Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Estonia
- Before planning a trip around a festival, verify the festival dates on the festival's website or with a local tourist information office.
- This list includes major festivals in major cities, plus national holidays observed throughout Estonia. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
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2019
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)
December 26: Boxing Day (some closures)
2020
January 1: New Year's Day (closures)
February 5–14 (likely): Tallinn Winter Festival
February 24: National Day (celebrates Estonia's 1918 declaration of independence; closures)
April 10–April 13: Easter weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; closures)
May 1: May Day (parades, closures)
May 31–June 1: Pentecost and Whit Monday
June 4–7: Old Town Days (music and parades, Tallinn)
June 23: Victory Day (celebrates decisive 1919 battle in Estonia's War of Independence; closures)
June 23–24: Midsummer's Eve and Midsummer's Day (feasts; closures)
July 23–26: Viljandi Folk Music Festival
August 7–9 (likely): Tartu Food and Wine Festival
August 7–15: Birgitta Festival, Tallinn
August 19–28 (likely): Tallinn Chamber Music Festival
August 20: Day of Restoration of Independence (celebrates Estonia's 1991 independence; some closures)
September 16–18: Walking Lights Festival, Tallinn
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)
December 26: Boxing Day (some closures)