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Press release: Vilnius International Film Festival Closes with Letters to Ukraine: A Documentary Collectively Made by the Lithuanian Film Comunity

Holiday Destination Vilnius: Top 700th Anniversary Highlights for Spring and Summer slides

Holiday Destination Vilnius: Top 700th Anniversary Highlights for Spring and Summer

Vilnius Fest Celebrates City Being 700 Years Young With Focus on Fresh Lithuanian Talent (March 16-26)

Vilnius Awards Honorary Citizen Title to Internationally Renowned Author Kristina Sabaliauskaitė

European City Leaders Met in Vilnius to Discuss City Roles in Tackling Climate Crisis, Urbanism, Safety, and Other Challenges

Let Festivities Begin—Vilnius Celebrates 700th Anniversary and Embarks On Year-Long Cultural Program

President Zelensky Awarded Vilnius as “Rescuer City” Just Before Its Official 700th Birthday

Vilnius’ Outpour of Support for Ukraine: Now and Always

First Vilnius Biennial of Performance Art Held One-Time-Only Performance by Prominent Artist for City’s 700th Anniversary

Vilnius is about to witness the 1st Vilnius Performance Art Biennial: starting with a special one-off performance by Emilija Škarnulytė

Crowd-Beloved Vilnius Light Festival Returns With Futuristic Illumination Art

Vilnius presents 700-year anniversary programme

Vilnius Organizes International Champion Cities Summit to Share Global Good Practices

Official Vilnius 700 event: the 1st Vilnius Performance Art Biennial starts with a new work by Emilia Škarnulytė to be performed at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre

Vilnius Turns 700 Years Old in 2023: 7 Things Not to Miss

Toshio Hosokawa, one of Japan’s must famous composers, was captivated by the spaces of Vilnius University and will dedicate his piece to them

Christmas Tree as Giant 700th Anniversary Birthday Cake: Vilnius Officially Embarks Upon Holiday Season

Italian composer Ivan Fedele to create music for Vilnius after finding inspiration in the works of Kazys Varnelis

Director Donatas Ulvydas is taking on the legendary Vilnius Poker and inviting you to become a part of his new film 

Živilė Diawara invites everyone to become co-authors of a unique feature-length film: everyone can contribute to its creation

The piece for the 700th Vilnius’ anniversary by Polish composer Agata Zubel is an attempt to find a link between the old and the new capital

Vilnius Launches Cheeky 90s Infomercial to Remind World of Its 700th Birthday

Music for Vilnius will be written by Heiner Goebbels, one of the most interesting composers in today’s musical theatre

US composer Michael Gordon will compose music for a courtyard in Vilnius related to Jewish history

Young Like Vilnius festival invites everyone to celebrate the capital’s 700th anniversary together

Ukrainian composer Anna Korsun has come to create music for Vilnius: “This is a unique project in my career”

Lewis Capaldi is coming to Vilnius!

2023 Will Be Big for Vilnius: Capital Starts Countdown Till 700th Anniversary

We Can Start Waiting For 700 from the 25th January

The 700th anniversary of the foundation of the City of Vilnius in 2023 included on the list of anniversaries celebrated by UNESCO

Vilnius’ 700th anniversary celebration approved

Vienu metu surengti septyni žinomų atlikėjų nemokami koncertai atidarė festivalį „Vilnius – atvira muzikos salė“

Vilnius: An Open Music Hall

Discussions from the National Expedition: Vilnius 700

Vilnius Dream

New Baltic Dance

Vilnius 699 Birthday

The Most Delicious Stories of Vilnius gathered people in K. Sirvydas Square

Vilnius Goes LEGO

Travelling Opera

Remember moments from The Most Delicious Stories of Vilnius

An Open Music Hall Festival

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699 Vilnius Birthday

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Vilnius’s Lights Festival

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Vilnius: 700 Years Young