Date (day) Time Event Place
July 1st – 31st Regular exhibition of the museum, digital exposition “Dzīvā vēsture” (Live history).
Gallery of personages “Spoku pagrabs” (Cellar of ghosts).
New exhibition of the Ventspils Museum's Prison “Kroņa maizē” (In the prison).
Entrance: Ls 1,50; Ls 0,75 and Ls 2,50 Livonian Order Castle
Address: Jāņa iela 17
Exhibition „Weddings in Kurzeme”- exhibits from Latvian museum of Culture „Dauderi”, savings of the Ventspils Museum and private collections of citizens.
Entrance: Ls 1,50; Ls 0,75 and Ls 2,50 Livonian Order Castle
Address: Jāņa iela 17
Exhibition „How one dressed and beaded in Jūrkalne in the 16th – 18th Century”. New gains of the Ventspils Museum in archaeological excavations in Drēbnieku (Jūrkalne) ancient burial site.
Entrance: Ls 1,50; Ls 0,75 and Ls 2,50 Livonian Order Castle
Address: Jāņa iela 17
Exhibition „Evidence of the World War II in Kurzeme” – private collection of Jevgenijs Suhanovs.
Entrance: Ls 1,50; Ls 0,75 and Ls 2,50 Livonian Order Castle
Address: Jāņa iela 17
Antique evening spending traditions and demonstration of crafts. Pedagogical classes at the museum. Advanced booking at Līga Reitere (phone 29855125.) House of Crafts
Address: Skolas iela 3
Exhibition „On the table in the vase...” (Vases from private collections and collection of the Museum).
Entrance: adults Ls 1,00; school children, students, pensioners Ls 0,40 Seaside open-air museum
Address: Riņķa iela 2
Exposition in the house “Smiltnieki”.
Entrance: adults Ls 1,00; school children, students, pensioners Ls 0,40 Seaside open-air museum
Address: Riņķa iela 2
Photo exhibition in the windmills „Everything begins with love” (www.fotodraugi.lv).
Seaside open-air museum
Address: Riņķa iela 2
July 1st – 5th Exhibition of the Art Days 2009’ “Wheels”. House of Crafts
Address: Skolas iela 3
July 2nd
(Thursday) 15:00 „Come and stay for a time!” Creative hour for children during summer holidays. Children and youth centre of the Ventspils Library
Address: Akmeņu iela 2
July 3rd – 9th Cinema „Rio” offers horror movie “The Uninvited”.
Entrance: for children 3- 6 years – Ls 0, 50; for children 7-14 years and pensioners – Ls 1, 10; adults –Ls 1, 70; at the balcony –Ls 2, 10. Wednesday* discount days – adults – Ls 1, 50 at the balcony – Ls 1, 70. For sessions after 18.00 prices for all groups is the same. Cinema „Rio”
Address: Pils iela 28
July 4th
(Saturday) 18:00 LMT Championship of the Upper League in football.
Playing: FK „Ventspils” – Olimps/RFS.
Entrance: adults - Ls 1,50; from 14 years – Ls 0,50; children up to 14 years – free entrance Central football field of the Olympic centre „Ventspils”
Address: Sporta iela 7/9
19:00 Closing event and night ball of the contest „Latvian Hit Parade 2009”.
Entrance: Ls 4,00; for children, pensioners Ls 3,00 (advanced booking of tickets at the ticket office of the Culture Centre) Reņķa Garden
Byelorussian Culture Days „From Ligo till Kupala”
12:00 Opening of the festival. „Byelorussian market”. Concert of creative collectives – participants from Byelorussia, Lithuania and Ventspils. Fights of knights with participants from Byelorussia and Latvia. Livonian Order Castle
Address: Jāņa iela 17
19:00 Celebration of Byelorussian Culture days with a participation of folklore collectives from Latvia, Lithuania and Byelorussia as well as Slavic culture collectives from Ventspils.
Entrance: adults Ls 1,00; school children, students, pensioners Ls 0,40 Seaside open-air museum
Address: Riņķa iela 2
July 5th
(Sunday) 11:00 Lightning championship in chess.
Free entrance Press room of the Basketball Hall of the Olympic Centre "Ventspils"
Address: Sporta ielā 7/9
12:00 Closing concert of the Byelorussian Culture Days „From Ligo till Kupala” Centre of the Pārventa
12:00 Afternoon „Come on a visit in a fairy tale!” with a participation of children vocal studio „Rigonda” /Riga/, manager Olga Pīrāgs and dance ensemble „Riki-tiki”, manager Vlada Moisejeva.
Free entrance Children’s Town
15:00 Afternoon „Come on a visit in a fairy tale!” with a participation of children vocal studio „Rigonda” /Riga/, manager Olga Pīrāgs and dance ensemble „Riki-tiki”, manager Vlada Moisejeva.
Free entrance Children’s Park “Fantāzija”
July 7th
(Tuesday) 15:00 „Workshop of fairy tales”. Event for school children. Children and youth centre of the Ventspils Library
Address: Akmeņu iela 2
16:00 Presentation and sale of cures. Small Hall of the Culture Centre
Address: Kuldīgas iela 18
18:00 Opening of the Egils Rozenbergs textile works exhibition „Signs in sand”. Theatre House „Jūras vārti”
Address: Karlīnes iela 40
July 8th – August 9th Exhibition of the Mālpils ceramic studio „Urga” textiles and ceramics “Ships arrive in the Ventspils Port”. House of Crafts
Address: Skolas iela 3
July 8th
(Wednesday) 18:00 LMT Championship of the Upper League in football.
Playing: FC „Tranzīts” – SK Liep.Metalurgs.
Free entrance Football field at the 2nd Elementary School
Address: Katoļu iela 40
July 9th
(Thursday) 15:00 „Come and stay for a time!” Creative hour for children during summer holidays. Children and youth centre of the Ventspils Library
Address: Akmeņu iela 2
July 10th – 17th International symposium of ceramics „Navigation”. House of Crafts
Address: Skolas iela 3
July 10th – 23rd Cinema “Rio” offers animation movie “Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”.
Entrance: for children 3- 6 years – Ls 0, 50; for children 7-14 years and pensioners – Ls 1, 10; adults –Ls 1, 70; at the balcony –Ls 2, 10. Wednesday* discount days – adults – Ls 1, 50 at the balcony – Ls 1, 70. For sessions after 18.00 prices for all groups is the same. Cinema „Rio”
Address: Pils iela 28
July 10th
(Friday) 21:00 Event in a framework of Sea Festival – interactive music and art event “Jūrziņš”. Demonstration of movies. Musical performances by bands „Satellites LV”; Kārlis Kazāks with a band; „Maripossa” and „Das Sonntags Legion”.
Entrance: Ls 2,00 Theatre House „Jūras vārti”
Address: Karlīnes iela 40
July 11th – 31st Exhibition „European Cities in paintings of Latvian artists” (A.Zariņa, I.Avotiņa, Ed.Grūbe, A.Naumovs, H.Heinrihsone, I.Heinrihsons, Dž.Skulme etc.) in cooperation with Agija Sūna’s gallery. Livonian Order Castle
Address: Jāņa iela 17
July 11th
(Saturday) Sea Festival in the Ventspils City
11:00 Memorial moment. Musical performance by Kolka’s kokle player ensemble. At the monument for seamen
11:00 National sports event “Come in for sports!” Memorial E. Urga’s cup tournament in table tennis.
Free entrance Basketball Hall of the Olympic Centre “Ventspils”
Address: Sporta iela 7/9
11:00 Creative workshop of the Sea Festival „Pirates in a search of treasures.” Children and youth centre of the Ventspils Library
Address: Akmeņu iela 2
12:00 – 16:00 Welcoming of Neptune and his suite, concert program in the central place of the event (square between Ūdens and Kuģenieku Streets), interactive tasks and attractions for family, sea food at „Lielā Kambīz” and competition of “Kite boats” with musical performances. Osta’s Street Promenade
12:00 Fish soup – recipes and stories (possible to taste fish soup and to find out old stories about fishermen) House of Crafts
Address: Skolas iela 3
13:00 Ventspils X – Motion 09.
Free entrance Ventspils Skate Park
Address: Sporta iela 7/9
13:00 Song play of Ādolfs Alunāns “Cooper and his wife” of dance collective „Mūris”. Performance of songs and dances.
Entrance: adults Ls 1,00; school children, students, pensioners Ls 0,40 Seaside open-air museum
Address: Riņķa iela 2
14:00 Visitors are invited in crazy seamen dances by dance collective „Mūri”. House of Crafts
Address: Skolas iela 3
17:00 – 18:30 Interactive program „Musical Island” for children and adults. Concert of light music - song tour „Two stars”. Attractions for children and party. Square at the 3rd Secondary School
Address: Tārgales iela 5
19:00 Concert of the 50th Anniversary of Andris Daņiļenko with musicians of the “Mirage Jazz Orchestra”. In the concert participation will take friends and colleagues - Alnis Zaķis, Žoržs Siksna, Normunds Rutulis. Advanced booking of tickets at the ticket offices of „Biļešu paradīze” and at the day of concert at the ticket office of the Theatre House „Jūras vārti”. Theatre House „Jūras vārti”
Address: Karlīnes iela 40
22:30 Cinema night in cooperation with Digital Centre. Demonstration of the movie “Goodbye XX Century!” Hot juice of black currant for all guests. Livonian Order Castle
Address: Jāņa iela 17
22:00 – 4:00 Ball of the Sea Festival. Musical performance of Normunds Rutulis with new program „Again home”, band „Lauku muzikanti” and DJ Roberts Lejasmeijers.
Entrance: Ls 3,00 Reņķa Garden
July 12th
(Sunday) 12:00 Small Sea Festival. Performance of puppet theatre „Jolly adventures of Riko” with a participation of Liepāja’s puppet theatre.
Free entrance Children’s Town
15:00 Small Sea Festival. Performance of puppet theatre „Jolly adventures of Riko” with a participation of Liepāja’s puppet theatre.
Free entrance Children’s Park “Fantāzija”
July 14th
(Tuesday) 15:00 „Workshop of fairy tales”. Event for school children. Children and youth centre of the Ventspils Library
Address: Akmeņu iela 2
July 16th
(Thursday) 15:00 „Come and stay for a time!” Creative hour for children during summer holidays. Children and youth centre of the Ventspils Library
Address: Akmeņu iela 2
July 17th
(Friday) 5th International Gathering of Motorists from the Baltic Sea’s Region.
Arriving and evening event at the camping for participants.
July 18th
(Saturday) 12:00 International competition in inline.
Free entrance Ventspils Skate Park
Address: Sporta iela 7/9
5th International Gathering of Motorists from the Baltic Sea’s Region.
13:00 Parade of bikes. Osta’s Street Promenade
13:30 Examination of bikes and different attractions. Osta’s Street Promenade
16:00 Evening and night event for participants and guests – contests, attractions etc. Seaside Camping
Address: Vasarnīcu iela 56
21:00 Concert of 20th anniversary of band „Linga”. Musical performance by „Age of Stones”; „Dzelzs vilks”; „Linga”. Midnight dances with DJ Edmunds. Seaside Camping
Address: Vasarnīcu iela 56
July 19th
(Sunday) 11:00 Lightning championship in chess.
Free entrance Press room of the Basketball Hall of the Olympic Centre "Ventspils"
Address: Sporta ielā 7/9
12:00 Performance of puppet theatre „Adventures of Little Garlic in the City”. Performance is managed by Ēriks Balodis.
Free entrance Children’s Town
15:00 Performance of puppet theatre „Adventures of Little Garlic in the City”. Performance is managed by Ēriks Balodis.
Free entrance Children’s Park “Fantāzija”
18:00 LMT Championship of the Upper League in football.
Playing: FC „Tranzīts” – Olimps/RFS.
Free entrance Football field at the 2nd Elementary School
Address: Katoļu iela 40
July 21st
(Tuesday) 15:00 „Workshop of fairy tales”. Event for school children. Children and youth centre of the Ventspils Library
Address: Akmeņu iela 2
July 23rd
(Thursday) 15:00 „Come and stay for a time!” Creative hour for children during summer holidays. Children and youth centre of the Ventspils Library
Address: Akmeņu iela 2
17:00 Information Day „New gains in the Ventspils Library”. Ventspils Library
Address: Akmeņu iela 2
July 24th – 29th Cinema „Rio” offers adventure movie “Transformers: Revenge of the fallen”
Entrance: for children 3- 6 years – Ls 0, 50; for children 7-14 years and pensioners – Ls 1, 10; adults –Ls 1, 70; at the balcony –Ls 2, 10. Wednesday* discount days – adults – Ls 1, 50 at the balcony – Ls 1, 70. For sessions after 18.00 prices for all groups is the same. Cinema „Rio”
Address: Pils iela 28
July 24th
(Friday) 14:30 Ventspils Kite Party-2009 - competition in kiteboarding.
Free entrance Ventspils City Beach
18:00 Poetry will read guest from International Writers and Translators House Eduards Aivars (real name Aivars Eipurs). Memorial museum of H. Dorbe “Senču putekļi”
Address: Ērgļu iela 1
July 25th
(Saturday) Open championship of the Ventspils City in canoe rowing.
Free entrance Rowing basis
10:00 Cup game of the Olympic Centre „Ventspils” in age group U-12.
Free entrance Tennis courts of the Olympic Centre „Ventspils”
Address: Sporta iela 7/9
11:30 Ventspils Kite Party-2009 - competition in kiteboarding.
Free entrance Ventspils City Beach
16:00 Traditional charity event “Ball of cotton dresses”. In a program: contest „Made by myself”, lottery „Golden patties”, auction, contest and trading.
Paid event – tickets will sell organizers of the event. Seaside open-air museum
Address: Riņķa iela 2
July 26th
(Sunday) Ventspils Kite Party-2009 - competition in kiteboarding – reserve day in a case of bad weather.
Free entrance Ventspils City Beach
10:00 Cup game of the Olympic Centre „Ventspils” in age group U-12.
Free entrance Tennis courts of the Olympic Centre „Ventspils”
Address: Sporta iela 7/9
12:00 Afternoon „How clowns are waiting holidays!” Event is leaded by Līga Miltoviča and Agnese Veldre with a participation of students from studio „Rondo” /Kuldiga/, manager Dace Gulbe.
Free entrance Children’s Town
15:00 Afternoon „How clowns are waiting holidays!” Event is leaded by Līga Miltoviča and Agnese Veldre with a participation of students from studio „Rondo” /Kuldiga/, manager Dace Gulbe.
Free entrance Children’s Park “Fantāzija”
July 28th
(Tuesday) 15:00 „Workshop of fairy tales”. Event for school children. Children and youth centre of the Ventspils Library
Address: Akmeņu iela 2
July 29th
(Wednesday) 18:00 LMT Championship of the Upper League in football.
Playing: FC „Tranzīts” – FK Dinaburg.
Free entrance Football field at the 2nd Elementary School
Address: Katoļu iela 40
July 31st
(Friday) Latvian championship in track and fields athletics.
Free entrance Stadium of the Olympic Centre “Ventspils”
Address: Sporta iela 7/9
