RIGA IFF 2026
Client Support Centre:
support@rigaiff.lv
Client Support Centre:
support@rigaiff.lv
Splendid Palace is the main venue of RIGA IFF.
Most films in the lineup are screened here.
The RIGA IFF Info Centre is located here.
The cinema is accessible for people with different impairments.
The Splendid Palace cinema has several staircases.
The stair treads have been marked with contrasting tape.
These help you to see the steps better.
All auditoriums are also accessible by lift.
The row numbers in the halls are lit up.
Tickets for films in the festival are not numbered.
Visitors can sit in any available seat.
There are no induction loops in the cinema.
Wheelchair users have a separate entrance to the cinema.
It is on the right side of the main entrance.
It has a paved ramp.
There is a call button at this door.
A RIGA IFF staff member will open the door when the button is pressed.
A RIGA IFF staff member will help you to enter and navigate the cinema.
Assistance dogs are welcome.
The accessible toilet is located on the ground floor to the left of the main entrance to the Large Hall.
There are signs leading to the toilet.
RIGA IFF staff will be working at Splendid Palace for the duration of the festival.
RIGA IFF staff wear black vests with “RIGA IFF” in white letters written on the back.
RIGA IFF staff can help you solve different issues and answer your questions.
The RIGA IFF Info Centre is just outside the Splendid Palace cinema.
It is located to the left of the entrance of the cinema.
It is accessible to wheelchair users.
The doors are 95 cm wide.
10 seats in the Large Hall are kept reserved for each film.
They are meant for people with impairments and their accompanying person.
Wheelchair users can also transfer into screening hall seats.
If you need assistance, please ask a RIGA IFF staff member.
The balcony of the Large Hall is accessible via lift.
RIGA IFF staff can help people with reduced mobility with seating in the balcony of the Large Hall.
Wheelchair users have a separate entrance to the Large Hall.
It is located on the right side of the entrance.
There are no steps in the Large Hall.
Wheelchair users can move around freely.
4 seats in the Small Hall are kept reserved for each film.
They are meant for people with impairments and their accompanying person.
Wheelchair users can also transfer into screening hall seats.
If you need assistance, please ask a RIGA IFF staff member.
The Small Hall is located on the second floor.
It is accessible by lift.
The Small Hall can also be reached by stairs.
The stair treads have been marked with contrasting tape.
These help you see the steps better.
The Vaulted Hall is in the basement of Splendid Palace cinema.
The Vaulted Hall is accessible by lift.
You can also access it via stairs.
The stair treads have contrasting tape on them.
These help you to see the steps better.
There is a dim light in the hall.
There are no steps in the hall.
Wheelchair users can therefore move around freely.
The Splendid Palace cinema is located near Vērmane Garden park in Riga.
“Tērbatas iela” is the nearest public transport stop going in the direction of the centre.
It is located on Brīvības bulvāris near the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia.
These kinds of public transport stop here:
“Esplanāde” is the nearest public transport stop going in the direction of Pārdaugava.
It is located on Brīvības bulvāris near Esplanāde Park.
These kinds of public transport stop here:
You can find routes and departure and arrival times in the timetable and route list.
There are bike racks at the entrance to the cinema.
There are two accessible parking spaces at the main entrance of the cinema.
There are also two accessible parking spaces at the Galleria Riga shopping centre.
These spaces are located at 58 Dzirnavu iela.
This is close to the cinema.
Other accessible parking spaces can be found on the Riga Public Transport website.
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