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EVENTS 2008
| JANUARY | DATE | PLACE |
| Les Miserables |
19.01.-03.02. |
Riga |
| FEBRUARY | DATE | PLACE |
| Riga Amateur Theatre Festival |
01.-03.02.& 08.-10.02. |
Riga |
| Festival VIENNA CLASSICS |
02.-15.02. |
Riga |
| International Bach Chamber Music Festival |
08.02.-17.03.
|
Rig |
| MARCH | DATE | PLACE |
| Baltic Contemporary Drama Festival SKATS 2008 (“Insight 2008”) |
March |
Riga |
| Festival EASTER MUSIC |
12.-22.03. |
Riga |
| VII Riga International Children Film Festival BERIMORA KINO (“Berimore’s Cinema”) |
22.-30.03. |
Riga |
| Easter celebration |
20.-24.03. |
Riga |
| APRIL | DATE | PLACE |
| Riga Historical music and dance festival |
April |
Riga |
| Annual Fine Arts exhibition |
09.04.-11.05. |
Riga |
| 13th International Baltic Ballet Festival |
18.-28.04. |
Riga |
| MAY | DATE | PLACE |
| International Young Creators Short Film Festival 2ANNAS |
17.-24.05. |
Riga |
| Adventurous Music and Video Festival SKAŅU MEŽS (“Sound Forest”) |
03.05.; 09.-10.05. |
Riga |
| Introvert Music Festival PER MUSICAM AD LUCEM |
April, May |
Riga |
|
International Step Dance Festival TAP IN RIGA |
May |
Riga
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| JUNE | DATE | PLACE |
| International Contemporary Dance Festival LAIKS DEJOT (“Time to Dance”) |
05.-09.06. |
Riga |
| 11th Riga Opera Festival |
06.-22.06. |
Riga |
| Traditional Latvian Midsummer Celebration |
15.-23.06. |
Throughout Latvia |
| Green Market in Dome Square |
20.06. |
Riga |
| JULY | DATE | PLACE |
| International Music Festival RĪGAS RITMI (“Riga Rhythms”) |
01.-07.06. |
Riga |
| Minorities Festival LATVIJAS VAINAGS RIŅĶA DEJĀ (“Latvia’s Wreath in Dance”) |
01.07. or 09.07. |
Riga |
| International Organ Music Festival RĪGAS DOMS (Riga Dome) |
02.-30.07. |
Riga |
| 24th All Latvian Song and 14th Dance Festival |
05.-12.07. |
Riga |
| 14th Early Music Festival |
16.-20.07. |
Riga |
| AUGUST | DATE | PLACE |
| Riga City Celebration |
15.-17.08. |
Riga |
| International vintage car rally RĪGA RETRO |
15.-17.08. |
Riga |
| 11th International Sacred Music Festival |
19.08.-06.09. |
Riga |
| Contemporary Culture Forum BALTĀ NAKTS (“White Night”) |
23.08. |
Riga |
| Experimental Theatre Festival HOMO ALIBI |
August - September |
Riga |
| SEPTEMBER | DATE | PLACE |
| 16th Autumn Chamber Music Festival |
04.09.-26.09. |
Riga |
| 12th International Festival of Film Actors BALTIJAS PĒRLE (“Baltic Pearl”) |
September |
Riga |
| Baltic Dance Nights |
September |
Riga |
| Festival BALTIJAS SAULE (“Baltic Sun”) |
12.09.-13.09. |
Riga |
| Theatre Festival ZELTA MASKA LATVIJĀ (“Golden Mask in Latvia”) |
September |
Riga |
| Autumn Solstice Fair |
27.09. |
Riga |
| OCTOBER | DATE | PLACE |
| 6th International Mono Performance Festival ZVAIGZNE 2008 (“Star 2008”) |
03.10.-07.10. |
Riga |
| New Music Festival ARENA |
14.10.-04.11. |
Riga |
| NOVEMBER | DATE | PLACE |
| 9th Winter Music Festival WINTERFEST |
Nov 2008 – Feb 2009 |
Riga |
| World Music Festival PORTA |
05.11.-08.11. |
Riga |
| Celebrations of the 90th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia |
16.11.-18.11. |
Throughout Latvia |
| 10th International New Media Culture Festival ART + COMMUNICATION 2008 |
27.11-15.12. |
Riga |
| DECEMBER | DATE | PLACE |
| Advent and Christmas celebration | 30.11.-26.12. | Riga |
| Festival PROZE READINGS | 05.12.-07.12. | Riga |
| Festival EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS | 13.12.-23.12. | Riga |
| Christmas Markets | 01.12.-28.12. | Riga |
| Winter Solstice Celebration | 21.12. | Riga |
| New Year’s Celebration | 31.12. | Riga |
