03.10.26
Events
Onion and fish day and Seto Michaelmas Day
How could one possibly not mark with honor the end of the autumn fieldwork and grazing season? 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.
Both peoples are famed as skilled farmers and fishermen, so at the fair visitors will be able to buy the finest Lake Peipus onions, all sorts of fish, and more. In the Old Believer’s house from the Peipus area at the Estonian Open Air Museum, as well as at the Seto farmstead, one can explore the culinary traditions and crafts of the people of Peipus and the Seto community.
Free entry with the museum card, Tallinn Card, and the annual pass of the Estonian Open Air Museum!
Both peoples are famed as skilled farmers and fishermen, so at the fair visitors will be able to buy the finest Lake Peipus onions, all sorts of fish, and more. In the Old Believer’s house from the Peipus area at the Estonian Open Air Museum, as well as at the Seto farmstead, one can explore the culinary traditions and crafts of the people of Peipus and the Seto community.
Free entry with the museum card, Tallinn Card, and the annual pass of the Estonian Open Air Museum!
Events
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.
23.04.26 - 28.09.26
Events
Summer Season at the Open Air Museum
All farms, Sutlepa chapel, Lau village shop, collective farm apartment building and factory building are open every day. Children can test themselves on the Shepherd`s adventure trail.
23.04.26 - 20.09.26
Exhibitions
Village life on the northern shore of Lake Peipus in the early 20th century
We invite you on a journey through a selection of materials from
the collections of the Estonian National Museum. Step back in time and travel to
the daily lives of villagers – on the lake, by the river, in the forest, and across
meadows and grain fields.
16.05.26
Events
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM NIGHT
Almost 200 museums and memorial institutions across Estonia will open their doors to celebrate international museum night!