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Vilnius sports festival invites the city to put sport first

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Vilnius will host a free sports festival from Sept. 4 to 6 at Lukiลกkฤ—s Square and the White Bridge sports grounds.
  • More than 70 clubs and organizations will offer over 100 activities, including tournaments, open training sessions, sports trials and extreme-sports competitions.
  • The program will include functional fitness, basketball, beach volleyball, skateboarding, music and mass kayaking on the Neris River.

For three days, Vilnius will turn sport into a citywide invitation to watch, try and experience. The Vilnius Sports Festival, organized by Active Vilnius as part of the Vilnius Days program, will take place from Sept. 4 to 6 at Lukiลกkฤ—s Square and the White Bridge sports grounds.

More than 70 sports clubs and organizations will present over 100 activities. Visitors can join open training sessions, free lessons and introductory trials, or watch championships, tournaments and extreme-sports contests. Club performances, dance and music will add to the program, including a performance by Monika Linkytฤ—.

Lukiลกkฤ—s Square will host the Lithuanian Functional Fitness Team Championship, the IRONVYTAS Bench Press competition, the HYROX Baltics and Amber CrossFit challenge, rhythmic gymnastics, sports-club displays and mass workouts. At the White Bridge grounds, visitors can take part in 3x3 basketball and beach volleyball tournaments, open sessions and free skateboarding lessons.

The venue will also host WHITE BRIDGE GAMES 2026, described as one of Lithuaniaโ€™s biggest extreme-sports competitions of the year. Skateboarders, rollerbladers, scooter riders and BMX cyclists will compete there on Saturday.

The festival is designed for professional and amateur athletes, families, young people, sports fans and anyone looking for an active weekend. The Neris River will join the two main sites this year, with a mass kayaking event linking the festivalโ€™s locations. Admission is free and open to everyone.

Sport is the only thing on my mind!

· Festival sloganThe slogan frames the three-day event and its invitation to immerse yourself in sport.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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