Upcoming Events
Chicago: Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival of North America
The Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival of North America will take place in Chicago from July 10-12. This festival has taken place approximately every 4 years since 1957 and usually features over 1,000 dancers. Over the course of this weekend, the Lithuanian diaspora will gather for not only dancing, but fairs and cultural exhibitions, tours, a gala, and other activities.
Learn more at https://www.sokiusvente.org/ (Lithuanian) or https://www.sokiusvente.org/en/ (English)
Ukrainian Independence Celebration: 35 years!
This special picnic is a time to unite, celebrate and honor the unwavering strength and courage of the Ukrainian people and Ukrainian soldiers who are fighting for the Freedom of Ukraine. Your presence and support will mean a lot to all Ukrainian people.
Let’s celebrate together and show our unity in support of Ukraine.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Baltic Way Celebration 2026
Join the Lithuanian, Estonian, and Latvian community of Connecticut as we celebrate the 37th anniversary of the Baltic Way.
Estonian Celebration 75+1
Promoting the Connecticut Estonian Society’s Estonia 75+1 Celebration! Don´t miss out on this fun night of dancing, good company and good fun! From all of us at EANC: Happy anniversary, Connecticut Estonian Society!
Visit by Hon. Ambassador Gediminas Varvuolis to Connecticut
The Hon. Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States, Gediminas Varvuolis, is visiting Connecticut on February 8, 2026
“Reflections at the Four-Year Mark of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine,” a talk by Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the United States, Gediminas Varvuolis
On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the United States, Gediminas Varvuolis will offer an inside view on Lithuania’s unwavering support for Ukraine and what it will take to achieve a durable peace in the region.
Hosted by the Windham World Affairs Council at Saxton Distillery in Brattleboro, VT
Escaping with Čiurlionis Symposium
Location: Yale University (Humanities Quadrangle, Room 136) 320 York Street, New Haven, CT 06511
The Yale Baltic Studies Program invites you to the Yale campus to celebrate with us M. K. Čiurlionis’s 150th anniversary and to explore the work of this complex early twentieth-century Baltic artist in this full day symposium. This event is in person, with some sessions available on Zoom.
Lithuanian Accordion Concert
Experience Lithuanian accordion music live in concert at the Holy Trinity Church on Saturday, October 25th at 5pm.
Visiting Priest: Monsignor Vytautas Grigaravičius
We are pleased to welcome Monsignor Vytautas Grigaravičius to the Holy Trinity Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church in Hartford, where he will be presiding over mass (in Lithuanian and English) on September 20th and 21st. This will be a special event dedicated to Lithuanian immigrants and the diaspora. Stay tuned for more information about his visit, and learn more at https://www.holytrinityhartford.org.
Baltic Way Commemoration
Join us at Elizabeth Park (next to the Pond Cafe) in Hartford, CT for an afternoon of celebrations to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the Baltic Way.
Taking place on August 23, 1989, the Baltic Way was a massively successful peaceful protest and is known as the longest “human chain” in history. Two million people held hands across Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia to protest Soviet occupation. Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union less than seven months later, with Latvia and Estonia doing the same shortly thereafter.