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The International Jury has announced its decision and now we can publish the Bid Book of Liepāja, South Kurzeme and Kuldīga.

On Tuesday, 10 May, the international jury announced the winner of the European Capital of Culture 2027 title and the honour will go to the city of Liepāja.

Join us on 10 May at 16.00 at the Culture House “Wiktorija”.

On Tuesday, 10May, an international jury of independent experts will conclude the evaluationof the finalists of the European Capital of Culture 2027 competition andannounce the winner of the European Capital of Culture 2027 title in Latvia ata media event.

The International Jury arrived in Liepāja today, on May 3rd, to meet the application team, the people of Liepāja and the regions, and we had to showcase the best of what we have and to present first-hand our potential to carry the title of European Capital of Culture 2027.

This weekend in Liepāja, we were treated to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in a grand “European Concert” with our outstanding soloist Elīna Garanča!

Fingers crossed that together we will succeed to illustrate the wide and diverse perspectives of Liepāja during the jury visit!