Riga 825 — main birthday celebration weekend
Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August 2026, daytime programme through to a late-night finale on the 15th · 11 November Embankment, Old Riga, Vermanes Garden, Uzvaras Park, Esplanade, Eksporta Street and Opera Square, Riga · Riga
Details & booking — LiveRiga — Riga official tourism board
via LiveRiga — Riga official tourism board · Checked 6 Aug 2026
About this event
Riga turns 825 and throws itself a city-wide party under the motto Open Riga! Code: 825!. Street musicians and pantomime take Old Riga, an artisans' market fills Dome Square, and workshops, food and music run across Vermanes Garden and Uzvaras Park. Evening brings the concert Mana partitura Riga, then a laser, fountain and video show staged on the Daugava.
Why we picked it
A once-in-a-generation civic birthday with an entirely free programme across the whole historic centre — the strongest single date in the Baltics this month.
Free entry
LiveRiga states free admission (Ieeja par brivu) for the entire Riga 825 programme.
Registration
None
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