The International Festival of Intangible Cultural Heritage "Lauksnos" is the only continuous event of its kind in Lithuania and Europe, dedicated to presenting the UNESCO-protected examples of the oral and musical culture of intangible cultural heritage, as well as unique folk art.
Representatives of those values included in the lists regulated by the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and national inventories of cultural heritage values are invited to take part in the festival. Since 2019, the festival has already been under the patronage of UNESCO.
The festival will take place from 27-30 June in Klaipėda Old Town, Danė Square. During the four days of the festival, more than 30 intangible cultural heritage sites protected by UNESCO and included in the national inventories of Lithuania and Latvia will be presented. Around 400 participants from 10 countries from all over the world will attend the festival.
The festival will provide an opportunity to get to know these traditions of other countries on the UNESCO list:
During the festival, all Lithuanian UNESCO traditions will be presented: sutartinės, the tradition of the Song Festival, the tradition of cross-cutting, and special attention will be paid to the tradition of thatched gardens, which was included in last year's inventory - during the festival there will be an exhibition, a garden binding workshop, and the festival territory will be decorated with the "Shining Gardens" installation.
The International Festival of Intangible Cultural Heritage "Lauksnos" will present five Latvian music-making traditions and the latest intangible cultural heritage values included in the Lithuanian National Inventory: the singing tradition of the Kalvarija region in the village of Brukiai, the tradition of Shivis dancing in Gražiniai, the crafts of shingle-roofing, the tradition of amber fishing in the Lithuanian coastal area, the tradition of braid bands, and the tradition of stonemasonry in Kelme, etc. The nationally appreciated cultural heritage of the ethnographic region of Lithuania Minor: the Delmons, the tradition of Lithuanian singing, instrumental music-making in Lithuania Minor, the tradition of weathervanes, the culture of drinking coffee, the dialect of the Lithuanian people (Šišioniškės).
We are especially proud to present for the first time the exposition of the collection of Antanas Butkus, a master of folk instruments from Lithuania Minor and Lithuania, which will be available for the whole festival at the Klaipėda Ethno-Cultural Centre.
27 - 30 June. Klaipėda Ethnoculture Centre invites you to participate and experience this unique cultural heritage festival "Lauksnos", which will feature over 40 events presenting various traditions - concerts, exhibitions, workshops, tastings, craft demonstrations.
Contact information
Organiser of the festival - Klaipėda Ethnoculture Centre
E-mail: vilte.motuzaite@etnocentras.lt
Tel: +370 60500989