17.6.2024 | History
Exciting events in Estonia this week
Photo Open Air Museum
01–30.06 Saaremaa Peony Festival, Saaremaa
16–22.06 Tartu Song and Dance Celebration, Tartu
16–23.06 Suure-Jaani Music Festival, Suure-Jaani, Tääksi, Vastemõisa, Hüpassaare
18.06 Classical graduates gala concert, Tallinn
18.06–14.07 The Music of Seven Cities, Ida-Virumaa
19.06 Romeo and Juliet Opera, Tallinn
20-22.06 Organ concert. Organist Marten Meibaum, South of Estonia
21.06 Tuareg songs, Saaremaa
22.06 “Anna Karenina” ballet, Tallinn
23.06 Jaanipäev at the Open Air Museum, Tallinn
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