05.04.26
Events
Easter
This spring festival has a number of
traditional folk names. The Estonian word ‘lihavõtted’ originally meant
the day when meat could be eaten after the long Lent that started after Shrove
Tuesday.
This is when cows started giving milk, chickens started laying eggs and farmers’ daily meals became a bit heartier. Another folk name in Estonian refers to eggs, symbolizing the spring, awakening nature, and new life while the one with reference to swinging stands for the beginning of the season when villagers started spending more time together, having fun. Estonian children still know Easter as ‘Bunny Holiday’ or ‘Baby Chick Holiday’, and one more name literally means ‘Resurrection Day’.
The Museum Card, Tallinn Card or the annual entrance pass of the Open Air Museum allow you free entrance to the event.
This is when cows started giving milk, chickens started laying eggs and farmers’ daily meals became a bit heartier. Another folk name in Estonian refers to eggs, symbolizing the spring, awakening nature, and new life while the one with reference to swinging stands for the beginning of the season when villagers started spending more time together, having fun. Estonian children still know Easter as ‘Bunny Holiday’ or ‘Baby Chick Holiday’, and one more name literally means ‘Resurrection Day’.
The Museum Card, Tallinn Card or the annual entrance pass of the Open Air Museum allow you free entrance to the event.
Events
29.09.25 - 22.04.26
Events
Winter season at the Open Air Museum
The wintertime Open Air Museum enchants with its tranquil rhythm of life and homely warmth. While strolling through the historic village in the coastal forest, you may step indoors to escape the chill, and chat leisurely with the hostess about the way of life in the olden days.
11.11.25 - 29.09.26
Exhibitions
Traditional Seto patterns by Anna Kõivo
At the age of 88, Kõivo Anne created the current exhibition
of hammõkirät – the sleeve patterns of Seto women’s shirts. The shirt is
one of the most striking garments in a Seto woman’s attire.
01.02.26
Events
Candle Day “From Darkness to Light”
Candlemas was an important holiday in the Estonian folk calendar. On this day, the back of winter is broken, meaning that half of the winter has passed.
15.02.26
Events
Shrove Tuesday and Maslenitsa
In 2026 Shrove Tuesday falls on the same period in the Lutheran and Eastern Orthodox calendar, so we can celebrate two festivals at once, and they were considered to have a connection to women in both traditions.