Autumn Enjoyment Days in the Jelgava Area

Autumn Enjoyment Days in the Jelgava Area

From October 23 to November 1, the traditional restaurant and café event “Autumn Tasting in the Jelgava Area 2026” will take place in Jelgava and Jelgava Municipality. This year, the event will celebrate the 370th anniversary of potatoes being served at the duke's table. To honor this occasion, fourteen restaurants and cafés will offer traditional potato dishes in unexpected flavor variations and combinations with other seasonal vegetables and natural treats. This year, the “Autumn Tasting” in Jelgava will feature – the restaurant “Chocolate & Pepper”, the restaurant “8th Floor”, the grill bar and restaurant “Parks”, the pub “Istaba”, Jelgava’s Ezītis miglā, Noliktava No.2, the café “kVolts” and the café “Brokastnīca”, while in Jelgava Municipality, participants include Muižas Virtuve at Lielvircava Manor, the restaurant “Avlabar”, the restaurant “Zemnieka cienasts”, the restaurant “Aitiņlauvas” and the café “Svētes klubs”.

The "Autumn Tasting" campaign continues an already established tradition, offering local residents and visitors a chance to discover and rediscover the variety of dining options in Jelgava and the Jelgava region. The menu will feature dishes characteristic of autumn, made with ingredients from the land, forest, and water, allowing guests to taste foods not usually offered on everyday menus. The campaign aims to encourage visitors to try new dining spots and enjoy a specially balanced three-course meal.

Menus for the campaign, along with the opening hours of the participating restaurants, will be available in early October on the website www.visit.jelgava.lv and on Visit Jelgava’s social media profiles. Guests are encouraged to book tables in advance to ensure they can enjoy the prepared offerings.

In October, Visit Jelgava’s social media profiles will also host a contest where participants can win the chance to taste the special "Tasting" menu at one of the restaurants.

“Tasting” days in the Jelgava area are held twice a year – in spring and autumn. The events are organized by the Jelgava Regional Tourism Center in cooperation with the city of Jelgava, Jelgava municipality, the Jelgava Catering and Hospitality Association, and local catering businesses.