Folklore in Varėnos r. sav.

Since 2020, the Šauliai Traditional Band (Category II) has been performing the folklore of the Varėna region and Dzūkija, as well as traditi…

Founded in 1992, the band plays Lithuanian folk songs and tunes as well as its own pieces. It performs at eldership and village festivals, t…

The Perloja folklore ensemble was revived in 1992 by Kęstutis and Jurgita Baranauskas and has been led by Irena Stoškienė since 2005. It sin…

The Marcinkonys ethnographic ensemble was founded in 1971 and today has about 20 members who keep the songs, music and customs of the region…

The “Žeiria” (meaning “ember” in the Dzūkija dialect) folk ensemble has been singing songs from the Varėna region, performing dances, playin…