What’s on in Trakai on the upcoming weekends?

On 23rd of February – entrance to Trakai Island Castle, Trakai Peninsula Castle and Museum of the Karaim nation is free of charge.

Every last Sunday of the month, the Ministry of Culture gives everyone the opportunity to visit the museum expositions free of charge!

Visitors get acquainted with the unique history of Trakai, its castles and Trakai region. Additional 16 exhibition halls are located in another section of the fortress, in the so-called casemates – fortifications that protect against shells. In the halls of the former casemates, you can see numerous objects of applied art – smoking pipes, clocks, furniture, china sets, sets of glass and bone products. There are also an abundance of coins, medals, old maps, hunting trophies, household utensils, knightly armor and weapons, valuable paintings.

Don’t miss opportunity to visit Trakai Island Castle on Sunday free of charge from 10 a.m. up to 6 p.m.

It should be noted that it’s possible to visit Trakai Peninsula Castle (Kęstučio str. 4) and Museum of the Karaim nation (Karaimų str. 22) on Sunday free of charge as well. Not everyone knows that Trakai is not only home to the magnificent Trakai Castle, known by its locals as Trakai Castle. The reconstructed Peninsula Castle can already be seen here. There is an archaeological exhibit, a ceramics workshop, and a book house which tells the story of the origins of the book. Museum is open from 10 a.m. up to 6 p.m.

On 28th of February from 1.30 p.m. – Carnival in Užutrakis! (Europe Hall, Užtrakio str. 1, Trakai)

Carnival or Mardi Gras, also known as “Užgavėnės,” is an ancient Lithuanian festival that takes place during the seventh week before Easter. It’s a day of laughter and pranks focusing on the rites and spells that drive out winter demons, awakening a frozen land from a deep sleep and giving it the power of fertility.
You will have the opportunity to meet naughty devils, old witches, dancing goats, mighty bears, cheerful wedding guests, fat matchmakers…

On 1st of March from 11 a.m. – Ice Swimming in front of the Trakai Island Castle.

Are you ready for the most extreme competition? Each year in end of February or in the beginning of March a 25-metre lane is cut open on the frozen Galvės lake. Whether you think ice swimmers are crazy or not, the cold weather pastime is definitely here to stay. Would you give ice swimming a try?

On 1st of March from 2 p.m. – Carnival in Trakai! (Karaimų str. 1A)

The fight between Winter and Spring or no way out without pancakes! Žiema, žiema, bėk iš kiemo! (winter, winter, run out of the yard!). Tired of cold and darkness, say the people in disguise and everyone who gathered to celebrate the end of winter in Trakai. The festival is full of not only creative solutions but also folk humor. The main highlights of the festival are the fight between Porky (Lašininis) and Hempen (Kanapinis) man, the burning of Morė, masks and pancakes.