{"id":33426,"date":"2025-04-22T14:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T11:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/event\/setting-sail-for-summer-2025-opening-of-the-summer-season-in-klaipeda\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T11:31:11","slug":"setting-sail-for-summer-2025-opening-of-the-summer-season-in-klaipeda","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/event\/setting-sail-for-summer-2025-opening-of-the-summer-season-in-klaipeda\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting sail for summer 2025 – opening of the summer season in Klaip\u0117da"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Setting sail for summer 2025 – opening of the summer season in Klaip\u0117da! A spectacular marathon of 7 events on 16-18 May. Celebrate the summer with the Albatross Awards for Maritime Culture, the hoisting of the sails of Klaip\u0117da’s symbol – the Meridian, the second edition of the Fish Days Festival, the spectacular Parade of Ships, the 18th Run of Hope, Street Music Day and the eventful Night of Museums. <\/p>\n

WHERE: Klaip\u0117da – quaysides, city streets and cultural spaces, Cruise Ship Terminal, Meridian Square, Smiltine.<\/p>\n

ORGANISERS: Culture Centre Fishermen’s Palace, Museum of the History of Lithuania Minor, Public Institution “Klaip\u0117da Audience”, Public Institution “City of St. Francis Hope” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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FRIDAY<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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12.00 FOR SEA, MUSIC AND SOUND – MUGE
\n<\/strong>Organiser: Culture Centre Fishermen’s Palace
\nDane Square, Karlskrona Square, \u017dvej\u0173 street<\/p>\n

12.00-17.00 ETNOPRAMOGOS AND SEA MEMORY
\n<\/strong>Old fishermen’s crafts, education about the Baltic Sea and the region’s heritage, COOL BLUE FUTURE<\/em> tastings and education, traditional Curonian lagoon fishing.
\nParticipants: ‘Etnopramogos’, Klaip\u0117da Science and Technology Park, fisherman Karolis Tamulis, Klaip\u0117da Sea Cadet School.
\nTheatre square<\/p>\n

13.00 KLAIP\u0116DA CITY MARITIME CULTURE AWARDS “ALBATROSAS<\/strong>”
\n Participants: the Lithuanian Armed Forces Naval Forces Orchestra (leader Egidijus Miknius, conductor Zenonas \u0160imkus), soloists of Klaip\u0117da Stasys \u0160imkus Conservatoire Morta Ba\u010dkut\u0117, Aust\u0117ja Kazlauskait\u0117, Andr\u0117ja and Salom\u0117ja Kontautait\u0117, Paulina \u0160atkauskait\u0117.<\/strong>
\n*12:00 –A ferry will take<\/em> participants <\/em>from Cape \u0160iaurinis to Smiltyne free of charge.<\/em>
\n*12:15 – Procession from Smiltyne ferry to the Albatrossas monument. The procession is accompanied by the Klaip\u0117da Jazz Orchestra.
\n<\/em>At the “Albatrossas” monument in Smiltyne, dedicated to seafarers and ships that never returned<\/p>\n

14.00 DAN\u0116S SKVERAS STAGE<\/strong>
\n14.00 Egismusic music selection
\n17.00 musical performance of the theatre “Be dur\u0173” “Wandering band RAMENTO”
\n18.00 concert of the musical project “Ciraza”<\/p>\n

14.00 “SPRING BEER” EVENT Dedicated to the GARDEN OF GROWTH<\/strong>
\nKU Botanical Garden, Kretingos g. 92<\/p>\n

14.30<\/strong> THE NAMES OF THE SEALS
\n<\/strong>Baltic Sea Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Smiltyn\u0117s str. 2)<\/em><\/p>\n

17.00-18.30 ETNO MUSIC
\n<\/strong>Participants: traditional instrumental music ensemble “Senoliai” from Klaip\u0117da Ethno Cultural Centre and folk music band “\u0160e\u0161ios ba\u010dkos” from Daupari Department of Garg\u017edai Cultural Centre
\nTheatre Square<\/p>\n

19.00 EXCELLENT RAISING OF THE SAILS OF THE MERIDIANAS
\n<\/strong>New sails are unfurled to commemorate the 420th anniversary of the birth of Simon Dach.
\nParticipants: the Klaip\u0117da School of Ballet, the singer Gintautas Litinskas, Klaip\u0117da Sea Cadet School, the Association of Sea Captains, VILNIUS TECH Lithuanian Academy of Seamanship
\nBy the sailing ship “Meridianas”.<\/p>\n

20.00 MERIDIANAS CONCERT PROGRAMME
\n<\/strong>Performers: Dainotas Varnas, Saul\u0117s klio\u0161as
\nAt the sailing ship “Meridianas”<\/p>\n

20.00 NIGHT TALKS
\n<\/strong>Participants: the band “Gatunkas”.
\nTheatre Square<\/p>\n

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SATURDAY<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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10.00 FOR SEA, MUSIC AND SOUND – FESTIVAL<\/strong>
\nDane Square, Karlskrona Square, Fishermen Street, Theatre Street<\/p>\n

12.00-16.00 FISH DAYS. “KLAIPEDA BAKES – FISH SPEAR FIGHTS” <\/strong>
\nHost: grill expert Vylius Blauzdavi\u010dius.
\nDan\u0117s skveras<\/p>\n

10.00-22.30 PARADE OF SHIPS. Festive fair and outdoor cafes
\n<\/strong>Cruise ship terminal<\/p>\n

11.00-16.00 BOAT PARADE. Klaip\u0117da City Rowing Championship. Canoe and canoe rowing. <\/strong>
\nRiver Dane<\/p>\n

12.00-16.00 BOAT PARADE. Workshops for children. Nautical sports competitions. Presentation of riflemen’s equipment and weapons.
\n<\/strong>Cruise ship terminal<\/p>\n

12.00-22.00 STREET MUSIC DAY<\/strong>
\nTheatre, Karlskrona Square, Dienovid\u017eio Square, Meridian Square, Dane Square, Lithuanian Business College (Turgaus g. 21), I. Simonaityt\u0117 Library courtyard (Herkaus Mantas g. 25). More information: www.gmd.lt <\/p>\n

14.00 <\/strong> OPENING OF<\/strong>THE SCULPTURAL COMPOSITION <\/strong>“KLAIP\u0116DOS BASTIONINE KITCHEN<\/strong>”
\nKlaip\u0117da Castle Grounds parking lot (Pilies st. 2A)<\/p>\n

14.00-19.00 Cinema in the Wind – screening of historical documentaries <\/strong>
\nCruise ship terminal<\/p>\n

16.00-20.00 DAN\u0116 SQUARE CONCERT PROGRAMME
\n<\/strong>16.30 – Performance of the Jazz Art Expression Studio “Junior City Jazz” and the Children’s Opera Studio of the Klaip\u0117da State Musical Theatre
\n17.30 – <\/strong>Concert of the artist Dovi<\/strong>Mi
\n18.30 – Concert <\/strong>of the group “Antikvariniai Ka\u0161pirovskis dantys”
\nDan\u0117 Square<\/p>\n

21.00 PARADE OF SHIPS. Port tugboat performance in the Curonian Lagoon <\/strong>
\nCuronian Lagoon<\/p>\n

21.20 PARADE OF SHIPS. Greeting of the harbour pilot boats to the spectators on the quay <\/strong>
\nCuronian Lagoon<\/p>\n

21.30 PARADE OF SHIPS. Night parade of illuminated Klaipeda ships <\/strong>
\nCuronian Lagoon<\/p>\n

22.30 PARADE OF SHIPS. Light and music spectacle in the lagoon <\/strong>
\nCuronian Lagoon<\/p>\n

17.00-22.00 NIGHT OF MUSEUMS IN KLAIP\u0116DA
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LNDM Clock Museum (<\/strong> Liep\u0173 g.12):
\n18.00-19.00 – opening of the exhibition “Old Masters from Ukraine.
\n 19.00-20.00 – Concert by performers of the Ukrainian cultural and educational centre “Rodyna”: folk ensemble “Rusnychiok”, children’s vocal ensemble “Veselka”, vocal trio “Malvy”.
\n18.00-22.00 – Exhibition “Clocks are talking …”. In a darkened environment creating a mysterious mood, visitors will be able to see clocks from different eras.
\n18.00-22.00 – educational programme “Time and Games” in the Museum Park. Throughout the evening, visitors – both children and adults – are invited to take part in outdoor games on the theme of time, which will stimulate their wit, reaction and creativity. <\/p>\n

Museum of the History of Lithuania Minor (Did\u017ei<\/strong> oji Vandens g. 2). The event “Between Earth and Heaven. Remembering \u010ciurlionis and East Prussia”:
\n18.00-21.30 Creative papermaking, drawing and writing workshops dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of M. K. \u010ciurlionis. Audiovisual installation “How the Sun Stood Still” (by Augustinas Na\u0161l\u0117nas). Exhibition of watercolours and drawings “Warnings” by J\u016brat\u0117 Bu\u010dmyt\u0117 and Alberts Krajinskis.
\n22.00 In the courtyard of the Museum, the exhibition “In the Spaces of Time. Dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Duchy of Prussia”. <\/p>\n

Pranas Dom\u0161aitis Gallery of the National Museum of Natural History (<\/strong> Liep\u0173 g. 33):
\n17.00-19.00 Education “Portraits in Sight”.
\n17.00 Guided tour of the exhibition “I Give You Sunny Art. Maria Prymachenko’s collection evacuated from the Zaporizhzhya Regional Art Museum” with a volunteer guide.
\n17.00 and 19.00 Guided tour of the permanent exhibition of the works of Pranas Dom\u0161aitis “Always on the Road”.
\n18.00 Guided tour of the exhibition “Antanas Gudaitis. Compositions” with a volunteer guide.
\n20.00 Tour of the exhibition “Blood Stone”. <\/p>\n

Klaip\u0117da Drama Theatre<\/strong> (Teatro g. 2, at the main entrance):
\n21:30 An evening of horrifying stories. We invite you to tell scary stories together with Klaip\u0117da Drama Theatre actors at the main entrance of the theatre, under the theatre arch. Vaidas Jo\u010dys, Renata Idzelyt\u0117, Mikalojus Urbonas, Karolina Kontenyt\u0117.
\n The number of places is limited, registration is required: https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfrko8w-sOOt4wChGMPzyNmFlJ4__OM5lukpxHQ_g0GCdpRA\/viewform?usp=header<\/a> <\/p>\n

Lithuanian Maritime Museum Ship-Museum M52 “S\u016bduvis” <\/strong>(Royal Quay of the Danube River, next to the Castle Bridge)
\n20.00 Theatrical event “The Saga of the Sea Recorded in the Waves”. During the event, the ship’s spaces will be filled with the stories of the servicemen who served on board the Lithuanian Navy’s mine countermeasures ship M52 “S\u016bduvis”: its history, mission and adventures in the Baltic. The ship itself, as a character, will invite you to explore its past – from its service in Germany to its arrival in Lithuania. S. Lunevi\u010dius, A. Bareikis, K. A. Bir\u017eietis, O. Tokarevas. <\/p>\n

SUNDAY<\/h2>\n
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09.00 – 16.00 – FOR SEA, MUSIC AND SOUND – FAIR
\n<\/strong>Dane Square, Karlskrona Square, Fishermen’s and Theatre Streets<\/em>
\nOrganiser: the Fishermen’s Palace Cultural Centre<\/p>\n

RUN FOR HOPE<\/strong><\/p>\n

9.00 <\/strong>– 42 <\/strong>.195 km Marathon of Hope. “STEMMA GROUP course <\/p>\n

9.00 <\/strong>– 21.098 km Hope Half Marathon “S\u0104SKAITA123.lt” course<\/p>\n

9.00 <\/strong>– 42 <\/strong>.195 km <\/strong>Team relay race (8 runners x 5.3 km). Klaip\u0117da City Municipality “SIMON DACHO” course <\/p>\n

10.00 <\/strong>– 10.00 km “AROS MARINE” course. Lithuanian Road Running Championship <\/p>\n

10.15 <\/strong>– 0.2 km Little Hope Run. “AKROPOLIS” track. First start. <\/strong>Circular course. Amphitheatre fountain area at John’s Hill (near KUFA) <\/p>\n

11.30 <\/strong>– 1.35 km Growing Hope course for schoolchildren. “KLAIP\u0116DOS LIC\u0116JAUS track.<\/strong> For all schoolchildren by age group <\/p>\n

12.30 <\/strong>– 1.35 km Solidarity of Hope route. “LORNOS course <\/p>\n

13.00 <\/strong>– 5.00 km Healthy “BIOFARMACIJA” track<\/p>\n

13.15 <\/strong>– 0.35 km Sprint course. “WEST EXPRESS – 35” <\/p>\n

13.30 <\/strong>– 2.9 km Good Hope route. “AUDI track <\/p>\n

Registration for teams and volunteers: viltiesbegimas@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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