Calendar of cultural events in Updated 14.01.2014 Estonia in 2014. In cooperation with Estonian Institute, event organisers and tourism information centers.
Date Location Event Description Web-page FEBRUARY 2014 2.-9.02.2014 Narva l X International Chopin The history of the competition goes back to 1997 when Polish Ambassador Jakub Wolasiewicz initiated the first young pianist competition in Narva, http://chopin.narva.ee/eng/program-of- Competition dedicated to the works of great Polish composer Frederic Chopin. Back then, Estonian music school students took part. In 1999, the competition competition/ received international status. Young musicians from all over the region took part - from Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Finland and Russia.
7.-9.02.2014 Lähte, Tartu county International Gymnastics Miss Valentine is the largest international gymnastics tournament in Estonia. The long traditions and pleasant atmosphere have made the tournament www.vkjanika.ee Tournament Miss Valentine one of the world's most popular competitions in this field.
12.-21.02.2014 Tallinn 8th Tallinn Winter Festival Classical music concerts performed by top Estonian musicians and foreign visitors take place under the motto "Lift up your eyes and open your heart ". http://www.plmf.ee/tallinn-winter- The festival headliner is the world-famous Julian Rachlin and the string orchestra Oslo Camerata. As in previous years, donations will be collected for the festival_eng PLMF "Pillifondi", which supports talented Estonian interpreters looking to buy high-quality musical instruments.
14.-16.02.2014 Tallinn 23. International tourism The international tourism fair Tourest is the oldest and largest tourism fair in the Baltics and the Estonian Association of Tour Operators has organized it http://tourest.eu/eng/ fair Tourest since 1991. It is the major event on the tourism sector's calendar, and allows one to gain an overview of what the field has to offer. The fair's activity takes place in parallel in the main hall, the Holiday in Estonia hall and the children's hall, which is enriched in addition by the interactive main stage programme and speciality programme in the exhibition centre seminar rooms for those with a deeper interest. The visitor numbers are increasing each year and exceeded 36,000 in 2013.
15.02.2014 Viljandi Fishing competition This traditional event is the biggest fishing competition in the Baltic States. The focus at the main competition is on catching tagged fish. www.kuldkala.ee "Kuldkala"
15.-24.02.2014 Pärnu Pärnu Ice Festival In winter, when the rivers and the sea are covered in ice and people are drawn to the snow and the ice rinks to ski and skate, Pärnu draws families to it www.icefest.eu from all over the world. The Pärnu Ice Festival brings some of the summer fun back to the wintry resort, presenting a wide range of activities over 9 days. You can go hiking and take part in sports competitions, there is music and dance, theatre and workshops, a food party and master classes, snow picnics and sleigh rides, and to top it all off Estonia's birthday! During the festival there is fun for all ages. The heart of the festival is in the historical heart of Pärnu, with outdoor cafes, a fair, workshops and a full programme of events. Top highlights are the opening show on 15 February and the Estonia Party on 23 February 2014.
16.02.2014 Otepää 43. Tartu Marathon The Tartu Marathon is the best known and most popular skiing event of its kind in Estonia. It is held every year on the third Sunday in February and www.tartumaraton.ee/43-tartu-maraton- forms part of the international Worldloppet and Estonian Estoloppet cross-country series. The full marathon course through Tartu and Valga counties programm-3331 covers a distance of 63 km, with the shorter route covering 31 km. The marathon is part of the Worldloppet series of long-distance skiing events.
18.-23.02.2014 Sea Harbour, Tallinn Titanic Festival Open through March 2014, the Seaplane Harbour presents TITANIC: The Artefact Exhibition, which will take you back to 1912. The story of the Titanic http://titanic.lennusadam.eu/en will be explored in depth during the Titanic Festival. Foreign visitors connected to the Titanic investigations will present, and a thematic film programme will be screened. During the week, the era and story of the Titanic will be told.
22.-23.02.2014 Tallinn Simple Session Simple Session is a weekend full of experiences and unprecedented spectacle from close to 200 top BMX riders and skateboarders from all over the www.simplesession.net world. An infectious festival atmosphere, the most professional competitors the world has to offer, the hottest new names, a wild show and party mood have made Simple Session a cult event in the extreme sport world, and its unbridled energy has no rival!
MARCH 2014 27.-29.03.2014 Tallinn Tallinn Music Week Tallinn Music Week is one of the biggest indoor music festivals in the Baltic-Nordic region, and this year it will welcome some 15,000 music fans from www.tallinnmusicweek.ee Estonia and the region. Audiences, artists and professionals from the music biz will meet and mingle, new talents will blossom and Estonian artists will get a springboard into the colourful international world of music. Tallinn Music Week will present a line-up of around 200 artists from Estonia and across Europe. The festival’s music menu covers the whole wide spectrum of the best that the region has to offer: from folk and indie to jazz and punk, from classical music to metal and anything in between. The two-day city stage programme offers free daytime concerts for all music fans in unexpected places around Tallinn. The foreign media writes about TMW: "Tallinn Music Week suggested the Baltic states will be the next region to burst on to the European music scene. It was clear right from the start that last week's Tallinn Music Week was not your ordinary music festival – and Estonia not your average country." - Helienne Lindvall, The Guardian
APRIL 2014 18.-27.04.2014 All over Estonia 25th Tallinn International The 25th Tallinn International Festival Jazzkaar is taking place from 18-27 April in Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu, Viljandi, Haapsalu and other Estonian cities. www.jazzkaar.ee Festival Jazzkaar About 50 concerts will be held all across Tallinn in this, the anniversary year. There will also be a number of other music related events, with musicians from 20 countries participating. Strains of jazz will ring out in large concert venues across the city: in the grand Sea Pavilion erected in a seaside location in the city centre and once again, in the open air - on the streets and squares of the city.
19.04.2014 Võru-Võhandu river-Võõpsu 9. Võhandu Marathon On 19 April 2014, one of the most scenic and challenging rowing marathon in Europe kicks off. The participants will cover 100 km in one day, www.vohandumaraton.ee experiencing some extreme moments along the way. The river affords fantastic views of ancient forests, meadows and sandstone bluffs. For sportsmen and women, the event offers the joy of going head to head in competition, other participants enjoy the thrill of testing their own limits. The marathon awaits! Come and take part! The start is by Lake Tamula in Võru and the finish is in Võõpsu. 24 hours is allotted to competitors.
24.-27.04.2014 Haapsalu Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy This festival is designed to showcase horror, fantasy and cult films for movie buffs from Estonia and neighbouring countries. It offers a wide range of the www.hoff.ee Film Festival latest films, special focus features, retrospectives and infamous extreme screenings.
MAY 2014 7.-10.05.2014 Tartu, Rakvere Prima Vista literature In May, the Prima Vista literature festival will come to Tartu. For years, the festival has been offering a chance to be a part of many different special www.kirjandusfestival.tartu.ee/home festival cultural events. This year’s festival calls on participants to think about youth and youthfulness and find the spirit of being young inside oneself. Prima Vista will feature the traditional book fair and Library in the Park, allow a singing writers’ concert to be enjoyed and meet literary luminaries. Estonian favourites and many acclaimed foreign authors will give public readings and lectures. The festival also has new book release parties, exhibitions, film screenings, spoken word performances and conversation circles. The “First Step” competition for best literary debut published in a periodical will take place. The patron of Prima Vista 2014 is Kristiina Ehin, and festival events will also be held in Rakvere.
8.-11.05.2014 Jõhvi Concert Hall Jõhvi Ballet Festival Jõhvi Ballet Festival. The festival takes place at the Jõhvi Concert Hall and its aim is to develop ballet education in Estonia, promote world class dancing www.concert.ee/festivals-johvi-ballet- in Ida-Viru County and to introduce Estonian dancers, who are well-known in Europe. festival
11.05.2014 Tartu 32nd Tartu Marathon The 32nd Tartu Marathon, sponsored by SEB, is the biggest cross-country race in the Baltics. Thousands take part each year. The course passes through www.tartumaraton.ee the diverse southern Estonian landscape. Entrants can choose between 23 km and 10 km distances. Each can be covered by running or Nordic walking. Children's races will also be held.
17.05.2014 All over Estonia Museum Night On Museum Night, held countrywide, hundreds of museums and repositories of memory will open their doors free of charge from 18-23:00 and even oo.muuseum.ee later. Museums bog and small are open, regardless of form of ownership and field. As will archives, windmills, wool factories, churches and many other establishments. Estonia first took part in pan-European museum night in 2009, when the centennial of the Estonian National Museum and national museum year were celebrated.
22.-25.05.2014 Viljandi International puppet The international puppet theatre festival "Theatre in a Suitcase" has been offering vivid theatrical impressions and a creative-infused atmosphere for 16 www.viljandinukuteater.ee theatre festival "Theatre in a years running. The festival days pass in a traditional manner, with performances at the Viljandi Puppet Theatre and other cultural institutions in the Suitcase" town, and each one is followed by panels led by the directors, each day a "surprise du jour" is picked by audiences (performance, actor(s); experiences are shared in master classes. Puppets on the street: a so-called puppet performance fair takes place on the streets of the old town of Viljandi. The street performances and workshops are free of charge for participants. All of the days end with events held by the Club of Good Ideas in the festival village. The festival is a party for all who love puppet theatre - a funferal where people learn and teach, give and receive, and where recognition is accorded to the stewards of the Estonian puppetry tradition. 22.-25.05.2014 Pärnu X Pärnu International Choir This choir festival is one of the most popular and cheerful musical celebrations in the resort town before it is declared the capital of summer. The Pärnu www.prkf.ee Festival International Choir Festival started in 1996 and is meant for all types of amateur choirs. The festive opening concert, main concert and closing gala take place in the Pärnu Concert Hall, while joint concerts of choirs are held in the city and Pärnu County, a folk song competition for choirs, children's and youth choir concerts, a youth party, choirs' joint concerts in the city and Pärnu County, a festival cafe is open, the winners of the competition receive awards at the closing evening. An oratorio or other large form is also performed at each festival: this year it will be Faure's Requiem.
24.05-1.06.2014 Tallinn Tallinn Old Town Days Once a year comes a time when mediaeval knights appear on the streets of Old Town Tallinn, lovely ladies don their fanciest dresses and mysterious http://vanalinnapaevad.ee legends come alive among the walls of the Old Town. All this marks the start of the Old Town Days, a fixture for Tallinners and visitors throughout the culture-filled week. The Old Town will become the cultural hub for all countries in the region and offer a wide selection of music, art, theatre and educational activities for all comers, no matter what their origin, mother tongue or age.
28.05.-1.06.2014 Tallinn Tallinn Literature Festival Held at the Tallinn Writers’ House (Harju 1), the Tallinn Central Library (Estonia pst 8), the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre (Pikk 73) and elsewhere http://headread.ee "HeadRead" around Tallinn. The HeadRead literature festival is being held for the sixth time. International and Estonian writers will give readings, and there will be literary themed walks in different parts of Tallinn, children’s storytelling mornings, poetry cafes and much more.
29.-31.05.2014 Tallinn, Tartu Tour of Estonia 2014 A race featuring top international cycling talent. The stages connect Estonia's beautiful cities and villages. The velotour ends on 31 May with the Tartu www.tourofestonia.ee Grand Prix, which brings thousands of spectators to the streets of the city. Tour of Estonia is part of the Estonian Cycling Weekend programme.
JUNE 2014 1.06- 31.08.2014 Pärnu XXI International Nude Art The international nude art exhibition “MAN AND WOMAN” is as inseparable a part of the Pärnu summer as the golden sun and the sandy beach by the http://www.mona.ee/english/ Exhibition "MAN AND warm sea gulf. Works by artists from Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the autonomous Åland islands and Estonia keep and eye on WOMAN". the ties that make us, the local men and women, similar on all the shores of the Baltic Sea.
1.06.2014 Tartu SEB 33. Tartu Cycling Rally Tartu Cycling Rally (135/66 km). close to 7,500 people. The course follows winding southern Estonian roads, and begins and ends in central Tartu. www.tartumaraton.ee Popular children's races are also held in the city centre of Tartu. The Cycling Rally is part of the Estonian Cycling Weekend programme.
4.-8.06.2014 Tartu International Wind Band The festival is first and foremost geared to bands and wind ensembles, but other artistic groups are also welcome. The main stage is located on Tartu’s http://www.potartu.ee/?s=640 Festival „Mürtsub pill“. Town Hall Square and the other stage is in Küüni tänav next to the Tartu Department Store, in the festival tent. The opening concert is on 4 June at the Vanemuine Concert Hall, rehearsals and performances by the children’s and youth orchestras, and the joint festival orchestra, various trainings, exhibitions, dance evenings, the Tartu Song Festival on 7 June, a procession/parade and the gala concert on Sunday, 8 June in downtown Tartu. See you in Tartu for "Mürtsub pill”!
5.-13.06.2014 Käsmu Beautiful concerts in Käsmu Magical Käsmu captains' village once again calls all music fans for a visit on nights in June. Eight concerts, food prepared by the captains and the fresh http://www.virufolk.ee/eng ambience of the sea coming in off of Käsmu Bay, Käsmu Maritime Museum exhibitions, Nautimus wines, Greenfield tea and Ingman ice creams complement the dining. Waves lap quietly at the shore and melodies come home to the heart. Cosy seaside romance and charming music experiences await in Käsmu in June!
5.-8.06.2014 Tallinn Tallinn Treff Festival Tallinn Treff Festival, being held for the eighth year, is an international puppet and visual theatre festival that offers top-flight performances for adults http://www.nuku.ee/english/festival/ and kids. Besides acclaimed professionals from all over the world, the festival features the finest young movers and shakers from European puppet art academies. The festival area begins at the Puppet Theatre in Tallinn and runs along Lai tänav, filling the whole block with festival hubbub and street performers for four days. Performances are held in the theatres at the same time. But the entire street programme is free for the public.
6.-7.06.2014 Pärnu Good Food Festival – Welcome to Grillfest in Pärnu! The Festival of Good Food looks forward to its thousands of visitors - entrance is free of charge. You will enjoy the Good www.grillfest.ee Grillfest and Good Food Food Fair, the national fishing championships and three food preparation competitions for young and old alike. There will be theme restaurants from Fair. different countries and exciting attractions for the kids in the festival's play area. Performances will be given by various artists, all of them good.
6.-8.06.2014 Viljandi Viljandi Hanseatic Days The Hanseatic town of Viljandi gives itself over to medieval customs for one weekend each June during the Hanseatic Days. There is something for http://hansa.viljandi.ee/en/ everyone, with a fair, a variety of concerts, fascinating workshops and competitions in which everyone can exhibit their sporting prowess.
9.-15.06.2014 Tallinn IX Tallinn Guitar Festival The festival offers fine music and encounters with shining stars and top guitarists from Spain, Brazil and elsewhere. www.kitarrifestival.ee
11.-15.06.2014 Pärnu Diverse Universe An annual festival, which started in Pärnu and travelled through Europe, including over 200 artists and offers visitors an exciting performance http://diverse2014.tumblr.com/ Performance Festival programme and workshops. Diverse Universe is one of the largest performance festivals in Europe.
16.-18.06.2014 Tartu Festival „Regiöö 2014” "REGIÖÖ" is a festival that focuses on the earlier cultural world-view of the nations of Baltic Rim and ancient Nordic culture. In 2014, the 13th festival www.tartu.ee/regioo takes place, offering an extraordinary selection of traditional and newer interpretations from masters of music, song, dance and artisanry from Scandinavia, the Baltics, Poland and Russia. The festival programme includes sagas, myths and newer tunes, dances and handicraft art. The ancient truth and the traditions which lie in the tales, are brought to today through a unique rendition, which has been passed from generation to generation in the Nordic culture. The festival offers a benerable selection of ancient tales and gives performers an opportunity to create new songs and music in old tradition.
19.06.2014 Sea Harbour, Tallinn Reopening of the 100-year- Reopening of the 100-year-old steamer/icebreaker Suur Tõll. www.lennusadam.eu old steamer/icebreaker Suur Tõll
21.06.2014 Pärnu Hello, Pärnu Summer! The grand opening of summer and an open air concert. Traditionally, Tallinn bestows the title of summer capital on Pärnu. www.visitparnu.com
23.-29.06.2014 Saare county, Loona manor II Orchid Festival The fields, meadows and grasslands of Vilsandi National Park are full of tropical beauties from spring to late summer - wild orchids. Songs have been http://www.loonamanor.ee/Orchid written about them and they have been immortalised in art and photography. The Orchid Festival will be held in June in Vilsandi National Park.
27.-28.06.2014 Värska IV Seto Folk Seto Folk is the gem of traditional Seto music. Seto bands and leelo choirs perform, folk dance ensembles, instrumentalists and guest artists hit the www.visitsetomaa.ee stage. Visitors can take part in Seto workshops, a handicraft bazaar is held.
27.-29.06.2014 Pärnu Pärnu Hanseatic Days. Back History is a storyteller of long ago times. Pärnu’s Hanseatic Days Festival gives us a look back into the past. Let’s go back to our roots. We’ll go to the http://hansa.parnu.ee to our roots! wisdom filled rocks. Medieval customs, ethnic crafts, ancient skills and spiritual wealth! Come to buy and sell, to learn and to teach. Listen to enchanting musical rhythms, dance crazy dances during a medieval celebration.
27.-29.06.2014 Pärnu XIII Pärnu Harmonica The Pärnu Harmonica Festival is the largest and best-known music festival in the region centring on the harmonica and diatonic accordion. The festival www.piccolo.ee Festival target groups are musicians from the Baltic Searegon, Europe and the US, with folk musicians and amateur instrumentalists also included. The goals are to put value on lifelong learning in the field of music, as well as on the harmonic and accordion as instruments with unlimited possibilities and including internationally acclaimed professional musicians in the festival activities. The festival will be held on three days in Pärnu (27-29 June 2014) with the Baltic Nordic OPEN competition and eight concerts held, harmonicas and accordions ringing out in Pärnu Concert Hall, the Kuursaal, the Kuursaal open air stage and elsewhere in town. The festival is popular among both young and old and has become a top event for the capital of summer. For many, taking part in the music event has led them to start their own musical path and thus it has broadened the worldview of children, adults and the elderly.
June-September 2014 (dates Haapsalu Nargenfestival The bookends for Nargenfestival 2014 are, as always, the Kreek Days, which take place in Haapsalu in early June and the Arvo Pärt Days in September, www.nargenfestival.ee are to be detailed) when the composer’s music is performed by world-class musicians. Concerts and performances can be seen all summer long in Haapsalu, Tallinn and Naissaar Island. Since 2006, Nargenfestival has been a memorable seaside and overseas summer party that highlights the origins of Estonian music and drama. The artistic director is Tõnu Kaljuste. Visit www.nargenfestival.ee where the full programme will be posted in April 2014.
JULY 2014 2.-5.07.2014 Rakvere Festival "Baltoscandal" An international contemporary performance art festival held every two years since 1990. www.baltoscandal.ee
3.-6.07.2014 Tallinn Tallinn Medieval Days The crafts market of the flourishing former Hanseatic town comes alive on Town Hall Square, while St. Nicholas Hill features masters, journeymen and http://www.folkart.ee/eng/tallinn- apprentices. Traveling minstrels and actors entertain the city folk, learned men dispense knowledge. The mediaeval carnival only takes place once a year medieval-days in Tallinn Town Hall. Take a trip back in time to old Reval of 500 years ago and discover the Middle Ages! 4.-6.07.2014 Tallinn 26th song festival and 19th The 26th song festival and 19th dance festival will take place in Tallinn on 4-6 July 2014. A torch relay will precede the festival, and will start in Tartu on www.laulupidu.ee dance festival "The Touch of 15 June. The flame will arrive in Tallinn on 4 July. This year's theme invites people to think about what in life really touches us to the core. At festivals Time, The Time to Touch" past, we have looked for the roots of our home-tree and breathed as one. Now it is time to take notice of our companions on our journey and find what is truly important and dear to us. Let's look at what is right about the picture, not get bogged down looking for what's missing. The first concert program will bring us a valuable treasure from the first Song Festival on. The programme on the second day will feature many new compositions from modern composers. The 19th Dance Festival, "The Touch", is a fairy tale born out of our yearning to realize what is real and not keep on fleeing our own happiness. Can we grab the reins or keep on speeding through life at top speed. It takes courage to slow down and stop. It's up to us to decide how we will touch the world and others. The Dance Festival performances will be held fro 4-6 July at Tallinn's Kalev Central Stadium. The first concert of the Song Festival will be held on 5 July and the second concert will be on 6 July. Hirvo Surva is the artistic director of the Song Festival. The head director of the Dance Festival is Maido Saar, and the musical director is Toomas Lunge. The concept and narrative of the dance festival was conceived by Sten Weidebaum.
5.07.2014 Kilingi-Nõmme, Pärnu Festival "Schilling" Lovingly crafted indie-festival Schilling in a small, hospitable and beautiful South-Estonian town is now acknowledged as one of the most important www.schilling.ee county summer events in the country. Unique attractions and design, cutting-edge performers and truly magnificent atmosphere create a strange magnet that pulls together a variegated international crowd. Schilling will take place on the first Saturday of July, as always.
8.-12.07.2014 Saaremaa island Saaremaa Organ Festival This classical music festival will take place over five days in five venerable churches on the island of Saaremaa: Valjala, Mustjala, Karja and Kaarma. www.helisevadorelid.ee Entrance is free, but donations for the upkeep of the organs and churches are encouraged. Programme: Bach, Händel, Caccini, Giordani, Stradella, Gounod, Mascagni, Schubert, Schumann, Franck, Massenet, Strauss, Elgar, Süda, Raid, Pärt and more.
9.-11.07.2014 Tallinn TV-tower BASE Boogie 2014 / TV Per tradition, we will be celebrating the TV Tower's birthday this year as well - the 34th anniversary of the first opening of the tower. This year's www.teletorn.ee Tower's birthday festivities will last three days. From 9-11 July, BASE Jump Boogie will be held for the third time - parachute jumps from the observation deck. This year will see 70 brave souls from all over the world take the plunge. BASE jumpers from Estonia, Finland, Switzerland, Russia, the US, Sweden, Germany, Norway and many other countries will participate. While the extreme sports athletes are jumping, children and adults alike can enjoy various activities on the green outside the TV Tower.
9.-12.07.2014 Tallinn Õllesummer Õllesummer is Estonia's biggest open air festival, held for the 21st time in 2014. Over the four days, many Estonian and international artists will take one www.ollesummer.ee of seven stages, and a number of special projects will also be aired. The food court has close to 50 places to eat, with different flavours. Children and grown-ups will have plenty of things to do - like a full-scale Tivoli style amusement park. Each year, Õllesummer is visited by around 60,000 people.
9.-13.07.2014 Haapsalu 21. Haapsalu Old Music Professional musicians and audiences take a step closer to the early music era through high-calibre performances at this festival. http://www.studiovocale.ee/haapsalu- festival vanamuusikafestival/
9.-13.07.2014 Viljandi XXIX Viljandi Old Music This is a festival infused with the beauty of an ancient city and centuries-tested music. It is the oldest such festival in Estonia. It first took place in 1982 http://www.festivals.ee/?s=72 Festival and has been combining the beauty of the ancient town with centuries-old music ever since, with concerts taking place in the city's churches, various concert venues and other exciting places around the city.
10.-15.07.2014 Tartu Festival Glasperlenspiel Glasperlenspiel Sinfonietta, conductor Andres Mustonen, String Quartet "Prezioso", Ensemble "Stary Olsa" (Belarus), ESSe-Quintet (Saint Petersburg), www.klaasparlimang.com Meelis Vind (bass clarinet), Martin Kuuskmann (bassoon), Dance Theatre "Tee Kuubis". Premieres by Sven Grünberg, Ülo Krigul, Ardo Ran Varres, Liisa Hirsch
11.-13.07.2014 Tartu Tartu Hanseatic Days The Hanseatic Days in Tartu make the city come alive in mid-summer, filling it with a fair, concerts and educational activities www.hansapaevad.ee
12.-13.07.2014 Tartu Tartu Thriatlon The main race on day 1 of the Tartu Triathlon is Olympic standard (1.5 km swimming, 40 km of cycling and 10 km of running) and challengers include www.tartutriatlon.ee athletes from the Baltic Cup series and ETL cup elite classes. Competitions will also be held for teens and amateurs (0.5 km swim, 20 km cycle and 5 km running) and kids (0.15 km swim, 3 km cycle, 1 km running). On Sunday, Europe's top triathletes will compete in Tartu in the European Cup sprint distances (0.75 km swim, 20 km cycle, 5 km run).
15.-27.07.2014 Raplamaa XXII Rapla Church Music One of Estonia's most respected festivals, the Rapla Church Music Festival has been taking place for 20 years, showcasing some of the world's richest http://www.plmf.ee/rapla-church-music- Festival music. Concerts are held in the Church of Mary Magdalene, which is renowned for its acoustics, and a number of other smaller churches in the area. The festival_eng biggest names in Estonian music have performed at the festival over the years, as have stars from the United Kingdom to Japan. The headliner in 2014 will be the acclaimed Swedish string orchestra Camerata Nordica. Also festering: cellist Andreas Lend, flautist Oksana Sinkova, saxophonist Virgo Veldi, Sinfonia Cymru string quartet (Wales) and the Swedish Wind Ensemble.
14.-20.07.2014 Pärnu Pärnu Music Festival and Pärnu Music Festival and Järvi Academy continue their decades long tradition of quality music festivals in Pärnu. The artistic consultant is Paavo Järvi. www.parnumusicfestival.ee Järvi Academy The festival is above all an orchestral festival and the most important cornerstone is the fantastic festival orchestra which draws participants from all over the world. Besides the orchestra, superb soloists can be heard, either performing with orchestra or as chamber musicians.
14.-27.07.2014 21. - 27. july 2014 films all XXVIII Pärnu International Conceived by Lennart Meri and first held in 1987, the Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival is the Baltics' biggest film www.chaplin.ee over Estonia: Pärnu, Documentary and bonanza, and is taking place for the 28th time in 2014. The opening day of the 28th Pärnu Film Festival will coincide with Bastille Day, and thus we will Viljandi, Elva, Otepää, Anthropology Film Festival dedicate the day to the country of cinema's birth with a look at the work of French documentary film-makers. As always, six documentaries from ETV will Vormsi, Toomanina, compete and late in the evening of 19 July Saturday), the award ceremony will be held, carried live by ETV. One of our main themes since the very first Haapsalu festival has been the survival of indigenous peoples and their cultures. But the programme also includes social takes on today's society, portrait pictures of luminaries and art and music films. Children and youth continue to in the focus, with workshops for them and a competitive programme of children's films.
16.-20.07.2014 Võru XX Võru Folklore Festival Each year, Estonia's biggest annual folklore festival brings close to 400 dancers and musicians to Võru County. Over five days, there will be over 40 http://www.vorufolkloor.ee/en/ concerts, and a playoff on Teppo type accordions, evening singing on Tamula beach, a night cinema, handicraft fair and more. This is a real meeting point for different cultures.
16.-20.07.2014 Mustjala, Saaremaa XVI Mustjala festival Once again, Mustjala Music Festival welcomes music lovers to Saaremaa - to a lovely place with untouched nature and a perfect spot for relaxation and www.mustjalafestival.ee enjoying music. The festival, established in 1995, features classical music. The performers are well-known Estonian musicians and renowned foreign visitors. The concerts will be held at the Mustjala Anna Church, Mustjala Orthodox Church, the picturesque Tagaranna fishing village, Loona and Pidula Manors, Ninase Resort and in unexpected places such as the heavy cannon foxhole in Ninase peninsula built by the Soviet Army in 1939. Jüri Tuulik, the Saaremaa-born writer, has said: "Saaremaa is not just a geographical spot in the Baltic Sea - Saaremaa is also a spiritual state which never leaves those who have felt it." Artistic Director is Aare Tammesalu.
17.-19.07.2014 In the roads of Valga, Võru, auto24 Rally Estonia 2014 The biggest motor sport event in the Baltics. For two days, southern Estonia's winding gravel roads host drivers from all over the world, including a www.rallyestonia.com Tartu and Põlva counties number of top names and the best rally drivers in the Baltics. Heated battle can be seen in all classes from Historic cars to modern WRC cars. There's plenty of entertainment for the whole family: there are attractive spectator areas on the side of the road, plus a concert, children's playground, women's area and market street.
18.-20.07.2014 Haapsalu American Beauty Car Show American Beauty Car Show is the Baltics' biggest exhibition, reunion and drag race featuring American cars. www.american.ee
18.-20.07.2014 Tallinn Tallinn Maritime Days Tallinn Maritime Days are the Estonia's biggest free of charge maritime and family festival, combining nautical and port related events, conferences and http://www.tallinnamerepaevad.ee/ for tourism and seafaring professionals, the possibility of visiting various large ships, concerts, boat trips, sailing regatta Tallinn Race, water-related attractions and performances and other nautical entertainment for Tallinners and visitors.
18.-20.07.2014 Narva International Bike Festival In July, Narva attracts bikers from all over the world: United States, Russia, Spain Sweden, Finland, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and, naturally, Estonia http://www.narvabike.com/ Narva Bike 2014 together with some other countries. The International Bikers’ Festival “Narva Bike” is held on the territory of the old Narva castle. The main events of the Festival are held in Narva Castle and on the city streets: a motor parade, a tuning show, street racing, motorcyclists’ stunt show, the competition “Miss Narva Bike”, a tattoo show, striptease, biker contests (“Miss ‘Wet T-shirt’”, ”Big belly” and others). “Narva Bike” Feast ends with a massive rock concert, where the leading Estonian bands and famous foreign celebrities are rocking the stage. Such rock icons as Alisa, DDT, Uriah Heep and Slade have already taken part in the event. “Narva Bike” will take you away from your everyday life and engulf you with freedom.
20.-24.07.2014 Haapsalu XXI Haapsalu String Festival The festival focuses on string music with a wide choice of ensemble repertoire – from classical music to jazz and pop. Besides the concerts, there will be http://www.festivals.ee/?s=78 summer courses for young string instrumentalists
22.-27.07.2014 Kuressaare Saaremaa Opera Days In 2014, the headliner at the Saaremaa Opera Days will be the Ukrainian National Opera, performing Verdi’s Don Carlos. Lyssenko’s "NATALKA http://www.saaremaaopera.eu/ POLTAVKA" and Bellini’s "NORMA". Plus: the traditional Opera Gala, soloists Lilli Paasikivi, Annely Peebo, Ain Anger and others, the Children’s Gala, Mozart’s Requiem performed by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and much more. 24.-27.07.2014 Viljandi Viljandi Folklore Festival A traditional music festival held amidst Viljandi’s castle ruins and various other places around town, held for the 22nd time in 2014. Exciting foreign www.folk.ee artists, the best Estonain folk groups , the Green Stage, handicraft courtyard, runo song stage and a workshop programme for all tastes – all this is just a small part of the goings-on.
26.07-8.08.2014 Pärnu IN Graafika/ Printmaking IN Nordic Tracks is meeting point of Nordic Baltic Printmaking Network, Nordic - European Printmaking Network and world wide network. Festival includes http://nordictracks.tumblr.com/ 2014 seminars, practical workshops in the streets and 20 public exhibitions. Main idea is to promote the newest developments in printmaking, promote printmaking as such which tends to be out in the contemporary art. Nordic Tracks is output for experimental printmaking.
26.-27.07.2104 Haapsalu Yoga Festival The yoga festival features Estonia’s finest yoga instructors and special guests from abroad. Try approximately ten yoga styles from classic ones to the www.joogafestival.ee more modern, and take part in lectures and workshops. Mornings and evenings feature concerts and mantra singing. The main stage and health living fair take place in the Haapsalu Episcopal Castle courtyard, while lectures and workshops in the adjacent cultural centre and the more musical part of the festivities in church.
29.07.-2.08.2014 Kuressaare Kuressaare Chamber Music Kuressaare Chamber Music Days – the oldest and best-known international chamber music festival in Estonia – is a popular and awaited music event and www.kammerfest.ee Days its exciting and varied concerts have been a beautiful part of the summer cultural programme in Kuressaare since 1995. This international event is of a considerable importance to the development of the traditions of chamber music in the whole of Estonia. Besides top Estonian interpreters, choir and orchestras, the festival has featured renowned soloists and chamber ensembles from Argentina, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Romania, Turkey, Great Britain, Russia, Japan, Scandinavia and the Baltics.
31.07-10.08.2014 Tallinn and churches all Tallinn International Organ Tallinn International Organ Festival is the oldest and longest consecutive music festival in Estonia. First held in 1987 at the initiative of Andres Uibo, the http://www.concert.ee/festivals-tallinn- over Estonia Festival festival has since taken on dimensions of one of the most formidable and significant major forum for organ music in the world. The following days are in international-organ-festival the focus of the 2014 festival: 100th anniversary of the birth of the Grand Old Man of Estonian organ, Prof. Hugo Lepnurm, the centennial of two of the most important historical organs in Tallinn – that of the St. Mary’s Cathedral and St. John’s Church and the 40th anniversary of the launch of a unique series of recordings, Estonian Organs. The 28th Tallinn International Organ Festival will feature 45 concerts with top organists from around the world and other musicians participating. The Third International Youth Organ festival is an inseparable part of the festival, in which young and talented performers up to 21 years of age from many different countries will play. The main venue is the St. Nicholas Museum concert hall, but concerts can also be visited in other Tallinn churches as well as in Pärnu and many other historical churches in Estonia.
AUGUST 2014 1.-2.08.2014 Haapsalu Festival "Augustibluus" The 21st Augustibluus festival will, for two days and nights, turn the city of Haapsalu into a paradise for lovers of good music. The primary concerts will www.augustibluus.ee take place in the courtyard of the old Episcopal castle, and workshops and a traditional acoustic concert will take place during the day at Haapsalu’s old railway station and smaller concerts on five streetside stages and café terraces. Both nights will feature a blues jam in a nightclub that will be set up within the cultural centre. Performers will arrive from 10 countries – among them absolute top-class players from the US and Europe and Estonian festival special projects.
1.-2.08.2014 Pärnu Pärnu Guild Days 2014 The 16th Guild Days offer Pärnu residents and visitors authentic and honest handcraft, recognizing guild-related associations throughout Estonia and http://www.maarjamagdaleenagild.ee/in supporting the perpetuation and vitality of local craft traditions. The festival will be held in the Mary-Magdalene Guild, Steiner garden and adjacent _english.html smaller historical streets in the city centre.
1.-3.08.2014 Pärnu Pärnu International Street In August, the street art festival "A message on the wall" will fill Pärnu with good street artwork that will make people think, scream, get irritated, www.parnufringe.ee art festival "A message on speculate, rejoice and experience so much that words may be superfluous. the wall"
1.-18.08.2014 Pärnu PÄRNU FRINGE FESTIVAL. What happens if the sun is no longer the “star” yet the trees are in full leaf, lush summer flowers are in bloom in gardens, the nights are dusky, a starry www.parnufringe.ee Pärnu International Art sky is laid out over the sea and the air is full of promise? It’s time for the Pärnu Fringe Festival – an artfest consisting of many subfestivals! 2014 will see Festival the addition of the children’s festival “Lapsepõlvemaa“ (Country of Childhood), a storytelling festival, Faberge festival, and Fringe PROjektiTEATER will put on additional events. “It’s good to be in Pärnu in August!” as the organizers of the Pärnu Fringe festival say.
2.08.2014 Mikitamäe Seto Kingdom Day Seto Kingdom Day is the annual gathering of Seto people and proceeds with its usual pomp and circumstance and traditions: the people sing their Seto www.visitsetomaa.ee anthem, pick the most adept artisans, elect the new Seto king, duelling improvisational verse smiths take the stage, Seto food and crafts are prepared, and the Seto military is on display. In the evening, visitors are invited to a village fete for music, leelo and dancing.
2.08.2014 Hiiu county Kärdla Café Day Kärdla Café Day is one of the most eagerly anticipated event in Hiiumaa Island’s summer, when the ubiquitous aroma of coffee draws people in droves http://kohvikutepäev.ee/en/ from the island and the mainland. For one day, 15 cafes will be open at the same time, which scattered around the island in green, well-tended yards and the seaside and many places where a café might seem unexpected but a pleasant surprise. A day and after Kärdla Café Day, garden cafes will be open around the island in various unexpected places.
2.-3.08.2014 Kiviõli Adventure Center Motofestival An international motorcycle event featuring sidecar and quad world championships. The mountain car show is an especial fan favourite. www.motokross.ee
4.-9.08.2014 Tartu Tartu Love Film Festival tARTuFF’s focus lies on love in all of its variations. The carefully selected programme consists of fresh feature releases, classics and salient www.tartuff.ee TARTUFF documentaries. There are also workshops, concerts, literary hours and other performances. The festival’s heart - Tartu Town Hall Square – turns into a 1,600-seat cinema on these dark August nights, with a giant 20-metre screen.
7.-10.08.2014 Haanjamaa Haanjamaa smoke sauna The smoke sauna tradition is alive and well in the Haanjamaa upland region in southern Estonia, along with its various customs, beliefs, skills and http://haanja.eu/sann/english/ week 2014 folkways, and so we were encouraged to share. Smoke Sauna Week is for people who want to take time out and just flow for a while, think about the important things in life and just live life as it was meant to be lived. Sauna-goers are invited to take part in all activities that sauna day involves: fetching wood, stoking the fire, hauling water…
8.-10.08.2014 Narva Narva Historical Festival In the marquee event of the summer season, the Great Northern War returns to the Narva fortress and bastions for three days. Military history clubs www.narvamuuseum.ee "Narva Battle" from different countries will re-enact the historical battle between the forces of Peter the Great of Russia and Karl XII of Sweden. But everyday life of the 17th and 18th C is also featured, and thus military reviews and uniforms are flanked by trading, artisans and entertainment. There is plenty to do in the fortress and the North Courtyard for the whole family. The programmes and registration for workshops should be finalized on 30 June 2014.
8.-10.08.2014 Käsmu Viru Folk In 2014, the Nordic-tinged music festival Viru Folk will focus on Sami culture. We will explore it in our music selection and the film and photography, www.virufolk.ee poetry and environment programme and dance club as well. Exciting Sami musicians will arrive from Norway, Sweden and Finland, and there will be American, Russian and other performers, but of course the large-scale music programme will mainly feature Estonian artists. The concerts will be held on two large outdoor stages and four smaller ones. Our on Käsmu Bay, various watercraft will offer outings, while locals will open up their backyards to the public, offering tasty delicacies and allowing visitors to admire and purchase the attractive local crafts and Sami souvenirs.
8.-10.08.2014 Haapsalu White Lady Festival For three decades now, the week of the White Lady has been one of the most important events in Haapsalu's summer. Every August on the weekend www.valgedaam.ee closest to the full moon, the Old Town turns into a buzzing fairground, where a busy cultural programme lasts from morning to night and as darkness falls, open air productions of the White Lady story are performed in the Episcopal Castle.
8.-16.08.2014 Tallinn Birgitta Festival The 10th Birgitta Festival opens with American music and ends with a tribute to Eri Klas on the conductor’s 75th birthday. The festival will kick off with www.birgitta.ee Mass by Leonard Bernstein, the 20th cult classic composer of symphonic music and musicals. Besides the lead figure from the US, Estonian pop, rock, opera and jazz singers will also appear in a joint production between four countries. As to Estonian productions, the family musical Arabella will return to the stage. Rarities will include a new genre, opera ballet - namely, Kuldkikas. The ballet Spartacus promises to became an audience favourite with breath-taking battle scenes and its powerful plotlines. The festival closes with Verdi’s A Masked Ball and the Eri Klas gala.
8.-9.08.2014 Valga county Leigo Lake Music Festival Leigo is a unique festival in Europe. Here a marriage of scenic natural surroundings and quality music creates lasting distinctive experiences. As time www.leigo.ee goes by, people need more and more opportunities for meditating and dreaming, to slough off everyday routine for a few moments. When we hear timeless music, we can forget reality for a moment and harmonize with the natural world around us.
8.-9.08.2014 Saare county Kuressaare Maritime Days Pleasant port festivals, old and new ships and a great nautical cultural and sport programme for the entire family. In addition, unique island handicraft www.merepaevad.ee and food. 14.-17.08.2014 Pärnu Pärnu International Theatre There are many theatre festivals in Estonia. "Monomaffia" is different from the rest in that it focuses on actors as the central players in the theatre, the www.monomaffia.ee Festival MONOMAFFIA ones without whom nothing could function. Monotheatre productions enable intimate and special contact between actors and audiences. As actors have no partners on stage, the audience becomes especially important in creating synergy. Actors don’t have anything to hide behind, and the full spotlight shines on them and details through which role and story are born at every moment. 15.-17.08.2014 Valga VI Valga Military History A cultural event that clearly stands out from the rest offers activities and excitement full of verisimilitude for the whole family over three days - a military www.isamaalinemuuseum.ee Festival fair, demonstrations of various armed forces services, a march of military men through the city and a mock battle, plus various concerts and more.
16.08.2014 Rakvere Estonian Night Run The most unusual participatory sports event in the Baltics, with 10,000 taking part in a night run. www.ööjooks.ee
21.-30.08.2014 Tallinn 10th Tallinn Chamber Music This festival, conceived to great acclaim in 2005, takes place in the churches and stages in the historical Tallinn Old Town. A large number of top soloists http://www.plmf.ee/tallinn-chamber- Festival will perform alongside foreign guest artists and young talents from Estonian music schools will be featured in the festival tent on Freedom Square. The music-festival_eng headliner is the string orchestra Kammersymphonie Berlin and the Marje and Kuldar Sink award for best young singer 2014 will be given out.
23.08.2014 Mustvee, Tartu, Tallinn International Old Believers International Old Believers Traditional Culture Festival Peipus introduces the community to the Old Believers' unique way of life, folk art and crafts www.visitpeipsi.com Traditional Culture Festival through films, lectures, a craft exhibition and workshops. The participants are master craftspeople, church singers and clerics from Estonia, Latvia and Peipus Russia's priest-less Old Believer communities, as well as scholars from Moscow.
23.-24.08.2014 Lüübnitsa Lüübnitsa Onion & Fish Fair In the Seto region, the summer catch and crops - fish and vegetables - are ready to be sold. Onion and garlic braids take centre stage. Visitors can buy www.setomaa.ee handicrafts and take part in food and photo competitions. Children can find out how men carve wood and what it's like being a blacksmith's apprentice.
24.08.2014 Tartu SEB 8th Tartu Rollerblading Each kilometre of the biggest roller skating event in Scandinavia and the Baltics is unique. The starting gun of this popular marathon sounds in Jõgeva www.tartumaraton.ee Marathon and the race ends in Tartu. The distances are 48 and 19 km, making it a challenge for any skating fan. There is also an energetic sprint competition and children's events. SEPTEMBER 2014 1.-7.09.2014 Tartu Draama festival Draama 2014, the festival of the Estonian theatre, is a curator festival where the main programme is designed by writer Tõnu Õnnepalu in cooperation http://www.draama.ee/en with a creative council. Besides the main programme put together by a curator, the festival has a diverse supporting programme that includes productions for children, dance performances, discussions, exhibitions, musical events and much more. This major Estonian theatre event also draws tens of foreign critics and observers.
13.-14.09.2014 Tallinn SEB Tallinna Marathon The biggest participatory sport events in the region is traditionally held on the second Sunday in September – the SEB-sponsored Tallinn Marathon and www.tallinnmarathon.ee the Autumn Run. Distances include full marathon, half marathon and 10K. Walkers and Nordic walkers are also welcome to enter. A day earlier, on 13 September, children’s races and the marathon opening ceremony are held at the marathon expo located on Freedom Square. As in most better-known international races, the Tallinn Marathon course goes through the city centre, through the ancient old town and the modern downtown, passing many well-known sights. Pirita beach promenade affords the classic view of the Tallinn skyline. The course is fully compliant with international requirements and considered relatively fast. The September weather at this latitude should also be favourable for runners. All this attracts the fleet of foot from traditional long distance running powers and allows amateurs to go for personal bests, too. But the main thing is to enjoy the excitement of running in or ahead of a pack consisting of thousands of other runners.
17.-21.09.2014 Lihula, Haapsalu 12. Matsalu Nature Film The festival promotes a sustainable way of life and respect for the traditions of indigenous peoples that are closely connected with nature. The festival is www.matsalufilm.ee Festival dedicated to nature, and relations between man and nature. As always, several nature photography exhibitions are organised.
18.-21.09.2014 Tallinn IX Design Night The 9th Design Night culminates in an exhibition of work nominated for the BRUNO award for product design and the Estonian Design Awards gala. www.disainioo.ee Everyone can take part as audience members as well as initiators of design events. The programme includes international exhibitions, seminars showcasing the latest trends in design, fashion events, product launches, light installations and more. The public helps make the distinction between good and bad design.
19.09-1.10.2014 Tallinn and other cities The 21st International From 19th of September till 1st of October, 2014. Tallinn, Estonia. The festival is scheduled around the Orthodox feast of the Nativity of the Mother of www.festivalcredo.com Festival of Orthodox Sacred God (21 September according to the "old style" calendar). The festival's goal is the preservation, development, and popularization of Orthodox musical Music CREDO. culture. Every year the festival has witnessed some of the finest examples of Orthodox music, from early Christian liturgical chants to compositions by modern-day composers.
21.09.2014 Tartu SEB Tartu Cycling Marathon The world's third-largest mountain bike marathon is a treat for many age groups and levels of cycling prowess. A total of about 7500 cyclists take part of www.tartumaraton.ee the marathon. The main distances are 89 and 40 km and lead away from the din of the city, to the diverse and scenic southern Estonian bike tracks. Kids' races for younger family members, too.
27.09.2014 Ida-Viru county Lamprey Festival Lampreys are a very unusual species of fish in many places, but in Narva-Jõesuu they have been caught since ancient times. During the traditional www.narva-joesuu.ee lamprey festival, a fish fair is held for fishermen and “a-fish-onados”. Sample various foods based on lampreys, or go out on the river with fishermen and see how lampreys are caught.
OCTOBER 2014 14.-18.10.2014 Viljandi Viljandi Guitar Festival This is an international festival featuring performances by Estonian and foreign artists. The concerts are held at the Viljandi Traditional Music Barn (the www.viljandiguitar.ee Ait), the Puppet Theatre, the Old Water Tower, St. John’s Church, Jazz Club and Õisu Manor. The goal of the festival is to promote improvisational and cross-disciplinary guitar playing. It’s also our goal to promote and diversify the Estonian and Viljandi's cultural landscape and offer audiences a chance to take part in atmospheric concerts. Our goal is to introduce something completely new and unprecedented to the programme each year. Internationally, the aim is to develop collaboration with other countries and in the field of guitar instruction. The 2014 programme will be the most diverse programme thus far, with 21 artists from six different countries taking the stage.
NOVEMBER 2014 1-7.11.2014 Tallinn Tallinn Restaurant Week Tallinn Restaurant Week declares the first week of November as the week to celebrate good food and good restaurants. For one week Tallinn becomes a www.tallinnrestaurantweek.ee foodie heaven.
15.11.2014 Narva Historical Festival “The In November, cannons are rumbling and gunshots are firing, while the bastions are shrouded with clouds of powder smoke in Narva Castle. “The Battle www.narvamuuseum.ee Battle of Narva of Narva” is on! Historical Festival “The Battle of Narva” is a reconstruction of one of the Northern War’s great battles. The Northern War Battles of 1700 and 1704 put Narva into the European history textbooks. The Swedish Army under the command of the 18-year-old Charles XII of Sweden defeated the Russian forces in November 1700. Peter the Great conquered Narva in the second Narva Battle in 1704. The participants of military historical clubs from different countries are responsible for the actual events’ reconstruction in Narva Castle.
21.11.2014-8.01.2015 (dates Tallinn Tallinn Christmas market The fairy-tale atmosphere of this Christmas market, which is held on the Town Hall Square in Tallinn, makes anything possible! At the heart of it all - http://www.christmasmarket.ee/eng/ may change) 2014 apart from Santa and his reindeers, who are eternal favourites with the kids - is Estonia's most famous Christmas tree, surrounded by little huts selling their wares. Here you will find handicraft specialists and their work, Estonian food and drink of the season, snow sculptures and a mini-zoo for the little ones – including rabbits, goats, lambs, ponies and geese. A cultural programme is held as part of the market every weekend and on special days, with performances by song and dance groups and choirs from different counties.
28.11-12.12.2014 All over Estonia Christmas Jazz In wait of Christmas, the Christmas Jazz event will bring lovely jazz concerts to Estonian churches and concert venues, featuring recognized local and www.jazzkaar.ee foreign performers. Christmas Jazz is a two-week intimate and more serene-sounding festival during the Holidays.
November 2014 (dates are to All over Estonia Sleepwalkers - Festival of The festival brings a selection of student films and short films from around the world to the screen. Short films are often considered a "practice" before www.swff.ee be detailed) Student & Short Films "real film" making, and Sleepwalkers aims to debunk this myth.
November 2014 (dates are to All over Estonia XVIII Tallinn Black Night Film A festival that introduces Estonian audiences to world cinema in all its variegated splendour, offering sustenance for the soul for all tastes and ages. The www.poff.ee be detailed) Festival Black Nights Film Festival consists of the main programme, three sub-festivals and a film and co-production market.
November 2014 (dates are to All over Estonia XVI Anime Film Festival The festival includes a competition programme for short animations from the last few years, a film-maker retrospective and special programmes. http://www.anima.ee/en/ be detailed) Animated Dreams
November 2014 (dates are to All over Estonia XIV Just Film Festival Estonia’s biggest children’s and youth film festival, consisting of three competition programmes and special programmes. Young participants can also www.justfilm.ee be detailed) take part themselves in festival activities.