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Riga

Riga is the financial, creative, and cultural centre of Latvia. It is the capital and the largest city in Latvia, it is also the second largest city in the Baltic States after the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. Wikivoyage

Population 588,911 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Latvia

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Latvia

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. International Baltic Ballet Festival

    April

    Official site

  2. Count of May

    May

    Medieval festival. Takes place annually in mid-May

    Official site

  3. Lattelecom Marathon

    May

    The biggest sport marathon held since 2007 in Latvia

    Official site

  4. Latviabeerfest

    May

    Takes place annually at the end of May. The largest international beer festival in the Baltics

    Official site

  5. Jāņi

    June

    On June 24, Latvians celebrate the summer solstice with the midsummer festival called Jāņi. Before the celebration, flea markets are held in many places

  6. Riga Rhythms Festival

    June – July

    Official site

  7. Latvian Song and Dance Festival

    July

    One of the key cultural events in Latvia, which started in 1873 as a singing festival. This festival has become an important facet of Latvian culture and has been held 25 times since then.

    Official site

  8. Playground

    July

    Youth sport festival that encourages and enables every visitor to try to explore inspiring sports and culture on water, land and air (e.g. longboarding, SUP, wakeboarding, hydro-cycles, mountain bikes, slack line)

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Riga); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Fish Pavilion

    Zivju paviljons

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 08:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: 08:00–18:00

    08:00–18:00

    760 m from the centre

  • Vegetable Pavilion

    Sakņu paviljons

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 08:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: 08:00–18:00

    08:00–18:00

    770 m from the centre

  • Gastronomical Pavilion

    Gastronomijas paviljons

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 07:30–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 07:30–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 07:30–18:00
    4. Thursday: 07:30–18:00
    5. Friday: 07:30–18:00
    6. Saturday: 07:30–18:00
    7. Sunday: 07:30–17:00
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    07:30–18:00
    Tuesday
    07:30–18:00
    Wednesday
    07:30–18:00
    Thursday
    07:30–18:00
    Friday
    07:30–18:00
    Saturday
    07:30–18:00
    Sunday
    07:30–17:00
    780 m from the centre

  • Milk Pavilion

    Piena paviljons

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 07:30–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 07:30–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 07:30–18:00
    4. Thursday: 07:30–18:00
    5. Friday: 07:30–18:00
    6. Saturday: 07:30–18:00
    7. Sunday: 07:30–17:00
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    07:30–18:00
    Tuesday
    07:30–18:00
    Wednesday
    07:30–18:00
    Thursday
    07:30–18:00
    Friday
    07:30–18:00
    Saturday
    07:30–18:00
    Sunday
    07:30–17:00
    790 m from the centre

  • Olas

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 07:30–16:30
    3. Wednesday: 07:30–16:30
    4. Thursday: 07:30–16:30
    5. Friday: 07:30–16:30
    6. Saturday: 07:30–16:30
    7. Sunday: closed

    07:30–16:30

    800 m from the centre

  • Latgale

    1. Monday: 08:00–16:00
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–16:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–16:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–16:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–16:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–16:00
    7. Sunday: 08:00–16:00

    08:00–16:00

    1.5 km from the centre

  • Vidzemes tirgus

    1. Monday: 07:00–19:00
    2. Tuesday: 07:00–19:00
    3. Wednesday: 07:00–20:00
    4. Thursday: 07:00–19:00
    5. Friday: 07:00–19:00
    6. Saturday: 07:00–19:00
    7. Sunday: 07:00–17:00
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    07:00–19:00
    Tuesday
    07:00–19:00
    Wednesday
    07:00–20:00
    Thursday
    07:00–19:00
    Friday
    07:00–19:00
    Saturday
    07:00–19:00
    Sunday
    07:00–17:00
    1.9 km from the centre

  • Central Market

    Centrāltirgus

    No hours mapped

    830 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Riga Central 1.0 km, Torņakalns 2.1 km, Vagonu parks 3.0 km, Bieriņi/Bērnu slimnīca 3.3 km, Zasulauks 3.4 km, Iļģuciema Kravas stacija 3.4 km, Zemitāni 3.5 km, Iļģuciems 3.9 km, Brasa 4.0 km, Depo 4.1 km, Lāčupe 4.3 km, Biznesa augstskola "Turība" 4.6 km, Zolitūde 5.1 km, Čiekurkalns 5.1 km, Sarkandaugava 5.2 km, Jāņavārti 5.9 km

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