INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BALTICA-2008
1-6 July

PROGRAMME

Theme: guests, visiting and treating

July 1, Tuesday

16.00 OPENING OF THE FOLK ART EXHIBITION (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) in the Anastazija and Antanas Tamošaičiai Gallery "Židinys" (Dominikonu st.15)

18.00 SHORT PERFORMANCES OF THE ENSEMBLES in Vilnius Town Hall Square

July 2, Wednesday

18.00 PARADE OF THE ENSEMBLES (along Gedimino Avenue)

19.00 GALA CONCERT at Vilnius Congress Concert Hall (Vilnius st. 6/16)

July 3, Thursday

16.00 CONCERTS WALKING along streets of Vilnius

19.00 CONCERTS at children’s homes, rest-houses, restaurants, cafes

July 4, Friday

10.00 CREATIVE WORKSHOP at the Lithuanian Folk Culture Centre (B. Radvilaitės st. 8)

16.00 FESTIVAL TOWN in the Sereikiškės Park: concerts, demonstration of traditions, crafts, national cuisine

19.00 CONCERT AND DANCE PARTY in the Sereikiškės Park

FESTIVAL EVENTS in Druskininkai and Širvintos districts

July 5, Saturday

10.00 CREATIVE WORKSHOP at the Lithuanian Folk Culture Centre (B. Radvilaitės st.8)

15.00 FESTIVAL TOWN in the Sereikiškės Park: concerts, demonstration of traditions, crafts, national cuisine

19.00 CONCERT AND DANCE PARTY in the Sereikiškės Park

FESTIVAL EVENTS in Jurbarkas district and in the Open-Air Museum of Lithuania in Rumšiškės

July 6, Sunday

14.00 RELIGIOUS CHANTS in the St. John’s Church of (Universiteto st. 3)

14.00 FESTIVAL TOWN in the Sereikiškės Park: concerts, demonstration of traditions, crafts, national cuisine

18.00 CLOSING CONCERT AND DANCE PARTY in the Sereikiškės Park