Valmiera’s 743rd Birthday Celebration Programme
During the holiday week
DARE Holiday Printing Workshop
Valmiera’s birthday is unthinkable without fabric printing workshops. This year too, we have been preparing diligently to welcome every city resident and guest to the creative activity from July 21 to 25. As in previous years, you must come to the workshop with your own cotton T-shirt or bag. More information will follow soon. If you have any questions, please contact the DARE workshop by writing to [email protected] or calling 29367607
Venue: DARE premises, Cēsu Street 4 (1st floor)
July 20-24, exhibition for children “Latvian puppet film – 60!” in collaboration with the film studio “Animation Brigade”
The exhibition is open from Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 17:00.
Venue: Valmiera Museum Maršner House
July 21-24, exhibitions at the Valmiera Museum
- From Tuesday to Friday at 10:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00 Valmiera Museum’s open collection “Granary”. 743+ stories about the ethnographic heritage of the Vidzeme region: ancient tools, agricultural, forestry, and livestock farming tools, household and everyday objects;
- *From Tuesday to Saturday at 10:00-17:00, the collection-exhibition “In the House and in the Farm” is open at the Exhibition Hall of the Valmiera Museum;
- *From Tuesday to Saturday 10:00-18:00, Sunday 10:00-17:00 Valmiera Museum exhibition “de Woldemer”
- *From Tuesday to Saturday 10:00-17:00 at the Valmiera Museum Exhibition Hall, Līga Purmale’s solo exhibition “The Show Continues”
July 23-26 Children’s Town/Inflatable Amusement Park
- July 23 at 5:00 PM-9:00 PM
- July 24 from 10:00 until the last visitor
- July 25 from 9:00 a.m. until the last visitor
- July 26th 10:00-15:00
Venue: Square near the Hanseatic Wall
Wednesday, July 22
At 5:00 p.m., an educational walk “Stories of Kraču Corner”
Venue: Krāči corner “Škūnis”
At 6:00 p.m., the unveiling of the sculpture “Goat”
Venue: Rowing base “Krāces”
From 18:00-20:30 active warm-up for the festival – fitness exercises and strength zone for men (at 18:00), yoga and pilates (at 19:15)
Venue: Bachelor Park
At 10:00 PM, an open-air film lecture – a journey through time “We and Cinema”:
- Video material from the former “Rūjienas TV” archive;
- Documentary film “Valmiera Girls”, 1970 (53 min);
- Discussion with documentary film director Ivars Zviedris and film director Ivars Selecki
Venue: Jāņparks (Rīgas Street 60A)
Thursday, July 23
16:00-20:00 round of the orienteering series “Magnet” “Krāču kakts”
Venue: Krāči corner
At 18.00-20.00 excursion “7 stops in Valmiera – from legends to flavors”. During the excursion, together with Ineta Amoliņa, it will be possible to hear, feel and enjoy Valmiera through legends, facts and flavors. Also, a “taste map” will be prepared for the participants, which will have to be filled out during the excursion. The three lucky ones who will have filled out the “taste map” without errors will receive surprise prizes.
Limited number of places! Registration information will follow.
Open mic from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM – talented Valmiera residents and guests will perform. Registration and more information here
Venue: Bachelor Park
At 19.00 open dance class “Everyone is dancing” with the ballroom dance club (BDK) “Valmiera”. Dance lovers are welcome to move to hot and energetic rhythms. We will learn salsa, swing/boogie. At the end of the evening, the BDK “Valmiera” dancers will perform a performance – Marching Foxtrot
Venue: Elephant Street
*At 9:00 PM “ZiMinU Quiz”
Venue: Vecpuišu Park (in case of bad weather, Valmiera 5th Secondary School sports hall)
Friday, July 24
At 1:00 p.m. film lecture “Get to know puppet cinema!” in collaboration with the film studio “Animation Brigade”
Venue: Valmiera Museum
*17:00–21:00 water activities
Venue: Dzirnavu Lake
At 7:00 p.m. festive procession (more details here )
Venue: Riga Street
After the procession, concerts on the main stage (more details here ):
- At around 8:30 p.m., speech by Jānis Baiks, Chairman of the Valmiera Regional Municipality Council
- Around 8:45 p.m. Katrīna Dimanta and “Zeltrači”
- Around 10:30 PM “Other Boys”
- Around 11:30 p.m. DJ Alexx Rea
Venue: main stage
At 9:00 PM “Harmony in the Outdoors” (more here ):
- At 9:00 PM Valmiera Theatre Actors’ Ensemble “Tarakan Ensemble”
- At 10:30 PM “Riga Fashion”
- At 00.00 “Quickstrike”
Venue: Bachelor Park
Saturday, July 25
8:30–10:30 a.m. Valmiera residents’ wake
Venue: Valmieras streets
9:00–16:00 holiday market
Venue: Riga Street
10:00–16:00 Valmiera Integrated Library activity tent
Venue: Bachelor Park
10:00–16:00 SIA “ZAAO”, Nature and Technology Park “URDA”, AS “AJ POWER RECYCLING” and sustainability platform “BOURZMA” workshops:
- 10:00-16:00 “URDA” textile printing workshop (bring a textile product of any color) and plastic recycling workshop
- 12:00-14:00 master class “Plant patterns on clothing using the bleaching technique” led by artist Krista Jūlija Kreišmane (you must bring a dark cotton textile product)
Venue: Bachelor Park
*10:00–17:00 water activities
Venue: Dzirnavu Lake
10:00–18:00 (registration from 9:00) “Catch and Serve the Ball Valmiera Mayor’s Cup”
Venue: Daliņi Beach
11:00–12: 00 educational walk “Stories of Kraču Corner”
Venue: Krāči corner “Škūnis”
11:00–14:00 Valmiera Youth Center “Vinda” free activities for children
Venue: “Vinda” courtyard
11:00–16:00 Design Market
Venue: Elephant Street
*11:00-15:00 Horse and pony rides
Venue: Bachelor Park
At 12.00 “In the Light of the Sun” – a concert of folk dance groups from the Baltic States
Venue: at the main stage
12:00–19:00 Krāči Kakta Festival at Kazi Rapids
Venue: Rowing base “Krāces”
12:00–16:00 wheelbarrow races and other sporting activities
Venue: Rowing base “Krāces”
12:00–19: 00 flea market “Trunk Festival”.
Registration for the auction will take place from July 1 to 17 by filling out the application form. More information to follow.
Venue: Rowing base “Krāces”
At 2:00 p.m. afternoon of talks “Nightlight”
The Valmiera County Foundation, in collaboration with the international short-term architecture and urban environment summer school “FestivaL’and” (Latvian Academy of Arts) and the Valmiera Summer Theater Festival, invites everyone interested, and especially young people, to talk about the topic “How to build a city?”
Venue: near Valmiera Gauja Coast Secondary School – Development Center
2:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. alternative music mini-festival. First part:
- Group “Eclipse”
- Ernests Lībietis Rock Music School
- Pharmacy Funeral Ensemble (ABA)
Venue: Rowing base “Krāces”
16:00-17:00 children’s green ball together with “LabaBalle”
Venue: Square near the Hanseatic Wall
At 20.00-23.00 alternative music mini-festival. Second part:
- Group “Swans”
- Your sister’s nostrils
- Spectral Attitudes
Venue: Tērbatas Street 1
At 5:00 p.m. in the siberia in the Vecpuišu Park (more details here ):
- At 5:00 PM Valmiera City Choir with Maestro Raimonds Pauls’ program “The Earth Blooms All Around”
- At 7:00 PM Estonian family concert “You are in my heart”
- At 8:30 p.m. , a green ball with the group “Made by the Wind”
Venue: Bachelor Park
At 5:00 PM, the Valmiera County Foundation Charity Ball Rally at Kazi Krācēs
Gathering and announcement of winners at the rowing base “Krāces” (on the left bank of the Gauja River)
Charity balls will be available for purchase in advance:
At the Valmiera Culture Center (Rīgas Street 10):
- July 22nd, 4:00 PM–9:00 PM,
- July 23, 4:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.,
- July 24th 3:00 PM–10:00 PM
At the holiday market, July 25, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
8:00 PM–2:00 AM concerts on the main stage (more details here ):
- At 8:00 PM Ivo Fomin
- At 10:00 PM Finķis
- At 23.30 Buyāns
- At 00.30 DJ Alexx-Rea
Venue: main stage
Sunday, July 26
11:00–14: 00 breakfast morning “Elephant’s Appetite”
Venue: Elephant Street
At 11:00 am festive rogaining
Venue (start): Jānis Daliņš Stadium
*11:00–14:00 water activities
Venue: Dzirnavu Lake
At 2:00 p.m. X Historical Organ Festival “Latvia – the Land of Organs”. Concert “French Dreams and Maestro Music. For the Organ of Friedrich Ladegast in Valmiera – 140”. Participants: Ilona Bagele (mezzo-soprano), Ilona Birģele (organ)
Venue: Valmiera St. Simon’s Church
At 3:00 p.m. Presentation and tasting of cakes by participants of “Cake for my City”;
At 5:00 PM, announcement of the winner of “Cake for My City” and awarding of participants (more details here )
Venue: Elephant Street
*payment process