Spring in Klaipeda – Marathons of Event

At Easter – to church

This weekend, Klaipeda residents, along with all Lithuania, will celebrate Easter, but there is no official events in the port city on this occasion.

As usual, believers will visit Mass – on Saturday evening the Queen and St. In the churches of Bruno Querfurti.

The Mass of the Franciscan Assisi Chapel will take place at 9 pm, and the King of Christ, St. Casimir and St. An hour earlier in the churches of Joseph worker – 8pm.

Easter Mass on Sunday of Klaipeda Mary Peace Queen, King of Christ, St. Joseph worker’s churches will take place at 8, 10, 12, 6 pm, St. Casimir Church – 8, 10.30 and 12 noon, St. Bruno Querfurti – 7, 9, 11, 13, 6 pm, and St. Franciscan Assisi Chapel – 11 and 1pm.

Will dance a clump, sing in the park

Until April 25, the 50th anniversary, the festival « Klaipeda Music Spring », is held in Klaipeda, inviting to listen to a cycle of choir concerts. Its program is enriched by the performances of young performers and concerts of the main Lithuanian symphony orchestras.

On April 26, as many as 40 choirs and ensembles will visit the Fishermen’s Palace-over 800 dancers from all over Lithuania will dance at the seventh time at the contest « Klumpakojis », which will be held for the seventh time.

The 99th birth anniversary of the Lithuanian folk dance creator and Professor Juozas Gudavičius will also be celebrated during the festival.

« It is a traditional festival with a deep history, where 40 Lithuanian collectives will come to dance.

According to him, in favorable weather conditions, public choir rehearsals include rehearsals in the Sakura Park.

« We encourage people to follow the news because we will announce it a few hours before the rehearsals. These will be unexpected, short rehearsals, like choir walks in the evening in Sakura Park, » Pronckus revealed, adding that the shows will take place until the sakura blooms in the park.

Activities: During the next weekend, there will be an egg -riding competition. Photo by Klaipėda Ethnocultural Center Archive

Easter – in the courtyards

On Sunday, April 27, Klaipeda Ethnocultural Center will invite Klaipeda residents to a free Easter celebration, during which the so-called children’s Easter will take place.

The celebration will be organized in the courtyard of the Arts Museum of Lithuania Minor and the Yard of Klaipėda Puppet Theater.

During the celebration, participants will be waiting for the whole family. The insect hotels will be told, and participants will also be invited to make a « twisted » egg by springing in the clay, trying to rotate the wicker nests.

During the wax, the eggs will be printed and the smallest will be able to color the wooden eggs. Participants are encouraged to bring eggs from the house as well, as they will be held in their mimicry competition.

During the event, there will be a meeting with the sustainability educator Silvestras Dikčius, the festive mood will be created by the presenters Evelina and Gytis Šimelioniai.

Focus – for female choirs

The International Vox Maris Festival of Women’s Choirs and Vocal Ensembles will take place in Klaipėda on 9-11 May.

The performances will be held at the Klaipėda Faculty of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater (LMTA), Klaipėda St. At the Casimir Church, Palanga Blessed. At the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Liepaja St. Dominic in the Roman Catholic Church.

Judita Kiaulakytė, the coordinator of the event, said the festival would take place for the fifth time.

« Foreign choir leaders, professors or associate professors of higher education institutions will give lectures on contemporary music. For example, LMTA Associate Professor Rasa Gelgotienė will give a lecture on Lithuanian music for women’s choirs and vocal ensembles.

According to the interlocutor, several hundred are estimated, and it is believed that the same number of listeners will probably gather, as all events of this festival are free.

The event, which becomes a tradition and a theater lovers, will take place right after Vox Maris, which is the Theatrium festival organized by the Klaipėda Drama Theater.

This year it will be organized for the ninth time. The performances of not only Lithuanian but also foreign guests will be presented to Klaipeda residents from 13 to 17 May and May 25 – June 12.

There will also be a fireworks

Another May weekend will stand out for a particularly rich program – as many as seven events will take place in Klaipeda on May 16-17.

“Last year, the tradition of combining seven events – ship parade, Albatros, fish day, Meridian’s sails – was successful. This is how we were born in the « Sail to the Summer » – it is this slogan that we will open this summer season. During those few days there will be many events, they will take place on the Danė embankment, theater square, Žvejų Street. We will also have Music Day, and the nights of the museums are also the same weekend, ”said K. Pronckus, organizer of cultural events of the Fishermen’s Palace.

According to him, a cruise ship will arrive on the port city on May 16. Thus, the guests of Klaipeda and the townspeople will open the fair and the fishermen will present the fish of the Baltic Sea.

« We will bake fish again, and almost all sea -related educational institutions will join. We will raise Meridian sails, which are dedicated to the Simon Dach year this year, » Pronckus noted.

Fireworks will be crowned with a holiday weekend.

Evgeny Sokolov. Photo by Personal Archive

In the sky – kite S. Dach

On Sunday, May 18, there will be a traditional running of hope. The start and finish of all distances – Tiltų str. 26.

It is not only a sporting event, but also a meaningful solidarity campaign that brings together people with oncological diseases and contribute to St. Activities of the Franciscan Oncology Center.

On May 21, the 35th anniversary of the Mixed Choir of the Mixed Choir of the Fishermen’s Palace will be celebrated in the Church of Klaipeda Mary Peace.

It is very important that the events become traditional.

« There will be a grand event, a lot of people will participate, and they are very prepared for this event, because the Golden Bird’s presentation will take place, » Pronckus said.

On the last weekend of May-May 31, the Kite Festival « Wind Winds » will be held on the beach of the disabled.

« We are delighted that for the third time the Kite Festival will invite us to our seaside. It is a lot of fun to discover an exceptional element, it is prepared for this year – commemorating the year of Dach, a kite, mimicking Tarava Anike, which is very associated with S. Dach. Provisional Director Živilė Putnienė.

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According to Evgeny Sokolov, a member of the Board of Klaipėda Hotel and Restaurant Association, newly emerging events that emerge on the port city hotels have not had a major impact on the employment of hotels.

However, it is emphasized that the events become traditional.

According to the interlocutor, so far new holidays bring greater benefits to cafes. Her festive weekends can enjoy increasing customer flows.

« It is very important that events become traditional, such as the Sea Festival or Jazz Festival, when people know that these events will be, planning a year or two to the future to spend the weekend in Klaipeda. It takes some time, ”Sokolov said.

According to him, since the middle of May is expected to have a lot of events that have been going on for years, the likelihood that more guests will come to the port city – high.