The national song and dance celebration tradition has lasted for a hundred years and has grown into the most important and the largest cultural event in Lithuania. It exalts man's creative self-expression and the vitality of the national culture, and promotes artistic activity by periodically gathering amateur and professional artistic groups of different genres to enormous festivals that evoke an enthusiastic society’s response.
PROGRAMME 2007:
5 July 18.00 Kanklës Ensembles Afternoon SKAMBËKITE, KANKLËS (Let the Kanklës Play) in Petras Skarga Courtyard of Vilnius University
6 July 4.51 Folklore Day SAULUTË RATELIU TEKËJO (The Sunrise Circle) (from sunrisein Sereikiskiu Park and the castle area to sunset) 16.00 Opening of the Folk Art Exhibition in the Arka gallery 19.00 Dance Day LINO SAKMË (The Tale of Flax) in Kaunas S. Darius and S. Girënas Stadium
7 July Brass Orchestras Concert VARIO AUDRA 17.00 parade in the Cathedral Square 18.30 concert in the City Hall Square 21.00 retro Music Evening in Sereikiskiu Park 21.00 Ensembles Evening SAULËS VARTAI in Kalnu Park
8 July 14.00 Parade of Participants of Song Celebration to Vingio Park 17.00 Song Day DAINOS RATU on the Vingio Park stage
