Judrėnai is an old village in Samogitia surrounded by forests, through which the streams of Judrė and Šalpė flow.
The village has preserved the Church of St. Anthony of Padua built in 1780 by local masters and restored in 1995–1996. The church retains its authentic interior and still houses one of the oldest Samogitian baroque organs dating back to the second half of the 18th century. Among the most valuable archaeological heritage sites in Judrėnai are the Norgėlai Hillfort and the old cemeteries of Dauskiai, Mataičiai, Mizgiriai, Mikai and Užvėnai.
Judrėnai is also known as the birthplace of the legendary pilot Steponas Darius. The most visited attraction of cultural heritage is the birthplace of Steponas Darius with a memorial park, which in 1995 became an exposition as part of the Lithuanian Aviation Museum.
Traditional holidays are organised in the village. Judrėnai is famous for the feast day of St. Anthony of Padua, the commemoration of the Lituanica flight and the pouring of a symbolic giant barrow, which takes place in Dariškė every five years. The daily life of the inhabitants of Judrėnai is brightened up by the Judrėjuokis contest of comedy groups organised in the village. The active community of Judrėnai organises Samogitian culinary heritage tastings, and the culinary highlight of the village is Judrėnai cheeses.
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