Valmiera

Valmiera

Evergreen city

Number of inhabitants: 24 750 (2021)
Member since: 2021
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Marly (France)
Zduńska Wola (Poland)
Høje-Taastrup (Denmark)
Cherkasy (Ukraine)

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Mayor

Jānis Baiks

Valmiera Municipality
Valmieras novada pašvaldība

Lāčplēša Street 2
LV–4201 Valmiera
Latvia
Tel. +371 64207122
e-mail: janis.baiks@valmiera.lv

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UBC Contact Person

Māra Grīnberga-Šilaua

International Relations Coordinator, Project Manager

Valmiera Municipality
Valmieras novada pašvaldība
Lāčplēša Street 2
LV–4201 Valmiera
Latvia
Tel. +371 64210861
Mob. +371 26636568
e-mail: mara.grinberga-silaua@valmierasnovads.lv

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Commissions:
Cultural Cities
Learning Cities
Planning Cities
Smart and Prospering Cities
Sustainable Cities
Youthful Cities
Inclusive and Healthy Cities
Cultural Cities

Liene Jakobsone

Main manager of Cultural projects
Valmiera Municipality

Valmieras novada pašvaldība
Lāčplēša Street 2
LV–4201 Valmiera

Latvia
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Learning Cities

Evija Nagle

Deputy Executive Director of Valmiera Municipality

Head of Valmiera Municipality Development Department
Valmiera municipality
Valmieras novada pašvaldība
e-mail: evija.nagle@valmierasnovads.lv

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Planning Cities

Zanda Lapsa

Head of City planning section
Main architect of the city

Valmiera Municipality
Valmieras novada pašvaldība
Lāčplēša Street 2
LV–4201 Valmiera
Latvia
e-mail: zanda.lapsa@valmierasnovads.lv

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Smart and Prospering Cities

Ilze Eglāja

Head of Valmiera Development Agency

Valmiera Municipality
Valmieras novada pašvaldība
e-mail: ilze.eglaja@valmierasnovads.lv

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Sustainable Cities

Liga Biezina

Development planner
Valmiera Municipality

Valmieras novada pašvaldība
e-mail: liga.biezina@valmierasnovads.lv

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Youthful Cities

Elita Skrastina

Head of Valmiera Youth Centre “Vinda”

Valmiera Municipality
Valmieras novada pašvaldība
e-mail: elita.skrastina@valmiera.edu.lv

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Youthful Cities

Eva Monika Švarca

Youth specialist
Valmiera Municipality

Valmieras novada pašvaldība
e-mail: eva-monika.svarca@valmierasnovads.lv

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Learning Cities
Inclusive and Healthy Cities

Līga Landrāte-Krūmiņa

Manager of
educational projects

Valmiera Municipality
Valmieras novada pašvaldība
e-mail: liga.landrate-krumina@valmierasnovads.lv

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Valmiera Events & News
CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN VALMIERA
06.03.2026
Concert “Close of Spring”
26.04.2026
Andris Bērziņš | Holy Evening
02.05.2026
Aija Vītoliņa and Mārcis Auziņš | CROSSINGS
Valmiera & UBC
Past Events
04.02.2023
Self-employed people’s festival “Hand in hand”
11.02.2023
Daumantas Kalniņš concert
31.03.2023
“Sons of God. Daughters of the Sun”
02.04.2023
Musical performance for families “Dream Leap”
15.04.2023
VIVA LAS VEGAS!
21.04.2023
Tango. Where the story begins
22.04.2023
Running series “Stirnu buks”
30.04.2023
XXVII General Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival Choirs
05.05.2023
INNOVA Baltic Valmiera Open disc golf competition
06.05.2023
2023 UEC BMX EUROPEAN CUP – ROUNDS 5/6. Valmiera
12.05.2023
Bicycle – film festival “Cinema pedal”
12.05.2023
Days of Latvian traders/ open-air market
03.06.2023
Charity ultra race RIGA-VALMIERA 107km
09.06.2023
Opening concert of the summer season of the Valmiera stage. Group “Bermudu Divstūris”
17.06.2023
Concert “Mūda” (music in nature). Linda Leen and Rihards Lībietis in Kokmuiža promenade
18.06.2023
Summer solstice celebrations and open-air market “Gardu muti”
19.06.2023
NORDIC CUP 2023 Canoe slalom
21.06.2023
Summer solstice market
23.06.2023
Summer solstice celebrations
01.07.2023
Ghetto Games festival
15.07.2023
Valmiermuiža ethnomusic festival
21.07.2023
Valmiera City celebration – 740
04.08.2023
State President’s Award in Athletics 2023
01.09.2023
“Sudden Lights” band’s concert
29.10.2023
The musical “CARLSON”
04.11.2023
TRIO ELPO jazz / instrumental
25.11.2023
“Trad.Attack!” concert
09.12.2023
Christmas market in Valmiera
26.12.2023
Christmas concert and ball with Ainara Bumbieri
29.12.2023
New Year’s show “Let happiness not pass 2024”
21.02.2024
Fado diva Cuca Roseta’s concert
15.03.2024
Latvian Blues Band & Adeama Walkowiak
22.03.2024
Alicia Edelweiss concert
17.04.2024
Swan Lake
20.04.2024
Queen music show
04.05.2024
Folk dance concert “Youth for Valmiera”
06.06.2024
Valmiermuiža Ethnomusic Festival
08.06.2024
“Skyforger” band’s concert
06.07.2024
Valmiermuiža ethnomusic festival
20.07.2024
Kristine Botros’ musical composition “Poets and Machines”
02.08.2024
Rock legend Guntars Mucenieks – 40years on stage
08.08.2024
Chris Noah concert
24.08.2024
Concert evening with Katrīna Gupalo
19.10.2024
THE MELODIES OF THE LIFE OF ARIJA ELKSNES
10.11.2024
Festive concert “In my amber dreams”
15.11.2024
BIRD SONGS / Raimonds Paulus and Guntars Račs concert
14.12.2024
Santa Šillere Trio
18.12.2024
Big band “Valmiera puikas” and BUB brass band concert
27.12.2024
Christmas concert
29.01.2025
International Young Pianist Competition
02.02.2025
Acoustic guitar masters Gints Smukais & Ian Ethan Case at the concert “Landscapes”
02.03.2025
Ainars Bumbieris”YOUR BEAUTY”
28.03.2025
My folk song
27.04.2025
MARIJA NAUMOVA’S ACOUSTIC SOLO CONCERT
16.05.2025
28. Gauja Rafting Festival
07.06.2025
TDA “Gauja” 80th anniversary concert performance “Gauja. Water. Movement.”
05.07.2025
The International Valmiermuiža Ethnomusic Festival
10.07.2025
2025 UEC European BMX Championships
09.08.2025
“Under the Paris Sky” Silga Tīruma, Pierre Soldano, Inita Āboliņa and Ilze Jaunzeme
30.08.2025
Mini festival for the whole family on the beach of Lake Vaidava
07.09.2025
Fermentation master class with Zeltīte Kaviere
27.09.2025
Opening of the autumn concert season
25.10.2025
Samantha Tina concert
14.11.2025
International Athletics Conference NextGen Athletics
28.11.2025
Andrejs Osokins and Brigita Reisone | CANTABILIS | ACUSTIC
20.12.2025
Christmas event for families
20.12.2025
Duet Mediante | Here is Christmas!
31.12.2025
Festive fireworks
06.02.2026
Rūdolfs Kugrens | EVOLUTION | Stand-Up Comedy
14.02.2026
Mārcis Auziņš and Beāte Zviedre | Sit on the threshold of a Fair
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