Traditional St. Bartholomew’s Fair certificated as Lithuanian national heritage is revived for the 8th time with a great event reconstructing crafts, arts and guild traditions of the Late Medieval Ages and the Renaissance.

The Fair will be held at Vilnius Town Hall square on the 23^rd–24^th of August, 2018. The Fair has been known for the citizens of Vilnius since 17^th century after being mentioned for the first time in 1664 in the first Statute of Vilnius potter’s guild.

St. Bartholomew’s Fair lasts for 2 days. It opens with a solemn parade with the flags of the Vilnius craftsmen guilds (The Gates of Dawn, Vokiečių str., Dominikonų str., Šv. Jono str., Pilies str., Didžioji str., Town Hall Square). During this event citizens and guests of Vilnius get the exceptional chance to get acquainted with crafts, see the warfare and noblemen’s fights of 17^th century, see demonstration of production processes, be in craftsmen’ shoes by throwing, spinning, weaving, forging coins, admire costumes, dance and listen to the music of the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, listen to the lectures about food, executioners and history of crafts, and purchase items reconstructed by professional craftsmen according to the originals of 15^th–17^th century.

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