25.02.23
Events
Maslenitsa
February 25, 2023
from 11.00 to 15.00
At the Estonian Open Air Museum, you can learn about the traditions of different nations, listen to concerts, play fun games and put your strength to the test by sending winter on its way with a ritual burning of hay doll Tšutšela.
Village grassland between Setu Farm and Peipsivene House 11.00-15.00 Slavic and Seto Shrove Tuesday games and contests:
- Skiing contest on old wooden skis
- Samovar tea
- Hot blini straight from the stove
- Sunflower seed cleaning contest
12.00 Concert by Seto leelo choir Sõsarõ
14.30 Burning a hay doll and sending winter off
Seto Farm’s Old House
11.00-15.00 Preparing Seto Shrove Tuesday dishes (oven blini from yeast dough), and predicting the future
Seto Farm’s New House
11.00-15.00 Crafting a hay doll
Seto Farm’s Barn
11.00-15.00 Kolu Tavern’s blini buffet
13.00 Concert with Ukrainian Shrove Tuesday and folk songs
Peipsivene House
11.00-15.00 Preparing Old Believers’ dishes (baranki and honey cake)
Events
29.09.22 - 22.04.23
Events
Winter season at the Open Air Museum
It is a place to enjoy
fresh air and time with your family in the middle of a historic village.
09.04.23
Events
Easter
Leaving behind the cold and dark winter time we celebrate Easter with hearty food, merry songs and games.
23.04.23
Events
Saint George's Day
On St. George’s Day we open our
summer season and welcome our housewives and –men who will take care of the
farms that have been closed during the long winter period.
01.05.23
Events
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.