BUMBULINĖS

On September 19–20, we’ll kick off the Bumbulinės celebrations with the ceremonial tapping of the first beer barrel!

A big, hearty and fun-filled weekend awaits you. Gather the whole family around one long table – we’ll take care of the food, music and entertainment. All you have to do is come and join us!

The best brewers of the Pakruojis region. Experienced brewers will share their brewing traditions and serve up the richest, frothiest beer.

Live music and dancing. The liveliest local folk bands will sweep you into a whirl of fun and dancing.

The 3rd World Cepelinai Eating Championship. A serious challenge for the strongest stomachs!

The Coolest Family Competition. Sheep-throwing, wife-carrying races, sack races and other traditional games – prove that “in this world” your family is the best!

Autumn Fair. Discover carefully crafted handicrafts and the tastiest local products created by our artisans and regional vendors. Come taste, admire and take home a little piece of autumn coziness.

A 19th-century experience. Discover the manor house, meet artisans and farm residents – a vivid encounter with history.

An abundance of autumn flowers. The grand finale of the flowering season – a harmonious display of colours and shapes throughout the entire manor.

Manor life. A unique opportunity to discover spaces steeped in legends and meet the charismatic residents of the manor.

So, what exactly are Bumbulinės?

Pakruojis Manor has long been renowned for its large, prosperous and forward-thinking estate, so it is only natural that the beginning and end of the agricultural season were marked by grand celebrations. Today, as the manor brings 19th-century life back to life, it is reviving one of its traditional celebrations – Bumbulinės. During the festivities, the manor’s barons, the von der Ropps, would thank the bumbulai for their hard work by inviting the finest brewers from the region and treating everyone to a grand celebration.

MANOR LIFE

19TH-CENTURY EXPERIENCES

When visiting Bumbulinės, we invite you to experience life at the manor:

The Manor House. Discover the twists and turns of the manor’s history on a guided tour with the Baroness or explore the manor independently (additional fee).

The Brewery. Step inside the famous Pakruojis Manor brewery, known as the beer capital of Lithuania, where beer is still brewed according to traditional methods. Here you can discover the different stages of brewing – “first,” “second” and “third” brew.

The Distillery. Visit the distillery, established in the 16th century, where award-winning flavours are created today using unique 19th-century copper distillation vessels.

Vintage Photography & Photo Studio. Have a vintage photoshoot in a late-19th-century photography studio and witness the creation of a one-of-a-kind photograph!

Manor Craft Workshops. Visit the hardworking manor craftsmen and try their traditional crafts with your own hands.

The Panopticon. In the Room of Oddities, you will see things you have never seen before – and perhaps never even heard of: the dark secrets of the aristocracy, an anatomy theatre and a collection of curiosities from around the world…

Cabinet de Secret. Get a glimpse into the untold history of the aristocracy and discover spicy details about the secret side of high society life (additional fee).

The Dungeon of Punishment. Brace yourself for a chilling experience in Lithuania’s only Punishment Dungeon, where wrongdoers face a guillotine and even an old electric chair that appears to still be warm…

Carriage & Vintage Cars. Take a ride in a horse-drawn carriage or one of the manor’s vintage cars (additional fee).

The Machinery Workshop. See a genuine 19th-century steam engine, demonstrations of old machinery and tractors from the interwar period.

Vintage Arcade Hall

The manor is home to the only arcade hall in the Baltic States featuring early gaming machines from the Prohibition era and legendary pinball machines. More than 50 different games await manor visitors.

Playground & Carousel

The children’s playground is a magnificent Flower Castle – the most colourful place for little ones to run wild and feel like real princes and princesses. One of the manor’s most delightful attractions for children is its ornate vintage carousel, which catches the eye from afar.

The Manor Farm. Horses, geese, ducks, chickens, turkeys, goats, sheep, a donkey and even a cow with calves live here! You can feed the animals and birds, collect eggs and even watch a cow being milked.