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Exciting events in Estonia this week

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Exciting events in Estonia this week

 

11–22 March Tallinn Restaurant Week, Tallinn

Held twice a year, Restaurant Week once again brings high-quality restaurant dishes to lunch and dinner tables at very wallet-friendly prices. Enjoy your meal—or as they say in Estonian, Head isu!

 

12 March–24 May Pärnu International Mobilography Exhibition 2026, Pärnu

The Pärnu Museum is hosting the international photography exhibition “Tears in the Rain”. The works in the exhibition are all taken with mobile phone cameras and share the theme of rain. Featured artists include Lithuanian art historian and photographer Virginijus Kinčinaitis as well as students from the Pallas University of Applied Sciences.

 

16–22 March Saaremaa Restaurant Week, Kuressaare

Chefs in Kuressaare and nearby areas on Saaremaa will serve special three-course dinner menus during Restaurant Week. Special accommodation packages are also available.



16–29 March Art of The Brick LEGO Exhibition, Tallinn

For the final two weeks, Telliskivi Creative City hosts the exhibition “Art of The Brick”, featuring 70 sculptures created from more than a million LEGO bricks by American artist Nathan Sawaya, including interpretations of famous artworks.

 

17 March St Patrick’s Day, Tallinn

Tallinn turns green on the evening dedicated to Ireland’s patron saint St Patrick. Irish pubs such as Mad Murphy’s and Kennedy’s will host live music and festive celebrations. In the Kalamaja area, Kartul Café will organise a “Beer and Paint Night” art workshop.



17–19 March Romantic Chamber Concerts, Pärnu, Jõhvi, Tallinn

Mezzo-soprano Karis Trass, violinist Kaija Lukas, and pianist Jaan Ots will perform romantic melodies and poetic sonatas by Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms.

 

19 March Narva Jazz Club: Poetry Concert, Narva

Jazz musician Oleg Pissarenko performs new minimalist compositions while actor Guido Kangur reads excerpts from Estonian poets such as Doris Kareva and Jaan Kaplinski.

 

20 March Spring Folk in Cafés, Viljandi

Students of traditional music spend the afternoon performing free mini-concerts in cafés around Viljandi. In the evening there is a paid folk concert at the Viljandi Traditional Music Centre.

 

20 March Blues Club Free Night, Tartu

Once a month blues fans gather at Philly Joe’s Jazz Club in Tartu. This time the programme features the Latvia–US-influenced trio Grunge’n’Blues, and the six-member Estonian band Jurtom & All Jam. Admission is free.

 

21–29 March Lahemaa Restaurant Week, Lahemaa

Four manor restaurants, seaside restaurants in Viinistu and Vergi, and one home restaurant serve seasonal dishes from the Lahemaa National Park region at special campaign prices.

 

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