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Worldwide Estonian Festival. ESTO 2025: ÜHESKOOS
June 25, 2025 – July 3, 2025 EDT
Join fellow Estonians from around the world for latest ESTO festival! The festivities get started in Sweden, before heading over to Estonia, where special events, seminars and activities will take you to Narva and Tallinn. Visit the EST0 2025 website for tickets and more information.
Wed–Fri 25–27 June ESTO in Stockholm
Sat–Mon 28–30 June ESTO in Narva
Tue–Thu 1–3 July ESTO in Tallinn
Thu–Sun 3–6 July The XXVIII Estonian Song & XXI Dance Festival in Tallinn
**2 July Estonian World Congress / Eesti Rahvuskongress ( Click here for info and program )
***4 July USA Day
The ESTO organizers encourage you to buy the inclusive ESTO Festival Pass, available through May 26, which offers benefits and access to events.
Full program listed below
Be sure to reconnect with US Estos at the special 4th of July event, USA DAY, July 4, at Fotografiska, in Tallinn. Hosted by the Foundation for Estonian Arts & Letters (Eesti Kultuuri Fond Ameerika Ühendriikides).
STOCKHOLM
Wednesday, 25 June
ESTO Eve
17:00–18:30 Estonian Cultural Trails, Skogskyrkogården
18:00–00:00 ESTO Eve, Stockholm Estonian House
–19:00 Violin ensemble Viiulised and Rae Hobby School Folk Music Ensemble
20:00–21:00 Concert: Cyrillius Kreek’s “Requiem”, Church of Catherine, Högbergsgatan 13 A
Thursday, 26 June
12:00–18:00 Estonian Handicraft Fair, Skansen, Solliden
14:00–15:30 Kids’ program, Skansen, Tingsvallen
16:00–17:30 ESTO Opening Ceremony, concert “Windows of Time”, Skansen, Solliden
18:00–00:00 Secret pub, Stockholm Estonian House
Friday, 27 June
10:00–12:00 Seminar “Mass Flight of 1944”, Stockholm Estonian House
– 10:00–10:50 Thomas Niit, “Refugee Boat TRIINA” (in English)
– 11:00–12:00 Documentary film ‘The Little Boy’s Escape to the West’ – Taavi Kaaman and the filmmakers Aili Suiste Rundin
Excursions
– 12:00–14:45 Estonian Cultural Trails in Stockholm with Tiiu Valmet
– 10:00–13:00 Stockholm Estonian School, Svartmangatan 20
Exhibitions, Stockholm Estonian House
– Estonian Artists in Sweden
– Estonian Writers in Sweden: Marie Under
– Mass Flight of 1944
Group Trip across the Baltic Sea
17:30 M/S Baltic Queen, Värtahamnen
NARVA
Saturday, 28 June
10:45 Arrival in Tallinn, Tallink D-Terminal
11:30 Buses depart from Tallinn to Narva
13:50 Arrival in Narva-Jõesuu (Hotel check-in)
Buses Narva-Jõesuu – Narva – Narva-Jõesuu
10:00–22:00 Estonian Food and Handicraft Fair, Narva Castle
12:00 Soapbox Rally – self-built engineless car competition, starts at Raja street
13:00–18:00 Artist’s Day, Joala 20, Kreenholm Factory, Narva Art Residency
15:00–18:00 Youth Congress: “Multilingualism Opens Doors”, University of Tartu Narva College, Raekoja plats 2
19:00 Grand procession of all participants (Narva Town Hall – Narva Castle)
19:30–23:00 Opening of Narva City Days and Concert, Narva Castle
20:30 Theatre “Narva – The City We Lost”, Vabalava, Linda 2
22:00 Secret Pub, DJ Ahto Külvet, Vabalava, Linda 2
Sport
17:00 Narva City Run: Mile Run 1609 m, Äkkeküla Sports Center. Read more HERE >>
– Skatepark
– Volleyball
Excursions
16:00–17.30 Swedish Narva, the upper promenade by the Hahn stairs
17:45–18:30 Victoria Bastion Passages, Pimeaia 3
16:00–17:30 The History of Narva Castle, Narva museum, Peetri plats 7
17:45–18:30 Virtual reality exhibition “The new life of Old Narva”, Raekoda, Raekoja plats 1
17:45–18:30 Guided tour of Narva Town Hall, Raekoja plats 1
16:00–17:30 Sinimäed (Blue Mountains) 1944
Exhibitions
To be Advised
Sunday, 29 June
10:00–22:00 Estonian Food and Handicraft Fair, Narva Castle
11:00–12:30 Concert-Service, Cyrillius Kreek’s “Requiem”, Alexander’s Cathedral
12:35–12:50 Videoinstallation “The Sky Above Narva”, Alexander´s Cathedral
13:00–14:00 Alexander´s Cathedral, Narva: Past and Present, Alexander´s Cathedral
13:00–18:00 Artist’s Day, Joala 20, Kreenholm Factory, Narva Art Residency
13:30–15:00 Kreenholm: the history of the textile giant, Joala 32
16:00 Song Festival Flame arrives, Narva Castle
16:30 Concert: “ESTO SONG”, Narva Castle
18:00–22:00 Folk Festival, Narva Castle
– Naised Köögis
– SweedEst Song (Sweden)
– Zetod (Setomaa)
22:30–23:50 ESTO SPECIAL CRUISE Boat trip on the Narva river, Narva port
Sport
9:00–15:00 Narva City Run
10:00 Limpa Kids´ Race. Read more HERE >>
11:00 5 km run, race walk, Nordic walking (pole walking)
12:00 10 km run, race walk, Nordic walking (pole walking)
Monday, 30 June
10:00–17:00 Future Forum “Opportunities in Ida-Viru County: Security, Development, Jobs, Business, and Tourism”. Narva-Jõesuu, Narva, Sillamäe, Tallinn
Excursions
9:00–10:00 Narva-Jõesuu Ethnography Museum, Nurme 38
10:00–11:30 History of Narva-Jõesuu
11:30–12:00 Narva–Jõesuu lighthouse, Tuletorni 3
Excursion packages
11:40–22:00 Package 1: Boat trip from Narva-Jõesuu to Narva – Kreenholm – Sinimäed – Liimala – Tallinn
14:15–22:30 Package 2: Swedish Narva – Narva Town Hall – The new life of Old Narva – Sinimäed – Liimala – Tallinn
14.15–22.30 Package 3: Sinimäed 1944 – Sillamäe – Toila 1938 – Tallinn
21:00 Secret pub, Restaurant “Slava Ukraini”, Kopli 2c, Tallinn
TALLINN
Tuesday, 1 July
10:00 #NETWORKS, meetings & exhibitions, Kultuurikatel, Kursi 3
Registration is open HERE >>
– Estonian schools and summer camps abroad
– Estonian houses, outdoor associations (campgrounds, etc.) abroad
– Estonian diaspora media and communication networks abroad
– Estonian archives, libraries and the preservation of Estonian memory abroad
– Estonian churches and congregations abroad
– Estonian academics abroad
– Estonian sororities and fraternities abroad
– Estonian folk culture abroad (choirs, dance groups, theatre and ethnographic circles)
– Estonian artists and art collections abroad
– Estonian writers & translators abroad
– Estonian Chambers of Commerce and Business Diplomacy Advocates Abroad
Sport
– Volleyball Tournament- Registration is open HERE >>
9:00–12:00 Indoor, Sõle Spordikeskus, Sõle 40 A
13:00–18:00 Beach, Teras Beach, Lõuka 6
18:00 Secret pub – Canada Day, Põhjala, Peetri 5
Wednesday, 2 July
10:00 International Congress of Estonian Organizations: Our Collective Memory, Radisson Collection, Rävala 3
Registration is open HERE >>
Sport
– Basketball
– Football
– Table tennis
– Running competitions
Snelli Stadium, Toompuiestee 24 A
19:30 ESTO Gala, Seaplane Harbour (Lennusadam), Vesilennuki 6
Secret pub, Restaurant “Slava Ukraini”, Kopli 2c
Thursday, July 3
14:00 Memorial Ceremony at the Communist Victims Memorial, Maarjamäe
20:00 Concert SweedEst Song “Sauna taga”, (Sweden), Fotografiska, Telliskivi 60a-8
Friday, July 4
21:00 SecretSongAndDanceParty – USA Night, Fotografiska, Telliskivi 60a-8
