STARTING AT 10 AM

Folk artists, artisans and merchants fair (town square, road to Samogitia)

STARTING AT 11:00 A.M.

SMALL TOWN

  • Egg painting (next to the parish barn)
  • Information Center (Tabariškės House)
  • Traditional egg wax-decorating workshop with folk artist and “Golden Wreath” laureate Jurgita Zenkienė (Tabariškės House, left)
  • Hay bird-making workshop (Tabariškės House, left)
  • Let’s play music and dance together (Tabariškės House, right)
  • Easter card workshop and Laimutė Varkalaitė’s drawing exhibition “Gėliasparniai” (engl. Flower wings) (Pušalotas House)
  • Easter Mail – send an Easter greeting; a handwritten message is always warmer! (Post Office)
  • Easter paper-cutting workshop (Plungė House)
  • Agata Granicka’s exhibition of Easter palm from the Vilnius region (Plungė House)
  • Presentation of Easter table treats (Plungė House)
  • Festive gingerbread cookies (Bakery)
  • The versatile craftsman’s workshop and photo studio (2nd floor) (Žeimelis House)
  • “Trade” in an interwar-era store (Žeimelis House)
  • Interactive space – B. Šmugelis’ collection of curiosities (Žeimelis House)
  • Archaic amber crafts (Špitolė House)
  • Weaving craft (Špitolė House)
  • Community-contributed Easter egg exhibition. We invite you to bring your own Easter egg for the exhibition by 12:00 PM (town square)
  • “ME2U” Easter basketball (town square)
  • Jewellery workshops (near the Urmininkas House)
  • Coin minting (near the Urmininkas House)

1 PM

  • Church drums will call the faithful to Mass at the Museum’s Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Museum Town)

SAMOGITIA

  • Special guest at the museum – the Easter Grandmother (Užbradumė Tavern)
  • Egg rolling with poles (Gintališkė Farmstead Courtyard)
  • “The Pig Goes to the Manor” and other games (Darbėnai Farmstead)
  • Egg painting with natural dyes (Įpiltis Farmstead)
  • Kite-making workshop (Gondinga Farmstead)
  • Horseback riding from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM with a break (Dirgalis Farmstead))

FROM 12 TO 3 PM

  • Police officers from the Kaunas County Chief Police Commissariat will invite visitors to learn about police work, examine police vehicles, meet the police mascot Amsius, participate in the “Be Visible” reflector-sticking campaign, and take part in quizzes (near the Gondinga Homestead)
  • The Public Health Office of the Kaišiadorys District Municipality will invite visitors to participate in a quiz: “What Do I Know About Health?” (near the Gondinga Homestead)

The Kaišiadorys Cultural Center’s folk ensemble “Žilvita” and the Krakiai Cultural Center’s folk ensemble “Žiedupė” will be waiting for you at the Samogitian farmsteads with lively songs and dances. 

LITHUANIA MINOR

  • Easter traditions of the people of Lithuania Minor

NEAR THE WINDMILL

  • Gigantic egg rolling competition
  • Windmill Workshop

SUVALKIJA

  • Egg-eating contest (Obelinė Farmstead)
  • Carrying the Easter Bunny through a maze and a cart race, rolling on the spot and rolling toward a target, cart race (Obelinė Farmstead)
  • “Living Mountain” – living heritage exhibition: geese, ducks, chickens, turkeys, and rabbits (Obelinė Farmstead)
  • Horse-drawn carriage rides from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM with a break (near the Suvalkija Farmstead, by the apiary).

In the courtyard of the Obelinė farmstead, the Kaunas folk ensembles “Žaisa” and “Alda” will entertain visitors with lively songs and dances.

STARTING AT 3 PM       

SMALL TOWN

The closing part of the festival takes place in the town square. A drawing to select the winners of the decorated egg exhibition and the awarding of prizes to the three lucky winners. Fun dances and games with the Krakių Cultural Center’s folk ensemble “Žiedupė.”

 

Tables decorated for Easter will be set up at these farmsteads: Samogitia – Gintališkė and Darbėnai farmsteads, Suvalkija – Obelinė farmstead, Dzūkija – Rudamina farmstead and Aukštaitija – Kirdeikiai and Gyvakarai farmsteads.

 We invite you to visit the following exhibitions:

  • Algirdas Kupčikas’ Easter egg exhibition “Ornaments and Symbols in Easter Egg Designs” (Exhibition Hall at the Main Entrance, 2nd floor)
  • Rasa Žumbakienė’s exhibition “Traditional Palm Branches” (at the Museum’s Church)
  • Laimutė Varkalaitė’s exhibition of drawings “Gėliasparniai” (engl. Flower wings) (Pušalotas House)
  • Agata Granicka’s exhibition of palm branches from the Vilnius region (Plungė House)

 

Event ticket price:

Adults – 12 Eur

Students and seniors – 6 Eur

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The event organizers reserve the right to make minor changes to the event program.

The event will be photographed, filmed, and published in accordance with applicable laws. The event organizer is not responsible for the photographing or filming of individuals or the distribution of any resulting photos or video footage.

Drones may only be used with the organizer’s permission.

Pets are allowed at the event, but you must comply with all animal care and walking rules set forth in the laws of the Republic of Lithuania: walk your dog only on a leash; if a muzzle is required for your dog’s breed, it must be worn. You are also required to clean up after your dog and ensure that your dog does not pose a threat or cause discomfort (e.g., by jumping or lunging) to other event participants.