International Contemporary Music Festival GAIDA

Award-winner of the prestigious European title “EFFE Laureate” (which is granted only to the best European festivals) the GAIDA festival is the main and largest forum for contemporary music in Lithuania and the Baltic States. The festival, which has been held annually in Vilnius since 1991, is recognized as one of the most prominent music events in Europe and probably the most important festival presenting contemporary music in this part of the world.

The events of the GAIDA festival are always associated with the highest artistic quality and innovations. A distinctive feature of the GAIDA festival is its openness to music of all traditions and all geographical latitudes. The festival presents the most relevant creative processes and the latest musical trends in Lithuania, Europe and the world. The world’s most famous performers and creators are invited to the festival, and the most successful works of our time are performed here.

The GAIDA festival is particularly appreciated for the fact that it is not limited to one or another direction of contemporary music – it features symphonic and chamber music, as well as alternative, electronic, club, experimental music, music theater productions, multimedia projects, etc. The GAIDA festival attracts great interest from the audience every year, the festival concerts are marked by full halls, the festival events take place in the main concert halls of Vilnius: the National Philharmonic, the Concert Hall of the Lithuanian State Opera and Ballet, St. Catherine’s Church, the National Drama Theater, etc.