The summer festival “Let’s meet on Friday” is a city that creates itself.
This summer, “Let’s meet on Friday” invites you to get to know Panevėžys anew – as a city that is constantly changing, growing and creating itself through people, ideas and experiences. Each Friday becomes a different story of the city, revealing its different faces – from identity and history to contemporary creativity, to being together and active leisure.
The festival spaces – Liberty Square and Senvagė – are transformed into a lively city centre throughout the summer, where music, art, discussions, education and leisure activities converge. Here you can stop by during the day, enjoy “Lunch with Music”, engage in creative activities or just enjoy the rhythm of the city.
In the evenings, the space fills up with concerts, performances, community initiatives and open-air cinema, inviting you to experience summer together. Each theme is a new invitation to engage, discover and experience the city from different angles.
This year, “Let’s Meet on Friday” is not only a series of events, but also a process in which Panevėžys reveals itself as a city in the making – alive, open and constantly changing.
JUNE 12
12-6pm. Blood donation campaign
12-1pm. Lunch with music
V. Mikalauskas Art Gymnasium students
12.30-14.30 Green Dot Initiative “Container search”
5-8 pmLounge
17-18 hours “Baltic Trance: an ancient song and drum circle”
Pre-registration
5 pm. Art Gallery Courtyard
Concert of the festival “Bagpipe Summer”
5-8 pmEducational activities and games
“Taste of my city”, “Gingerbread art”, “Unleash your creativity”, “Inner hero”, “10 ideas in 60 seconds” challenge, colour therapy, plaster casting, body analysis test
5-8 pmSenvagės Island
“From yarn to art”, “Connecting threads: catch the rhythm of knitting!”
17-18 hoursChat Hour
Host Sniegė Lavrentjeva interviews the young Vice-Mayor of Panevėžys Kotryna Jankūnaitė
6-7 pm DJ Tjay
19 hours. Group “Time”
20.30Senvage Amphitheatre
Open Air Cinema
Feature film “Danka” (dir. D. Gasiūnaitė, Lithuania, 2025, N-13)
11 pm. Senvagė
Fountain art programme
*In case of inclement weather, events will take place at the Panevėžys Cultural Centre.
JUNE 19 d.
12-1pm. Lunch with music
Agnė Vaitonė (kanklės)
4-7 pmKranto g. 21
Visiting the exposition “The Nobility of Upytė” and the playground
5-8 pm Lounge area
5 pm. Art Gallery Courtyard
Concert of the festival “Bagpipe Summer”
5:00–8:00 p.m. Educational activities and games: “
” (“The Secrets of Teeth”), an Afro braiding workshop, civil defense education, presentation of an emergency kit, “Get to Know the Police Officer’s Profession,” body composition test
17-17.40 Performance based on the fairy tale “The Three Bears” by J. Kazakaitis (directed by A. Markuckis)
18-18.50 Panevėžys District Culture Centre Brass Wind Instrument Orchestra “Saulutė” (leader L. Bilevičienė)
7 pm. Performer Joanna Rea
20.30 Senvage Amphitheatre
Open Air Cinema
Documentary “One Foot Higher” (dir. V. Dambrauskas, Lithuania, 2025, V)
11 pm. Senvagė
Fountain art programme
*In case of inclement weather, events will take place at the Panevėžys Cultural Centre.
URBAN IDENTITY
12-1pm. Lunch with music
Agnė Vaitonė (kanklės)
17-17.40
Performance based on the fairy tale “The Three Bears” by J. Kazakaitis (directed by A. Markuckis)
17am-8pm. Lounge area
17-20 hours Education and games
5 pm. Art Gallery Courtyard
Concert of the festival “Bagpipe Summer”
18-18.50
Panevėžys District Culture Centre brass band “Saulutė” (leader L. Bilevičienė)
7 pm
Artist Joanna Rea
20.30Senvage Amphitheatre
Open-air cinema
Documentary “One Foot Higher” (dir. V. Dambrauskas, 2025, V)
19 D.
CITY AND PEOPLE
12-1pm. Lunch with music
Gvidas Kovėra (bagpipe)
17am-8pm. Lounge area
17-20 hours Education and games
5 pm. Art Gallery Courtyard
Concert of the festival “Bagpipe Summer”
7 pm
Performer Aistė Lukoševičiūtė
20.30Senvage Amphitheatre
Open-air cinema
Feature film “Nut Bread” (dir. A. Žebriūnas, Lithuania, 1978, V)
3 D.
12-1pm. Lunch with music
Andrius Gudas (trombone)
17am-8pm. Lounge area
17-20 hours Education and games
5 pm. Art Gallery Courtyard
Concert of the festival “Bagpipe Summer”
18-18.30
“Secrets of the Panevėžys Centre that nobody knows”
Registration required (information coming soon)
7 pm
Rock band “Jett Star”
20.30Senvage Amphitheatre
Open-air cinema
Feature film “Renovation” (dir. G. Urbonaitė, Lithuania, Latvia, Belgium, 2025, N-13)
10 D.
12-1pm. Lunch with music
Elvis Skukauskas (guitar)
17am-8pm. Lounge area
17-20 hours Education and games
5 pm. Art Gallery Courtyard
Concert of the festival “Bagpipe Summer”
6 pm.
“BLU Harmony ensemble
7 pm
Jazz, soul and pop artist BLU
20.30Senvage Amphitheatre
Open-air cinema
Feature film “Hunger House” (dir. K. Kaupinis, Lithuania, 2025, N-13)
17 D.
12-1pm. Lunch with music
PiaCello Duo (piano and cello)
17am-8pm. Lounge area
17-20 hours Education and games
5 pm. Art Gallery Courtyard
Concert of the festival “Bagpipe Summer”
17-18 hoursChat Hour
Toma Razmislavičiūtė-Juodė interviews actor Rimas Šapauskas
6-8 pm
Pet Festival “Happy Tails”
6-7 pm
DJ Hoo and dad Valdemaras
7 pm
Performers Akmėja and Jurgis Bruzga
20.30Senvagė Amphitheatre
Open-air cinema
Animated film “Horse Dominykas’ Journey to the Stars”
(dir. Vytautas V. Landsbergis, Lithuania, 2024, V)
24 D.
12-1pm. Lunch with music
Darius Brazdeikis (birbynė)
17am-8pm. Lounge area
17-20 hours Education and games
5 pm. Art Gallery Courtyard
Concert of the festival “Bagpipe Summer”
6-11 pmSenvagės sala
The “Sala X” gathering of DJs
7 pm
Rapper Medonas
20.30Near Stasys Museum
Open Air Cinema
Feature film “The Chinese Sea” (dir. J. Matulevičius, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Poland, Taiwan, 2025, N-13)
31 D.
THE COMMUNITY
The programme will be announced shortly.
7 D.
The programme will be announced shortly.
14 D.
The programme will be announced shortly.
21 D.
The programme will be announced shortly.
28 D.
We invite folk artists, craftsmen, representatives of national and culinary heritage, farmers and other participants to join the festival fair and present their activities. Free of charge.
Join the summer festival "Let's meet on Friday" and let's work together to create a lively, engaging series of events in the city. This is a great opportunity to showcase your activities, strengthen your connection with the community and get involved in the life of the city that connects different activities. During the festival we invite you to: organise education, workshops or presentations create interactive entertainment, games or performances showcase your services, initiatives or projects engage visitors in experiential activities We look forward to welcoming you to join us and create an unforgettable summer together!
We invite you to join the summer festival "Let's meet on Friday" and become part of this series of events. Together, let's create a lively and memorable summer in Panevėžys.
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