Festivity "Siauliai Days - 2004"

This year the city of Siauliai celebrates the 768 city's anniversary. Indeed, the city does not get along in years but the city is growing rapidly. It is gratifying that the City of Siauliai becomes more dynamic city with much potential to grow and to develop science, business and any other form of creativity.

The festivity "Siauliai Days - 2004" started on the 9 th of September with the fifth international theatre festival that has got another shape. The former children and youth theatre event this year has transformed into the theatre festival -seminar. The organizers developed a fresh idea to combine the children performances with adults staged performances. An excellent basis was created for the actors to exchange experience and best practice. The students of Siauliai University performed three days on different stages in the city center. Four university choirs performed conjoint pieces already rehearsed in summer for the Baltic States Students Festival "Gaudeamus". It was followed by the concert of the students folk group "Saule " and the group "Sound Makers".

The main accent of the festivity was the marching parade comprising of schoolchildren, students, people from various organizations and art groups and the so called The Sun Train full of children. Each carriage diverged in originality and flamboyance. The award for the most colorful carriage was established by the organizers thus, everyone were keen on creating extremely gorgeous carriage. The parade ended with the hundreds of balloons rising to the sky. Hoist of the Siauliai flag declared the opening of the festivity "Siauliai Days -2004".

During two days of festivity the citizens and the guests could buy a lot of gifts and souvenirs at the folk art fair and as well to attend many art, photo exhibitions and concerts dedicated to the Siauliai Birthday.

The spectacular concert "Love Beginning of the Sky" crowned the festivity. The citizens could admire an impressive music, light and fire show that ended with the fireworks.

The city was extremely attractive by the fancy scenery for two days. Everyone could feel the celebratory mood of the city birthday that gives an impetus and initiatives to create a distinctive city where it is comfortable to live and to meet new challenges.