XI Tartu Folk

On 15 November, the closing concert of the Tartu Folk festival will take place at Eesti Rahva Muuseum. The concert, presented as a web broadcast, will feature atmospheric interludes about the headliners and the distinctive features of their home regions. The concert will be hosted by Kaarel Pogga (Rahvusteater Vanemuine) and Tuule Pihlap (Folklooriklubi Maatasa).

As is tradition, the festival’s headliners come from the Baltic and Nordic countries. They will share their cultural traditions: award-winning Ung í Dansi (Faroe Islands); Dolija, a youth group from Vilnius Žvėrynas Gymnasium (Lithuania); the Latvian folklore group Skandinieki, celebrating its 50th year of activity this year; Muhu folkloorirühm UIJEE, awarded the title of Folk Group of the Year; and the organising group Folklooriklubi Maatasa, sharing the traditions of Tartumaa and Southern Estonia.

Tickets: 15/10 (concession: pupils, students and pensioners). Supporter tickets (30 EUR) and festival passes (35 EUR) are also available. Tickets are on sale at Fienta and at the venue from one hour before events begin. More information on the Tartu Folk website: https://tartufolk.ee/event/xi-tartu-folk-12-15-novembril/

XI TARTU FOLK, 12–15 November 2026 — PROGRAMME

Thursday 12.11
10:30 STORYTELLING MORNING
Tartu City Library (Kompanii 3/5)

Friday 13.11
18:00 COMMUNITY CELEBRATION IN LUUNJA
Luunja Cultural and Leisure Centre (Aedniku 2)
18:00 COMMUNITY CELEBRATION IN TABIVERE
Tabivere Community Centre (Tuuliku 10)
18:00 YOUTH HERITAGE CELEBRATION
Tiigi Seltsimaja (Tiigi 11)

Saturday 14.11
11:00–14:00 OPEN WORKSHOPS
Estonian Literary Museum (Vanemuise 42)
16:00–01:00 HERITAGE CELEBRATION AT VANEMUINE
Vanemuine Concert Hall (Vanemuise 6)
16:00 Gala concert
19:00 Dance club & café stage
00:00 Ethnodisco

Sunday 15.11
12:00 FESTIVAL CLOSING CONCERT
Eesti Rahva Muuseum (Muuseumi tee 2)