The Assumption of Mary Feast is a fun holiday because the harvest is already at home. You know how much you have stocked up for the winter, how much jam you have boiled, how much grain you have in the granary. Therefore, songs, dances, and jokes are suitable for this day.

MUSEUM TOWN

12 PM St. Mass in the Museum town’s church. Consecration of flowers and herbs bouquets, grain, fruits, vegetables, and bread.

1 PM Festive procession to the village of Aukštaitija. Honoring and Crowning of Crosses.

THE VILLAGE OF AUKŠTAITIJA

NEAR RAČKIŠKĖ CHAPEL

11 AM–5 PM Craftsmen and folk artists fair.

KIRDEIKIAI FARMHOUSE

1 PM–5 PM Caramel candy-making workshop with Jūratė Curko-Maksimovienė, a certified national heritage product – candy maker.

KYLIŠKIAI FARMHOUSE

1 PM–5 PM

  • Handicrafts making of hay workshop with folk masters Angelė and Vytautas Raukčiai.
  • “A talking tree, singing meadows” – exhibition by V. and A. Raukčiai.

KLEPŠIAI FARMHOUSE

1 PM–5 PM

  • Recognition of medicinal herbs with herbalist Adelė Karaliūnaitė.
  • “Flowers for Mom” ​​- A. Karaliūnaitė’s shawl exhibition.

THE GOOD YARD OF GYVAKARAI FARMHOUSE

1.30 PM–2.30 PM Kaunas district, Raudondvaris Cultural Center folklore ensemble “Piliarožė” performance

2.45 PM–3.45 PM Rūdiškės “Bajorai” theater performance “Three Devils’ Waltz” based on Žemaitė’s short story “Three Beloveds”. Directors: Vytautas Mikalauskas and Justina Bendinskytė.

4 PM–5 PM Baisogala region folklore ensemble “Dainoriai” performance

GYVAKARAI CARRIAGE STORAGE

12 PM-1 PM The workshop of striping with pebbles.

GYVAKARAI BARN COURTYARD

12 PM and 2 PM Excursions to get to know plants with Giedrius Vaivilavičius, a naturalist, ecologist, and leader of survival training.

1 PM–5 PM Fun competitions and games with educators Darius Narušis and Valentas Pilionis.

1 PM–5 PM Horse riding.

KLAUSUČIAI FARMHOUSE

1 PM–5 PM

  • The 50 years – 50 gifts. Harvest quiz with senior museum curator Vida Olechnovičienė.
  • The spoon-making workshop with a master of traditional crafts Gintas Čekauskas.
  • The education about honey and its characteristics with beekeepers Jadvyga and Juozas Girdžiai.
  • The cooking of apple jam on the fire with educator Lorita Kulakauskienė.

PAGIRIAI FARMHOUSE

1 PM–5 PM

  • Exhibition of herb bouquets
  • Conversations in the herb garden.
  • Herbal tea tasting.
  • The hat of tree leaves making workshop with Rasa Žumbakienė, the senior museum curator.

TAURAGNAI FARMHOUSE

1.30 PM–5 PM The Assumption of Mary Feast. A holiday in a Lithuanian village in the 20th century. 3-4 Dec. Time travel interpretive program.

TAURAGNAI BARN

1 PM–5 PM Educator Daiva Vaitkevičienė will teach how to make ratchets and grow a straw garden together, dedicated to the visitors of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the expositions of the Open-Air Museum of Lithuania.

KILBISAI FARMHOUSE

12 PM-4 PM Educator Augantas Braziulis will introduce various folk musical instruments and invite you to make music together.


Advance tickets are HERE.

The program may change slightly.

Photographs and videos will be taken during the event. The visual material will be used to promote museum events.