3.12.2023 | Culture
Tartu’s Christmas City
Text Susanna Poikela
Photo Peeter Paaver

Today, December 3, which is the first day of Advent also marks the opening of Tartu’s beautiful Christmas City, which will be open until January 7. Under the twinkling of Christmas lights, you will be able to enjoy steaming hot mulled wine in the new glass pavilions, and take part in various festive activities for the whole family.
Ponies will be waiting for children in the town hall square almost every day of the week. A swing and merry-go-rounds have also been brought in to entertain the little guests, and of course there is a beautiful Christmas tree, which will get the whole family in the festive mood.
On weekends, it will be possible to go on sleigh rides in an old-fashioned sled. And that’s not all, there is also an ice skating rink in the town hall sqaure, which will be open until March 3.
On each Sunday until Christmas, the Advent candle will be lit, and on the Saturday before Christmas Eve, the town’s mayor will declare Christmas peace in the town. The Christmas City will be open until January 7.
You can learn more about the full programme of events at Tartu Christmas city (in Estonian) here.
To learn more about this and similar topics
Christmas
Christmas Events
Ice Rink
Sleigh Ride
Tartu
Tartu Christmas City
Tartu Town Hall Square
17.3.2025 | Culture
Exciting events in Estonia this week
19 Oct 2024–11 Jan 2026 Famous Sea Voyages Exhibition, Tallinn The Seaplane Harbour, the recently renovated and magnificent maritime … Read more
16.3.2025 | Culture
Music by three great composers at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
On Sunday, 16 March, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre’s Grand Concert Hall will host a concert consisting … Read more
14.3.2025 | Culture
A behind-the-scenes peek of Martin Pedanik’s solo exhibition
A solo exhibition by one of Estonia’s most internationally renowned graphic designers, Martin Pedanik, will open on Friday, 14 … Read more
14.3.2025 | Culture
Tallinn Music Week Is Almost Here
Tallinn Music Week has become one of the most important music festivals in a country that is known for … Read more
13.3.2025 | Culture
Pussy Riot to Headline Tallinn Colors Festival This Summer
Best known for their “shock music” and art in protest of the Kremlin, Russian group Pussy Riot is recognised … Read more
13.3.2025 | Culture
6
Three Female Artists at Kumu
The exhibition The Mei Sisters: Avant-Garde and the Everyday Life will open at the Kumu Art Museum in Tallinn … Read more
10.3.2025 | Culture
Exciting events in Estonia this week
19 Oct 2024–11 Jan 2026 Famous Sea Voyages: The Broadening Horizons of Europeans exhibition, Tallinn The Seaplane Harbour, or … Read more
9.3.2025 | Culture
Enjoy spring in the Vanemuine Concert Hall
Two concerts featuring musicians from the theatre’s orchestra will be held in the large lobby of the Vanemuine Concert … Read more