Days of Kaunas City ( lt, Kauno miesto dienos) is an annual series of cultural events to celebrate the anniversary of
Kaunas,
Lithuania. The festivities mark May 20, 1463, when Grand Duke
Casimir IV Jagiellon
Casimir IV (in full Casimir IV Andrew Jagiellon; pl, Kazimierz IV Andrzej Jagiellończyk ; Lithuanian: ; 30 November 1427 – 7 June 1492) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447, until his death. He was one of the m ...
renewed and expanded the privileges of the city in 1463. The oldest original
privilege is kept in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
archives and its copy is kept in the
Town Hall of Kaunas. The main events of the festival, including folk art fairs and concerts, take place in the streets and squares of the Old Town of Kaunas at the end of May.
External links
Official website of Kaunas municipalityOfficial website of Kaunas City days in 2009
Cultural festivals in Lithuania
Events in Kaunas
Culture in Kaunas
Annual events in Lithuania
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