On the evening of June 12, we met with participants of the Liepāja 2027 Ambassador Programme who could not be with us at the first gathering in May.
As a result of the Liepāja 2027 Youth Pilot Project idea competition, a unique solstice night event called Ravegrieži will take place on June 20, the eve of the Līgo festival, in the heart of Kuldīga – at the hangar on Piltenes Street 25a. The event will run from 21:00 to 02:00, offering a one-of-a-kind experience in the spirit of the summer solstice.
On June 11, Liepāja 2027 took part in the Kurzeme Tourism Conference 2025, which gathered tourism professionals, entrepreneurs, and industry experts at Skrunda Manor.
As part of the Capacity Building program supported by “Liepāja 2027,” an international design masterclass titled “Renewable Resources in Material-Based Design Approach” took place in May this year at the Liepāja Music, Art and Design Secondary School.
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.