Entertainment in Lithuania in 2026: Concerts, Shows, and Nights Out

Lithuania's entertainment culture is anchored by song and by a film tradition of unusual ambition. The Vilnius International Film Festival (Scanorama) and the Kaunas International Film Festival anchor the cinema calendar. The Klaipėda Jazz Festival and the Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival are well-regarded in the Baltic region. The Skamba Skamba Kankliai folk music festival in Vilnius's Gediminas Tower Square gathers folk ensembles from across the Baltic and Scandinavian traditions. The country's traditional music scene, rooted in the sutartinės polyphonic song tradition (a UNESCO Intangible Heritage specific to northeastern Lithuania and unlike any other European polyphonic form) and the kanklės zither instrument, produces cultural performance of genuine distinctiveness. The Song Festival, held every four years and gathering thousands of choral singers, is the central cultural entertainment event of the national calendar.