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Positivus Festival


Positivus Festival is an annual, three-day summer music and culture festival held in Salacgrīva, Latvia.

First held in 2007, Positivus combines a variety of genres, including indie, pop, folk, electronic and more styles in between. The festival is organized by Positivus Music. The festival always takes place during an extended weekend- from Thursday afternoon until Sunday morning of the third week of July. Positivus Festival is the largest music and arts festival in the Baltic States that takes place every year in the middle of July. Every year Positivus Festival is becoming more and more popular in Europe. It is a festival with international chart toppers and underground emerging talent set in an idyllic holiday location. Positivus Festival has been awarded the title "Best European Festival". There are more than five stages where performs artists such as Ellie Goulding, Bastille, Hurts and, of course, Latvian artists as well.

Positivus is held in the Latvian coastal town of Salacgrīva; it's located between the A1 Via Baltica highway and the beach of the Riga Bay. The festival offers access to meadows, forests, the beach, as well as the local town of Salacgrīva.

The festival camping site is located on the other side of the A1 Via Baltica road, directly across from the festival venue and it is sponsored by Merrild coffee, which provides complementary coffee refills for campers during the entire festival. The camping grounds also has catering services. The car parking is located within a short distance from the camping site.

The festival will take place on July 15–17, 2016.

The event took place on July 17–19, 2015.

The event took place on July 18–20, 2014.

In 2013 for the first time ever the festival will last for three days, taking place on July 19–21, 2013.

The event took place on 20 and 21 July 2012.

The event took place on 15 and 16 July 2011.

The festival was held on 16 and 17 July 2010.

The festival was held on 17 and 18 July 2009.

The festival was held from 18 to 19 July 2008. It was attended by approximately 18,000 people.

18 July

19 July

It was the first PositivusAB festival. The festival was held from 27 to 28 July 2007.


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