individual approach that helped him create a distinct artistic world. Rich in unusual shapes and bright colours, it keeps drawing the attention of art lovers, collectors and galleries to this day. The Rothko Centre’s new exhibition, “Coming Home: Jacques Chapiro”, is produced in cooperation with art collector Shmuel Tatz (NYC, USA) as a testament to Chapiro’s immense historical role on the global art scene and a nod to his local roots.

The Rothko centre’s curatorial interest in Jacques Chapiro dates back to the acquisition of two his original paintings a few years ago, one of which was immediately displayed in the exhibition “Found in the Collection”, which cast the spotlight on the most prized artworks in the Rothko Centre’s possession. The spring exhibition season brings a new select display in this line – “Rational Creature”, made to highlight other pearls in the institution’s growing collection.

New artistic gems are regularly seen in the annual Juried Exhibition of Artists from the Latgale Region. This year, it runs with the title “Hit the Ten”, marking the tenth iteration of this ongoing project and kicking off the Rothko Centre’s tenth-anniversary programme. Artistically, “hitting the ten” hinges on the artist’s ability to reach such a degree of freedom in creative expression that the artwork becomes a new point of reference, a spark to trigger discussion, disagreement, imagination, satisfaction, fury or any other emotional reaction. This year, the jury selected 48 artists who proved they are free from the bonds of external or self-inflicted censorship and can simply be who they are – prophets of their time “hitting home” with all their intellectual impulses.

“Interferences” by Polish artist Piotr Skowron is composed of graphic works the artist calls an abstract form of representation and invites the viewer to reflect on how one event can impact on another; how even minor disruptions can interfere with an entire image or situation.

The artist isn’t confined to traditional print forms and often explores space with his graphic objects. These spatial experiments largely stem from his earlier education in engineering.

Australian artist and photographer Ralph Kerle joins the spring exhibition season with his solo show “The Intermediate Sublime”, where he argues that abstraction is not an unconscious act of visualisation by an artist, as some might suggest. Rather, it forms as the result of an artist’s subconscious observation, with the image being the creator’s manifestation of what their brain has perceived. Kerle’s medium is photography, and his primary subject is the waterways of Sydney Harbour. His focus is on capturing images created by and in nature and conceptualising those into fine art abstract photographic artworks. Studying these over time, the visual language shifts and changes from the purely abstract to one where elements of the tangible world are brought squarely to mind.

An interest in abstraction and architecture fuels the work of the French photographer Ouriel Morgensztern. He is deeply fascinated by the use of light in the art of two creative geniuses, Mark Rothko and Pierre Soulages, and the profound properties of black as a reflective colour. His exhibition at the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, “On Rothko and Soulages: The Colour of Silence”, is the result of the encounter between and with the two artistic greats. From New York to the Chapel in Houston (Rothko), to Rodez and the Abbey in Conques (Soulages), and through photos of more personal places in Los Angeles, Tel-Aviv, the French countryside – where Morgensztern is from – and Daugavpils, it emerges a force nourished by the power of the image in its raw state, where the work of Ouriel Morgensztern becomes the link between these two great contemporary artists.

The spring exhibition season will be available through 21 May 2023.

On opening day, starting at 4 p.m., the new season’s exhibitions will be available free of charge.

The exhibitions are produced with REACT-EU funding towards Europe’s post-pandemic recovery. The spring exhibition season is supported by the Daugavpils City Council, Caparol and Devona.

Additional information and exhibition details:

https://www.rothkocenter.com/en/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/

Publicity photo:

Jacques Chapiro “Wedding” (fragment), gouache on paper, 1920s-1930s.

Contacts:

Inita Paegle

+371 654 30273

inita.paegle@daugavpils.lv

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On December 3rd, at 10 o’clock everyone is welcome to the opening of the winter season at the ski resort “Egļukalns”!

It is a very important and long-awaited event, which will delight all those who enjoy winter pleasures and those who support an active lifestyle. All, adults and children, are invited. At the start of the active winter season, the “Family track”, “Blue – slalom track” and “Tubing track” will be opened at the ski resort.

Speaking about this year’s price policy, Jevgenij Kartasov, the director of the ski resort “Egļukalns”, answered that no significant price increase is expected. It is planned that the equipment rental prices will remain, the price for the use of the lift will probably increase a little bit, for 10-15%, but the exact information will follow soon. Information about the working hours of the ski resort this season will also be updated.

The ski resort “Egļukalns” is located in Latvia’s highest Augszeme highland, which offers an incredibly beautiful view of the surrounding landscape and mosaic of forests.

The skiing and snowboarding paradise of Augsdaugava district – the ski resort “Egļukalns” will welcome everyone with well-maintained and illuminated ski tracks, where you can enjoy the beautiful moments of winter. All visitors will have the possibility to warm up in the cafe of the resort, drinking hot tea, and having something delicious to eat.

Follow the information on: www.visitdaugavpils.lv, www.eglukalns.lv

Information:
Inna Bebre
Augsdaugava District Institution “TAKA”
Tourism organizator
+371 65424147

E-mail: inna.bebre@augsdaugavasnovads.lv
turisms@augsdaugavasnovads.lv
Facebook: Augšdaugavas novads.Travel
www.visitdaugavpils.lv

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The boat rental “Beibuki” offers to go on a boat trip on the Daugava River in summer season. Trips are available on a motorized raft “Sola” and a boat “Dina” on the river. There are beautiful Latvian landscapes on the shore of the Daugava. In turn, a boat trip along the river is a great way to get to know the city, and a great idea for a romantic evening for two or a family adventure.

Boat trips are available from Monday to Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 a.m to 8:00 p.m. You can also go for a walk along the river at other times by calling +371 26920349 and +371 26833538 in advance. In case of strong wind or adverse weather conditions, boat trips are not available.

During the boat trip passengers will be able to see Unity of  the bridge, the promenade of Bruģu street, Daugavpils Fortress, protective dam and promenade along the river, the neighborhoods, as well as enjoy the beautiful views of nature. The starting point of the route is the pier “Centrs” (on the bank of the river Daugava, under the arch at the dam, opposite to the beginning of Rīgas street).

Trips of different duration are offered – 30 minutes or 1 hour. The cost of a long hour trip is 8 EUR (adults) and 4 EUR (children, students, seniors). The cost of a 30-minute trip is 5 EUR (adults) and 3 EUR (children, students, seniors). The raft and boat can accommodate 15 passengers at a time. The duration and route of the trip can be changed according to the client’s request. Call and additional information by phone: +371 26920349, +371 26833538.

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On July 23, the summer charity festival “Metal over Fortress” will be held in Daugavpils Fortress. The event is dedicated to the 210th anniversary of the baptism by fire of Daugavpils Fortress.

210 years ago the unfinished Daugavpils (at that time Dinaburg) fortress repelled the attack of the 10th Corps of the Grand Army under the command of Marshal Oudinot.

The event is an unusual experiment for our fortress. This year, the walls made of stones will be tested for adhesion to “heavy metal”.

Remembering the wars of the fortress and the whole Daugavpils city, and the destruction caused by them for many centuries, this time the festival is organized precisely as a charity event. During the concerts, everyone will have the opportunity to donate the desired amount. The collected funds will be used to help people injured during the hostilities.

The festival day will begin as early as noon. Throughout Mihaila Street, from 12 noon to 6 pm there will be a traditional flea market, where everyone can find something interesting and unique for themselves. In addition, on Emperor Street, food stalls and entertainment for children will be located.

From noon to midnight, there will be an opportunity to visit the powder cellar of the 8th bastion, in which the photo exhibition “Dinaburg 1812” will be available. The exhibition is dedicated to the festival of historical reconstruction in the fortress.

In the evening, from 6 pm to midnight, the fortress will be shaken by heavy music. Five different bands will perform during the concert: Varang Nord, Deodium, Preternatural, Úkanose, and Mórkvarg.

We invite everyone to take part in this unique event!

The festival is organized by the Daugavpils City Municipality Tourism Development and Information Agency.

More information:
Daugavpils fortress culture and information centre
Tel.: +371 65424043, +371 28686331
cietoksnis@daugavpils.lv
https://www.facebook.com/daugavpils.cietoksnis

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Every nation has its own heroes. For Americans it is the “Spider-Man” and “Chuck Norris”, for the Chinese “Jackie Chan”, and for Latgalians – Kazimir Adamovich, who once “lifted” the kolkhoz (collective farm) to the “Happy Future”. But for several years already different troubles affected our land. Covid infection, financial crisis, the change of power in the government, so Kazimir Adamovich decided to focus on Great Politics.

On June 22 and 23, Kazimir Adamovich invites everyone to his big pre-election campaign in Viski – “The pre-election jokes of Kazimir Adamovich” (“Kazimira Adamoviča prīkšvieliešonu špāses”), in honor of which he has developed his “Kazimir Adamovich’s Promise Campaign” program:

1. Funny celebration of the summer solstice is the primary goal of our party!
2. Free beer and cheese tastings for the first 1000 visitors!
3. Every participant of the Festival will have an opportunity to enjoy sauna rituals.
4. We promise a gorgeous concert program and dancing until dawn on the Midsummer night!
5. We are for family values! Funny family activities are guaranteed!
6. On the shores of Lake Lukna everyone will spend their most beautiful summer sunset and wait for the most romantic sunrise.

Everyone is invited to participate in the celebration of the summer solstice in Viski Air Stage and Field Stadium!

The program of the festival:

June 22

16.00 – 17.00 – “Solstice scrubs” – creative workshop and master class
18.00 – 19.00 – “The power of broom” – sauna broom tying creative workshop
16.00 – 22.00 – Sauna, massage and health services (for a fee)
21.00 – Concert of the vocal band “Anime Corde” (free) on the Viski beach, bonfire on the lake. A tent city will be available.

June 23

12.00 – 13.00 – “The power of broom” – sauna broom tying creative workshop
12.00 – Funny activities for families
14.00 – Sport activities. The 1st stage of Augsdaugava district “Streetball” championship (Amateur teams can also apply). Applications should be sent till 20.06.2022 on the e-mail: gunars.kucins@augsdaugavasnovads.lv
14.00 – 15.00 – “Purified, clean organism in summer – a key to health in autumn and winter”
16.00 – 17.00 – “Solstice scrubs” – creative workshop and master class
18.00 – 19.00 – “Wreath weaving” – creative workshop
12.00 – 22.00 – Sauna, massage and health services (for a fee)
19.00 – Big concert, in which will participate: Normunds Rutulis, Kristine Somase un Normunds Liepins, “Galaktika”, Juris Ostrovskis, “Bulta”, “Anime Corde”, “Līksme”
22.00 – Fire show
22.30 – Solstice bonfire and ball together with Normunds Rutulis, Kristine Somase un Normunds Liepins

Entrance fee to the event – 8.00 euro on the day of the event, purchasing tickets in advance – 6.00 euro in Augsdaugava District Institution “TAKA”, Viski District Administration, Daugavpils Tourist Information centre, the box offices of “Biļešu paradīze”  and on the website www.bilesuparadīze.lv.

Additional information: turisms@augsdaugavasnovads.lv, tel. +371 65476748, +371 29431360, websites: ligo-viskos.mozello.lv, visku-estrade-stadions.lv, www.facebook.com/agenturataka

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On Sunday, 16 January, all temporary exhibitions currently on show at Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will be available at a discount price.

Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre enters the final preparation stage for its new exhibition season. This means ongoing week is the last chance for the public to see the current temporary exhibitions before they are gradually replaced by new projects. For this reason, the upcoming Sunday, all temporary exhibitions will be available at a discount price – 2.00 EUR for pupils, students and senior citizens and 4.00 EUR for all the other visitors.

Opening hours on discount day (16 January) – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please be reminded that, in keeping with government stipulations, admission to the art centre shall be contingent upon the demonstration of a valid Covid-19 certificate of recovery or vaccination.

17 through 27 January, visitor access shall be limited to the permanent exhibition with Mark Rothko’s originals and “Found in the Collection” – the finest pieces from the Rothko Centre collection.

Currently on show:
Michael Kidner (UK) “Love Is a Virus from Outer Space”;
Ilze Lībiete (Latvia) “Road to the Sea”;
Jānis Kupčs (Latvia) “Cruel Romances”;
Daniel Fuchs (Germany) “Creation”;
Elissa Marchal (France) “The Space Between”;
“Mark Rothko 2021” – closing exhibition of the 17th International Painting Symposium.

Publicity photo:
Santa Suhanova

About the organiser:
https://www.rothkocenter.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DaugavpilsMarkRothkoArtCentre
https://www.instagram.com/markrothkoartcentre/

Address:
3 Mihaila Street, Daugavpils

Information:
Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre

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