{"id":155739,"date":"2026-02-16T04:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T02:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/?p=155739"},"modified":"2026-02-16T09:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:44:08","slug":"exciting-events-in-estonia-this-week-125","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/exciting-events-in-estonia-this-week-125\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting events in Estonia this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">17 February <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idaviru.events\/en\/event\/vastlapaev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Fire Horse and Shrovetide Festival<\/b><\/a>, Alutaguse<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">At the Alutaguse Sports Centre in Eastern Estonia there will be a competition for the longest sled ride, pea soup and Shrovetide buns will be served, visitors can enjoy pony rides, and admire a fire show celebrating the Chinese Year of the Fire Horse.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">17 February <a href=\"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/georgian-national-ballet-to-perform-in-tallinn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Georgian National Ballet<\/b><\/a>, Tallinn<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">A colourful music and dance show where folk dances are combined with Bollywood-style spectacle, Ukrainian hopak and Irish riverdance step techniques, acrobatics and even sword-fighting skills.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">17 February <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1387807629810524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Shrovetide skating<\/b><\/a>, Tartu<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">At the skating rink on the Town Hall Square a DJ will play music and encourage people to compete for the longest forward and backward glide, as well as the fastest skating lap around the Kissing Students statue.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">20 February <a href=\"https:\/\/fienta.com\/et\/valentine-burlesque\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Burlesque Night Glamour<\/b><\/a>, Tallinn<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Immerse yourself in an atmosphere full of romance and seduction. A prize is also awarded to the most stylish audience member wearing an evening gown adorned with feathers and satin gloves.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">20\u201321 February <a href=\"https:\/\/www.piletilevi.ee\/en\/tickets\/ZN2JCKDKDA\/fratres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Fratres<\/i><\/b><b> and Other Estonian Works<\/b><\/a>, Tartu, Tallinn<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Two concerts, two string orchestras on stage, and works by seven Estonian composers \u2014 an artistic dialogue between youth and seasoned masters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">20\u201321 February <a href=\"https:\/\/seikluskeskus.ee\/talv\/kivioli-kuma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Kivi\u00f5li KUMA Winter Festival<\/b><\/a>, Kivi\u00f5li<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Snowboarding to DJ beats, MTB cross-cycling and trick competitions, a laser light show, carnival costumes, a children\u2019s activity day, apr\u00e8s-ski live music and much more at Northern Estonia\u2019s largest ski centre during this two-day winter celebration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">21 February <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/867787876046073\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Ahvenapidu 2026 Perch Fishing Competition<\/b>,<\/a> P\u00e4rnu<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The prize competition targets perch over 21 cm. Onshore activities include a programme, ice carousel, market stalls, food trucks, and a bar. Registration link and rules are on the event\u2019s Facebook page. Remember to buy a 24-hour fishing permit <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/kalaluba.ee\/hobbyFishingPermit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">online<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">21 February <a href=\"https:\/\/visitestonia.com\/en\/paradise-lost-saturnus-and-shores-of-null-concert-in-tallinn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Paradise Lost\u2019s Metal Sounds<\/b><\/a>, Tallinn<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The British pioneers of gothic metal perform at Club Helitehas, inspired by their latest album <i>Ascension<\/i>. Supporting acts are Denmark\u2019s Saturnus and Italy\u2019s Shores of Null.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">22 February <a href=\"https:\/\/fienta.com\/et\/kord-kvartalis-v-spa-troopikaoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Tropical Night at V Spa<\/b>,<\/a> Tartu<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Tropical lighting and atmosphere, music, a welcome drink, and small surprises make this adults-only spa night, which runs until midnight, a special experience alongside sauna rituals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">22 February <a href=\"https:\/\/www.piletilevi.ee\/en\/tickets\/55Q5PFKJG5\/xix-tallinna-talvefestivali-loppkontsert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Winter Festival Closing Concert<\/b><\/a>, Tallinn<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">At the gala concert, maestro Simone Maria Marziali\u2019s international masterclass singers perform arias from Puccini\u2019s \u201cTurandot\u201d and other operas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 17 February Fire Horse and Shrovetide Festival, Alutaguse At the Alutaguse Sports Centre in Eastern Estonia there will be &hellip; <span class=\"read-more-excerpt\">Read more<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":155718,"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":[47],"tags":[291,13233,19524,20897,21560,26819,26882],"class_list":["post-155739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-events","tag-concert-2","tag-fishing","tag-shrovetide","tag-burlesque-2","tag-snowboarding","tag-dance-theatre"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155739","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=155739"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":155759,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155739\/revisions\/155759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}