Panevezys' Anniversary

7 September has become a traditional City Day in Panevežys. This year it was 505^th anniversary - a good opportunity not only to celebrate but also to boast about unique things the city has. The proposed topic - the year of visual art served the purpose. The city was awarded the European Flag of Honour by the Council of Europe for international activities.

The City Days have started to be celebrated since 1993. It became the most popular and promising festivity among the community members and the guests of Panevežys. The IV^th Baltic Musical Fireworks Festival, the exhibition of photos in non-traditional places in the city, youth carnival "We are coming", international festival of brass orchestras "Brass Dialogue" took place. Football marathon, amateur film festival, the parade of Lithuanian cinema celebrities, actions of pupils were also well met. EXPO Aukštaitija 2008 was organised for 13^th time.

The official delegations from Gabrovo (Bulgaria), Ferizaj (Kosovo), Lublin (Poland) and Daugavpils (Latvia) enjoyed nice festivity atmosphere together with the inhabitants of Panevežys.