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What happens after the European Capital of Culture year ends? Nine countries, including Latvia and the team of Liepāja2027, have joined forces in the ECoC Echo legacy project, led by our dear friends and partners Tartu 2024.

At the beginning of June, Liepāja 2027’s Community Engagement Project Manager Justīne Rusakova participated in the “Access Day” conference at Tammistu Manor in the Tartu region, Estonia.

At the beginning of June our team visited Bourges 2028 — the French city that will take over the European Capital of Culture title from Liepāja at the end of 2027.

Continuing the revived rock festival tradition, the second edition of “Rock for Freedom” will take place on July 5 at the Skrunda open-air stage.

From March to May 2025, as part of the Liepāja 2027 “City Neigbours” programme, the association Baringtons K2 carried out the project “Activating and Engaging the Youth Community in Karosta Event Planning.” 

On the morning of June 4, 2025, cultural professionals from the land of creative (un)rest gathered in the courtyard of the Liepāja 2027 office on Dārza Street.

The Foundation “Liepāja 2027” is announcing two vacancies, inviting applications for the positions of Project Director and Public Relations Specialist.

CreArt Network partner PE Artkomas, Kaunas accordion society, Kaunas J.Gruodis conservatory, Kaunas 1th music school is organizing the XVI International Accordion Competition “Ascoltate 2025” that will take place at Kaunas J.Gruodis conservatory concert hall in November 28–29, 2025.

Highlighting and promoting the values of our traditional culture and heritage, on 23 June 2025, from 19:30 until the early hours, the Seaside Park and beach of Liepāja will come alive with the rhythms, rituals and revelry of Nordic Solstice – a new international celebration of summer’s turning point. T

On Friday, May 30, the largest bus transportation company in the Baltic region, Lux Express, has launched a new summer season route to Klaipėda.