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Location (square, palace, streets etc): Alumnatas Courtyard (Universiteto str.), Sereikiðkës Park, Pilies str. ; Restaurant Tores

Organisers of the feast/festival: Vilnius Ethnical Culture Centre

Description of the feast/ festival:

International Folklore Festival „Skamba skamba kankliai“ has been taking place in Vilnius since 1973. Each spring, during the last week of May, the Sereikiðkës Park and yards of the Old Town are filled with songs and dances of our ancestors. Country singers, dancers, musicians from different ethnographic regions of Lithuania take part in the Festival. Over 30 folklore groups from Vilnius are regular participants of the Festival. Guests from the Baltic States and other foreign countries arrive to perform in Vilnius annually. The Festival is visited by about 30 thousand people each year. More information is available on website www.etno.lt 

23^rd May, Tuesday

Restaurant „Tores“, Uþupio str. 40

2.00 p.m. Performances of Preservation Society of Seodo Folklore (South Korea)

24^th May, Wednesday

Restaurant „Tores“, Uþupio str. 40

2.00 p.m Performance of folklore theatre „Severnoje sijanije“ (Russia)

Alumnatas Courtyard, Universiteto str. 4

6.00 p.m. Opening of the International Folklore Festival „Skamba skamba kankliai“

The Hall of the Karininkø ramovë, Pamënkalnio str. 13, 3rd floor

8.00 p.m. „Phonograph records night“. Music from Dzûkija and Suvalkija with folklore group „Dijûta“ (Lithuania)

25^th May, Thursday

Restaurant „Tores“, Uþupio str. 40

2.00 p.m Performance of folklore group from Peshtera (Bulgaria)

Alumnatas Courtyard, Universiteto str. 4

6.00 p.m. „Graþi mûsø giminëlë“. Concert of Families who enshrine traditional music, songs and dances

7.00 p.m. „Jau saulelë leidþias“. Evening of folklore songs

9.00 p.m. „Night dancing“ – traditional dance workshop

The Theatre Hall of Vilnius University, Universiteto str. 3

10.00 p.m.. „Nigh music“. Audio visual projects „Lino laikas“ and „Akmenø raudos“

Bar „Sole Luna“, Universiteto str. 4

11.00 p.m. „The Ocean of Sounds: from Balkans to Africa“. Feat. Los Monos Global Soundsystem

26^th May, Friday

Restaurant „Tores“, Uþupio str. 40

2.00 p.m Performance of Indonesian folklore group (Indonesia)

Gothic Hall of Vilnius Art Academy, Maironio str. 6

8.00 p.m. „Lyliuta vokaro“. The night of traditional polyphonic singing

10.30 p.m. „Night music“. Mr. E. Vyèinas performs ancient songs and performance of Indonesian folklore group

Alumnatas Courtyard, Universiteto str. 4

9.00 p.m. „Folklore in other way“. Multicultural audiovisual ethno rock project UR’IA (Belarus)

Bar „Sole Luna“, Universiteto str. 4

11.00 p.m. „The Ocean of Sounds: from Gangue to Rio De La Patos“. Feat. Los Monos Global Soundsystem

27^th May, Saturday

Sereikiðkës Park

12.00 p.m. The Fair of traditional and unconventional handicrafts

1.00 p.m. Etno - Med music by Company „La Giostra“ (Italy)

2.00 p.m. „Skumba terðka þiedëliai“ – musical exchanges between Vilnius and Kaunas

4.00 p.m. „Tamta tedri“. Concert of traditional instrumental groups

6.00 p.m. „Ir prijojo pilnas dvaras“. Concert of Festival Foreign Guests.

8.00 p.m. „Night dancing“ – traditional dance workshop

The Hall of the Karininkø ramovë, Pamënkalnio str. 13, 3rd floor

10.00 p.m. „Night music“. Performs „The group of strange folklore“(Kaunas) and Indian classical music group „Svara“ (Vilnius)

28 May, Sunday

The Small Theatre of Vilnius, Gedimino avn. 22

11.30 a.m. Musical Tale for Children „Dangus griûva“ by Art School „Strazdanëlës“

St. John’s Church, Universiteto str. 3

2.00 p.m. An hour of traditional religious songs

Pilies str., Alumnatas Courtyard and Yard of Mokytojø namai

4.00 p.m. Concerts of folklore groups

5.30 p.m. Festival Procession from K. Sirvydo Square passing Pilies str. to Sereikiðkës Park

Sereikiðkës Park

6.00 p.m. Final Festival concert

All events are free of charge