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17.8.2023 | Leisure

Experience the biggest military festival in the Baltics

Text Mark Taylor
Photo Visit Estonia / Anna Svetlichnaia

Experience the biggest military festival in the Baltics

 

The Valga International Festival of Military History, which is the biggest of its kind in the Baltics, will take place this Friday and Saturday (August 18-19). Along with military reenactments, there will be a concert from top Estonian acts, an antiques and crafts fair, exhibitions, and more.

The 15th International Valga International Festival of Military History (Milfest) will begin this Friday morning at 9 am with the Police and Border Guard Service Dog Championships. Visitors will also be able to attend a commemoration to the Forest Brothers, visit exhibitions, and more. The evening will be completed with a concert from top Estonian acts Smilers and Terminaator.

On Saturday, visitors to the festival will be able to attend an antiques and crafts fair, watch a mock battle of the “Estonian War of Independence”, and much more.

Full information about the festival, as well as the different venues around the city where it will be taking place, can be found on the official website here

 

 

 

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