Old Town Market, Pils Street 14, Ventspils 

· Saturday, 5 February at 8.00-15.00 "Met Meteni Ventspils"
You can compete in a sledging tournament, snowball tug-of-war, sack-throwing competitions, mole chasing eating master classes and other interesting activities in the open-air area of the museum. There will also be a campfire to warm up, take a breather between activities and bake goodies to take away. Ina Celitāne and Liesma Lagzdiņa, the founders of the storytelling festival "Ziv zup", will reveal how to celebrate ancestral traditions with songs, stories and customs in a welcoming atmosphere. Entrance with museum tickets; the museum operates in "green" mode. Seaside Open-Air Museum, Riņķa Street 2, Ventspils 

· Monday, 7 February, at 19.00 "Jam with Ventspils Big Band No. 1 - Saxophones"
Special guests: saxophonists Gints Pabērzs, Kārlis Vanags, Dāvis Jurka and Māris Jēkabsons, pianists Anna Vibe-Gorkuša and Ritvars Garoza, trombonist Krists Daubaris, and vocalist Denisa Dārzniece. Ticket price: € 7.00, buy: Biļešu Paradīze. 

Concert Hall Latvija, Lielais laukums 1, Ventspils 

· Saturday, 12 February, at 17.00 theatre house "Jūras vārti" invites to a musical by Jānis Lūsēns and Kārlis Vērdiņš for the entire family "Star Child"
Ticket price € 15.00-22.00, iegāde: Biļešu Paradīze. 

Theatre house "Jūras vārti", Karlīnes Street 40, Ventspils 

·Sunday, 13 February, at 16.00 "Senior Big Band concert"
The concert programme "Love in a Major" will be complemented by solo performances of popular pieces such as "Balta saule", "Laternu stundā", "Mezrozīte", "Dziesma nenosalst", "The Girl From Ipanema" and others. Ticket price: € 2, buy: Biļešu Paradīze. 

Kultūras centrs, Kuldīgas Street 18, Ventspils   

·Friday, 18 February, at 19.00 concert of the band "Windy temper" at Kultūras centrs, Kuldīgas Street 18, Ventspils

·Sunday, 19 February, at 16.00 Paradox I Concert Performance
A concert performance for grand piano, dancing shoes, painting, typewriter and coffee cup. Ticket price: € 10.00-15.00, buy: Biļešu Paradīze. 

Concert Hall Latvija, Lielais laukums 1, Ventspils   

· Monday, 21 February, at 19.00 performance "The war has not started yet" in theatre house "Jūras vārti"
Directed by Lera Surkova, the exhibition is based on the play "TWHYS" by the well-known Russian playwright Mikhail Durnenkov. Ticket price €10.00, buy: Biļešu Paradīze. 

Theatre house Jūras vārti, Karlīnes Street 40, Ventspils 

·Wednesday, 23 February, at 19.00 performance "Garage" in theatre house Jūras vārti, Panna
In the new year, Pannas Teātris presents the premiere of the well-known and beloved actor Aināras Ančevskis. Ticket price: €15.00-20.00, buy: Biļešu Paradīze.

Theatre house Jūras vārti, Karlīnes Street 40, Ventspils 

Calendar of exhibitions

Theatre house Jūras vārti (Karlīnes Street 40, Ventspils):

Exhibition of paintings "It Happens Again" by Alvīne Bautra until 20.02. The compositions of the paintings embody a sense of slow motion, thus pointing to the inevitability of ever-changing viewpoints and eternal change. 

(The exhibition is open on business days from Monday to Friday at 09.00-17.00).   

Ventspils Museum, Livonian Order Castle (Jāņa Street 17, Ventspils):
The Ventspils Museum offers an exhibition "Vasarnīcu iela" (Street of Summer Houses) - a story about buildings, lifestyles, families, people and their fates, which is open to the public in the Castle Exhibition Hall. The exhibition features mostly the objects from the Ventspils Museum collection, costumes from the collections of I. Sarma, photographs from the archives of M. Cara and the Mikutovičs family, and bicycles from the collection of G. Brūna.

Until 06.02. Sarmīte Caune's anniversary exhibition Baltā nakts (White Night), the artist has exhibited twenty paintings in the palace galleries that seem to reflect light.

Until 30.03. The exhibition Cabinets of Curiosities. Passion in Europe in 16th-21st Century created by the French curator Gilles Bonnevialle in collaboration with the Latvian cultural association VIA ARS, Latvian museums, the National Library of Latvia, the Academic and University Libraries of the University of Latvia, the Latvian State Historical Archive tells the history of the formation of collections of natural or artistic objects (the collection contains more than 700 objects). 

(You can view the exhibitions from Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 18.00). 

House of Crafts (Skolas Street 3, Ventspils):
The exhibition Ceļojums zeķēs (Journey in Socks) can be viewed until 11.02. An exciting journey into the world of handicraft. (You can view the exhibitions from Tuesday to Friday from 10.00 to 17.00, on Saturday from 10.00 to 15.00).   

Ventspils Creative Centre (Maiznieku Street 11, Ventspils):
The exhibition of the Tourism Information Centre Ventspils 2021 Photo Contest is open to all interested visitors until 11.02. 

(You can view the exhibition from Monday to Friday from 09.00 to 21.00; on Saturday and Sunday from 09.00 to 18.00). 

Ventspils Main Library (Akmeņu Street 2, Ventspils)

The exhibition "there and here | där orch här" dedicated to the poet Juris Kronbergs (1946- 2020) can be viewed until 06.02. 

The photo exhibition Neighbourland Latvia by Finnish photographer Seppo Hovila and Latvian literature translator Mirja Hovila can be viewed until 13.02. The exhibition shows what has influenced Mirja and Seppo in Latvia during the 31 years they have been visiting Latvia on a regular basis, and various things and events that are common or different between our two nations. 

The following book and literature exhibitions can also be viewed:

Until 28.02. Book exhibition "Procurement of valuable books for public libraries 2021"; Until 14.02. Literature exhibition "With a smile - humour and anecdotes in literature"; 

Until 31.03. Literature exhibition "Together with "Literatūre";

Until 27.02. Literature exhibition "St Valentine's Day - All Lovers' Day"; Until 13.02. Literature exhibition "Honouring February's anniversary celebrants"; 

Until 13.02. Literature exhibition "70th anniversary of our poet Māra Zālīte"; 

Until 27.02. Literature exhibition "February - month of candles and love" 

Until 06.02. Literature exhibition dedicated to Fricis Dziesma "Fricis Dziesma - The Poet of Livland". 

(You can view the exhibitions from Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 18.00).   

Ventspils Children's Library (Akmeņu Street 2, Ventspils)

Book and literature exhibitions: Until 13.02. Literature exhibition dedicated to Margarita Stāraste "Every Fairy Tale like a Wonderful Pearl". Until 13.02. Literature exhibition dedicated to candles:  "Magical light bearer - candle". 14.02 -27.02.  Literature exhibition dedicated to the creative work by Herberts Dorbe "My friends and I". 14.02 -27.02.  Literature exhibition dedicated to translations of the Estonian children's books into Latvian: "Estonian writers to Latvian children and youth". 

(You can view the exhibitions from Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 18.00).   

Pārventa Library (Tārgales Street 4, Ventspils)

Until 28.02. Exhibition of works by Ventspils informal painting studio "Konsuelo". 

The following book and literature exhibitions can also be viewed: Until 06.02. Book exhibition: "Winter fun: things to do in winter"; 

Until 06.02. Exhibition of recent books; 

Until 06.02. Exhibition "We will not forget..." dedicated to the anniversary of the January 1991 barricades. 

(You can view the exhibitions from Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 18.00).    

University Library (Inženieru Street 101, Ventspils)

Until 04.02. A glimpse into the world of cinema with Dita Rietumu and Normunds Naumanis. Book exhibitions "55th anniversary of film critic Dita Rietuma" and "60th anniversary of theatre scholar, film critic Normunds Naumanis";     

Until 18.02. Book exhibition "85th anniversary of the poet Vitauts Ļūdēns"; 

Until 18.02. Book exhibition "Procurement of valuable books for public libraries". 

(You can view the exhibitions from Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 18.00).   

Music Library (Lielais laukums 1, Ventspils)

Until 28.02.  exhibition "Opera Cinderella at the Latvian National Opera. Gioachino Rossini - 230". 

(You can view the exhibitions from Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 18.00).