On 17 May this year, the Rimi Riga Marathon is set to welcome not only a record number of participants – at least 40,000 runners from all over the world – but also the strongest ever elite team in…
Last week, five teams of Riga secondary school students travelled to London to take part in a mentoring activity at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) headquarters as part of…
From 14 to 16 April, Viesturs Kleinbergs, the Chairman of Riga City Council, will pay a working visit to Hamburg, Luebeck and Rostock to participate in the German-Latvian Port Days, high-level…
Today, April 13, a new gastronomic event begins in Riga – the “Riga Taste Festival”, expanding the beloved Restaurant Week concept by including the city’s finest pastry shops for the first time. This…
The Rimi Riga Marathon, which is expected to attract a record-breaking 40,000+ runners from over 110 countries to the streets of Riga on 16-17 May 2026, today officially announced its ambition to…
A gastronomic event, “Riga Taste Festival,” will take place in Riga as an expanded version of the popular Restaurant Week. This year, visitors will be able to enjoy not only outstanding restaurant…
From 9 to 13 March, the world’s premier real estate and urban development forum, MIPIM 2026, took place in Cannes, France, providing access to global capital, discussions, seminars, and worldwide…
On Tuesday, 17 March, at a solemn award ceremony in Brussels, Riga received the highest recognition from the European Commission for its activities during the European Mobility Week last year. The…
On 24 February, the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine will be commemorated in the capital and throughout Latvia. Riga will host the "Together to Victory!" campaign, as well as the opening of…
This week, on 17 and 18 February, a team of European experts from Esri, the world’s leading Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software developer, paid a two-day visit to Riga. The aim of the visit…
