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20.6.2026 | Nature

Saaremaa Peony Festival 2026—Peak Blooming Now

Saaremaa Peony Festival 2026—Peak Blooming Now

Saaremaa’s annual Peony Festival, held in the village of Pärni, is at its peak blooming period this week. This is … Read more

30.5.2026 | Culture

Celebrating Midsummer in Estonia

Celebrating Midsummer in Estonia

Midsummer, known in Estonia as Jaanipäev, is celebrated in remarkably similar ways on both sides of the Gulf of Finland. … Read more

23.5.2026 | Culture

Kuressaare’s 10th Street Festival

Kuressaare’s 10th Street Festival

Now being held for the tenth time in Saaremaa, the Kuressaare Street Festival brings music, craft and design vendors, … Read more

24.4.2026 | Estonia

Saaremaa + Hiiumaa = 1

Saaremaa + Hiiumaa = 1

Did you know that this year, Estonia’s second-largest island, Hiiumaa, is celebrating a lighthouse-themed year, as Kõpu Lighthouse has … Read more

16.4.2026 | History

Equipment That Can Withstand Even the Roughest Knightly Games

Equipment That Can Withstand Even the Roughest Knightly Games

If you find Estonia’s historic fortresses to be rather dull museum attractions—stone structures of walls and loopholes without engaging … Read more

13.4.2026 | Culture

Exciting events in Estonia this week

Exciting events in Estonia this week

10 April–31 October Consulate of EGS exhibition, Tallinn Works by the internationally renowned Finnish graffiti, contemporary and glass artist … Read more

3.4.2026 | Estonia

April Fool’s in Estonia

April Fool’s in Estonia

Lazy holidays, a dome beach, and dissolving plates: this is how April Fool’s Day was celebrated in Estonia. At … Read more

31.3.2026 | Culture

Travelling to the Saaremaa Opera Festival in Different Ways

Travelling to the Saaremaa Opera Festival in Different Ways

The Saaremaa Opera Days, held from 18 to 25 July, are one of the highlights of Estonia’s summer cultural … Read more

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