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Liepāja 2027 invites young people to apply for an international training and mentoring programme

The Liepāja 2027 Foundation is opening applications for an international youth training and mentoring programme for the 2025/2026 academic year, aimed at young people aged 14 to 24 from Liepāja, South Kurzeme and Kuldīga.

4. September, 2025
Mākslinieciska kolāža ar četru cilvēku portretiem uz fakturēta fona, ar vertikālām sarkanām līnijām kreisajā pusē

Poetry Days will be celebrated in Liepāja with an extensive programme of events

From 9 to 20 September, Liepāja will once again host the Poetry Days, this year with a programme dedicated to the 160th anniversary of Rainis – the poet, dramatist and thinker, whose work forms the bedrock of Latvian literature and culture.

3. September, 2025

Current vacancies at Liepāja 2027: Digital Communications Specialist and Project Communications Specialist

The Foundation “Liepāja 2027” is announcing two vacancies and invites applications for the positions of Digital Communications Specialist and Project Communications Specialist.

3. September, 2025

Visionaries Converge in Liepāja for “Vision and Voices 2025: Photography For a Connected World”

Over the course of two days, participants were engaged in a series of incisive lectures, discussions, and master classes.

30. August, 2025

Liepāja 2027 invites to a masterclass on eco-design in events

On 9 September 2025 at 14:00, the Liepāja 2027 Foundation opens its doors at Dārza Street 4/8 and welcomes all to the masterclass “Eco-design in Events” led by researcher Kitija Balcare, Ph.D. (c.), who will guide us through the art of designing with responsibility.

29. August, 2025
Trīs cilvēki – divas sievietes un vīrietis – atrodas modernā izstāžu telpā ar jūras tematikas fonu. Viņi stāv ap lielu interaktīvu galdu ar digitālu ekrānu, uz kura redzams skaitlis '1919'. Viena sieviete norāda ar roku uz ekrānu, otrā vēro ar interesi, bet vīrietis baltā kreklā ar kaklasaiti stāv ar sakrustotām rokām aiz muguras. Fonā pie sienām redzami apgaismoti vēsturisku personu portreti un vitrīna ar priekšmetu, bet griestos piekarināts kuģa modelis.

A delegation from EU Japan Fest visited Liepāja and Kuldīga

The visit provided an opportunity to showcase the rich cultural heritage and artistic assets of both cities and the surrounding region, emphasizing their significance within Latvia’s broader cultural landscape.

29. August, 2025

Liepāja 2027 partners gathered for their first joint meeting

35 cultural organisations – the main partners who will form a significant part of the Liepāja 2027 programme and start their activities already in 2025 – came together to meet, share ideas and outline the path towards collaboration.

27. August, 2025

New theater festival in Latvia – international event “Theater Close Up”

From August 21 to 24 theatre lovers enjoyed premieres, guest performances from Lithuania, Poland, and Finland, discussions, a children’s morning, and even a disco in the theatre courtyard.

26. August, 2025

Liepāja 2027 Announces an International Competition for Co-Financing Cultural Events

To enrich the programme of Liepāja – European Capital of Culture 2027 with innovative, cross-sectoral, contemporary and outstanding cultural events, hence boosting the international cooperation, the Liepāja 2027 Foundation is launching an open international competition for the co-financing of cultural and artistic initiatives. The deadline for submissions is 10:00 a.m. (EEST/Latvian time) on 10 September 2025.

20. August, 2025

The Third Kurzeme Cultural Forum to Take Place in Nīca

The forum will bring together creators of cultural life in Kurzeme – state and municipal employees working in the cultural sector, representatives of the private and NGO sectors, artists and art process organizers, culture students and other interested parties, as well as anyone who values the development of culture.

20. August, 2025