In the evening of the first day of the festival, “Percival” folk music group will give a performance at 9 pm in the yard of the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre. The music group will perform in Latvia for the first time.

Daugavpils Drift Festival 2019 will take place at the city’s сartodrome “Blāzma” on July 13.

On 12 July, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will open a new exhibition of original works by artist Mark Rothko. The event will be marked by a public discussion and concert and attended by Mark Rothko’s daughter, Kate Rothko Prizel.

From 2nd July till 11th July (including) the ticket prices and expositions’ availability in the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre are changed.

“Basics”, an exhibition of contemporary ceramic art by 71 ceramic artists from the three Baltic States, will be opened at Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre on Friday 5 July. Under the framework of the exhibition, a conference on ceramic art will take place in the conference sector from noon sharp until 2 p.m.

At 4 p.m. on Friday 5 July, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will open its height-of-summer season with exhibitions by Latvian, Baltic and international artists. The opening ceremony will be preceded by a conference of Baltic ceramicists, scheduled to start at noon sharp.

Leaflets about the upcoming events held in Daugavpils from July to September 2019 are available at Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre. The leaflets are published in four languages – Latvian, Russian, English and Lithuanian. Leaflets include information about the exhibitions, culture and sports events as well as information about the city’s tourist attractions.

In 2019, a new track was opened in the adventure park – a net route. The net route offers an amazing new way of enjoying activities at the height of 7m, manoeuvring through the nets, jumping or relaxing. It is interesting for both children and adults.

Bicycle and e-scooter rental service is available for fans of the outdoor activities. Residents and guests of Daugavpils have a choice whether to ride around city for a few hours or to take a long trip even for a whole day.

By way of homage to Silva Linarte, brilliant artist and veteran art educator, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre launches a new symposium tradition – the international painting symposium “Silva Linarte” whose first iteration is scheduled for 25 June through 5 July.

From June 28, 2019 to June 30, 2019 the 2nd International Doll Festival will be held in Daugavpils. For the second time, Daugavpils Regional and Art Museum will receive in its premises artists, masters and fans of author dolls from all over the world.

В пятницу 7 июня, с 22:00 до 2:00 Даугавпилсский Арт-центр им. Марка Ротко уже в пятый раз организует Ночь искусств в пределах исторической Крепости.