Events
Joninės - St John's Feast - Mid-Summer Eve
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 4-10 p.m.
Lithuanian Country Club
Plan to attend our annual Jonines celebration. Arguably our biggest event of the year. Make your reservation by clicking here!
Schedule
Come early and help us set up. Volunteers are needed for this big event.
4 p.m. – Official opening
5 p.m. – Entertainment by Chicago’s Algimantas (keyboards) & Ligita Barniškis (vocals) playing popular American and Lithuanian music
6 p.m. – Dinner is served
Dusk – Bonfire
Admission: $10 if you bring a dish to share (Lithuanian dishes are appreciated); $15 without a dish; children 12 and under are free.
Lithuanian food, burgers, hot dogs, water, iced tea and lemonade are included with admission. BYOB! Reservations are requested by June 19th. This event is open to anyone wishing to attend and will be held rain or shine.
Balzekas Musuem of Lithuanian Culture‘s expanded Darius & Girėnas exhibit/Lithuanian items for sale/Silent auction/Corn hole/Volleyball

2nd Annual European Heritage Day
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Kennywood Park
Sponsored by The Tamburitzans and the Lithuanian Citizens Society of Western PA
Join us for a day of food, fun, and festivities! Experience your favorite Pittsburgh amusement park while also sampling ethnic foods, connecting with community, and seeing authentic songs and dances from around the world.
Ticket details and more information coming soon.
Lithuanian Landmarks in the U.S.A. Book
by: Augistinas & Aistė Žemaitis
Over the course of 7 years, authors Augustinas Žemaitis and Aistė Žemaitienė drove more than 34,000 miles across North America, visiting, mapping, and photographing each and every Lithuanian heritage site, and learning their stories. They visited Pittsburgh twice and have included photos and descriptions of Pittsburgh’s Lithuanian landmarks in their new book.
With almost 1000 of their best photos, 14 maps, and many pages of information, this album-atlas aims to describe the entire grandeur of “Lithuanian America”!
To order a copy, contact Draugas, 4545 W 63rd St., Chicago, IL 60629. Telephone 773-585-9500. skelbimai@draugas.org. The cost is $50, which includes tax and shipping.

Lithuanian Events in Other Nearby Locations
- June 29, 2025 – Lithuanian Song Festival 2025 – Cleveland, 2 p.m., Cleveland Public Auditorium
- August 16-17, 2025 – Lithuania Days – Barnesville, PA
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