Events
Rusnė Festival 2025
On August 1–2, 2025, the now traditional “Rusnė Festival” will take place on Rusnė Island.
August 1 (Friday)
Main festival stage
18:00 – Lithuanian folk song medley with amateur groups from the Šilutė district and city, individual musicians, singers, folklore ensembles. The concert is dedicated to the Year of Lithuanian Folk Songs. We invite everyone who enjoys Lithuanian folk songs to participate and sing.
19:00–23:00 – Open mic zone on the small festival stage (anyone wishing to perform may do so. The stage will have drums, a piano, a bass guitar, an acoustic guitar, a USB-compatible computer, and microphones).
20:00–24:00 – DJ zone.
18:45 – Goda Džalagonija.
18:55 – Performance by the youth camp “Rusnė Rock”.
19:15 – Performance by singer Jolanta Kriaučiūnienė.
19:30 – Project concert inspired by BETH HART.
20:15 – Performance by ARIJAM.
20:30 – Performance by Goda Džalagonija.
20:45 – Concert by performers STANO and ZVONKUS.
22:00 – Live concert by performer BALTASIS KIRAS and the rhythm group from the capital of Little Lithuania – Šilutė.
23:00 – Group VYŠNIOS.
23:45 – THE END… we invite you to the small festival stage for an acoustic evening with guitar.
Program and performance times may be subject to slight changes.
From 18:00 to 24:00 a separate DJ stage.
From 23:00 LASER PROJECTIONS.
Open mic zone on the small festival stage (musical and vocal performances are welcome).
August 2 (Saturday)
Main Stage
13:00 – Live music competition-concert for youth bands and solo vocalists to win the late Šilutė music teacher Bronislas Bučius Cup and a cash prize of 300 euros.
15:00 – Guitarist project-concert “With a Guitar in Rusnė”.
14:00–22:00 – Open mic zone on the small festival stage (anyone can perform, the stage will be sound-equipped).
17:00–24:00 – DJ zone.
15:30 – Continuation of the youth bands and performers competition on the main stage.
16:00 – Performance by AKVILĖ.
16:20 – Youth music groups and performers competition.
17:30 – Awards for youth music groups and performers.
18:20 – Concert by the PAMARIO TALENTAI competition laureates accompanied by the rhythm group from the capital of Little Lithuania – Šilutė.
20:30 – Concert by singer Paulina Paukštaitytė.
21:30 – Concert by the group “Black biceps”.
22:30 – Concert by performer Vidas Bareikis.
23:50 – Acoustic music night with guitar on the small festival stage.
From 18:00 to 24:00 a separate DJ stage.
Open mic zone on the small festival stage (musical and vocal performances are welcome).