Additional public transport trips will be organised during the XIII Latvian School Youth Song and Dance Festival
To facilitate access to the venues of the XIII Latvian School Youth Song and Dance Festival and to ensure convenient travel in Riga during the Festival, Rīgas satiksme will organise additional public transport trips to and from the major event venues. The additional trips will be provided according to the timing of the events, taking into account the planned number of participants and visitors on each day.
Daugava Stadium
From 8 to 10 July, additional trolleybus route 5 trips to Daugava Stadium will be organised every morning for the start of rehearsals. After the rehearsals, there will also be additional trolleybus route 5 trips and, if necessary, on other routes that stop at the Daugava Stadium stop on A. Deglava iela.
Before and after the Daugava Stadium dress rehearsal and concerts (11 and 12 July), additional trolleybus route 5, 11 and 22 trips, as well as bus route 3, 6 and 52 trips will be organised. Please plan your arrival at the venue well in advance and in particular choose the trolleybus route 11, where the service will be significantly improved. This route will replace the special trolleybus route that was organised to Pērnavas iela in previous years. Trolleybus route 11 will also run on Saturday, 12 July.
Mežaparks Great Bandstand
From 9 to 11 July, special trolleybus route 3 trips will be organised to Mežaparks every morning for the start of rehearsals, and in the evening after the end of rehearsals – additional services from the Mežaparks final stop (at Gatartas iela). On rehearsal days, there will also be extra trips on tram route 11 and bus route 48.
Before and after the Mežaparks dress rehearsal and closing concert (12 and 13 July), additional trips will be organised on tram route 11, trolleybus route 3 and bus routes 9, 48.
During the festive procession
Due to the large number of participants and the interest of visitors in attending the procession, on the morning of 13 July there will be additional trips on several routes from 7.00 from the major neighbourhoods of Riga. Special bus route 24 trips will also be organised from the city centre to the Ostas prospekts bus stop to improve access from the Skanstes iela neighbourhood to the Mežaparks Great Bandstand after the procession. At the start of the procession, public transport trips that cross the route of the procession will be subject to changes.
Public transport will be running on main routes to the city's major neighbourhoods from Saturday to Sunday and from Sunday to Monday until 1.00, making it easier to get home after the closing concert. There will also be night transport after the closing concert, from Sunday to Monday, 13 to 14 July.
Changes to the working hours of the information line 20361862:
- 8 to 11 July – 7.30 to 23.00
- 12 July – 9.00 to 1.30
- 13 July – 7.00 to 1.30
For passengers!
From 8 to 13 July, due to the additional services for the School Youth Song and Dance Festival, several public transport trips to and from parks/depots will be cancelled as vehicles will be diverted to transport participants and event visitors.
Passengers are invited to follow the latest information on Rīgas satiksme website and social media accounts. Detailed information about additional trips for each day will be published separately!
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