The Nationwide Latvian Song and  Dance Festival celebrated its 150th year of the Song Festival tradition, and took  place in Riga from the 30th June to the 9th July, 2023.

During the week of the Festival, 40,000 participants from 43 Latvian administrative regions, as well as other countries where Latvians maintain and develop the Song and Dance Festival tradition, came to Riga.

Over ten days, they took plart in more than 60 events: choir, dance, wind band, kokle, folk music, vocal ensemble, folklore and other concerts; a Latvian folk costume exhibition; a folk craft art exhibition; and amateur theatre productions. Half a million visitors were able to see the events in person.