Pärnu Annual Art Exhibition 2026

Pärnu City Gallery at the Town Hall, Uus tn 4, Pärnu
Exhibition open: 13 November 2026 – 11 December 2025

The Pärnu Annual Art Exhibition 2026 opens on Friday, 13 November, at 17:00 at Pärnu City Gallery (Uus tn 4). You are welcome!

This year marks the 32nd edition of the traditional Pärnu Annual Art Exhibition. The exhibition’s designer and originator is Rain Saarik.

On the one hand, Pärnu is known as a colourful, event-filled summer capital where tourists gather to enjoy themselves. On the other hand, Pärnu is quiet, slow and monochrome: a city on pause, waiting for summer again, like an empty stage before a performance. These two extremes create the true identity of the city of Pärnu. Pärnu seems to live between two poles, where fast becomes slow, social becomes intimate, tourist-oriented becomes local, and romantic becomes melancholic.

How do artists sense this transition? What are their personal interpretations, stories and experiences? How has Pärnu influenced or inspired them?

The annual exhibition reflects the diversity and distinctive character of the local art scene, while also offering a snapshot of the current state of art in Pärnu. It presents work by both experienced artists and younger artists’ fresh explorations, creating a dialogue between generations, styles and ways of thinking.

The Pärnu Annual Art Exhibition has become one of the most important art events supporting and developing Pärnu’s art scene as a whole. The exhibition can be visited at Pärnu City Gallery until 11 December.