Lithuanian Coffee Festival with Dvaro is a food festival in Naujamiestis, Vilnius.
The Lithuanian Coffee Festival at Litexpo brings the country's specialty roasters together over a 1,000 m² hall, with barista and brewing championships.
Tip: Watch the live national barista championship finals on Saturday afternoon. Weekend ticket is the standard option.
Address: Litexpo Exhibition Centre, Laisvės pr. 5, Vilnius
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.
Tip: The Vingio Park bonfire kicks off after sunset around 22:30. Bring a cup for the mead servers.
The Vilnius Christmas market runs from late November to late December in Cathedral Square, with wooden huts selling mulled wine, gingerbread.
Tip: Open Mon-Wed 12:00-20:00, Thu 12:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-20:00. Tree stays through January 6.
Užupis Republic Day on April 1 celebrates the 1997 self-declared bohemian republic, with passport stamps at borders, the constitution read and bar food.
Tip: A whole-day street party; Užupis bars run specials. The constitution wall reading happens at noon.
Taste Vilnius runs Coffee and Treat Weeks across the city's specialty cafes each October, with fixed-price tasting flights at participating roasters.
Tip: Pick up a paper pass at Vilnius tourist info; stamp it at each cafe for a discount on the next visit.
Open Kitchen at Tymo Turgus runs Saturday street-food festivals across the warm season, with food trucks from Vilnius restaurants and live courtyard music.
Tip: Best Saturday afternoons through summer. Combine with a weekday Tymo Turgus visit (Tue, Thu, Sat) for a fuller market crawl.
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.
Tip: The Vingio Park bonfire kicks off after sunset around 22:30. Bring a cup for the mead servers.
Vilnius Culture Night runs once a year in June with a food village across the Old Town, where Vilnius restaurants run stalls in the squares until 02:00.
Tip: The whole Old Town is one open-air food fair from 18:00. The festival map lists every stall location.
