Valmiermuiža Ethnomusic Festival 2026

CONCERTS ON TWO STAGES

14.00 ETHNO ESTONIA 

15.00 TELL YOUR BIRDS (LV | EE | IT)

16.00 BALTIC TRIO (LV | EE | LT)

17.00 SUN HORSE (LV | ASV)

18.00 MARI KALKUN (EE) x LAIMA JANSONE (LV) 

19.15 MANHU (ĶĪNA) 

20.30 GRĒCĪGIE PARTIZĀNI (LV)

21.30 TAUTUMEITAS (LV)

23.30 SVENTAVA (LV)

WORKSHOPS AND EXPERIENCES

13.00–01.00 Cuisines of Different Nations

13.00–18.00 Craft and design mini-market

14.00–17.00 Horse riding

14.00–20.00 Circus workshops, traditional crafts and culinary masterclasses, and other activities

14.30–15.30 Lecture | What Are the Differences Between Witches, Spīganas, and Laumas

15.30–16.30 Lecture | Near-Death Experiences

21.00–02.00 Contemporary light installation

22.45 Fire performance

Free entry for children and youth under 16!

Combined tickets are available for both the Valmiermuiža Ethnomusic Festival and the AIGU OM! barn concert in Estonia (featuring Mari Kalkun & Laima Jansone).

Learn more about the AIGU OM! festival: https://aiguom.ee/(opens in a new tab)

Organisers and supporters:

Festival is organised by the Valmiermuiža Association of Culture in collaboration with the Cultural Management Centre “Lauska”. Supported by Valmiermuiža Craft Brewery, the State Culture Capital Foundation, the Valmiera Municipality, UPBEAT Platform, Estonian Embassy in Riga, Audio, Aula, TOI TOI Latvia, Ramirent, Radio NABA, Delfi, and others.

The project “Same, same, but different – Latvian and Estonian contemporary cultural heritage” (Nr. EE-LV00245) is implemented with the support of the Interreg VI-A Estonia – Latvia Programme 2021 – 2027 and runs from July 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026. It is a collaboration between two cultural organisers – Valmiermuiža Association of Culture with Valmiermuiža Ethnomusic Festival (Latvia) and NGO Haki Helü with Aigu Om! festival (Estonia), to strengthen the ties between contemporary cultural heritage festivals and the people who create them. The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund with EUR 70,000 (80 % of the total budget).