When to visit Lithuania - What's On?
Thursday, 13 November 2025
If you are currently planning a trip to Lithuania, it is important to consider the country's national holidays and festivals. Choosing the best time for you to visit Lithuania will depend on whether you want to join the celebrations or avoid the crowds. We can help you plan whether to experience lively festivals, street performances, traditional music and local artisan markets - or help you find a quieter time to explore.
Below is a list of the main holidays and festivals in Lithuania to help you plan your trip.
What's on in Lithuania 2025
November 15-29: Vilnius Piano Festival
December 24-25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (expect some restaurants & attractions to be closed)
December 26: Boxing Day (double check opening times for venues)
December 31: New Year's Eve (early closing for attractions, dinner reservations or events to be pre-booked)
What's on in Lithuania 2026
January 1: New Year's Day (some venues and attractions will be closed)
January 21-27: Vilnius Short Film Festival
January 23-25: Vilnius Light Festival
January 13: Day of the Defenders of Freedom (marks the successful public defense in 1991, preventing a Soviet takeover of the Lithuanian Parliament)
February 16: Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania (1918)
March 6-8: Kaziukas (St. Casimir) Fair
March 11: Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania (1990)
April 3-6: Easter weekend (Good Friday and Easter Sunday are commonly known as Didysis Penktadienis and Velykos in Lithuania; expect some venues to be closed)
April (last weekend) Kaunas Jazz Festival
April 23-25: New Baltic Dance Festival in Vilnius
May 16: Night of Museums
May 16: Street Music Day
May (last week): Kaunas City Days Festival
May 29-31: Pink Soup Fest June (dates to be announced) Trakai Medieval Festival
June 12: Culture Night
June 23-24: Midsummer's Eve and Midsummer's Day (commonly known as Jonines or Rasos) Expect closures and a quiet old town as people celebrate in the countryside and celebrations can last all night long)
July 4-6: Days of Living Archaeology Festival in Kernave
July 6: Statehood Day
July (last weekend): Klaipeda Sea Festival
August 15: Assumption Day (also called Žolines)
September tbc: Fluxus Festival in Kaunas - dates coming soon
November 1-2: All Saints & All Souls Day (Both are deeply significant holidays for remembrance, where people visit cemeteries to clean graves and light thousands of candles)
December 24-25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (expect some restaurants & attractions to be closed)
December 26: Boxing Day (double check opening times for venues)
December 31: New Year's Eve (early closing for attractions, dinner reservations or events to be pre-booked)
Lithuanian Song & Dance Festival
Save the date! The next Lithuanian Song and Dance Festival celebration is expected to take place in June/July 2028! There is a good historical overview of the song festival here.
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