2nd July was a lively day in Naukšēni – joint celebration with the neighbouring Helme municipality brought various interesting attractions into the local daily life.
The program of the celebration was made really diverse and attractive for different community groups. The day involved fishing competition (followed by boiling of fish soup for participants), car show, felt workshops, live performances of amateur groups from both municipalities, games for different ages, portable planetarium, water-ball attractions in Rūja River, market, Latvian and Estonian refreshments... and many other interesting things.
Football tournament was organized in the local stadium – after an intense game Helme team managed to win the local team from Naukšēni.
The guests from Estonia were introduced to the local area by a scenic boat trip and organized tour to the local museum and tourism farm “Ķoņu dzirnavas”. The celebration was concluded by an outdoor evening concert and dances in the park of the Naukšēni manor house.
source: http://www.estlat.eu