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17
Jan
2025-01-17

Vilnius Light Festival presents the 2025 program: 21 installations and personal dialogues with light

Vilnius invites you to celebrate the city’s 702nd birthday in spectacular style with the Vilnius Light Festival, which has become a tradition. On 24-26 of January, 18 installations and three additional objects will illuminate the squares, courtyards, and facades of the Vilnius Teacher’s House, the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, the...
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29
Nov
2024-11-29

Vilnius’ Christmas Tree Combines Artistry and Sustainability with an Interactive Ornament Design

On Friday, November 29th, thousands of Vilnius residents gathered in Cathedral Square to witness the unveiling of the highly anticipated Christmas tree. This year’s tree goes back to its roots: its design is based on the Christmas ornament as a symbol of tradition, joy, unity, and caring. Over the years, Vilnius’ Christmas trees have earned...
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20
Jan
2024-01-20

The Sixth Vilnius Festival of Lights to celebrate the capital’s 701st birthday – programme announced

The programme of the Vilnius Festival of Lights, which will celebrate the capital’s 701st birthday on 25–28 January, includes 15 light installations and 5 additional objects at various locations in the Old Town, world-famous light art stars and talents from five countries, unique light reflections and vivid experiences. “In the cold season, when the sun...
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18
Jan
2024-01-18

Vilnius Light Festival Brings Gediminas Castle Tower to Space

One of the twenty light artists from Lithuania and other European countries participating in the Vilnius Light Festival on 25-28 January is artist Rimas Sakalauskas with his video installation Vilnius 700 – Cosmic Vilnius (Vilnius 700 – Kosmoso Vilnius), honouring the city’s birthday. The installation will take the audience on a visual journey through outer...
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16
Jan
2024-01-16

Ksawery Kirklewski, Guest Artist of the 6th Vilnius Light Festival: the logic and rhythm of complex mathematical equations blend with the beauty of visual art

Creative coding and new media artist Ksawery Kirklewski (age 35) from Gdańsk (Poland), whose interactive light installation FLUX will be featured at the 6th Vilnius Light Festival, is always experimenting, pushing and redefining the boundaries of artistic expression. Recognised as a leading figure in the vanguard of digital creativity, his wide and varied body of...
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11
Jan
2024-01-11

Vilnius Light Festival – Celebrate the Capital’s Birthday Surrounded by Light

Vilnius Light Festival, a celebration of art, technology and bright lights, and a welcome tradition marking the capital’s birthday, once again invites everyone to gather on this special day – the 25th of January. Now in its sixth year, the festival will continue until 28 January as the city celebrates its 701st birthday. Light marks...
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23
Nov
2023-11-23

Vilnius presents the “Christmas in the Capital 2023” programme: a natural Christmas tree, community events and new festive winter activities

The “Christmas in the Capital” festival bringing the Christmas spirit into the city has announced this year’s eventful programme. The anticipation of the most important celebration of the year will be kick-started by the ceremonial lighting of the Christmas tree at the Cathedral Square on the first evening of the winter season, filling up the...
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26
Jun
2023-06-26

Vilnius will be decorated with Ukrainian flags during the NATO Summit

Vilnius city municipality joins the initiative supporting Ukraine’s aspiration to enter the NATO alliance. On July 7-11, they are preparing to raise at least 33,000 Ukrainian flags. The city authorities emphasize that the flags will be bought and hoisted at the expense of the organisers. Residents and apartment building administrators are also invited to contribute...
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25
Jan
2023-01-25

Let Festivities Begin—Vilnius Celebrates 700th Anniversary and Embarks On Year-Long Cultural Program

Let Festivities Begin—Vilnius Celebrates 700th Anniversary and Embarks On Year-Long Cultural Program On January 25th, the Lithuanian capital Vilnius finally started celebrating its 700th anniversary and got the jam-packed cultural program going for the entire year. Among the highlights are the highly-awaited Vilnius Light Festival, an interactive exhibition of the transcript of the city founder’s...
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18
Jan
2023-01-18

An intellectual and modern interpretation of Aether under the vaults of St Catherine’s Church

The British interdisciplinary design studio “Architecture Social Club” invites visitors to the Vilnius Lights Festival to meet at St Catherine’s Church on the 25th–28th of January, where they will be able to see an extraordinary spectacle – a contemporary interpretation of the luminous aether – the spatial audiovisual installation Aether. Aether was created as a tool for experimenting with light and sound in space and the human emotions evoked by...
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30
Dec
2022-12-30

A spectacular video projection and laser show to welcome 2023 in Vilnius

For the fourth time, Vilnius invites you to welcome the New Year at the Cathedral Bell Tower, which will be decorated in a modern light and video projection from 10 p.m. At midnight, the square around the Bell Tower will shine even brighter with a music and laser show to celebrate the anniversary year 2023. “We are starting a spectacular year dedicated to the anniversary of Vilnius, which will once...
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22
Dec
2022-12-22

A celebration for children from Ukraine by the Christmas tree at the Cathedral Square

During the period between Christmas and New Year, Ukrainian children living in Vilnius will gather for a fun winter celebration at the Cathedral Square. On 28 December, from 4 pm to 7 pm, hundreds of volunteers will welcome Ukrainian children at the Christmas tree, baking doughnuts, serving tea and hot chocolate. “This Christmas is different for the almost 4000 little Ukrainians who have found refuge from the war in Vilnius...
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02
Dec
2022-12-02

Vilnius Opens Christmas Ice Rink in One of Edgiest Urban Spots—Century-Old Lukiškės Prison

Vilnius Ice Rink 2.0. © Rytis Seskaitis Taking advantage of a snowy white winter, Vilnius invites the city’s guests and residents to a new ice rink set up in one of the edgiest urban spots—the world-famous Lukiškės Prison 2.0. Free morning skating sessions and friendly matches of Bavarian curling will entertain skaters all winter, while a highly-awaited Christmas gastro market around the rink will offer the city’s characteristic delicacies on...
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26
Nov
2022-11-26

Vilnius lit up the Christmas Tree – an artistic composition in the shape of an anniversary cake decorated with 700 candles

The start of the festive season 2022 in Vilnius was spectacular: in the evening of November 26, at the capital’s Cathedral Square, a Christmas tree was lit: an artistic composition Happy Birthday, Vilnius! in the shape of a jubilee cake, decorated with 700 birthday candles. The celebrations at the Cathedral Square began with DJ Jovani and the musicians of the ensemble Lietuva, who, along with their ancient instruments – wooden...
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