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!
From 29 September to 1 October, representatives of Liepāja 2027 took part in an ECOC Echo project partner meeting in Chemnitz, Germany.
On October 9, 2026, in Liepāja, as part of the “Liepāja – European Capital of Culture 2027” programme, an open-air photography exhibition titled “One Day in Liepāja 1987–2007 – 2025,” which, through images taken in three different years, will reveal the life of the city and its people over the course of half a century.
On Wednesday, 30 September, the Liepāja – European Capital of Culture 2027 Supervisory Board held its latest meeting, during which Board members were updated on progress to date, the implementation of the programme and preparations for the key events of 2027. Particular attention was given to the opening programme for the European Capital of Culture year in January.
