Ķemeri Festival Offers Creative Activities and Augmented Reality Exhibition

The historic Ķemeri resort park in Jūrmala will be the venue for the Ķemeri Festival on Saturday, July 18, with activities running throughout the day. Visitors can enjoy a variety of events, from a local craft market to an augmented reality exhibition.

From 12:00 to 19:00, a market will be open featuring handmade items from local artisans – wood, metal, ceramics, textiles – as well as produce such as fruits, berries, vegetables, honey, pastries, meat, and fish products.

Families with children are invited to join creative workshops and a foam party from 13:00 to 18:00, along with pony rides. The park's alleys will host the augmented reality exhibition “A Walk Through Beautiful Jūrmala.”

Free guided tours of the historic park will start at 14:00 and 16:00 at the Ķemeri water tower; advance registration is required. At the Imants Ziedonis Ķemeri Library, a book exchange point will operate from 13:00 to 16:00, and an escape game will be available in the reading room.

On Love Island, a love letter workshop will open at 13:00, accompanied by music from singer-songwriters Raimonds Vazdiks, Ilze Grunte, Varis Vētra, Kārlis Kazāks, Goran Gora, Adrians Kukuvass, and Adrija Silva Kukuvasa.

The musical program near the water tower features “Sunny Groove Dixie” (13:00, 15:00, 17:00), duet “Sax Bomb Duo” (14:00, 16:00), and “Midnight Five” (18:00). At 19:30, the band “Lādezers” will perform, followed by a dance party with “Džentelmeņu špagats” from 21:00 to 1:00.