On March 21, from 11:00 to 18:00, the annual World Wood Day will take place at Vienkoči Park as a regional event dedicated to woodworking traditions, knowledge, and skills.
During the event, visitors will have the opportunity to learn about various woodworking crafts and techniques by observing the work of artisans on site. The programme includes the following activities: wood carving, wooden spoon making, restoration of historical wooden windows, tool sharpening, wood inlay, as well as the making of guitars and wooden skis.
At 13:00, a guided tour will take place in the Woodworking Museum, during which visitors will be able to learn about the history of woodworking and gain insight into different tree species and their uses.
The event will also feature an antique tool shop, where traditional tools can be viewed and purchased, as well as blacksmithing demonstrations in the Vienkoči Park forge, showcasing traditional tool-making techniques.
World Wood Day is suitable for families as well as for anyone interested in learning more about woodworking traditions and contemporary craftsmanship.
2015 World Wood Day - Latvian Regional Event (March 21st - March 25th)
There will be a 5-day World Wood Day regional event set place at the Vienkoči Park Woodcraft Museum, Ligatne, Latvia, and a variety of programs will be held in the event, such as woodcarving show, vintage woodcraft tools show, 2014 WWD review session, scientist discussion and lecture, wooden children playground, and tree-planting activity...etc.
If you are nearby, feel free to drop by!
In Vienkoči park in Līgatne has been placed Nurmuiža manor house mockup. 
Also there has been placed mockup of one historical corpus (Beiwerk) of Līgatne paper-mill.
This autumn a sand-bag house, which is the first of this type eco building in Latvia, was opened in Vienkoči Park (Līgatne).
The sand-bag house includes various eco building ideas. Its central part is built from recycled used bags filled with sand and clay mixture. The outer walls of the bags are edged with turf, but internal walls are plastered with clay. Wood logs and bottles of wine are used in the construction of the lobby. The wine bottles were used to make stained glass, thus giving extra light in the day time. At night the stained glass serves as a kind of luminous body of the Vienkoči park landscape. The inner room is arranged with dugout furniture and chandelier of wine bottles. The main emphasis of building the eco house is usage of local natural materials and recycled materials. Material costs for such house is relatively low, but the construction work is heavy. The house is an experiment to see how this idea is able to live in climatic conditions of Latvia. The new sand-bag house not only improves the exposure of the Vienkoči Park, but also makes visitors think about natural and alternative ideas.
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