For Families
Upcoming
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Street Games Festival
27–29 September, Tartu city
All over Tartu | Free of charge
Do you remember how to play? In September 2024 we will run, jump, hide, seek and explore in the beautiful city of Tartu during the games prepared by game designers from all over Europe. Come and experience a really unique urban adventure with us!
27–29 September, Tartu city
All over Tartu | Free of charge
Do you remember how to play? In September 2024 we will run, jump, hide, seek and explore in the beautiful city of Tartu during the games prepared by game designers from all over Europe. Come and experience a really unique urban adventure with us!
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International Theatre Festival for Young Audiences NAKS
5–9 November, Tartu city
The NAKS festival showcases the diversity of theatre for children and young people. Over five days, theatre in differnt genres will be on show: visual theatre, puppet theatre, spoken word, dance and contemporary circus. The programme also includes productions for audiences that are generally less likely to experience theatre, such as people with special needs and babies.
5–9 November, Tartu city
The NAKS festival showcases the diversity of theatre for children and young people. Over five days, theatre in differnt genres will be on show: visual theatre, puppet theatre, spoken word, dance and contemporary circus. The programme also includes productions for audiences that are generally less likely to experience theatre, such as people with special needs and babies.
Ongoing
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“Washing Machine Made of Beetroot: Resourcefulness in the City”
24 April–31 December, Tartu city
Tartu City Museum
At the sub-exhibition in the Tartu City Museum, you can witness the creativity and resourcefulness that urban Soviet citizens had to possess. You can also see a home photo lab built in a small city home bathroom. The sub-exhibition is made based on the recollections of Tartu residents.
24 April–31 December, Tartu city
Tartu City Museum
At the sub-exhibition in the Tartu City Museum, you can witness the creativity and resourcefulness that urban Soviet citizens had to possess. You can also see a home photo lab built in a small city home bathroom. The sub-exhibition is made based on the recollections of Tartu residents.
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“Washing Machine Made of Beetroot: Resourcefulness in the Countryside”
24 April 2024–21 September 2025, Kambja parish
Estonian Agricultural Museum
At the sub-exhibition in the Tartu City Museum, you can witness the creativity and resourcefulness that Soviet citizens living in the countryside had to possess. It is an exhibition about inventing, creativity, and re-usage, but also about the desire for a modern and comfortable life.
24 April 2024–21 September 2025, Kambja parish
Estonian Agricultural Museum
At the sub-exhibition in the Tartu City Museum, you can witness the creativity and resourcefulness that Soviet citizens living in the countryside had to possess. It is an exhibition about inventing, creativity, and re-usage, but also about the desire for a modern and comfortable life.
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Washing Machine Made of Beetroot: Ingenuity on the Road
27 April 2024–28 September 2025, Kanepi parish
Estonian Road Museum
The “Ingenuity on the Road” exhibition introduces the audience to various self-made solutions that aided Soviet citizens in travelling from point A to point B. It explores the methods people used to get around and how essential machines were invented and constructed, both in garages and sheds, but also within government institutions.
27 April 2024–28 September 2025, Kanepi parish
Estonian Road Museum
The “Ingenuity on the Road” exhibition introduces the audience to various self-made solutions that aided Soviet citizens in travelling from point A to point B. It explores the methods people used to get around and how essential machines were invented and constructed, both in garages and sheds, but also within government institutions.
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“Wild Bits” / outdoor exhibition about technologial art
25 May–15 September, Otepää parish
Maajaam
Wild Bits is an outdoor exhibition that takes place in South Estonia, near Otepää at the art and technology farm Maajaam – both in the farmlands and in the surrounding nature. The exhibition has installations from prominent artists working with technological art as well as remarkable emerging artists.
25 May–15 September, Otepää parish
Maajaam
Wild Bits is an outdoor exhibition that takes place in South Estonia, near Otepää at the art and technology farm Maajaam – both in the farmlands and in the surrounding nature. The exhibition has installations from prominent artists working with technological art as well as remarkable emerging artists.
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The Newborn Gallery
1 June–31 August, Tartu city
Free of charge
A newborn’s brain is known to be the world’s most powerful learning apparatus. At the very beginning, the unique spatial requirements of the infant shape and influence their experiences. The Newborn Gallery combines art, science, and the spatial needs of newborns to create a remarkable gallery.
1 June–31 August, Tartu city
Free of charge
A newborn’s brain is known to be the world’s most powerful learning apparatus. At the very beginning, the unique spatial requirements of the infant shape and influence their experiences. The Newborn Gallery combines art, science, and the spatial needs of newborns to create a remarkable gallery.
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Tartu 2024 Car-free Avenue
6 July–12 August, Tartu city
Vabaduse puiestee
A section of Vabaduse Avenue will be free of cars for the fifth time and will be transformed into a pleasant oasis where you can relax, play and enjoy various events. In 2024, the Car-free Avenue will take on an international dimension – on stage will be both Estonian musicians and foreign artists.
6 July–12 August, Tartu city
Vabaduse puiestee
A section of Vabaduse Avenue will be free of cars for the fifth time and will be transformed into a pleasant oasis where you can relax, play and enjoy various events. In 2024, the Car-free Avenue will take on an international dimension – on stage will be both Estonian musicians and foreign artists.
