OUR TEAM

Baltic VAG Fest was founded over 16 years ago by Martins Bokmanis, inspired by the legendary Wörthersee VAG culture. His vision was clear - to bring VAG enthusiasts together in the Baltics and create a place where quality, detail, and community matter. Today, the festival connects enthusiasts from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, and Norway. The core remains the same: respect for the cars, the people, and the culture behind them.

Martins Bokmanis

Founder of Baltic VAG Fest, VW MK2 Latvia Club & Baltic VAG Community

VW enthusiast, idea driver, and the guy who simply can’t leave a Golf stock. Martins founded the first official VW MK2 club in Latvia and later started the Baltic VAG movement. With passion for cars and strong community spirit, he continues to lead and grow Baltic VAG Fest year after year.

Maira Bokmane

Marketing, Social Media & Community Lead

If you see something online or feel the great atmosphere in the Baltic VAG Fest community, chances are Maira had a hand in it. She manages the festival’s communication, social media, and community, making sure everything runs smoothly both online and during the event.

KRISTS MOROZOVS

Graphic & Web Designer

The man behind the Baltic VAG visuals and our slick website.

Krists transforms ideas into striking visuals that channel the raw energy of classic motorsport and car culture – keeping everything bold, clean, and unmistakably VAG

GABRIELA MOROZOVA

TikTok Manager & Content Creator

From raw clips to viral hits – Gabriela keeps Baltic VAG fresh, fast, and full of energy. She’s all about building the vibe, growing the reach, and dropping content that just hits right.

Gatis Melbārdis

Passionate member of the Baltic VAG community, partnership manager and VW enthusiast.

Head of VW Passat Latvia, a community of Volkswagen Passat enthusiasts located in Latvia since 2020.

With a lifelong passion for cars, especially his Passat CC, Gatis has earned a reputation as a local event organizer and the heart of the passat car community.

Arturs Berkmanis

Technical Director & Partnerships
Baltic VAG Festival Board Member

Quiet on the outside, but always making big things happen behind the scenes. From securing strong partnerships to handling the technical backbone of the festival, he’s the one who makes sure everything works — even when nobody sees it.

The steady hand that keeps Baltic VAG rolling smooth, year after year.

oficial baltic respresentatives

Baltic VAG Fest is a festival built in the Baltics with a perspective that goes beyond borders. Our official Baltic representatives help connect local VAG communities in Lithuania and Estonia - bringing together clubs, enthusiasts, and people who actively shape the culture in their countries. Their role is to support the festival’s growth while preserving its core values: respect for cars, attention to detail, and appreciation for the people who invest their time and work into their vehicles.

nerijus grigaitis

Official Representative for Lithuania

A man who loves exclusive cars, made with own hands.
A man with hands and imagination. He has a passion for cars and their creations. Loves the challenges of creating your own car and giving everything so that what it creates and does is beautiful and stylish and can be shared with others so that you don't have to be a professional to create something beautiful. Just need to push yourself and believe what you are capable of. Still inside a small kid who likes to play with real cars.

Find me on Instagram: @nerijusmk5

Merilyn Dietrich

Official Representative for estonia


My hobbies are crafting, beauty and cars.
I first recognised a love for cars when my older brother bought a game on Playstation 2 that was called Gran Turismo 4, where I already found the sounds and looks of the cars facinating and alluring. My love for VAG came from my eldest brother who owned at the time an Audi S3 2005 model, I dreamed of buying it off of him when I grow up but there was an accident and the car got totalled. Today I own a Seat Leon Cupra m1 2002, which I got from my fiancé who had given up on it so I took it upon myself to keep the car alive and start making it better while being a part of Thursday Car Club since 2020. Today I could say my car is done and I'm loving every second of driving it.
Find me on Instagram: strawberry_cupra

MEDIA

KLAVS PAKALNS

Baltic VAG Festival Media Team

  • Photographer & Car Enthusiast
  • Klāvs brings a love for cars and a sharp eye for detail to every shot. Thanks to his grandfather, he picked up a camera — and never looked back. A proud member of the Misfitted private car club, he currently drives a VW Passat B5 with a 2.3L VR5 engine. While the build is still a work in progress, the vision is big — and this one might just be the final form (maybe 😅).
  • Check out his work on Instagram and TikTok: @paklavs

GATIS ROZENFELDS

Baltic VAG Festival Media Team

  • A true car enthusiast with a passion for storytelling through the lens

  • Captures the thrill of the journey and the soul of the machine

  • Gatis turns every ride, moment, and memory into a lasting visual – preserving the raw beauty of automotive adventures in striking photographs that speak louder than words.

  • Instagram: BluePrint Fashion

Raimonds Švampe

Baltic VAG Festival Videographer

  • ⁠a car guy since day one
  • traded his b4 passat for a Lada, and after a year of regrets, got a b3 passat
  • love taking the moment in time and using everything in my power to help you and others relive it through a screen later on
  • Instagram: @Rimondsss
  • Company: K&R Ventures

Andre-rene jõemaa

Baltic VAG Festival Media Team

  • A car enthusiast who dreamed of becoming a drift driver but instead became a photographer
  • I started taking photos in the spring of 2024, and according to others, I have made great progress in that time.
  • I have a few project cars, an Audi A6 C4 from 1996 and a BMW E34 from 1993.
  • Instagram: @‌arj_photography1