{"id":47190,"date":"2026-04-22T15:54:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/event\/setting-sail-for-summer-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:36:29","slug":"setting-sail-for-summer-2026","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/event\/setting-sail-for-summer-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting sail for summer 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SUMMER SEASON OPENING IN KLAIPEDA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>15 MAY (FRIDAY)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.30 am &#8220;CHURCH OF A THOUSAND HEARTS&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The project aims to draw attention to St. St. John&#8217;s Church.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organiser <\/strong>Lithuanian Evangelical Lutheran Church<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location &#8211; Turgaus str. 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12.00-23.00 A FAIR FOR SEA, MUSIC AND TASTE <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location &#8211; Turgaus str., Teatro str., \u017dvej\u0173 str.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n12.00. CONCERT BY THE BAND &#8220;QUORUM&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location &#8211; Theatre Square<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>13.00 KLAIP\u0116DA CITY MARITIME CULTURE AWARDS &#8220;ALBATROSAS&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12.00. Free ferry ride for guests and participants of the event on the AB Smiltyn\u0117s perk\u0117la ferry from the Northern Cape to the Maritime Museum.<\/p>\n<p>The Lithuanian Navy Orchestra, soloist Tadas Girininkas will take part.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location &#8211; Smiltyne, near the monument &#8220;Albatrossas&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>18.00 CEREMONIAL RAISING OF THE SAILS OF THE SAILING SHIP &#8220;MERIDIAN&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Concert of the group &#8220;Baltasis kiras&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location &#8211; at the sailing ship Meridian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>19.00-23.00 CONCERT &#8220;HOISTING THE SAILS INTO SUMMER!&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>19.00 val. Jurgis Br\u016bzga su grupe<\/p>\n<p>20.30 val. Anyanya ir Meda Borisaite \u2013 \u201eDueto magija\u201c<\/p>\n<p>21.45 val. Grup\u0117 \u201eAbudu\u201c<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location &#8211; Theatre Square<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>16 MAY (SATURDAY)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9.00-23.00 A FAIR FOR SEA, MUSIC AND TASTE <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location &#8211; Turgaus str., Teatro str., \u017dvej\u0173 str.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10.00-22.30 MARITIME ACTIVITIES AT THE CRUISE TERMINAL <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10.00-22.30 Festive fair and outdoor caf\u00e9s<\/li>\n<li>12.00-20.00 Workshops for children. Nautical sports competitions. Presentation of riflemen&#8217;s equipment and weapons<\/li>\n<li>14.00-19.00 Cinema and conversations in the wind. Screening of historical documentaries, talks on interesting topics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Location &#8211; Cruise Ship Terminal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12.00-15.00 FISH SKEET FIGHTS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A 100-metre open-fire barbecue on \u017dvej\u0173 Street.<\/p>\n<p>Teams from vocational schools from all over Lithuania will compete, and the baked fish will be available for everyone to taste.<\/p>\n<p>Host Vytaras Radzevi\u010dius<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location &#8211; \u017dvej\u0173 street<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12.00-22.00 STREET MUSIC DAY <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Locations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dane Square, &#8220;Come, Come&#8221;, river<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Meridiano Square<\/li>\n<li>Meridian Square<\/li>\n<li>Lithuanian Business College (Turgaus g. 21)<\/li>\n<li>Ievos Simonaityt\u0117 Public Library courtyard (Herkaus Mantas g. 25)<\/li>\n<li>Park Stage at Klaip\u0117da Concert Hall (\u0160auli\u0173 st. 36)<\/li>\n<li>Klaip\u0117da Cultural Communication Centre courtyard (Did\u017eioji Vandens g. 2)<\/li>\n<li>Monument to United Lithuania &#8220;Arka&#8221; (Tilt\u0173 str. 2)<\/li>\n<li>Chess Square (M\u0117sinink\u0173 Street)<\/li>\n<li>Courtyard of Klaip\u0117da Juozas Karosas School of Music (Puod\u017ei\u0173 str. 4)<\/li>\n<li>Klaip\u0117da Puppet Theatre Educational Centre courtyard (Ve\u017e\u0117j\u0173 str. 4), etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmd.lt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gmd.lt<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>14.00 &#8220;GOLDEN BIRD AWARD CEREMONY AND CONCERT <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Presentation of the Lithuanian National Centre of Culture award &#8220;Golden Bird&#8221; to the Klaip\u0117da Fishermen&#8217;s Palace folk dance ensemble &#8220;V\u0117lunga&#8221; (in the category &#8220;The Best Folk Dance Ensemble of 2025&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>Concert guests:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jurbarkas Culture Centre folk dance studio &#8220;Nemun\u0117lis&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Klaip\u0117da University Folk Art Ensemble &#8220;Vytin\u0117&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Location &#8211; Theatre Square<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>18.30-21.00 CONCERT &#8220;HOISTING THE SAILS INTO SUMMER!&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sandra Carrillo and Group<\/li>\n<li>Group Skamp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Location &#8211; Theatre Square<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>21.00-22.30 KLAIP\u0116DA SHIP PARADE <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>21.00 Port tugboat performance in the Curonian Lagoon<\/li>\n<li>21.20 Greeting of the harbour pilot boats to the spectators on the quay<\/li>\n<li>21.30 Klaip\u0117da Illuminated Ships Night Parade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Location &#8211; Curonian Lagoon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>21.00-3.00 &#8220;EUROVISION SONG CONTEST &#8217;26 FINAL | LIVE STREAMING <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Partner BALTICUM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location &#8211; Theatre Square<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Organised by Klaip\u0117da City Municipality, Fishermen&#8217;s Palace Cultural Centre, Kretinga Riflemen&#8217;s Association, Klaip\u0117da Maritime City Symbol Sailing Boat &#8220;Meridian&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUMMER SEASON OPENING IN KLAIPEDA &nbsp; 15 MAY (FRIDAY) &nbsp; 11.30 am &#8220;CHURCH OF A THOUSAND HEARTS&#8221; The project aims to draw attention to St. St. John&#8217;s Church. Organiser Lithuanian Evangelical Lutheran Church Location &#8211; Turgaus str. 24 12.00-23.00 A FAIR FOR SEA, MUSIC AND TASTE Location &#8211; Turgaus str., Teatro str., \u017dvej\u0173 str. 12.00. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":46714,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[562],"mec_locations":[],"class_list":["post-47190","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mec_category-holidays"],"acf":[],"mec_location":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/47190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47190"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=47190"},{"taxonomy":"mec_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_locations?post=47190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}