In order to not only preserve but also nurture the national and cultural identity of the country, Trakai invites citizens and guests to the republic festival of senior folk dances "Clog on" every year. The festival became an annual tradition back in 2010. The author and inventor of the event idea is the dance group called “Lendvarė” and its leader Rimutė Blikertienė. Step by step, this competition expanded to an international scale, when guests from the neighboring Baltic States and Poland joined the ranks of the festival. Every year, all the gathered groups actively compete for a traditionally-passing festival prize – the Clog, created especially for this event by the folk artist Petras Pranskevičius. After being in the care of the winners, the Clog returns to its homeland Trakai every year, and after the competition it travels to its new home. 

Beginning of the festival is always marked by the last year's winners. After the performances have rippled, it’s time for the competent judges of the festival to choose a new winner of the competition, who can be proud of the opportunity to bring the grand prize to their homeland. The main goal of the event is to bring together individuals who share similar hobbies and views, who are partial to folk art, and who are brought together by a lasting love for dance and a strong desire to share it with others. The aim is to develop not only national but also intercultural tolerance, the aim of which is to familiarize with, understand and take an interest in the folk culture of different nations. Folk dances are excellent means of self-expression and communication, forming national self-awareness as well as actively attracting groups and art-loving spectators. After all, the fate of a nation isn’t determined by rules or laws, but by its own character and fostering of its roots.