{"id":2448742,"date":"2026-06-07T13:56:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T13:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2448742"},"modified":"2026-06-07T13:56:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T13:56:50","slug":"tartu-midsummer-event-to-bring-folk-traditions-live-music-to-the-city-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tartu-midsummer-event-to-bring-folk-traditions-live-music-to-the-city-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tartu Midsummer event to bring folk traditions, live music to the city | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Tartu&#8217;s official Midsummer celebration returns June 23, once again offering a daylong festival outside the Estonian National Museum headlined by zombie folk stars Puuluup.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>With Midsummer&#8217;s Eve falling on the night between two consecutive public holidays for Victory Day and Midsummer on June 23 and 24, residents of Estonia&#8217;s larger cities often leave town for more rural areas to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its second year, Tartu Midsummer brings Estonian traditions to the city, offering local residents and visitors from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds a chance to better experience one of the country&#8217;s biggest holidays.<\/p>\n<p>The program includes a Midsummer fair, folk songs and dance games led by Folklore Club Maatasa, flower crown and sauna whisk workshops as well as guided tours of Raadi Manor in Estonian and English.<\/p>\n<p>The festival grounds next to the Estonian National Museum (ERM) open at 11 a.m., with food and drinks available through midnight.<\/p>\n<p>Live music on the main stage will kick off at 7 p.m., and the Midsummer bonfire will be lit at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>A parallel Tartu County Defense Day event will also take place in the museum&#8217;s A parking lot from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Both events are free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tartukorraldab.ee\/en\/jaanipaev\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for directions and more information.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow ERR News on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ERRNews\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/errnews\">X<\/a> and never miss an update!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source news.err.ee \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tartu&#8217;s official Midsummer celebration returns June 23, once again offering a daylong festival outside the Estonian National Museum headlined by zombie folk stars Puuluup. 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