Kokle ensemble concerts
Hear multiple kokle ensembles perform traditional and modern folk arrangements. Programs are about half-an-hour each, featuring Latvian dainas in their pure form.
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Kokļu diena
Jun 28, 2026ExpectedSource
Each summer on Saint Peter's Day, the Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum in Riga fills with the gentle sound of the kokle. More than a hundred players of the national zither gather to perform old tunes, including in the museum's historic village churches, in a celebration of an instrument that symbolizes Latvia itself.
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About media standardsHear multiple kokle ensembles perform traditional and modern folk arrangements. Programs are about half-an-hour each, featuring Latvian dainas in their pure form.
Rīga, Latvia
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Tier A · Critical media gapREGIONAL CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Kokļu diena
Rīga, Latvia
Each summer on Saint Peter's Day, the Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum in Riga fills with the gentle sound of the kokle. More than a hundred players of the national zither gather to perform old tunes, including in the museum's historic village churches, in a celebration of an instrument that symbolizes Latvia itself.
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Learn about Field GuideLatvian kokle is a national folk instrument symbolizing Latvia’s heritage. Kokle ensembles often play at Midsummer (Jāņi) and solstice events. Kokļ diena ties into the "ziedēšana" (summer in bloom) tradition around St. Peter’s Day, when Latvians historically mark the height of summer’s fertility and rainfalls. The Open Air Museum, with relocated village buildings, provides a heritage context: concerts held in old village chur...
Hear multiple kokle ensembles perform traditional and modern folk arrangements. Programs are about half-an-hour each, featuring Latvian dainas in their pure form.
first-timer tips
Comfortable clothes
Travel arrangements for Riga suburbs
Listen quietly during performances; avoid loud conversations or flash photography in church venues
Remain quiet and respectful during church performances; silent when needed in historic venues
Jun 28, 2026
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Rīga
Vidzeme
Free public events available
Moderate
Families welcome
Very High visitor welcome
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