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.
30.01.26 - 01.02.26
Events
Stories of Light in the Dark: When Legends Shine
For three evenings in a row, the Estonian Open
Air Museum will host light installations created by students of the Estonian
Academy of Arts.
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.
05.04.26
Events
Easter
Leaving behind the cold and dark winter time we celebrate Easter with hearty food, merry songs and games.
23.04.26
Events
Saint George's Day
Saint George's Day marks the beginning of summer season in Estonian Open Air Museum! We welcome back our housewives and –men who will take care of the farms that have been closed during the long winter period.
01.05.26
Events
Spring Day and spring fair
May 1 or May Day is a holiday celebrating the arrival of Spring. On the farms in the museum you can take part in springtime work and there is a large spring fair on the main road of the museum. You're welcome to enjoy the spring at our museum!
23.06.26
Events
Midsummer's Eve
Midsummer, especially
Midsummer eve, is the time of magic and mystery. Join us for concerts, folk dances, bonfires and ancient customs.
20.09.26
Events
Estonian Bread Day and autumn fair
In the midst of the vibrant harvest season, we invite everyone interested in traditional Estonian food to visit us. The star of the day is homemade rye bread. Visitors can explore the story of Estonian bread – from threshing grain to baking the loaf. We will choose the best homemade bread and host a craft and food fair.
29.09.26
Events
Michaelmas Day
The 29th of September is St.
Michael’s Day
or Michaelmas Day. This day was the end of the summer working season and
in Estonian Open Air Museum
it also marks the start of the winter season.
03.10.26
Events
Onion and fish day and Seto Michaelmas Day
When the autumn field work and grazing are over, it is time to celebrate properly. At the onion and fish day of the borderlands, you are awaited
by celebrations of the harvest festival of the Seto people and the Russian Old
Believers.
08.11.26
Events
Martinmas and St. Catherine’s Day
In the dark time of late autumn, St. Martin’s Day (10 November) and St. Catherine’s Day (25 November) are among the most delightful holidays passed down to us by our ancestors. During the November season of remembering the departed, when autumn’s outdoor work is done, masked figures go from house to house – the boisterous Martinmas guisers and the graceful Catherine’s guisers.
12.12.26 - 13.12.26
Events
Christmas village
The Estonian Open Air Museum invites you to experience a bright Christmas season in different eras. Santa Claus will also be strolling around the inn, listening to beautiful carols and poems. Christmas decoration workshops are waiting for the nimble fingers, and music lovers can listen to the beautiful sound of choirs in the Sutlepa Chapel.