Paper Mill Festival
Paper Mill Festival is a harmonious lifestyle festival that will take place on August 16, 2025 in the spacious territory of the Ligatne Paper Mill, this will already be the fourth festival.
At the festival, everyone has the opportunity to participate and enjoy:
The festival's visitors are also invited to enjoy high-quality and diverse food created from the products of home producers and farmers, as well as to participate in the unique concept "Long Table Celebration" organized by chef Ēriks Dreibants and the green Michelin star-winning restaurant "Pavāru Māja". Also, the festival will be enriched by a wide market where home producers and artisans will offer their products.
Program
CONCERTS
11:00 Opening the gate
11:30–12:30 Musical breakfast in the meadow with an accordionist Kaspars Gulbis
(Bring a blanket and some treats - let's enjoy the late morning with music!)
13:00–13:20 Līgatne orchestra
15:00–16:00 Reinis Jaunais with band, concert program NEST
18:00–19:00 Rihards Zaļupe, concert program AROUND THE WORLD will be interwoven with the rhythms of deserts, mountains and water, and a special environment will be created with the vocals of Rihards Zaļupe and a wide range of percussion instruments
19:30–21:00 Evening mood music - Ilze Riceva and Inese Kozuliņa
DISCUSSIONS on stage
13:20–13:30 OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL Edgars Ricevs
13:30–15:00 Discussion "Life in a clean environment - with or without wind turbines"
16:00–17:30 Discussion "Green story - what kind of Latvia we show to the world"
LONG TABLE CELEBRATION
15:00–18:00 "Pavāru Māja" invites to 6 courses for lunch Only with pre-purchased tickets: pavarumaja.lv
EXHIBITIONS/ EXCURSION/ LIBRARY 11:00–18:00
Ligatne Paper Mill administration building tour (Live line, up to 30 people in the building at the same time. Donation: 5 EUR)
Plein air and exhibition of watercolorists
Creation of artistic nature by metal design students and teachers of the Latvian Academy of Arts in the environment of a paper factory
A saved book library
CREATIVE WORKSHOPS for children and adults 11:00–18:00
THE MARKET Homemakers and Craftsmen 11:00–19:00
CAFES 11:00–19:00
Paper Mill Festival '23
Paper Mill Festival '22
Ligatne Paper Mill is a place for open and involving co-creation
Ligatnes Paper Mill is gradually becoming an open creative space for many different activities, such as master classes related to paper, graphics, and art, slow lifestyle events, concerts, exhibitions, and other harmonious initiatives.
If you have any ideas for events you would like to organize in the Paper Mill, contact us..