Courtyard of Crafts and Games | Skamba skamba kankliai

Creative traditional crafts workshops for children and adults

The Craft and Games Yard in Bernardinai Gardens will invite you to say goodbye to spring and step into summer with one foot in the international folklore festival ‘Skamba skamba kankliai’!

The goldsmiths will pull the most interesting tools and years of knowledge out of their endless chests, and the curious hands of the visitors, with the help of their teachers, will create unique creations: from felted toys to brass jewellery, from clay whistles to wooden spoons. What’s more, a variety of ethno-performances will spice up the creative works and keep you humming into the night.

“The Craft and Play Yard welcomes everyone who wants to have a look around, play together and learn something new, while the youngest participants are welcome to explore the world of crafts with adult supervision.

The International Folklore Festival “Skamba skamba kankliai” is one of the few festivals of authentic ethnic music in Europe that allows everyone to immerse themselves in the world of Lithuanian and foreign folklore. Every year the festival suggests various events, including captivating concerts of Lithuanian and foreign performers, massive singing evenings, night-time dances, a fair of folk artists and craftsmen and other activities. It will allow you to search for new and already traditional harmonies while joining the sound of the festival and this memorable Year of Lithuanian Folk Songs.

For more information, visit the festival’s official website (https://www.ssk.lt/en), or follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/skambakankliai) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ssk_festival/).

The organiser of the festival is Vilnius Ethnic Culture Centre.
The festival is funded by Vilnius City Municipality and the Lithuanian Council for Culture.