From 20 to 26 November, the 25th Festival Academy took place in Chemnitz — the European Capital of Culture 2025 — bringing together 32 festival organisers from around the world.
During the event, Liepāja 2027 presented the international theatre festival “Theatre in Close-Up”, part of the (un)rest programme, which was held for the first time in the summer of 2025. This festival marked the launch of the Liepāja 2027 initiative “Open Theatre Quarter”, aimed at fostering new creative exploration and strengthening the Liepāja Theatre’s openness to international collaboration.
During the visit, we also discussed the possibility of hosting the Festival Academy in Liepāja in the future.
We are grateful for the warm welcome and for the opportunity to bring newly gained knowledge back to Liepāja, helping us create even more high-quality and inspiring festivals!
On 11 April, Liepāja 2027 will take to the stage at Tallinn Music Week 2026’s City Stage to present the concept of Liepāja – European Capital of Culture 2027: (un)rest.
With this open call for artists to participate in the exhibition and symposium, the association “ASTE. Art, Science, Technology, Education” launches the project “ElektrON – The Future of Amber”, interpreting the heritage of amber—along with the future potential of other fossil materials—through a symbiosis of art and science, within the programme “Liepāja – European Capital of Culture 2027”. Applications to participate in the project can be submitted by 23:59 on 19 April.
On July2, experimental music festival Skaņu Mežs will hold an exclusive mini-edition in the city of Liepāja, featuring musical acts and sound artists from Latvia, Japan, Norway, United Kingdom, Sweden and Germany.
