On June 23, at 7 PM we invite you to immerse yourself in the St. John’s Night (Midsummer Night) at the Open-Air Museum of Lithuania in Rumšiškės.
With the arrival of midsummer, nature reaches its greatest accumulation of vital forces. We invite you to gather at the museum and spend the shortest night of the year together!
The program of the event:
7:00 PM–8:00 PM St. John’s Nights Soundscapes: Rokas Kašeta (stage at the Barn Theater)
8:00 PM–10:00 PM Festive gates, wreath-making, spells, and games with Rumšiškės Culture Centre folklore ensemble “Nedėja”, Kaunas Palemonas Gymnasium ensemble “Bitula”, Kaunas city folklore ensemble “Alda” (on the hill in the Dzūkija village)
09:30 PM–10:00 PM Greetings of John and Janina (Dzūkija village)
09:30 PM–11:00 PM Horrors and tales, hiding in the dark (Rudamina’s homestead, Dzūkija)
10:00 PM–11:00 PM Lighting of the altar, seeing off the sun, and procession to the big bonfire (on the hill in the Dzūkija village)
11:00 PM–11:30 PM Rolling of burning wheels down the hill, lighting of the hubs and the big bonfire (Barn Theater Valley)
11:00 PM–12:00 AM St. John’s Nights Soundscapes: Skaidra Jančaitė and Giedrius Balbieris (stage at the Barn Theater)
11:30 PM–12:30 AM Night dances with Rumškės Culture Centre chapel “Rumškės” (Barn Theater Valley)
12:00 AM–01:00 AM Floating wreaths, searching for a fern flower (by Praviena stream)
12:00 AM–02:00 AM St. John’s Nights Soundscapes: Girių Dvasios (stage at the Barn Theater)
12:30 AM–02:00 AM Night dances with the family chapel of Česlovas Kriščiūnas (Barn Theater Valley)
02:00 AM–04:00 AM Chatting by the bonfire (Barn Theater Valley)
04:00 AM–05:00 AM Greeting of the sun – educational event “Ryto rasa kele” (pier at the Kaunas lagoon)
Ticket prices:
- Adults – 10 €;
- schoolchildren, students, seniors – 5 €;
- preschool children – free.
Tickets can be purchased upon arrival at the museum, ticket offices. Advance tickets can be purchased here.
The organizers reserve the right to slightly change the program.
The event will be photographed and filmed. The visual material will be used for PR purposes.