With herbs in hands
We invite you to the Feast of the Assumption –
Where the dew still shines,
On the threshold of summer…

It is said: “Whoever does not visit on the Feast of the Assumption will have nothing all his life.”

On August 15, we invite you – with your family, relatives, friends – to visit the Feast of the Assumption at Open Air Museum of Lithuania!

PROGRAM

MUSEUM TOWN

11:15 AM – Performance by CHORUS INFINI in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
12:00 PM – Holy Mass in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Blessing of flower and herb bouquets, cereals, fruits and vegetables, and bread.
1:00 PM – Festive procession to Aukštaitija Village. Honoring and crowning of crosses.

AUKŠTAITJA VILLAGE

Near Račkiškė Chapel
11:00 AM–5:00 PM – If you learned to bargain – you’ll be able to buy. Žolinė Fair

Račkiškė Chapel Yard
2:00–2:30 PM – Performance by the sutartinės (traditional polyphonic song) singers group Sasutalas
3:30–4:00 PM – Performance by the sutartinės singers group Sasutalas

Kirdeikiai Homestead
1:00–5:00 PM – Herb Paintings – artists Vytautas and Angelė Raukčiai
1:00–5:00 PM – Scents of Lithuanian Meadows and Forests – Birutė Krencienė

Kyliškiai Homestead
1:00–5:00 PM – Natural incense binding workshop with Rūta Borutienė

Klepšiai Homestead
1:00–5:00 PM – Introduction to wild medicinal plants; making plant collections for teas, syrups, ferments, and purees – with renowned Lithuanian herbalist Adele Karaliūnaitė
Flowers of the Ring – scarf exhibition by A. Karaliūnaitė
1:00–5:00 PM – All Alive – lip balm making workshop with Gintarė Jančiūtė–Laurušonė

Gyvakarai Homestead – Main Yard
1:00–5:00 PM – Games and puzzles – Algirdas Šalkauskas
1:00–2:00 PM – Let’s Sing – Augantas Braziulis
2:00–3:00 PM – Folk dances and songs with the folklore music duo MEDETKA
3:00–3:30 PM – Performance by the folklore ensemble LIKTUŽĖ
3:30–4:00 PM – Presentation of the activities of the volunteer organization European Heritage Volunteers, awarding of certificates. European Heritage / Europa Nostra Award
4:00–5:00 PM – Folk dances and songs with MEDETKA

Gyvakarai Homestead – Barnyard
1:00 PM & 3:00 PM – Summer weeding – plant identification walks with naturalist, ecologist, and survival training instructor Giedrius Vaivilavičius
2:00–5:00 PM – Let’s Make Music Together – Augantas Braziulis

Klausučiai Homestead Yard
1:00–5:00 PM –
• Harvest quiz with senior museum curator Vida Olechnovičienė
• The Elixir of Flower Nectar and Solar Warmth – honey tasting
• Plum – the Garden’s Darling – cooking plum jam (slyvienė) with educator Lorita Kulakauskienė
• For Childhood Memories – Mulberry – mulberry drink making workshop

Pagiriai Homestead
1:00–5:00 PM –
• Exhibition of herbal bouquets
• Quiet conversations among the herb plants
• Tea tasting
• A Hat for Every Person – protects from both sun and rain; hat-tying and herb talk with senior museum curator Rasa Žumbakienė

Tauragnai Homestead
1:30–4:00 PM – Žolinė – A Holy Day in the Lithuanian Countryside of the 1930s–40s – interpretive time travel program

Tauragnai Homestead Barn
1:00–5:00 PM – Straw Garden – A Wish for Harmony – educator Daiva Arlauskaitė will teach how to make traditional straw mobiles (reketukai)

Kilbisai Homestead Yard
1:00–5:00 PM – Traditional candy wrapping – a certified national heritage craft. Master candy maker Jūratė Curko–Maksimovienė invites you to wrap sweets the traditional way.
Participation open to children aged 7+, all are welcome to watch.

The program is subject to slight changes.
The event will be photographed, filmed, and publicly shared in accordance with legal requirements.

 

TICKETS

Adults – €12
Students, schoolchildren, seniors – €6
Preschool children – free of charge
On the day of the event, tickets will be available at the central and farm gates.
Purchase advance tickets: HERE