The Riga City Council City Development Department has launched a design competition to create a modern and sustainable vision for the future development of Esplanāde Park while preserving its…
This year, Riga will be celebrating its 825th anniversary in style, and everyone is invited to attend the wide range of festive events taking place throughout August – neighbourhood celebrations,…
Riga residents and city guests are invited to the Midsummer celebrations from 23 June at 20.00 until 04.30 on 24 June at three venues: Grīziņkalns Park, Dzegužkalns, and the Mežaparks Green Theatre…
The Site Selectors Guild is pleased to announce its 2nd European Conference will be held in Riga, Latvia on 29 October 2026 at the Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel. This dynamic,…
This weekend, on Sunday, 31 May, the “Toyota” Riga Cycling Marathon will take place in Riga, so significant traffic restrictions are expected in the city. The restrictions will gradually take effect…
Jānis Lange, Executive Director of the Riga City Council, attended the three-day annual meeting of executive directors of European capitals in Cyprus. This year's theme was "Urban resilience" and 20…
With the start of the busy tourist season, characters from the animated film "Flow" are returning to the streets of Riga this week and will be placed in locations that Riga residents selected in a…
The Riga City Council and the Riga Investment and Tourism Agency (RITA) have agreed with tourism industry organisations and business representatives to increase the tourism tax in Riga. The new rate…
A total of 46,313 participants have registered for this year’s Rimi Riga Marathon distances, setting a new participant registration record and reaching a new milestone in international…
On 8 May, the Latvian Pavilion “The Untamed Assembly: behind the scenes of utopia” opens at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. The exhibition features a new work by the…
