Sigulda is a charming city in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, offering excellent opportunities for organising business and event tourism. It is located only about 50 km from Riga and 60 km from Riga International Airport (RIX), making it an easily accessible and ideal place for conferences, seminars and corporate events for those who want to combine a professional environment with natural beauty and historical charm..
Sigulda boasts a rich history, picturesque landscape and vibrant cultural life. The city surprises with a variety of opportunities for active people and adrenaline seekers, as well as a peaceful environment where you can regain energy in the natural landscape surrounded by the ancient Gauja Valley. It is an excellent place not only for organising business events, conferences and seminars, but also a place where at the end of the working day you can enjoy the peace of nature, restore strength and recharge your creativity. Sigulda's harmonious environment provides the perfect balance between professional activities and relaxation, which is essential for every business person.
Why is Sigulda a great place to organise events of various sizes?
Strategic location
Speaking about the MICE or business tourism potential of the city, Jānis Vimba, Director of the Sigulda Regional Culture and Tourism Centre: “Sigulda’s strategic location is one of its greatest resources – the city is located just under an hour’s drive from Riga, which makes it easily accessible to both local residents and foreign visitors. This proximity to the capital, as well as the developed infrastructure and good accessibility by public transport, creates a favourable environment for business, tourism and cultural development.” He continues: “From this year, Sigulda guests will have access to a new train connection connecting all three Baltic capitals. The inclusion of two Sigulda stops in the Baltic capitals connection route will not only promote the mobility of Sigulda residents and the opportunity to visit neighbouring countries more conveniently, but will also allow tourists from Estonia and Lithuania to visit Sigulda.”
Infrastructure and capacity
“Sigulda is a great place to organise events of various sizes, offering a wide range of conference rooms, convenient hotel locations and efficient logistics. Sigulda offers conference rooms with different capacities – from 12 to 421 places, with adapted infrastructure for a successful event. The city has 10 hotels and motels, more than 25 guest houses, as well as holiday homes and apartments. Spacious parking lots are available. The distances from accommodation located in the city centre to the largest event venues are short – most often within walking distance,” says Mr Vimba.
The great experience of caterers
ānis Vimba particularly notes the achievements of the city's catering sector: "In the Sigulda region, the catering industry has developed with great care and respect for local flavours, seasonal products and traditions. Caterers have been working here for years – some even decades – and their experience is an invaluable resource in terms of both quality and innovation. These are not just companies, they are people who know what their customers want, know how to use local resources and know how to create an offering that is both authentic and modern. There are 7 restaurants in the Sigulda region and the Riga-Gauja region. In turn, there are more than 35 cafes, bars and other types of caterers in the Sigulda region." It is certainly worth mentioning that at the beginning of this year, the gourmet festival "Celebrating Winter Flavors" was held in Sigulda for the seventh time, which took place in the Sigulda Castle of the Livonian Order. Jānis Vimba explains: “This event gathered a large number of visitors from all over Latvia, offering the opportunity to enjoy the best dishes prepared by chefs from the Sigulda municipality and the Riga-Gauja region. The centrepiece of this year's festival was the taste of raspberries, which served as inspiration for creative food combinations. A festival of this scale not only provided gastronomic delights, but also promoted cooperation between local caterers, home producers and representatives of the hospitality industry. Cabbage has been chosen as the gastronomic theme for next year.”
Event Venues and Hotels
Sigulda stands out for its modern and adaptable services, high quality and affordable prices in both event venues and hotels. To get an idea of the high-quality and professional offer, we invite you to familiarise yourself with some of the most popular and largest business venues and accommodation in the Sigulda region in a more detailed description
Siguldas Devons Cultural Centre Siguldas Devons
The Siguldas Devons Cultural Centre is a multifunctional cultural and art space that offers visitors a wide range of professional cultural programmes – art exhibitions, theatre performances, concerts and film screenings. Throughout the year, the cultural centre organises various art performances, concerts and events for the whole family, including in the Sigulda urban area. Siguldas Devons is home to 16 amateur art groups. The cultural centre has four different types of halls. The Radix hall is suitable for organising both theatre performances and concerts, as well as conferences. The Digiti hall is suitable for organising conferences and seminars, as well as film screenings. There are two smaller halls available, designed for organising seminars.
Hotel Sigulda
Hotel Sigulda offers 43 rooms with 85 beds, a restaurant and a recreation complex with a sauna, steam bath, spa massage bath and swimming pool. The hotel complex is a unique 19th century stone building. The building has the status of a state-protected cultural monument. The hotel has 4 conference halls of various capacities. They are equipped with modern presentation equipment to ensure optimal work.
Baltais Flīģelis Concert Hall
The Sigulda concert hall Baltais Flīģelis is equipped with 250 to 300 seats. The hall is suitable for organising acoustic concerts, corporate events and conferences or seminars. In the concert hall premises, you can visit exhibitions from professional artists and students.
Castle Pavilion
Castle Pavilion is located in the Sigulda Castle Quarter, where visitors can enjoy various creative workshops and cafes, as well as walk around the Sigulda New Castle and the Sigulda Castle of the Livonian Order. The Castle Pavilion is a popular summer concert and other event venue, attracting both locals and tourists. For example, in the summer of 2024, the Castle Pavilion became the venue for the European Adventure Therapy Conference, which brought together more than 70 adventure therapy specialists and 200 participants from 23 countries around the world.
Livonian Order Sigulda Castle
Livonian Order Sigulda Castle is known not only as a historical attraction, popular with tourists, but also as a large-scale venue for concerts and events. Every year, various concerts and festivals are held on the stage of Sigulda Castle Ruins. This year, big concerts are also expected at the Castle Ruins stage – the bands Hurts, Dave Stewart and Nick Cave will take the stage. An integral part of the summer season events at Sigulda Castle Ruins is the Opera Music Festival.
Practical information about the largest accommodation in the Sigulda region
- Hotel Sigulda 43 rooms/85 beds/conferences up to 100 people
- Hotel Aparjods 30 rooms/56 beds/conferences up to 50 people
- Spa hotel Ezeri 30 rooms/60 beds/conferences up to 60 people
- Hotel Kaķītis 7 rooms/conferences up to 70 people
- Krimuldas muiža 3 well-equipped rooms, 18 partially well-equipped rooms and summer houses with 40 beds/conferences up to 70 people
- Mālpils muiža 44 rooms/95 beds/conferences up to 120 people
- Hotel Senleja 17 rooms/34 beds
- Villa Vanilla 20 rooms/45 beds
- Hotel Pils 12 rooms/34 beds
Practical information about the largest event venues in Sigulda
Cultural Center Siguldas Devons
RADIX Hall 412 seats (parterre + balcony)
DIGITI Hall 212 seats
Orchestra Hall 30 seats
Choir Hall 30 seats
Concert Hall 250-300 seats
Castle Ruins Stage 2000+ seats
Upe Telpa 50 seats
Celebration Hall 78 seats
Small Hall 62 seats
Halls and rooms of various sizes, which can be rented only for cultural and educational events
Theatre | rows of chairs 100 seats
Standing concert 120 seats
60 seats at tables + 40 seats at standing tables
Banquet hall 70 seats
Seminar hall 40 seats
Sigulda is particularly popular due to its scenic surroundings and the opportunity to combine professional events with nature adventures and adrenaline-filled activities – from flights with the Zērglis and bungee jumping from the aerial cable car, and hikes in the Gauja National Park to team games and themed dinners in one of the local restaurants or manors.
The city has experienced event organisers and guides who will tailor the programme to specific needs and budget. Regardless of whether you are planning a small team retreat or a large-scale corporate event, Sigulda offers an environment that inspires, unites and creates lasting impressions. The recreation and wellness complex Ziedlejas in cooperation with specialists from Atklāj sevi will provide you with professional support in organising events of various spectrum and budgets in Sigulda and the surrounding area.
In conclusion, it should be emphasised that Sigulda offers excellent opportunities for business events of various scales, team building and active recreation. Both the city and its surroundings have modern infrastructure available – from conference rooms and accommodation to sports complexes and open-air venues. If you visit this city once, you will feel the urge to return here again and again.
For more information about Sigulda hotels and business event venues, please contact the Sigulda Region Information Centre.
