[3] At the end of the 19th century, the Rambynas Hill, in the Lithuania Minor region, became the favourite place for singing and gathering of artists.

On 2 December 1895, the Tilsit Lithuanian Singers’ Community was founded and led by Vydūnas (Vilius Storosta).

The community used to organise theatre performances, concerts, evenings, and St. John's Day festivities in Tilsit, Klaipėda, Gumbinė, Verdainė, Rusnė, Ragainė, Juodkrantė, Smalininkai.

The first song festival in Interwar Lithuania was held on 23–25 August 1924 in Petras Vileišis Square, Kaunas, during the Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition.

The choirs' conductor was Kostas Gurevičius, Mykolas Karka, Apolinaras Likerauskas, Vladas Paulauskas and Antanas Vaičiūnas.

The Second Lithuanian Song Festival was dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Lithuania's Independence and took place on 1–2 July 1928 in Kaunas.

The third song festival was held on 20 June 1930 and was dedicated to commemorating the 500th anniversary of Vytautas the Great's death.

The chief Conductors for the 1946 edition were Nikodemas Martinonis, Jonas Švedas, Konradas Kaveckas and Antanas Ilčiukas.

The amphitheatre was based on a modified design of the Estonian Song Festival Grounds in Tallinn.

The festival is considered to be the unique manifestation of the national culture[4] and the symbol of unity and strength.

[5] The song festival's primary parts are Folklore Day, unfolding the geographical and genre diversity of traditional culture, and the Ensembles Night.

The Celebration includes more than 40,000 participants – both amateur and professional ensembles, artists, also cultural and educational institutions.