In autumn, you can watch the leaves fall right here. But you can also head somewhere where they fall alongside a whole cultural programme. Here are a few destinations where you can enjoy art and culture just a short flight from Riga.
Helsinki
A new season is getting underway at Helsinki’s museums. The contemporary art museum Amos Rex opens its season with The Other Side of the Mountain, an exhibition exploring the Afro-Nordic diaspora, while Kiasma presents Emma Ainala’s dreamlike exhibition Like a Prayer.
Oulu
If you’re looking for more light and technology, head to Oulu, the 2026 European Capital of Culture, where the digital light and art festival Lumo Art & Tech takes place in November.
Barcelona
If Gaudi, tapas and warm autumn days in October aren’t reason enough to visit Barcelona, you can add some film nights with a slightly stranger flavour. Just half an hour from the city, the Sitges Film Festival takes place - one of the world’s best-known festivals of fantasy and horror cinema.
London
In London, the cultural marathon never ends - Frieze art fair, the BFI London Film Festival, Bonfire Night, the Diwali Festival of Lights, and more, and more, and more...
These and many other autumn destinations are just one flight away from Riga!
