This weekend, Corgi Race Vilnius drew thousands to Lithuania’s capital, where 120 teams of canine competitors and their owners participated.
According to its website, Corgi Race Vilnius, a two-day event hosted in Lithuania’s capital, enabled Welsh Pembroke and (missing breed/type) corgis to showcase their talents in categories such as races, a solo sprint, puzzle contests, costume competitions, and a “mightiest voice” challenge.
The Associated Press reported that participants traveled from throughout Europe, specifically mentioning countries such as Latvia, Poland, Austria, Italy, and Germany, to attend the event.
On its official website, Corgi Race Vilnius stated its aim: “Vilnius will transform into the center of corgi universe, and we want every dog lover to be a part of it.”
Sunday marked the conclusion of the event with the World Corgi Meetup, where Lithuanian corgis established virtual connections with their counterparts from (missing location), the United States, and Poland, as reported by the AP.
Janina Stoniene, a retired teacher who attended the event with her three grandchildren, shared with the AP: “This is so much fun and great emotion for the entire family, something bright that many people are craving for these days.”
According to the AP, a corgi named Amigo, distinguished by a factory-themed costume, won the costume competition. Other canine participants were costumed as a princess, Batman, and (missing costume).
The AP indicated that a corgi named Mango emerged as the victor of the solo race.
Ignas Klimaika, a corgi enthusiast from Vilnius, conveyed to the AP, regarding his dog Mango: “So this is a mango, like a fruit mango, and we are participating (for the) second time in Corgi Race 2025.” He elaborated on their previous attempt and current approach: “Last year we didn’t manage to end the race perfectly. We had really good training. We had trained every day, but this year we decided we just go without training, just to participate, just to enjoy all the lots of corgis.”
Klimaika further remarked, “He knows what he did, and he’s really proud of himself.”
According to the event’s website, last year’s Corgi Race Vilnius featured 100 corgis from five countries and attracted nearly 7,000 attendees.