Calendar / Hill of Crosses
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Hill of Crosses
Jul 18, 2027ExpectedHill of Crosses Feast 2027
No overall organizer. Siauliai Diocese anchors the event; the rest belongs to the streets.
Dates & details verified against: The institution itself ↗
Why go
The Hill of Crosses is one of the strangest and most moving sights in the Baltics. On a low mound sixteen kilometres north of Siauliai, pilgrims have planted crosses since around 1850, first for the dead of failed anti-tsarist uprisings, later as quiet resistance under Soviet rule when authorities bulldozed the hill several times and the crosses simply reappeared. Today more than fourteen thousand large crosses and tens of thousands of small ones cover it, still growing as visitors add their own. You can come any day and walk the paths in near silence, or time a visit to the annual feast in late July when the site fills with pilgrims and open-air Mass.
When it runs
The site is open freely year-round; the annual feast (Kryziu kalno atlaidai) falls on the penultimate Sunday of July. Upcoming: 19 July 2026; 18 July 2027.
- Jul 18, 2027ExpectedHill of Crosses Feast 2027
- Ran Jul 19, 2026Hill of Crosses Feast 2026
Dates read confirmed where the organizer has published them, and expected where we've projected the recurrence. Always verify with the organizer before booking.
What to expect
The hill is an open-air site, freely accessible year-round in daylight, best from late spring to early autumn when the paths are dry and the light is long. The main annual feast (atlaidai) falls on the penultimate Sunday of July, with an outdoor Mass and the largest crowds of the year; the rest of the time it is quiet.
Getting there & around
The Hill of Crosses is about twelve kilometres north of Siauliai near Jurgaiciai, off the road toward Joniskis and Riga. There is no train to the site itself; most visitors drive, take a taxi, or use the seasonal local bus toward Meskuiciai and walk the final stretch. Entry is free and there is a small car park, a cross-sellers' stall and a Franciscan monastery nearby.
Where it happens
Siauliai, Lithuania.
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