Just for your information, I have now booked into an Airbnb apartment which is only 1.3 miles from the Panorama so I'll be handy for the meal and festivities. The apartment has secure underground parking so I have it Thursday through to Sunday nights and plan to do a Vilnius city break.
I'm looking forward to this and enjoying all the planning for a cultural sojourn to the Baltic States, a first for me. I have the Hill of Crosses, Haapsalu and Harz Mountains on my 'hit' list so far, anyone got any other ideas?