Legends Night in Jelgava Municipality: Events at Nine Sites
On Saturday, 31 October, Jelgava Municipality's eight manors and the Eleja manor park will host Legends Night, organised by the Latvian Association of Castles and Manors, with tours, concerts and workshops.
On Saturday, 31 October, Legends Night will take place in Jelgava Municipality, Latvia. The event is organised by the Latvian Association of Castles and Manors and opens historic manors to visitors. The municipality says the programme will run at eight manors and in the Eleja manor park.
Abgunste, Blankenfelde and Bramberģe
At Abgunste manor, creative workshops will run from 5 pm to 11 pm, while at 6, 7, 8 and 9 pm the owners will talk about the manor's history and restoration. A kitchen will operate in the barn.
Blankenfelde manor will offer tours at 5 and 7 pm covering the manor's history, the era of Louis XVIII, and the role of light in manor life in the 18th and 19th centuries. At Bramberģe manor, the owners will lead tours of the building from 5 to 8 pm. In the exhibition hall of Eleja manor park, Antra Stafecka will perform at 8 pm.
Lielplatone and Lielvircava
At the Lielplatone manor house, the percussion ensemble “Perpetuum Ritmico” will play at 6 pm. An hour and a half later, “Dvoretsky Distillery” and the manor's blueberry liqueur “Kornēlija” will be unveiled, and at 10 pm the Miller–Balandin family will give the concert “Iepin dziesmu vainagā”. A café and a market of home producers will be open.
At Lielvircava manor, Tenis Dimants's meditative concert begins at 7 pm, followed by a fire show.
Staļģene, Vilce and Zaļenieki
Staļģene manor opens with a fire show at 6 pm. From 6:30 to 11 pm there will be an evening with the folklore group “Liepāre”, a candle workshop, making a yarn sun and tea. A “Pagrabu labumu” market will also operate.
At Vilce manor, candle-making and other creative activities will run from 6 to 9 pm in the manor house cellar, and musician Gatis Mūrnieks will perform at 9 pm.
At Zaļenieki manor, a restored parquet floor will be unveiled at 5 pm. The trio “Jumalī” performs at 6:30 pm, and creative activities with the Jelgava Municipality School of Music and Art start at 7:30 pm. Snacks, drinks and a castle tour will be available.
