NOTE: One thing all Latvians agree on is their love of MUSIC. It
is said you cannot speak the musical Latvian language if you are
not able to sing. Therefore, from time to time, there are many
music, dancing, and singing festivals from the Baltic region held
in Latvia.
Gadatirgus is a big arts and crafts fair held in Riga in the
first weekend in June. The Baltika Annual International Folklore
Festival, which has taken place in each Baltic capital in turn
since 1987, is a weeklong affair of music, dance, exhibitions and
parades usually held in mid-July. It's next due to be held in
Riga in 2000.
Other music festivals include the International Festival of Organ
Music, held in the capital in June; the Opera Music Festival,
held in Sigulda in July; the Festival of Ancient Music, at Bauska
Castle in July; and Liepajas Dzintars, a rock festival held in
Liepaja in mid-August.
