Music festivals of Estonia
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This is an incomplete list of music festivals held yearly in Estonia
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Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
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| Name | Estonian name | Location | Time | Years | Link | Notes |
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| August Blues Festival August Blues Festival The August Blues Festival is a blues music festival in Haapsalu, Estonia. The festival takes place inside the walls of Haapsalu Castle and since its inception in 1993 has become the biggest blues festival in Estonia.... |
Augustibluus | Haapsalu Haapsalu Haapsalu is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Estonia. It's the administrative centre of Lääne County and has a population of 11,618 .... |
August | 2004–present | http://augustibluus.ee | |
| Baroque Musique Festival | Barokkmuusikafestival | Estonian National Opera Estonian National Opera Estonian National Opera is the national opera company of Estonia. The company is based at the Estonia Theatre in Tallinn.-History:The song and drama society "Estonia" was founded in 1870... , Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... |
January/February | 2006–present | http://www.concert.ee/TallinnBaroque_eng | |
| Eclectica | Tartu Tartu Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the... |
beginning of September | http://www.eclectica.ee | Avante Garde Culture Festival | ||
| Estonian Song Festival Estonian Song Festival The Estonian Song Festival is one of the largest amateur choral events in the world, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity... |
Laulupidu | Tallinn Song Festival Grounds Tallinn Song Festival Grounds -History of Song Festivals:In 1869 Johann Voldemar Jannsen established the Estonian Song Festival while the nation was still a province of the Russian Empire. This festival was considered responsible for fostering an Estonian national awakening... , Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... |
July | 1869–present | http://www.concert.ee/TallinnBaroque_eng | held every five years |
| Glasperlenspiel Music Festival Glasperlenspiel Music Festival The annual Glasperlenspiel Music Festival is a joint project of Eesti Kontsert and Estonian Record Productions since 1995... |
Klaaspärlimäng | Tartu Tartu Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the... , Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... , Pärnu Pärnu Pärnu is a city in southwestern Estonia on the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is a popular summer vacation resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches. The Pärnu River flows through the city and drains into the Gulf of Riga... , Jõhvi Jõhvi Jõhvi is a town in north-eastern Estonia, and the capital of Ida-Viru County. The town is also an administrative centre of Jõhvi Parish. It is situated 50 km from the Russian border.... , Vormsi Vormsi Estonia's fourth largest island, Vormsi , is located between Hiiumaa and the mainland with a total area of 93 square kilometers. It is part of a rural municipality Vormsi Parish. From mainland, Vormsi is separated by a narrow strait – Voosi Kurk, and from Hiiumaa by a bit wider Hari... |
June–July | 1995–present | http://www.erpmusic.com/p_Glasperlenspiel.htm | |
| Hard Rock Laager Hard Rock Laager Hard Rock Laager is a two day rock and metal festival held annually in a field in the small Estonian village of Vana-Vigala. It is the largest alternative music festival in Estonia and draws a crowd of approximately 2000 people each year.... |
Vana-Vigala Vana-Vigala Vana-Vigala is a village in Vigala Parish, Rapla County in western Estonia.Since 2002 a metal festival Hard Rock Laager is held in Vana-Vigala every summer.... |
July | 2002–present | http://www.hardrocklaager.ee | ||
| Orient, the Festival of Eastern Music Orient, the Festival of Eastern Music Orient is an annual music festival held in the Baltic countries concentrating on Asian music, the main focus being on folk, sacred, and traditional classical music... |
Festival of Eastern Music | |||||
| Plink Plonk | Tartu Tartu Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the... |
July | http://wwww.plinkplonk.ee | Indie music festival | ||
| Rabarock Rabarock Rabarock is a rock festival held annually in Järvakandi, Estonia since 2005. It takes place in the first half of June.-2011 festival:The 2011 festival will take place on 17–18 June 2011... |
Järvakandi | June | 2005–2009, 2011–present | http://www.rabarock.ee | ||
| Suure-Jaani Music Festival | Suure-Jaani Muusikafestival | Suure-Jaani Suure-Jaani Suure-Jaani is a town in the northern part of the county of Viljandimaa in Southern Central Estonia, 25 kilometres north of the town of Viljandi. Suure-Jaani is the centre of Suure-Jaani rural municipality.-History:... |
1998–present | http://muusikafestival.suure-jaani.ee | celebrates the musical works of notable Suure-Jaani residents Artur Kapp Artur Kapp Artur Kapp was an Estonian composer.Born in Suure-Jaani, Estonia, then part of the Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, he was the son of Joosep Kapp, who was also a classically trained musician... , Villem Kapp, Eugen Kapp Eugen Kapp Eugen Kapp was an Estonian composer and music educator. Characterized by simple harmonies, march rhythms and an appealing melodic style, his music is reflective upon the musical ideas favoured by the Stalinist regime of the 1940s and 1950s... and Mart Saar Mart Saar Mart Saar was an Estonian composer, organist and collector of folk songs.-Childhood:Saar was born at the small borough of Hüpassaare, Estonia, then part of the Livonian Governorate, Russian Empire, to a family of forest keepers. He received his education in the village school at Kaansoo and the... |
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| Tartu Jazz | Tartu Tartu Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the... |
http://www.concert.ee/tartu_jazz_4 | ||||
| Viljandi Folk Festival Viljandi Folk Festival The Viljandi Folk Music Festival is a music festival in Estonia with a central focus on European folk music. It is traditionally held during the last weekend of July, when the otherwise quiet city of Viljandi is completely transformed as the small city center is suddenly flooded with people. The... |
Viljandi Pärimusmuusika Festival | Viljandi Viljandi Viljandi is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 19,150 . It is the capital of Viljandi County. The town was first mentioned in 1283, upon being granted its town charter by Wilhelm von Endorpe.... |
end of July | 1993–present |