Valmiera's 740th birthday in Ziloņu Street

on July 18 at From 18.00 to 21.00 there will be a concert with an acoustic program performed by music enthusiasts who signed up for the free microphone stage. We will hear the chamber choir "Kaķi", the ethnic group "Ilgō" of the Valmiera Culture Center, Ieva Maltenieci and Aija Toliashvili, the group "Farfale" of Valmiera 2nd high school, Mārci Bogdanova, Elīza Evelina Peterson, Markus Daniela Kolosova, Kristini Vectīreli, the duo "Ilona and Igors" , the group "Silueti", DJ UGA/ Ugi Raibaci. The concert will be conducted by Uģis Melders. But afterwards there will be a public dance lesson together with the ballroom dance club "Valmiera".

on July 19 at At 18.00 we will send a sporty greeting to Valmiera on her birthday, measuring a symbolic 740-step growth path and getting to know the city from a completely different point of view. See you at 18.00 on Ziloņu Street to set off together, but everyone will be able to complete the route at their own time also individually, guided by a specially designed route map. The total length of the route is about 12 km. On the other hand, on the west side – a vinyl music evening with DJ Kalvi Amantova and DJ Kārli Zariņa.

on July 19 at 18.30 and on July 22 at At 10:00 a.m., upon prior application at the Valmiera Tourist Information Center, the tour will be led by historian Ingrīda Zīriņa and stories about Ziloņi Street will be revealed.

on July 20 at At 19.00 the quiz "Know! Mini! Find out". It should be mentioned that on July 20 and 21 there will also be big table and entertainment games. On the other hand, from 21.00 Mikus Frišfelds will perform on Ziloņu Street on July 20, as he says, a coherent guy, sings normally, has meaningful lyrics for his songs.

on July 21 from From 15.00 to 19.00, those present will be surprised by juggling, balancing and other miraculous performances, as the Riga Circus School will visit Valmiera.

on July 21 at 11.00–18.00 and on July 22 at From 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., everyone is invited to print the cotton shirt they brought with them with holiday motifs. You should find the DARE tent of the Valmiera co-creation workshop and let yourself be creative! It should be mentioned that on July 18, 19 and 20 from From 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., it will be possible to make festive prints in the premises of the DARE workshop (Purva iela 12, Valmiera). On these dates, it is mandatory to request a preferred time through the booking platform: https://www.picktime.com/DARE .

on July 22 at At 14.00, musician Marta Grigale will conjure up a wonderful atmosphere on Ziloņu Street. She writes songs about the things that go on in her head, and she does it so convincingly that the melodies she creates stick and don't leave for long. The musician will perform together with guitarist Dmitry Tarasov.

Great friend of the holiday: JSC "Valmieras stikla šiedra"