AKROPOLE invites families to free weekend events and opens a new indoor playground

Providing educational and entertaining activities for children, the shopping and entertainment centres AKROPOLE Rīga and AKROPOLE Alfa will offer free events every Saturday. The activities will focus on learning new skills and knowledge such as internet safety, healthy eating and waste sorting, as well as having a good time meeting favourite cartoon characters and participating in creative workshops. Meanwhile, a new indoor playground has been opened at the shopping centre AKROPOLE Alfa, which will delight the youngest visitors with various games, animals, a slide and other activities.

“Our goal is to provide a pleasant shopping environment and atmosphere, so this year we have made it a priority to expand the facilities, amenities and activities available at both AKROPOLE shopping centres, which are oriented towards families with children. At the beginning of the year, we carried out a visitor survey to find out what parents wanted, and now we will offer both fun and educational activities for children every weekend. We hope that Saturdays will become our visitors’ favourite days to spend time with their families and indulge in exciting activities,” comments Kaspars Beitiņš, CEO of SIA Akropole Latvija.

Educational, creative, exciting – free events every Saturday

Every Saturday from 13.00 to 18.00, visitors of the shopping centres AKROPOLE Rīga and AKROPOLE Alfa will be able to enjoy various free events, which will focus on learning new skills and knowledge, as well as allowing children to express themselves in various creative activities and have fun.

Upcoming events:

Shopping centre AKROPOLE Rīga (Latgales iela 257)

- 8 February: the youngest visitors will have the opportunity to participate in talks on internet safety, creative workshops, an orientation game, play with the brave Mellene and participate in TikTok challenges.

- 15 February: visitors will have the opportunity to participate in the play programme “The Magic of the Fairy Forest” with Lācītis Brīnums and Vāverīte Kuplastīte, delve into the world of chemistry, physics and mathematics during the experimental show School of Science, as well as participate in a creative workshop.

Shopping centre AKROPOLE Alfa (Brīvības gatve 372)

- 8 February: families with children will be greeted by the orange cat Garfield and Jogita Pūpola, the children’s activities director, who will engage them in games. Young visitors who enjoy making beautiful things will be invited to join a workshop where they will make masks. There will also be face painting, and at 16.00, the illusionist Valdemārs will surprise the audience.

- 15 February: children will have the chance to participate in an exciting event with nutritionist Elizabete, who will reveal the secret of a healthy plate and help them create their ideal meal. Young visitors will also be entertained by the brave Mellene, as well as have the chance to participate in creative workshops and an orientation game.

Events for families and children will take place every Saturday from 13.00 to 18.00. Participation is free of charge. To find the programme of upcoming events, visit the AKROPOLE Rīga and AKROPOLE Alfa websites and social media.

Opening of a new indoor playground

At the end of December, a new 50 m2 children’s playground was opened in the shopping and entertainment centre AKROPOLE Alfa, inviting young visitors to play and learn about long-lost animals – dinosaurs and mammoths. The new playground is designed for children from one to eight years old. The playground was built using the highest quality certified products from the Swedish manufacturer Rodeco. The playground has been inspected by certified specialists, is registered with the Consumer Rights Protection Centre, and meets safety requirements.

The new playground is located in the 2nd floor hallway of the shopping centre, opposite Cinamon AKROPOLE Alfa.

About AKROPOLE Rīga

AKROPOLE Rīga is the most modern shopping and entertainment centre in Latvia, housing a wide range of tenants for various needs and shopping tastes. The only multi-brand store in Latvia, Van Graaf, is located here, as well as the sports and lifestyle stores USC and Adidas Originals, but Ballzy Ice surprises with its unique store concept and range of products. Here you can also find a newcomer to the Latvian market and the world-famous JD Sports store, as well as the largest brand stores in Latvia, such as Zara, Reserved, Deichmann, Oysho and KidzOne. The wide range of stores is complemented by restaurants and cafés to suit all tastes – CHI Asian Food, Grill London, Burger King, Vairāk Saules, GanBei, McDonald’s and many others, as well as the spacious and elegant Maxima XXX supermarket and the modern LemonGym fitness gym. Entertainment enthusiasts will enjoy the Apollo Kino cinema with nine auditoriums (including the only IMAX cinema in Latvia), the O’Learys entertainment centre with bowling, pool tables and virtual reality simulators, the MaryMaris indoor sports and entertainment club for children, and an all-season ice skating rink.

About AKROPOLE Alfa

AKROPOLE Alfa is the largest shopping centre in Latvia, offering a wide and varied range of fashion and services, among which are H&M, Lindex, ZARA, Reserved, Sportland, NS King, Salamander, HalfPrice and others, including the only Zara Home store in Latvia, the only DAN JOHN store in Riga, the first eapavi.lv store and a newcomer to the Latvian market – the store JD Sports. The 3rd floor of the shopping centre hosts an extensive catering area with restaurants and cafés such as Lido, GanBei, Čili Pizza, and 9 Drakoni, while the 1st floor also offers fast food restaurants such as McDonald’s, KFC and Hesburger. AKROPOLE Alfa is home to the modern and spacious MyFitness sports club and the indoor children’s playground Adventures’ Zone. Cinema lovers have access to eight Cinamon cinema halls. Parking spaces for up to 1750 cars are available for AKROPOLE Alfa visitors.