Free plans are the easiest yes on a busy family calendar. The city fills its streets and squares through the year with fairs, parades, festivals and seasonal markets that cost nothing to walk into. This list gathers the free family events coming up next, soonest first, so you can mark the dates early. Some big annual festivals show up here before their dates are announced.
The lighting of the Christmas tree in Cathedral Square is how Vilnius opens its winter season, and the tree has become a symbol of Christmas across Lithuania. Kids get to see the lights come on in the middle of the Old Town.
Missed lighting night? The tree stays up through the holidays, so it still makes an easy stroll with kids on any visit to the Old Town.
Christmas Town is the Christmas market in Cathedral Square, in the heart of Vilnius Old Town. Kids browse the stalls with the city Christmas tree and a carousel on the same square.
It works as a come-and-go outing: drop in after school or after dark, walk the stalls, and head home when the kids get cold. Everything is outdoors, so dress for a Vilnius winter.
Free plans are the easiest yes on a busy family calendar. The city fills its streets and squares through the year with fairs, parades, festivals and seasonal markets that cost nothing to walk into. This list gathers the free family events coming up next, soonest first, so you can mark the dates early. Some big annual festivals show up here before their dates are announced.
The lighting of the Christmas tree in Cathedral Square is how Vilnius opens its winter season, and the tree has become a symbol of Christmas across Lithuania. Kids get to see the lights come on in the middle of the Old Town.
Missed lighting night? The tree stays up through the holidays, so it still makes an easy stroll with kids on any visit to the Old Town.
Christmas Town is the Christmas market in Cathedral Square, in the heart of Vilnius Old Town. Kids browse the stalls with the city Christmas tree and a carousel on the same square.
It works as a come-and-go outing: drop in after school or after dark, walk the stalls, and head home when the kids get cold. Everything is outdoors, so dress for a Vilnius winter.
