Klaipėda
Klaipėda Spring of Music
This classical music festival is original in the selection of the repetoir for its major music projects: symphonies, orchestra concerts, opera, etc. Its motto is "Klaipėda Spring of Music - a grand classical sound!"
CONTACT:
City Concert Hall, Art Director Loreta Narvilaite
loreta@koncertusale.lt, www.koncertusale.lt		  
2 April - 7 May
Night of Museums
Museum of Clocks, Maritime Museum Dolphinarium, History Museum of Lithuania Minor, and P. Domsaitis' Gallery all day run with concerts, craft and art workshops, exhibitions, performances and meetings with artists, etc.
CONTACT:
Goda Giedraityte, Head of the Culture Division
goda.giedraityte@klaipeda.lt, www.klaipeda.lt		  
May
Klaipeda Castle Jazz Festival
The motto "Good music - good people" seems to reflect the festival's dedication to people of various age, education, musical taste and erudition - fans and lovers of jazz and popular music.
CONTACT:
Association of Klaipèda Jazz Festival
kongas@takas.lt, www.jazz.lt		  
5 - 6 June
Jonines (St. John's Night)
The longest summer day and the shortest night are celebrated in Wicker lawns with lots of singing, dancing, playing games, searching for phernery blossom, burning "witches" and jumping over the bonfire. Folklore groups give concerts all night long.
CONTACT:
Municipality Center of Ethnic Culture
info@etnocentras.lt, www.etnocentras.lt		  
23 June
Parbeg laivelis (Hurry Shallop)
The multinational festival of authentic folk attracts groups from different countries. Since water had shaped the history and customs of Klaipeda region, festival events are often arranged on stages near waterfront.
CONTACT:
Municipality Center of Ethnic Culture
info@etnocentras.lt, www.etnocentras.lt		  
15 - 18 July
Sea Festival
The main event of Klaipeda is celebrated annually since 1934. More than 100 vario- us events are organized (concerts, fairs, exhibitions, artistic actions, ceremonies of seamen, etc.). Sea Festival takes place during the traditional sailing regattas the Baltic Sail, "Sprint Cup".
CONTACT:
"Sea Festival" Director Remigijus Mockus, remigijus@svente.lt, www.svente.lt		  
last weekend of July
The City Birthday
A traditional festival, organized in the Old Castle Place and the Castle Museum. It currently embraces the Award Ceremony of the City Culture Masters and the event "A Visit to the Middle Ages", where the citizens and guests are introduced to historical crafts, dances, songs, knighthood arts.
CONTACT:
Lithuania Minor History Museum info@mlistorija.lt, www.mlimuziejus.lt		  
1 August
Four Winds
International Blacksmith Pleneria. The desire to preserve the old traditions and adopt the latest craft subtleties, and to promote the work in society, led the blacksmiths to establish the Lithuanian Blacksmiths' Union, and to organize open-air smithery shows.
CONTACT:
Union of Lithuanian Blacksmiths lietuvoskalviusajunga@info.lt, www.lietuvoskalviusajunga.lt		  
August
Musical Seaside
The International Opera and Symphonic Music Festival includes performances of Lithuanian and foreign symphony and cham ber orchestras, ensembles, quintets, soloists and conductors.
CONTACT:
Klaipeda State Music Theater teatras@llaipedosmuzinis.it, www.muzikimis-teatras.lt		  
September
Cinema Chain
The International Festival of Short Films presents documentaries, animation, feature films and borderline genres are introduced. Also, seminars, meetings with filmmakers, producers and distributors, sponsors of cinema foundations are arranged.
CONTACT:
"Panoptikumas" Director Arturas Jevdokimovas
tinklai@tinklai.net, www.tinklai.net		  
September
Modern Music Festival Music of Change
CONTACT:
Klaipeda Concert Hall info@koncertusale.lt, www.koncertusale.lt		  
September

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