Celebrate the brightest time of the year by the sea. In Jūrmala, the Summer Solstice arrives with songs, the scent of wildflowers, fire rituals and the joy of gathering together.

A special highlight will take place on 21 June at 22.00 on Dzintari Beach, where the sea, sunset and fire will meet in a solstice ritual performance accompanied by the ethno group “Ogas”. Earlier in the evening, the area around Dzintari Concert Hall will come alive with a wreath-making workshop, a small solstice market and a festive sing-along concert featuring soloists, choirs, folk dance groups and kokle music.

On 23 June, Līgo evening will be celebrated on Kauguri Beach, at the end of Kapteiņa Zolta Street, with a bonfire, live music by the band “Labvēlīgais tips”, a beach party with DJ Grauzdiņš and seaside cafés creating a true midsummer atmosphere by the sea.

The solstice mood in Jūrmala will begin even earlier, with pre-solstice events at the Jūrmala Open-Air Museum and in the garden of Rainis and Aspazija’s Summer House, inviting visitors to discover midsummer traditions, songs, wildflowers and the making of oak-leaf wreaths.

Programme

13 June

Jūrmala Open-Air Museum
Tīklu iela 1A

13.00–15.00
A warm-up to Jāņi, Latvia’s traditional Midsummer celebration, with an introduction to Midsummer herbs and wildflowers, creative workshops and traditional Jāņi songs.

18 June

Garden of Rainis and Aspazija’s Summer House
J. Pliekšāna iela 5/7

17.00
An evening of traditional Jāņi songs with the folklore group “Mare”, featuring a singing circle, conversations and the making of an oak-leaf wreath.

21 June / Summer Solstice in Dzintari

Turaidas iela 1

By Dzintari Concert Hall

17.00–20.00 traditional Midsummer wreath-making workshops

17.00–23.00 Summer Solstice market

20.00 live broadcast of the sing-along concert on a large outdoor screen

Dzintari Concert Hall

20.00 Summer Solstice Concert

Featuring soloists Madara Botmane, Jānis Apeinis, Jolanta Strikaite and Žoržs Siksna, the Jūrmala and Latvia combined kokle orchestra, Jūrmala joint choir, Jūrmala folk dance groups, and an accompanying band led by Madars Kalniņš

Admission with free invitation tickets

Dzintari Beach

22.00 fire ritual performance at sunset with the ethno group “Ogas”

23 June / Līgo in Kauguri

Kauguri Beach, at the end of Kapteiņa Zolta iela

21.30 lighting of the traditional Midsummer bonfire

21.30–23.00 concert by the band “Labvēlīgais Tips”

23.15–2.00 open-air party with DJ Grauzdiņš

A Midsummer bonfire will be lit, and cafés will be open on site

Admission to the events is free

Photography and filming may take place during the events. The materials may be used for publicity purposes

Before attending the event, visitors are reminded that when entering Jūrmala’s special regime zone, a daily entry pass must be purchased for EUR 5.00. The pass is valid on the respective date until 23:59.