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The informative material “Jelgava in Figures for 2024” has been prepared and published on the municipality’s official website. It invites everyone to explore facts and figures about the city’s population, employment, economy, education, social services and healthcare, transport, culture, tourism, sports, municipal projects, and the budgetary resources and expenditures of Jelgava City Municipality.

From October 11 to 19, restaurants and cafés in Jelgava and Jelgava County will offer special gourmet meals made from seasonal autumn produce. For nine days, 16 restaurants, cafés, pubs, and pastry shops will welcome guests with the shared motto “Taste the Autumn”, presenting new variations of dishes and flavors.

The exterior construction works of SIA “ASNS Ingredient” pea protein factory at 13 Prohorova Street are nearing completion – the buildings have already taken shape, and by the onset of winter, most of the exterior works will be finished, with equipment installation continuing inside.

Jelgava Spīdola State Gymnasium has been officially accredited as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, gaining the right to implement the IB Diploma Programme (IB DP) – one of the most prestigious and internationally recognized secondary education programmes in the world.

For the 14th year in a row, the Latvian Employers’ Confederation (LDDK) and the career portal Prakse.lv have been creating the TOP of the most recommended study programs and educational institutions by employers, which provides school graduates with an insight into where to study their chosen profession. This year, the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU) in Jelgava has been named the 4th most recommended university by employers. A total of 2,710 employers shared their views.

On September 26, the European Researchers’ Night will take place under the motto “Discover the researcher gene within yourself”. The event invites everyone to experiment, explore, and discover — including in Jelgava, where educational institutions will open their doors to the world of science. From 6 PM to 10 PM, the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies will offer various activities. From 5 PM to 8 PM, Jelgava Technology Secondary School will host creative STEM-related activities, while from 5 PM to 8 PM, the Zemgale Regional Competence Development Centre will welcome preschool and primary school students to develop their curiosity and investigative skills.

This Friday, August 22, Jelgava will host its biggest mass sports event – the “BTA” Jelgava Night Half Marathon. The race center on Pasta (Post) Island will be open from 12:00 PM, where participants will be able to pick up their race numbers or register for any of the distances. Please note that registration will close 30 minutes before the start of each respective race.

On August 16, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, everyone is invited to the Old Town Street Festival. Throughout the day, the historic quarter of Old Town Street will come alive with performances by amateur groups, a crafts market, and hands-on workshops offering a chance to try out traditional ancestral trades.

In 2025, the “BTA” Jelgava Night Half Marathon will take place on August 22.

The children and youth camp “Jelgava – Mītava 2025” continues for the second week in Jelgava, bringing together 60 children and young people, along with six accompanying teachers from Jelgava’s twin city Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. The camp, organized by the Jelgava City Municipality in cooperation with local businesses, is being held for the second year in a row. This summer, eight of the participants have returned to Jelgava for a second time, happy to reunite with friends and teachers they met last year.

On July 1 the newly elected Jelgava State City Council held its first official meeting. In an open vote, the deputies elected Mārtiņš Daģis, a representative of the political movement “Par!” as the Chairman of the Jelgava State City Council.

On June 30, the international children’s and youth camp “Jelgava – Mītava” began in Jelgava, with 60 children and teenagers aged 10 to 17 along with six accompanying teachers from Jelgava’s twin city Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. For the second year in a row, the camp is organized by Jelgava State City municipality with the support of local businesses.