01.10.22
Events
Onion and fish day and Seto Michaelmas Day
1st of October from 10 AM to 4 PM
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When the autumn field work and grazing are over, it is time to celebrate properly. Onion and fish day will be part of the harvest day of the Setos and Old Believers. As both communities are famous for their vegetable gardening and fishing skills, there is a fair where you can buy the best Peipsi onions, various fish and other goodies. In the farms you can get acquainted with Peipsiveere and Setu food culture and handicrafts. There is a Seto prayer, followed by a celebration with Seto traditional singing "Leelo".
The village green between Seto Farm and the Peipus Russian dwelling
10 AM - 4 PM- Onion, fish and other delicacies
- Slavic and Seto folk games and trials of strength
- Samovar tea
- Lamb soup
Presentation and sale of agricultural crops of the Estonian Open Air Museum
12.30 Seto Michaelmas Day opening, Seto greetings and leelo traditions
13.30 Concert of Seto Folklore Ensemble Sõsarõ
14.30 Slavic folk songs concert (Sander Udikas(accordion), Konstantin Sedov (guitar) and Inga Pogonina (violin)
In the old dwelling of Seto Farm
11.30 Seto prayer
12.30-16.00 Abundance Puppet Workshop
14.30 Introduction of Seto folk costumes (Elvi Nassar)
In the new dwelling of Seto Farm
10 AM - 4 PMPreparation of Seto St. Michael's Day dishes
Lake Peipsi Russian dwelling
10 AM - 4 PM- Preparation of Old Believer onion and fish dishes
- Cabbage chopping and pickling
12.00-15.00 Pavel Varunin teaching Old Believers' lubok print
On October 1, both the main gate and the back gate of the museum will be open (about 1 km in the direction of Kakumäe). Buses No. 21 and 21B will take you to the museum (the nearest bus stop to the Setu farm and the House of an Old Believer is Õismäe Raba). Buses No. 41 and 41b lead from the museum to the city center. You can park your car for free in the parking lot at the main gate as well as in the parking lot behind the museum.
Events
23.04.23 - 28.09.23
Events
Summer season
Come to the open air museum
where you will be able to learn to notice and care about nature, value old
customs, do some simple types of farm work as well as share moments of leisure
and enjoy life with your loved ones.
01.05.23 - 28.09.23
Exhibitions
The exhibition "Estonia During the National Enlightenment Era" by Mart Sander
Estonia During the National Enlightenment Era is inspired by the work of 19th-century artists who depicted village life, such as Gregor von Bochmann, Hugo Mühlig, Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski, and Oskar Hoffmann. The exhibition takes place in the stable room of Kolu Inn.
01.05.23 - 31.12.23
Exhibitions
100 years of Seto surnames
The tradition of the first names that Setos have in common with the rest of Estonians is quite recent.
27.05.23 - 03.09.23
Events
Dance performances of the Folklore Society Leigarid
Accompanied by live music, a celebration which is different every time is born from the combination of traditional dances, songs, games and instrumental music.