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. For more information about these and other events, visit the official tourism site for Estonia.
- 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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2024
January 1: New Year's Day (closures)
February 12–19 (likely): Tallinn Winter Festival
February 24: National Day (celebrates Estonia's 1918 declaration of independence; closures)
March 29–April 1: Easter weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; closures)
May 1: May Day (parades, closures)
May 19 & 20: Pentecost and Whit Monday
June 7–9: Old Town Days, Tallinn (music and parades)
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 25–28: Viljandi Folk Music Festival
August 2–4: Tartu Food and Wine Festival
August 2–11 (likely): Birgitta Festival, Tallinn (musical theater held in Pirita convent)
August 20: Day of Restoration of Independence (celebrates Estonia's 1991 independence; some closures)
August 21–28 (likely): Tallinn Chamber Music Festival
September 12–14 (likely): Wandering Lights Festival, Tallinn (light-based installations in Kadriorg Park)
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)
December 26: Boxing Day (some closures)