This is an incomplete list of music festivals held yearly in Estonia:
| Name | Estonian name | Location | Time | Years | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amme Rock | Vasula | July | 1997–present | |||
| August Blues Festival | Augustibluus | Haapsalu | August | 2004–present | [1] | |
| Baroque Musique Festival | Barokkmuusikafestival | Estonian National Opera, Tallinn | January/February | 2006–present | [2] | |
| International Choir Festival Tallinn | Koorifestival Tallinn | Tallinn | April | [3] | held every two years | |
| Eclectica | Tartu | beginning of September | [4] | Avant Garde Culture Festival | ||
| Estonian Mixed Choirs' Competition | Eesti segakooride võistulaulmine | Tartu | February | 1993–present | [5] | |
| Estonian Song Festival | Laulupidu | Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn | July | 1869–present | [6] | held every five years |
| Glasperlenspiel Music Festival | Klaaspärlimäng | Tartu, Tallinn, Pärnu, Jõhvi, Vormsi | June–July | 1995–present | [7] | |
| Green Christmas | Rakvere | December | 1996–present | |||
| Hard Rock Laager | Vana-Vigala | July | 2002–present | [8] | ||
| Hard Rock Laager | Vana-Vigala | July | 2002–present | [9] | ||
| Intsikurmu Music Festival | Põlva | 2013–present | ||||
| Jazzkaar | 1990–present | |||||
| Kuressaare Chamber Music Days | Kuressaare Kammermuusika Päevad | Kuressaare | focused on chamber music | |||
| Laulusillad | Tallinn | July | 1991 | |||
| Lelle Alternatiiv | Lelle | July | 2004–present | [10] | ||
| Music of Seven Cities | Ida-Viru County | summer festival in different towns in Ida-Viru County | ||||
| MustonenFest | 1989–present | baroque music festival. Named after Andres Mustonen | ||||
| Orient, the Festival of Eastern Music | Festival of Eastern Music | |||||
| Nargen Opera | Nargen Festival | Tallinn, Naissaar | 2006–present | opera music | ||
| Pärnu Opera Days | Pärnu | opera music Organized by Eesti Kontsert | ||||
| Piano Festival "Captivated by the Piano" | Klaverifestival "Klaveri embuses" | Tallinn, Kadriorg Palace | July | 2018–present | [11] | Festival of piano and chamber music
Genres: classical, cross-over |
| Plink Plonk | Tartu | July | [12] | Indie music festival | ||
| Punk'n'Roll | different locations | 1998 | ||||
| Rabarock | Järvakandi | June | 2005–2009, 2011–present | [13] | ||
| Rock Ramp | Viljandi | August | [14] | |||
| Rock Summer | Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn | 1988–1997 | ||||
| Suure-Jaani Music Festival | Suure-Jaani Muusikafestival | Suure-Jaani | 1998–present | [15] | celebrates the musical works of notable Suure-Jaani residents Artur Kapp, Villem Kapp, Eugen Kapp and Mart Saar | |
| Tallinn JazzOn | Tallinn JazzOn | Tallinn | June | 2012–present | [16] | 1st, free, not commercial open air festival in Tallinn Oldtown. Music genres: Jazz, soul jazz, electro jazz, acid jazz, funk |
| Tallinn International Organ Festival | Tallinn | 1987–present | organized by Eesti Kontsert | |||
| Tallinn Music Week | Tallinn | end of March to beginning of April | 2009–present | Annual showcase music festival. | ||
| Tallinn Piano Festival | Tallinn | 1998–present | Biggest piano festival in Baltic states | |||
| Tartu Jazz | Tartu | [17] | ||||
| Tartu Music Days | Tartu | |||||
| Tartu Pop Music Festival | Tartu | |||||
| Viljandi Folk Festival | Viljandi Pärimusmuusika Festival | Viljandi | end of July | 1993–present | ||
| Viru Folk | Käsmu | August | 2008–present | [18] | ||
| Viru Säru | Viru säru | Lääne-Viru County | 1986–2008? | Folklore festival. About 300-800 participants with about 1000-4000 spectators. Author of idea: dance teacher Maie Orav.[1] | ||
| Võnge Festival | Travelling festival | July | 2015–present | [19] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ EE, Eesti entsüklopeedia. [Encyclopedia of Estonia] A-Ü. Tallinn: Valgus. 2003. p. 678. ISBN 9985701410.