Time

District / Venue

Event

8–12

Music Morning in Tallinn schools. Meetup with artists

9–10

Tallinn schools

Music Quiz in Tallinn schools 

10

Haabersti
Õismäe tee 26

Community planting in Haabersti  
Seeding flowers in planter boxes at Nurmenuku Centre flag square + at Õismäe tee 26.

10–12

Kristiine
Seebi 30a, Seebi 34, Seebi 36b

Community planting in Kristiine  
Tidying up the courtyards on Seebi street, planting flowers in planter boxes etc

10–13

Lasnamäe
Läänemere Secondary School +1

Tallinn Youth Participation Café at Läänemere Secondary School (and one additional school). Theme: mental health and green urban space.

11–15

Lasnamäe
Laagna garden
(Võru 11)

Day of Libraries in Lasnamäe, Laagna garden

Introducing library services, sports equipment, the comic book collection of Paepealse library, and the seed box of Laagna library. You can solve quizzes, crosswords and play book bingo on the topic of Tallinn, Lasnamäe, seed box or comic books. At 12 noon there will be a comic strip drawing workshop.

See the full library programme here

12–13.15

Kesklinn
Town Hall Square + live stream

TALLINN DAY DICTATION

Register HERE to participate

18

Pirita
The gate tower of Pirita Convent 

Guided tour "New and old Pirita Convent"

Guide Peeter Pihlak

Further information and registration: [email protected], +372 683 0955 or at the Pirita library. Starting point at the gate of Pirita Convent. Held in cooperation with the Pirita Leisure Centre.

See the full library programme here

19–20

Kristiine
Seebi 34

Concert of Jüri Homenja + activities for children
in the courtyard of Seebi 34

Time

District / Venue

Event

10–12

Nõmme
Nõmme Ema Park (Jaama street)

Nõmme
Ilo Park (Vabaduse pst 4)

10.00 Community planting at Nõmme Ema Park (Jaama street, Nõmme)

11.00 Community planting at Ilo Park (Vabaduse pst 4)

Planting flowers to the walls of the park entrances. The planting will be guided by a specialist from Kesklinna Pargid OÜ, who will also provide training. Up to 100 participants will receive a gift of plants to plant in their garden.z

10–17

Sääse Library
(Sõpruse ave 186b)

Quiz about Tallinn city for kids and adults.

10.30

City Centre
Song Festival Grounds Visitor Centre

Fun morning for kids with Pippi. We invite all children to play and listen to stories. At the same time, the parents can visit the Song Festival Grounds Visitor Centre.

11

Kesklinn
Tuvi Park

Community plantings in Kesklinn
Planting of various shrubs, climbers and spring flowers in Tuvi Park, Toompark and Kanuti Garden

tbd

Lasnamäe
Tondiloo Park

Community gardening in Lasnamäe
Renewal of rose beds in Tondiloo Park

11

Kesklinn
Tallinn Central Library (Estonia pst 8)

Guided tour "Stories and Legends of Tallinn Old Town" (approx. 3 hrs)
The tour is led by librarian and guide Maarja Paesalu. Meeting point in front of the main building of Central Library. Info and registration: [email protected], 683 0920

See the full library programme here

11–14

Pirita
Pirita Sports Centre

Pirita Sportfest

11.30 Opening
11.40 Performance by MyDance Dance Club
11.00-12.00 Training course of combat and endurance by US Marines
12.30 Performance by Trefoil Sports Club 

11–14:
DJ DropWave
Health Tent
FC Levadia activities
Pirita Rescue Department presents rescue equipment
Activities of the Pirita Paddling Club
FitSphere competitions
Myfitness
Electric scooter safety workshop by Transport Administration
Trampoline area and games by Pirita Youth Centre
First aid training course by West-Tallinn Central Hospital
Sports activities by FCF Sports Club
Volleyball and basketball courts open to all

Event on Facebook

11–15

Haabersti
Football court of Õismäe Secondary School 

Haabersti Family Sports Day

11.00 Opening
11.15 Youth football tournament finals and award ceremony, organised by FC Nõmme Kalju
12.15 Tai Chi demonstration for seniors, followed by Tai Chi open training
13.00 Street basketball tournament, BC Ring
13.45 Celebration cake
14.00 Performance by Cityflash feat Laura-Ly
15.00 Closing

Throughout the day, exciting sports activities for all - from children to seniors

11–16

Nõmme
Nõmme Library

Nõmme themed search game with a map in Nõmme library
During the game you will learn which places and characters in the children's books are linked to Nõmme. See the full programme of libraries here

tba

Põhja-Tallinn
Sepa st roundabout

Community gardening in Põhja-Tallinn

12

Lasnamäe
Tondiloo park

Community gardening in Lasnamäe

12–14

Kristiine
Sõstra 1a, Keemia 41
(Kramer community garden)

Community gardening in Kristiine  
Tidying the Kramer community garden and the courtyard of Sõstra 1a,  planting flowers in containers, a lecture on balcony gardening, workshops and activities for children, guided tours in the Kramer community garden, etc. 

12

Haabersti
Nurmenuku library (Ehitajate tee 109a)

Introducing the history of Tallinn Old Town, making crafts and reading to children
Discovering the Old Town via a tour through the different times in history for kids at Nurmenuku Library. After the history tour we read stories and and craft something with our own hands. Oral translation into Russian available if needed.

See the full programme of libraries here

13

Kesklinn
Tallinn Central Library (Estonia pst 8)

A Live Action Role Play (LARP) session for young people/children in the Old Town, inspired by the book series "Cassidy Blake"

See the full programme of libraries here

15

Nõmme
Männiku Library
(Pihlaka 12)

Creative workshop. Making of a Tallinn-themed jigsaw puzzle
Information and registration: 655 9718, [email protected] or at the library

See the full programme of libraries here  

15–17.30

Põhja-Tallinn
Courtyard of Põhja-Tallinn Community Centre (Kari 13)

15.00 Mystical magic show by Magician Marko
16.00-17.00 Performance by Tanja Mihhailova-Saar & Band

15–18.30

Mustamäe
Männi Park

Männi Youth Festival

15-18.30 Stage programme (five great youth bands and the newly assembled band Blackhill Panic) + Zumba
15-17 Activities in the Männi library tent (exciting teen literature and comic books in different languages, board games, music quiz)
15-18 Slackline workshop (led by Jaan Roose and others)
15-16.30 Street dance workshop and a jam session with soul train
15-16.30 Outdoor gym workshop
16.30-17.30 Table tennis tournament
TalTech School of Technology workshops:
15-15.45 LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robotics (max. 10 participants, from 9 years)
16-16.45 Matatalab workshop (max. 10 participants, from 7 years)
17-17.45 Matatalab workshop (max. 10 participants, from 7 years) 

In addition, the Mustamäe Youth Council offers exciting activities and the Mustamäe District Government hands out balloons.

Event on Facebook

17–18.30

Kristiine
Sõstra 1a

Concert by music group Regatt 

18

City Centre
Musumägi

Musumäe Jazz: Marianne Leibur and Raivo Tafenau Band

Event on Facebook

Time

District / Venue

Event

10–10.15

Tallinn Old Town
Gate Tower of the Short Leg (Lühikese jala väravatorn)
+ live stream

Ceremonial opening of Lühikese jala Gate
Gate opening ceremony with Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart and Head of North Prefecture of PPA Joosep Kaasik 

11–20

Different districts
Branch museums of Tallinn City Museum et al

Museum Sunday 
Free admission to Tallinn City Life Museum (Vene 17), Museum of Photography (Raekoja 4/6), Kiek in de Kök Fortifications Museum (Komandandi tee 2), Kalamaja Museum (Kotzebue 16), Tallinn Russian Museum (Pikk 29a), Childrens' Museum Millamanda (L. Koidula 21c), House of Peter the Great (Mäekalda 2), Tammsaare Museum (Koidula 12a), Vilde Museum (Roheline aas 3), Unt Museum (L. Koidula 17), Tallinn Song Festival Grounds Visitor Centre (Narva mnt 95), Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (Kursi 5), and Gallery of Cultural Centre Kaja (E. Vilde tee 118)

Tallinn Day programme at Tallinn City Museum

Read more about Museum Sunday

11–17

Kadriorg
Branch museums of Tallinn Literary Centre 

Tallinn Literary Centre museums programme

A new trail in the footsteps of Andrus Kivirähk and his dog, with stops and texts created by Kivirähk himself, will be added to the map application kirjandusliktallinn.ee. Anyone in the city will be able to put their headphones on and use their phone to follow the same route that Kivirähk and his famous dog Robin use every day.

Meanwhile, you can follow all the other literary paths on the map: those of Eduard Vilde, Mati Unt, Jan Kaus, Jaan Kross, etc.

In cooperation with Postimees Apollo, a quiz "Literary Tallinn" will be published on 15 May at www.kirjandusliktallinn.ee

Visit for free:

• H. Tammsaare Museum (L. Koidula 12a)
• Eduard Vilde Museum (Roheline aas 3)
• Mati Unt Museum (L. Koidula 17)

12–12.35

Old Town
Town Hall Square
+ live stream

Tallinn Day opening ceremony
Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart and Tallinn Herald Jüri Kuuskemaa ceremoniously open Tallinn Day on the staircase of the Town Hall. 
Performance by the Tallinn Police Orchestra
and vintage bus parade.

12

Kesklinn
Tallinn Central Library (Estonia pst 8)

Guided tour to Sibulaküla settlement  
Guide Krista Heinpalu. Information and registration: [email protected], 683 0920

See the full programme of libraries here 

13/15/ 16/17 

tours in Estonian

14 

tour in Russian 

Old Town + Kesklinn
Starting from Theatre and Music Museum 

City tour "Music in the Old Town"

We invite you to walk along the footprints of music and musicians from different eras. The journey will take us on the heels of medieval city musicians as well as to the jazz halls of the 1930s. The tour starts at the Theatre and Music Museum, passes through Freedom Square and Estonia puiestee, strolls along the narrow streets of the Old Town, stops at several places that have disappeared from the cityscape but are important to the music scene. The tour ends in the Suurgildi building of the Estonian History Museum, one of the oldest concert venues in the Old Town.

13 / 15 / 16 / 17 Estonian and 14 Russian.

Duration approx. 1,5 h. Max group size 20 pers. Please register here!

12–13

Kristiine
Linnu tee 5

Inauguration of the memorial bench of Garik Iknojan, honorary citizen of Tallinn and founder of the Kotka football stadium 

12–17

Kesklinn
Town Hall

On Tallinn Day, the Town Hall opens its main entrance, where the mayor usually welcomes heads of state, royal guests and mayors from other cities. On 15 May, to mark the 700th anniversary of the Town Hall, the Mayor invites all the citizens and guests to the Town Hall through this door.

The doors of the Town Hall will be open from 12 noon to 5 p.m. The Town Hall will welcome visitors free of charge and, as fit to a UNESCO City of Music, will treat them with the music from its youth. Families and young music lovers are particularly welcome:

At the concerts "A Step Back in Time" at 13.30 and 14.30, young musicians from the Kiili Early Music Ensemble will bring the colours and sounds of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the audience;

At the family concert "From generation to generation" at 17.00, the Meibaum family ensemble will create a festive atmosphere with a varied classical programme.

13

Old Town
Tallinn City Council
(Vana-Viru 12)

Balcony Concert at the Tallinn City Council
Performed by Estonia National Opera Male Quintet

13

Kesklinn
Russian Cultural Centre
(Mere pst 5)

Children's opera "The Little Sweep"

On 15 May at 13:00 in the Great Hall of the Russian Cultural Centre, the children's choral opera "The Little Sweep/Korstnapühkija" is staged as a present for children from the Russian Cultural Centre for Tallinn Day! Free admission. More information at venekeskus.ee

13–14.30

Old Town
Starting from Tallinn Tourist Information Centre (Niguliste 2) 

Guided tour of the Old Town with Deputy Mayor Joosep Vimm "Tallinn's urban governance through the ages"

13/14

Old Town
Tallinn Town Hall

Young musicians from the Kiili Early Music Ensemble bring the colours and sounds of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the concerts "A Step Behind the Centuries" at the Town Hall

14

Kesklinn
Estonia Concert Hall

Showcase concert of the high-level student music competition Tallinna Talent 2022

Free admission! 

14

Old Town
Tallinn City Council (Vana-Viru 12)

Open House at the Tallinn City Council 

House tour in Estonian and an open session with the Chairman of the City Council in Chamber Hall

(at 15.30, house tour in Russian)

15

Old Town
Neitsitorn Tower 

Tallinn Police Orchestra's brass quintet
Open-air concert on the masonry of the Neitsitorn Tower in the Danish King's Garden

15–22

Kadriorg
Kadriorg Park concert square

Free OPEN AIR CONCERT of Tallinn Day 

15.00 AHHAA Science Theatre performance
16.00 MINIMAL WIND
17.15 Gameboy Tetris, villemdrillem, Clicherik & Mäx
19.00 Prime Orchestra - combining pop, rock and symphony, the Prime Orchestra from the UNESCO city of Kharkiv, Ukraine
20.30 Tanel Padar & Uku Suviste & Silver Laas and band
The concert will be hosted by TV presenter Erkki Sarapuu

15.30

Old Town
Tallinn City Council (Vana-Viru 12)

Open House at the Tallinn City Council
House tour in Russian (Estonian-language tour at 14).

17

Old Town
Tallinn Town Hall

The Meibaum Family Ensemble will set the festive mood with a varied classical programme at the "From generation to generation" family concert at the Town Hall