COUNT OF MAY 2026 festival
Kulturas biedriba "Alternativa Realitate"
Creative center "Alternative Reality"
Riga, Latvia
Description
Volunteer team project in Riga, LATVIA, for creating a XVI multicultural festival COUNT OF MAY 2026 - a mix of traditions, culture, fairytales, history, innovations and creativity! We invite 20 active and open young people between the ages of 18 and 30 y.o. from Latvia, and EU countries to join the Volunteer team project “Count of May 2026”. Together with local volunteers and community we will organize and lead XVI international multicultural festival “Count of May 2026” in Riga as a great social volunteering event - Riga spring carnival, promoting diversity, solidarity, creativity, and inclusion for all - in very creative way! BECOME A PART OF GREAT COMMON FAIRYTALE TOGETHER WITH US! TEAM: a total of 20 young people, including young people with fewer opportunities and/or special needs. Working language: English
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
• 100% ACCOMMODATION, FOOD, PROGRAMS ARE COVERED BY EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS CO-FUNDING; • 100% TRAVEL EXPENSES WILL BE REIMBURSEMENT AFTER PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT, PROVIDING THE ORIGINAL TRAVEL DOCUMENTS. RELEVANT TRAVEL EXPENSE RATES DEPEND ON THE PARTICIPANT'S DISTANCE FROM RIGA AND ARE CALCULATED ACCORDING TO THE ERASMUS DISTANCE CALCULATOR • NO PARTICIPATION FEE
Training during the activity
As part of the project, volunteers are invited to: – organize various workshops and activities for children and young people during the festival; — engage in sports and active games; — promote European values and active citizenship, civic responsibility, public service, — spread ideas about Europe, friendship between people and peaceful coexistence; — organize performances and stage performances; – teach young people leadership skills and provide knowledge about the EU, European integration; — promote cultural diversity and break stereotypes about the volunteers' countries of origin;
Participant profile
We are looking for young people who: — are at age 18-30 on the first day of activity; — are enthusiastic and energetic; — want to learn, like to work with young people and creative ideas; Organizational skills are considered very useful as well as the ability to communicate in English. In addition, people with singing, dancing, Musical instrument playing skills are welcome. In addition, it is important for volunteers to: — to be comfortable living alone; – able to adapt to new situations; — have good problem-solving skills or are ready to improve them during the project
Activity dates
From 27/04/2026 to 26/05/2026
Activity location
Lachplesha street 54a, Riga, Latvia
Activity type
Volunteering teams
Looking for participants from
Armenia, Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine
Activity topics
Social challenges
Citizenship and democratic participation
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 30/03/2025 23:59
Project code
2025-1-LV02-ESC51-VTJ-000345802