{"id":133718,"date":"2024-05-24T08:02:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T05:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/?p=133718"},"modified":"2024-05-24T08:09:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T05:09:08","slug":"a-lowdown-of-the-big-events-at-the-beginning-of-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/a-lowdown-of-the-big-events-at-the-beginning-of-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"A lowdown of the big events at the beginning of this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuressaarefestival.ee\/et\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>25\u201326.05 Kuressaare Street Festival<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: left;\">At this annual festival, the streets of downtown Kuressaare are closed to traffic and replaced with pop-up restaurants, stalls, garage sales, and more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitnarva.ee\/narva-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>31.05\u201302.06 Narva City Days<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: left;\">At Narva City Days, rather than simply watching organised events, visitors are encouraged to take part in performances, exhibitions, sports competitions, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Haapsalu-linnus_f_ach_small-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Haapsalu-linnus_f_ach_small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Haapsalu-linnus_f_ach_small-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Haapsalu-linnus_f_ach_small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Haapsalu-linnus_f_ach_small-85x57.jpg 85w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Haapsalu-linnus_f_ach_small-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Haapsalu-linnus_f_ach_small-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Haapsalu-linnus_f_ach_small-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Haapsalu-linnus_f_ach_small-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Haapsalu-linnus_f_ach_small-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Haapsalu-linnus_f_ach_small-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Haapsalu-linnus_f_ach_small.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Haapsalu\u2019s beautiful episcopal castle will play host to the Italian Music Festival.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itaaliafestival.ee\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>01.06 Haapsalu Italian Music Festival<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Ricchi e Poveri<\/strong> and <strong>Riccardo Fogli<\/strong> are the headliners at this year\u2019s Italian Music Festival in the grounds of Haapsalu\u2019s Episcopal Castle. On the same day, the Italian Wine Festival will also be taking place in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>07\u201308.06 Grillfest<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Over 50,000 people are expected to attend this year\u2019s edition of Grillfest at Vallik\u00e4\u00e4r Meadow&nbsp;in P\u00e4rnu. As well as food from more than 300 Estonian and international caterers, entertainment for the whole family will be available at this free-to-attend event.<span class=\"s3\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanalinnapaevad.ee\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>07\u201309.06 Tallinn Old Town Days<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Throughout the 3 day festival, which has been held since 1983, there will be numerous free concerts and performances, tours, activities for children, and more. All of which celebrate the history and culture of the oldest part of the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sting_2_small-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sting_2_small-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sting_2_small-650x325.jpg 650w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sting_2_small-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sting_2_small-85x43.jpg 85w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sting_2_small-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sting_2_small-120x60.jpg 120w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sting_2_small-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sting_2_small-210x105.jpg 210w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sting_2_small-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sting_2_small-450x225.jpg 450w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sting_2_small-620x310.jpg 620w, https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sting_2_small.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sting has won no less than 17 Grammys.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tartu2024.ee\/en\/programme\/sting-my-songs-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>10.06 Sting Concert<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The 17-time Grammy award-winning artist will perform at Tartu\u2019s Song Festival Grounds as part of his \u201cMy Songs\u201d world tour. The concert is one of the marquee events of Tartu\u2019s years as European Capital of Culture 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sorujazz\/?locale=et_EE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>13\u201316.06 S\u00f5ru Jazz<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The cozy S\u00f5ru&nbsp;Jazz Festival is one of the biggest events of the year on the island of Hiiumaa. At the festival, visitors are treated to music from well-known Estonian musicians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emajoefestival.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>06.07 Emaj\u00f5gi River Festival<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Emaj\u00f5gi river that meanders through the centre of Tartu, plays host to one of the biggest events of the summer in the city.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>Along the river\u2019s picturesque banks, visitors will find a wide array of different events and opportunities to get out on the water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>What not to miss later this summer:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">11\u201314.07 <strong>Tallinn Maritime Days<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">23\u20138.07 <strong>Saaremaa Opera Days<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">25\u201328.07 <strong>Viljandi Folk Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">31.07\u201305.08 <strong>Tartu Love Film Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">09\u201311.08 <strong>Viru Folk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">05\u201308.09 <strong>Station Narva<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 25\u201326.05 Kuressaare Street Festival At this annual festival, the streets of downtown Kuressaare are closed to traffic and replaced &hellip; <span class=\"read-more-excerpt\">Read more<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":133563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[44,47],"tags":[309,341,13566,14140,18560,21880,21899],"class_list":["post-133718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leisure","category-culture","tag-tallinn","tag-sting","tag-haapsalu-2","tag-narva-2","tag-grillfest-2","tag-emajogi","tag-soru-jazz-3"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133718"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133722,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133718\/revisions\/133722"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}