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For ten years now Tartu Folk has brought together various folklore-themed groups from around Europe. This year\u2019s festival will take place from 13\u201316 November. This festival is becoming one of the most important such events on the continent, as music, dance, and art groups can share their cultures with one another, and audiences experience performances they otherwise would not be able to. Tartu Folk 2025 will offer not only concerts and performances, but music and dance workshops as well.<\/p>\n
The four-day programme traditionally has been focused in Luunja, which is a stone\u2019s throw from Tartu. This year\u2019s main event however will be in Tartu\u2019s famed Vanemuine Concert Hall. There will be a gala concert featuring groups from several countries, as well as individual cultures that do not have their own independent countries, such as the Udmurt people, represented by Jum\u0161an Gur, or \u201cTartu Udmurts\u201d, which is based in Tartu. Latvia, Lithuania, and Sweden will also be represented at the festival.<\/span><\/p>\n During this gala concert, each floor of the Vanemuine will hold different events, ranging from dance ensembles, to singing. The final concert of Tartu Folk 2025 will be held at the Estonian National Museum, in the area around the bridge. Film clips will be presented that introduce the various groups\u2019 hometowns and countries, as well as culture. Tickets for the various events are sold separately here<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n