5 festivals in 1 city, soonest first.
5 food festivals with a guide across 1 city in Latvia, in date order from today. Each opens the festival page with dates, what to eat and what to book around it. How these cities compare with the rest: the city food festival index.
Autumn Riga Restaurant Week runs late October to early November, the city's longest-standing food festival, with three-course menus across more than 60 participating restaurants.
TipRestaurants apply each year by early September; the Michelin Selected rooms book first.
The Riga Old Town Christmas Market runs on Doma Square from late November to early January, with 80 traders selling piparkūkas, mulled wine and smoked meats.
TipOpen daily through the run; weekends are busiest. The piparkūkas gingerbread and gluhwine stalls are the food anchors.
Riga's Old Town Christmas Market fills Doma laukums beneath the cathedral from 27 November 2026, with artisan gifts, Latvian gingerbread, hearty dishes and mulled wine.
TipThe piparkūkas stalls cluster on the Dome Square's western edge; arrive before sunset on weekends to beat the queue.
Spring Riga Restaurant Week runs as the expanded Riga Taste Festival, with three-course menus at €30 to €45 across participating restaurants and a bakery.
TipBook early in the run; popular Bib Gourmand rooms like Milda and Snatch fill up first. Bakery pavilion features the Vecrīga pastry.
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
Riga Food, the Baltics' largest food industry exhibition, runs 9 to 11 September 2027 at the Kipsala exhibition centre, with product tasting and chef and pastry demonstrations open to the public.
TipAdult tickets are €10 (€8 in pre-sale); the PRO ticket at €20 covers all three days for trade visitors.
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