World Wood Day 2026

Woodcraft Activities

Exploring the Woodcraft Museum exhibition and learning about tree species from around the world (13:00 guided tour led by the museum’s founder, Rihards Vidzickis)
Conversations with guest master craftsmen
Live craft demonstrations
Artisan demonstrations:
- Woodcarving (Jānis Balodis)
- Traditional ski making, led by Rihards Valters
- Wood inlay workshop, led by Andris Roze
- Wooden spoon carving (Edgars Viņķelis)
- Tool sharpening (Mārcis Pētersons)
- Restoration of historic wooden windows (Inatra Briede)
- Guitar making (Oskars Grabovskis)
- Tool forging in the new Vienkoči Park smithy (Soeren Uhlmann)