For every Latvian, November 18 is the most important national holiday, commemorating the creation of the independent Latvian state in 1918.
Event program in central Riga:
10:30 at Freedom Monument
Flower laying ceremony
11:00-17:00 at Riga Castle, Pils Square 3
Creative Day - Reunion. Latvian Historical Lands in Riga Castle
Representatives of historical lands will present traditional crafts, games, music, Latgalian and Liv language, as well as offer a lecture program on Latvian ancestral lands and their heritage in the identity of the regions
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13:30 November 11 Embankment
Military parade of the National Armed Forces, Allies, Ministry of the Interior units and Youth Guard units
16:00-17:30 Ave Sol concert hall
Festive concert - Paliec TU manā prātā…
Emīls Dārziņš Mixed Choir, kokle instrument ensemble Cantata, string quartet
17:00 Latvian War Museum
Concert - Folk Song for Latvia
Folklore and ancient fighting collective Vilkači
19:00 Freedom Square
Celebration of the 106th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia
19:00 Celebration concert. Participants: Ginta Krievkalna, Grēta Grantiņa, Andris Ērglis and Raimonds Celms, instrumental group
20:00 Address by the President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs, Latvian national anthem
20:10 Laser light performance (repeated several times per hour until 23:00)
21:00 Culture and folk art center Mazā Ģilde
Festive concert - Latvia in Bloom
Youth choir Balsis, pianist Ieva Dzērve and instrumental ensemble
