6 food festivals with a guide across 1 city in Lithuania, 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.
Vilnius Gastronomy Week is the November restaurant week from the Lithuanian Hotel and Restaurant Association, with 50-plus Vilnius restaurants offering.
TipBook early; Nineteen18, Demo, Sweet Root and 14Horses sell out in the first 48 hours.
Expected 21 Feb 2027Tickets neededVilniusSpecialty coffeeNaujamiestis
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
The Lithuanian Coffee Festival with Dvaro filled 1,000 sq m of Litexpo in Vilnius on 21 February 2026 with a roasters' fair, live barista finals and workshops; the next date is unannounced.
TipThe championship zone shows the live national barista and brewing finals; check litexpo.lt for the next date.
Expected 1 Apr 2027Free entryVilniusLithuanian bar foodUzupis
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
Užupis Republic Day on April 1 celebrates the 1997 self-declared bohemian republic, with passport stamps at borders, the constitution read and bar food.
TipA whole-day street party; Užupis bars run specials. The constitution wall reading happens at noon.
12 Jun 2027Free entryVilniusArts festival with no food programmeSenamiestis
Kulturos naktis, Vilnius Culture Night, fills the city's streets and squares with about a hundred free music, theatre, art and cinema events on 12 June 2026; it has no food programme.
TipThe whole Old Town is one open-air food fair from 18:00. The festival map lists every stall location.
Expected 22-23 Jun 2027Free entryVilniusLithuanian summerNaujamiestis
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
Midsummer Joninės on the eve of June 24 is the Lithuanian summer solstice festival, with bonfires, mead, smoked-fish and traditional dancing at Vingio Park.
TipThe Vingio Park bonfire kicks off after sunset around 22:30. Bring a cup for the mead servers.
Subscribe once and every festival lands in your own calendar, with its dates kept current and a link back to the guide. Run a website? Show these festivals on it.
Get the festivals coming up, once a week
One email every Thursday: the food festivals in the next three weeks, the tours readers are booking, and a city worth a trip. One-click unsubscribe.