From September 21 to October 21, 2025, the Lithuanian capital will host the Vilnius Shalom Festival. The month-long Jewish music and culture festival will bring together the unique Shofar March (unprecedented in the region), educational activities and high-level classical jazz, and klezmer music concerts. The festival will feature the Be’er Sheva Municipal Concert Band, the State Choir Vilnius, the St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra and renowned performers from Lithuania, Israel, Germany, Ukraine and the USA.
We believe these events will gather lovers of Jewish culture and music from across Lithuania and abroad in Vilnius, often called the Jerusalem of the North.
Thanks to our sponsors and partners, all festival events are free of charge. Advance registration required here: www.shalom.lt
Program:
Sunday, September 21
3:00 Shofar March, Three Crosses Hill, Arsenalo street, Cathedral Square, Pilies street, Didžioji street, Vilnius Town Hall Square https://www.shalom.lt/events/sofaru-marsas-2025
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6:00 Vilnius Shalom Festival Opening Concert, Vilnius Town Hall Square
Rakija Klezmer Band, Vilnius Shalom Band\
https://www.shalom.lt/events/vilnius-shalom-festival-atidarymo-koncertas
Tuesday, September 23
6:00 Concert dedicated to Lithuanian Jewish Genocide Day, Vilna Gaon Jewish History Museum (Naugarduko street no. 10/2, Vilnius)
Lee Kesselman, composer
Rafailas Karpis, tenor
Dainius Peseckas, violin
Vincenzo de Martino, piano
Tadas Daujotas, shofar
State Choir Vilnius, artistic director and chief conductor Artūras Dambrauskas
https://www.shalom.lt/events/lietuvos-zydu-genocido-dienai-skirtas-koncertas-vilnius-shalom-festival-2025
Monday , September 29
6:00 Concert dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the Jewish Research Institute YIVO, Vilnius Jewish Public Library (Gedimino prospect no. 24, Vilnius)
Joris Rubinovas, bass
Paulius Berūkštis, piano, flute
https://www.shalom.lt/events/zydu-moksliniu-tyrimu-instituto-yivo-100-meciui-skirtas-koncertas-vilnius-shalom-festival-2025
More events in October to be announced later.