Southern Žirmūnai's sporting connections are reflected in the names of the streets along the Žirmūnai side of the River Neris: "Sporto" ("Sports") and "Olimpiečių" ("Olympians"). The Palace of Students' Technical Creative Work of the Republic is Lithuania's largest facility for high school students' after-school activities of a technical nature, such as model building and go-kart racing. The Grand Theater of Vilnius ("Didysis Vilniaus teatras") is a small theater (its misnomer is intentional) that is formally based in "Šiaurės miestelis"; it has no venue of its own and holds performances in other theaters.