Around 300,000 attended Riga's 825th anniversary celebrations

Riga City Council has released estimates of how many people took part in this year's celebrations marking the capital's founding. According to the council's External Communications Department, roughly 300,000 people attended events held for Riga's 825th anniversary.

The figure includes both Riga residents and visitors to the city who took part in the festivities. The exact number of attendees is not known, as the data are based on estimates made by the event organizers — a common practice for large public gatherings where precise counting is not feasible.

The city council's statement did not provide details on which specific events took place as part of the celebrations or how the attendance estimates were calculated. It is also not known how this year's turnout compares with previous years' anniversary celebrations.