Cookies

Choose language:
  • English
  • Latviešu
Language
  • English
  • Latviešu
Accessibility
Press Enter or Space to show volume slider.
Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.
00:00/00:00

This website uses mandatory cookies to ensure website functionality. With your consent, additional statistical and social media cookies may be used on this site.

If you accept additional cookies, please select your choice:
Accept all
Reject
Customize selection
Statistical cookies (needed to improve the performance and services of the website)
Social media cookies (needed to share content on social networks)
Accept the selected cookies
Reject
Privacy policy
More detailed information about the cookies that are being used
CookieGroupDescriptionExpiration
allowCookiesNecessaryRegisters what cookies user has approved.1 year
SESS<ID>NecessaryNeeded only for content administrators to authenticate.1 hour
SESNecessarySession maintenance from a load sharing perspective.Session
TS01c44137NecessarySecurity policy session.Session
maintenance_messageNecessaryCookie needed for all users to not show messages after they have red and closed them.Session
auto_popup_showedNecessaryRegisters popup window display.Session
_gaStatistical cookies (needed to improve the performance and services of the website)Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.2 years
_gatStatistical cookies (needed to improve the performance and services of the website)Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.1 minute
_gidStatistical cookies (needed to improve the performance and services of the website)Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.24 hours
_ga_JTCP7J061XStatistical cookies (needed to improve the performance and services of the website)Registers a unique ID for new GA 4 that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.24 hours
uvcSocial media cookies (needed to share content on social networks)These cookies are for the purpose of sharing pages and content that interests you on our site through third party social networking or other websites.24 hours
__cfduidSocial media cookies (needed to share content on social networks)Cookie is needed for all users for sharing content.24 hours
Skip to page content
Rīgas valstspilsētas pašvaldība Rīgas valstspilsētas pašvaldība Rīgas valstspilsētas pašvaldība Rīgas valstspilsētas pašvaldība
Menu
Back
  • Municipality
    • Riga City Council
      • Council management
      • Meetings of Riga City Council
      • Riga City Council committees
      • Commissions
      • Riga City Council Factions
    • Local Government Administration
    • Riga Municipality Annual Report
    • Personal Data Protection Policy of Riga City Municipality
    • Whistleblowing
    • Projects
  • About the city
    • Support for Ukraine
    • About Riga
      • History of Riga
      • Riga in Numbers
      • The Symbols of Riga
      • City Hall
      • Town hall bells
      • View into The History of Municipalities
    • Riga in the world
    • Real Estate Tax
    • Emergency cases
    • Public order
    • Housing
      • Waste
        • Waste Sorting Guide
  • For guests
  • Current events
    • News
    • Event calendar
    • Photos and videos
  • Contact
    • Riga City Council management
    • Riga City Neighborhood Residents Centre
    • Investment and Tourism agency of Riga
  • Municipality
    • Riga City Council The city council is elected in equal, direct and proportional elections by secret ballot for a 4-year term.
        Council management
      • Meetings of Riga City Council The councillors of Riga City Council take their decisions at open meetings. The meetings may be attended by any of the city residents, journalists, and officials of the state administration and municipal institutions.
      • Riga City Council committees To provide for the operation of Riga City Council and to prepare the issues for decisions at Riga City Council sessions, Riga City Council establishes regular committees, the composition of which is determined by separate decisions of Riga City Council.
      • Commissions For the performance of specific municipal functions, the Riga City Council sets up commissions and working groups from among the Riga City councillors and residents of the municipality. The need to form such commissions and working groups is determined by specific laws, regulatory acts or by the Council’s decisions; specialists may be invited to work in…
      • Riga City Council Factions A faction may be formed from at least three councillors representing one political party or one list of candidates. Certain factions and/or councillors with no party affiliation may establish councillor blocs.
    • Local Government Administration Municipal administration consists of the central municipal administration, departments of the industries in the municipal competence and departments subordinate to municipal institutions, as well as municipal administration institutions with special status.
    • Riga Municipality Annual Report
    • Personal Data Protection Policy of Riga City Municipality Riga City Municipality must collect, process and use certain types of information about individuals and organizations, in order to perform its direct functions and services in the most effective way. Depending on the requested or provided service or the performed function, the processing of personal data may take place within the General Data Protection…
    • Whistleblowing Whistleblowing – an opportunity for everyone to promote the lawful, fair, open and transparent functioning of the institution through the right to express one’s opinion freely.
    • Projects
  • About the city
      Support for Ukraine
    • About Riga Riga, the capital of Latvia, was officially founded in 1201. Riga is divided into six administrative districts: Centra, Kurzeme, Ziemeļu, Latgale, Vidzeme and Zemgale districts.
      • History of Riga The Riga City history is more than eight hundred years long, and it has an abundance of dramatic events stored in countless volumes of works and monuments, legends, songs, memoirs and tales.
      • Riga in Numbers The Symbols of Riga
      • City Hall The first city council gathered for its meeting in 1226 and it is said that the meeting house was located in the area of Tirgoņu and Šķūņu streets.
      • Town hall bells
      • View into The History of Municipalities The local government of Riga – called town council, city council or otherwise – since the most ancient times has been a relatively independent institution with long-standing traditions, and a significant role in it always has been plaid by its leader. Over the centuries the local government of Riga has mostly been lead by strong personalities with strategic…
    • Riga in the world In order to create Riga as a place where one can enjoy living, working and relaxing, foreign experience offers a lot of help. Cooperation management and adoption of other cities’ experience is being organized and coordinated by the Foreign Affairs Office of the Riga City Council.
    • Real Estate Tax Emergency cases Public order
    • Housing
      • Waste
          Waste Sorting Guide
  • For guests
  • Current events
      News Event calendar Photos and videos
  • Contact
      Riga City Council management Riga City Neighborhood Residents Centre Investment and Tourism agency of Riga
Close
Search
Language
  • English
  • Latviešu
Accessibility

Accessible content

Easy read

Font size

Contrast

Other settings
Close settings
Close
1 / 2
Rīgas svētku logo "Priecīgu dzimšanas dienu, Rīga!"

Riga Festival 2020

Author:
Riga City Council
Published: 04.08.2020.

Share this page content!

Choose a social network where you want to share the content of this page.
FacebookX / TwitterLinkedinThreads