Global musical voices and sounds, creative workshops, art installations, and community – all return at the CULTURAL RHYTHMS festival!
Cultural Rhythms is the idea that different cultures have their unique rhythms, reflecting their traditions, customs, and self-expression. Let’s welcome and celebrate cultures together on World Refugee Day.
PROGRAM
WORLD REFUGEE DAY
On June 20 at 6 PM, we invite you to celebrate World Refugee Day and join us in Bernardinai Garden for the open-air music festival CULTURAL RHYTHMS. The program will be announced soon.
ON THE EVE: ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSSION
On June 19 at 4 PM, on the eve of World Refugee Day, we invite you to an artistic performance and discussion created by Lithuanian artists and refugees living in our country at Sapieha Palace.
FIRST TIME IN LITHUANIA: REFUGEE WEEK
From June 13-20, throughout the week leading up to the music festival, we invite you to join and celebrate #RefugeeWeek with various events dedicated to World Refugee Day. Refugee Week is the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contribution, creativity, and resilience of refugees and asylum seekers. This annual festival coincides with World Refugee Day, which is observed worldwide on June 20. In 2024, Refugee Week in Lithuania is coordinated by Artscape, and the week’s events will take place from June 13 to 20. The full calendar of events and more information will be available soon.
The festival is funded by the European Union.
All events in the program are free.
Events will be photographed and filmed.
Organizers – Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania and Artscape Arts Agency. Major partner – United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Partners – Vilnius City Municipality, Lithuanian Council for Culture. Media partner – LRT.