Baltic States Special Events 2006

What's coming up…..SPECIAL EVENTS in ESTONIA, LATVIA & LITHUANIA

Tallinn - Estonia

July - August
INTERNATIONAL ORGAN FESTIVAL

The world's top organ soloists perform each year on historic organs in various churches around Tallinn as part of the annual International Organ Festival. The concerts on offer include works by Franck, Liszt, Mendelssohn and Bach.

July
OLLESUMMER BEER FESTIVAL

The largest beer festival in the Baltic region, Ollesummer draws thousands of enthusiastic beer drinkers to the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds every year. For five days the crowds can enjoy around 100 different types of beer, including all the Estonian varieties and some other European brews. There are plenty of different tents and stages featuring hundreds of performers, as well as food stalls, sunny weather and lots of laughs provided by the mascot and entertainer of the people, Summerman.

Riga and Latvia

7-19 June
RIGA INTERNATIONAL OPERA FESTIVAL
More info at www.opera.lv

22 June
OLD TOWN GRASS MARKET

23-24 June
MIDSUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL

15 July
KULDIGA INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL SUDMALINAS

22-23 July
LIEPAJA BALTIC BEACH FESTIVAL
More info at www.beachparty.lv or www.pablo.lv

9-11 September
LIEPAJA INTERNATIONAL ORGAN FESTIVAL
More information by emailing ltib@apollo.lv

14 August
JAUNPILS MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL
Held at Jaunpils Castle,. More information at www.jaunpils.lv