Annual Events
Kaunas is best known for the Kaunas Jazz Festival, International Operetta Festival, Photo Art Festival "Kaunas photo" or Pažaislis music festival, which usually run from early June until late August each year. The open-air concerts of the historical 49-bell Carillon of Kaunas are held on weekends. Probably the longest established festival is the International Modern Dance Festival, which first ran in 1989.
- Kaziukas Fair Kaunas fork (beginning of March)
- International open-air "Kaunas Jazz Festival" (April–May)
- Day of Kaunas city (middle of May)
- Pažaislis music festival (June–August)
- Traditional folk music competition "Play, Jurgelis" (November)
- Christmas tree lighting (end of November)
- International Hanseatic Days (end of August)
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