The magic of light, music and fountains in the Botanical Garden continues

On Friday at 8 p.m. Sisters of Wire will be given a concert, before a tours of the Botanical Garden with its specialists, consultation with breeders and collections curators, exhibitions.

Today is for tulips and rhododendrons and variety of spring rings.

Practical education on tulips and azaleas care, varieties and planting, as well as floristry workshops: Spring blossoms (tulips, rhododendrons) compositions.

Children’s employment was also taken care of. They are waiting for « Discover the Tulip and Rhododendr ».

At dusk, the Botanical Garden will immerse themselves in magic of light and dancing musical fountains.

This festival has been held at VMU Botanical Garden for the third year.

This year it became one of the 80th anniversary of Kaunas Day. In order to thank readers, the newspaper distributed thousands of tickets for their friendship and fellowship to enjoy as many people as possible.

Remigijus Knabikas, the head of the Medusa Concert organizing the festival, estimated that more than 100 different water fountains were installed in the park ponds. They are illuminated by powerful colored spotlights and lasers and dance to music of different genres.

Photo by Regimantas Zakšensk

Late bus trips

The festival will continue until Sunday.

If you are not able to visit tomorrow or Sunday today. For the convenience of the participants these days, additional late trips from the Botanical Garden stops are provided for:

Friday-16th and 35th buses 00.15 and 35th Route;

On Saturday, on the 35th A buses 00.15 p.m.

On Sunday, on the 35th A buses on Sunday at 23:45 p.m.

The remaining festival days program

May 17 – Spring Rings Festival Rings and experiences

The hour of happiness from 3 p.m.

• The first 1000 visitors event ice cream Icetopia donates 1000 free ice creams!

• First visitors from 3 pm to 5 p.m. The trampoline park has gave 500 free visits to trampolines!

• Bubbleday with bubble fairy!

• 3 pm to 6 p.m. Concert for kids! On the stage we will see the vocal groups of A. Kačanauskas Music School cheerful DO, LDO and the Children of the Saulės Children of the Sun, Sun Children, Caca Pagrands, Sunny Junior, Sunny and soloists.

• Cognitive route « Flowering Road » after tulips, roses, peonies, iris.

• The artistic stop « I draw a flower in nature ».

• Lecture « Secrets of naturalistic flowerbed ».

• For children: puzzles and rings recognition tasks.

• Thematic education « Plants from closer »: games of recognition, shapes and colors.

• botanical quiz with prizes for families.

8 p.m. Evening Concert – Inga Jankauskaitė

• After the concert dusk, we invite everyone to stroll through the park and admire light installations and dancing musical fountains.

May 18 – Plant fascination Science and cognition

The hour of happiness from 3 p.m.

• The first 1000 visitors event ice cream Icetopia donates 1000 free ice creams!

• First visitors from 3 pm to 5 p.m. The trampoline park has gave 500 free visits to trampolines!

• Bubbleday with bubble fairy!

« Plant Fun » is an international holiday (#plantday), which aims to highlight plants, to encourage people to become more interested in the importance of plants and to the diverse importance of their research. It is an event where the youngest and the smallest will be able to discover interesting activities that encourage interest in the secrets of the Kingdom of the Plant. VMU Botanical Garden traditionally invites Kaunas residents and guests of the city together with the world to celebrate this day and admire plants.

During the event, guests will have the opportunity to admire and see more than 200 different species and varieties of flowering rhododendrons, about 50 species of flowering iris. Garden visitors will have a great opportunity to take pictures and take pictures between rings, participate in seminars.

• Excursions: May Rings.

• Botanical education for children: secrets of seed and flowering.

• Workshop: « Plant – Grow up » (for children).

• Plant workshops – houseplants.

• Talks about the benefits of herbs to human health.

• Lithuanian Zoo: Arthropods and Plant Laboratory – “Martoons of Arthropods and Plant”

At 7 p.m. evening concert – Gintė Sičiūnaitė and Gabrielius Vagelis

• After the concert dusk, we invite everyone to stroll through the park and admire light installations and dancing musical fountains.

Photo by Regimantas Zakšensk

The festival will take place:

May 16 (Friday) from 5 p.m. until 00 p.m.

May 17 (Saturday) from 3 p.m. until 00 p.m.

May 18 (Sunday) from 3 p.m. till 11:30 p.m.