September opens with the city's biggest festival. Vilnius Days fills Cathedral Square and the streets to the White Bridge with concerts, a sports festival run by dozens of clubs, food and fairs. Later in the month the marathon gives kids aged 2 to 12 a 200 m run, and the Book Fair brings new titles and author meetings. Here's what we checked, from the festival weekend to the fair.
Vilniaus dienos (Vilnius Days, called Sostinės dienos until 2025) is the city's biggest festival: three days when the center fills from Cathedral Square to the White Bridge. Kids can browse the big street fair, meet local clubs at the sports festival and dip into a books pavilion.
Evening concerts on the main stage draw big crowds and there's a late-night club program, so younger kids do best by day.
The Marsiečiai Children's Run is the kids' race of the Swedbank Vilnius Marathon: a 200 m dash from Cathedral Square in the Old Town, with kids starting in age groups. Each runner wears a bib with a timing chip, and results go up on the race website.
It suits kids who want to race on marathon day. The youngest can have a parent run beside them.
The Vilnius Book Fair is the city's yearly book fair, held indoors at LITEXPO, the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre. Families walk the exhibitors' stands and browse.
It is a come-and-go visit, so you can stay for an hour or a whole afternoon. It suits kids who already enjoy browsing a bookshop more than toddlers who need to run.
September opens with the city's biggest festival. Vilnius Days fills Cathedral Square and the streets to the White Bridge with concerts, a sports festival run by dozens of clubs, food and fairs. Later in the month the marathon gives kids aged 2 to 12 a 200 m run, and the Book Fair brings new titles and author meetings. Here's what we checked, from the festival weekend to the fair.
Vilniaus dienos (Vilnius Days, called Sostinės dienos until 2025) is the city's biggest festival: three days when the center fills from Cathedral Square to the White Bridge. Kids can browse the big street fair, meet local clubs at the sports festival and dip into a books pavilion.
Evening concerts on the main stage draw big crowds and there's a late-night club program, so younger kids do best by day.
The Marsiečiai Children's Run is the kids' race of the Swedbank Vilnius Marathon: a 200 m dash from Cathedral Square in the Old Town, with kids starting in age groups. Each runner wears a bib with a timing chip, and results go up on the race website.
It suits kids who want to race on marathon day. The youngest can have a parent run beside them.
The Vilnius Book Fair is the city's yearly book fair, held indoors at LITEXPO, the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre. Families walk the exhibitors' stands and browse.
It is a come-and-go visit, so you can stay for an hour or a whole afternoon. It suits kids who already enjoy browsing a bookshop more than toddlers who need to run.
