Viesīte City Festival 2025

The Viesīte City Festival “Two Shores – One Heart” invites both locals and visitors. Families with children are also warmly welcomed.

August 1 

At the “Sēlija” Museum Small Train Park 

14.00  Railway Workers’ Festival.

Āžu Miesta Residence /Craftsmen Street 2/ 

19.00 – 23.00 Tavern Green Ball with the band “RAHU”. Organized by: NGO “Āžu Miesta Residence” 

August 2 

In the City Environment

  9.00  Festival prelude with Viesīte Brass Band 

At Viesīte Stadium 

10.00  Football tournament, Mamanet tournament and individual activities “Sports for Everyone”. (Rules, registration and information: www.jekabpilssc.lv )

Viesīte “Green Market” 

9.00  Craft and Homemade Goods Market “Create, Do, Show!” 11.00  Display of equipment and military transport of the National Guard's 56th Battalion  

13.00 – 15:00   Parade ride through the city and children's rides by the “Spirits of Freedom” Motorcycle Club/Jēkabpils/ 

At the “Sēlija” Museum Small Train Park 

11.00 -15.00  Children's and Family Program  

Theatrical entertainment program by the “Fairy Tale House” association and activities with fairy tale characters; 

Horse and pony rides; 

Inflatable attractions, face painting, etc.  

12.00  Viesīte Baptist Congregation's charity event “School Bag” 

At Viesīte Cultural Center “Sēlija”

16.00  Jēkabpils People's Theater performance – Andrus Kivirähk's “Estonian Funeral” /Dir. Inta Ūbele/           

 Central Square by the SĒLIJA Cultural Center 

19.00 – 04.00  FESTIVAL GREETINGS, GRAND CONCERT and BALL 

19.00 Concert program “This is not life, this is cinema”.  Popular movie music performed by well-known Latvian actors. Concert host actor Andris Daugaviņš 

21.00  TV3 show “Choir Wars” winners Markus Riva and the “Talsi White Choir” 

22.45  Concert by the band “Singapūras Satīns” 

24.00  Night ball with the band “No Half Words”