AUTUMN FESTIVAL — EQUINOX | VEČIUNAI

As the bright summer evenings draw to a close, autumn nights increasingly envelop the day. The autumnal equinox symbolises more than just the end of the harvest. It invites us to look into our inner world – what we have nurtured within ourselves this year, what we wish to preserve, and what it is time to let go of. We invite you to the autumn equinox celebration in Viečiūnai!

PROGRAMME:

VIEČIŪNAI COMMUNITY CENTRE (JAUNYSTĖS STREET 17)

14–16 SEPTEMBER

6.00 p.m. Dot-Painting Workshop ‚ ‘The Spindle of Dots: Threads, Colours and Stories‘ with artist Daiva Stoncelienė

19 SEPTEMBER

3.00 p.m. Start of the walk ‘In the Footsteps of Viečiūnai’s Stories’

5.00 p.m. LiukaBu theatrical concert

LAWN OF THE VIEČIŪNAI COMMUNITY CENTRE (JAUNYSTĖS STREET 17)

5.30 p.m. Creative workshops and community fair

Tying Baltic knots (A. Rėklaitienė) | Spindle carving (E. Čypas) | Caramel-making ‘From Cow to Little Cow’ (Rokiškis Folk Artists’ Association) | Pottery workshop (A. Markelionienė) | “Diva Dust” glitter station

L. GRIŠKEVIČIENĖ’S WEAVING WORKSHOPS (VERPĖJŲ STREET 11)

‘The Wool’s Journey’ educational programme: spinning on a spinning wheel | Weaving workshop

VIEČIŪNŲ COMMUNITY CENTRE (JAUNYSTĖS STREET 17)

6 p.m. Opening of the Dot-Painting Exhibition “The Spindle of Dots: Threads, Colours and Stories” and Folk Artist Daiva Stoncelienė’s Painting Exhibition “From Her Hands to Mine”

LAWN AT THE VIEČIŪNŲ COMMUNITY CENTRE (JAUNYSTĖS STREET 17)

6.30 p.m. Lygė evening celebrations

8.00 p.m. Bonfire ceremony

VIEČIŪNŲ AMPHITHEATRE

8.30 p.m. Twilight ritual | Dance performance ‘Balkonas’ | Petunijos concert

The events will be filmed, photographed and publicised

The event is part of the 2026 Traditional Spinning Festival in Viečiūnai

Organiser: DKC

Partners: Viečiūnai Parish, Viečiūnai Community ‘Versmė’

Funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and Druskininkai Municipality