On 4 December, at the beginning of the Advent season, a Christmas tree decorating event took place in front of the Riga Congress House, where Riga Mayor ViestursKleinbergs and foreign ambassadors…
Riga has achieved its highest position to date in one of Europe’s most influential winter tourism rankings — European Best Christmas Markets 2025–2026, securing 3rd place and strengthening its status…
This autumn’s Riga Restaurant Week has become one of the most successful editions to date, with attendance and feedback from both participating restaurants and their guests reaching a new record of…
To learn about the experience of the Helsinki municipality in providing opportunities for high school-age youth to train at a high level in basketball to strive for becoming national team players,…
Jānis Lange, Executive Director of the City of Riga, is elected Regional Vice President of the International City and County Management Association (ICMA). This makes him one of the 21 members of the…
From October 1 to 3, Riga will host an international seminar bringing together more than 40 urban planners and architects from different European countries to develop development proposals for the…
From 24 to 26 September, an international forum is taking place in Riga, bringing together representatives from national and local government, researchers and technology experts from across Europe to…
On September 25 and 26, the Association of Business Services Leaders (ABSL) forum “Create and Secure the Future – Now!” will take place in Riga, at “Hanzas Perons”, Hanzas Street 16A. The significant…
For the first time, European Mobility Week hosted the international "Walk for your City" challenge, where residents from almost 500 European cities competed for the title of the most active walking…
The mayors of Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius have sent a joint letter to Google's management this week calling for the current cycling infrastructure in the Baltic capitals to be reflected in Google Maps…
