Events

Every December, Kalevipoeg’s Home is transformed into a winter wonderland. It’s an adventure suited to all ages. We’ll take a journey through the old buildings and new, pet the animals and feed them, take a forest hike, discover nature and talk about woodland critters. We’ll make tea in the woods and look for exciting places, remind ourselves of old Christmas traditions and… well, let’s keep something a secret, too!

Come and see Estonia’s largest Christmas wonderland at the Torma manor complex!
Feel the Christmas magic and dive head first into the Christmas spirit. Santa’s manor: step into Santa’s magical manor and meet Santa Glämmi!
The elves’ glamping village: experience the winter wonderland in our snowy glamping village! Fun workshops: do crafts and make Christmas decorations and traditional Christmas foods.
The Palamuse Parish School Museum with its 19th century schoolhouse welcomes you to a Christmas celebration!
At the schoolhouse: a pre-Christmas lesson. Pupils are questioned on their knowledge before the Christmas holiday, learn a nice Christmas song, and get their report cards. In the sacristan’s apple orchard: old Christmas traditions at home and raucous fun in the hay.
Top floor of the schoolhouse: decorate your own gingerbread.
Make your own Christmas decoration.
Pour molten lead to predict your fortunes by the bonfire!

The Onion Road welcomes you to take part in three wonderful events.
25.02: the self-made snowmobile parade KALLASTE KARAKATITSA.
03.03: the exciting kicksled competition KOLKJA SLED.
09.03: the Onion Road Saunafest promises hot sauna steam, little to now standing around, and great company to boot.

Ancient giant lizards come alive in a special jungle environment. Come and see, among others, the terrifying T-rex, the horned triceratops with its royal collar, the stegosaurus, covered in magnificent dermal plates, the Pteranodon with its 9 m wing span…

In Tartu City, culture lovers can visit the Estonian National Museum exhibition about the Estonian country chair, and the exhibition “RIGHT BODY, WRONG BODY?”, which endeavours to conceptualise perception of the world through the body and thinking about corporeal experiences via culture.

The exhibition “Konrad Mägi. Unseen paintings” brings us nearly 40 works from Konrad Mägi (1878–1925), which the public has never seen or very rarely seen before.

The traditional EUROPEAN SAUNA MARATHON will take place on Otepää on 2.-3.02.24, lasting for two days this time as well.

The event is a fun orienteering game between the saunas. Registered teams of four have to pass through as many sauna spots in five hours as possible. Warm-up on Friday in Tõrva.

On 8.-11.02, Otepää will be hosting the FIS World Cup in Nordic Combined, and renowned athletes from all around the world will be competing in Estonia again. Our best Nordic combined skier Kristjan Ilves will also be there. Come and cheer your favourites on!

The IBU Youth and Junior World Championships will again take place in Otepää at the Tehvandi Sports Centre. The world’s best young biathletes will be competing over the course of eight days.

The wintry family day at the Karilatsi Open Air Museum takes place on 27 and 29 December from noon to 3 p.m.

Come and enjoy a sleighride, a bonfire near the museum, sledding and skiing and many more fun activities.

20 December: Maarja-Liis Ilus and Noorkuu. 26 December: Mikk Saar, Jaan Sööt, Pääru Oja and Allan Vainola. 27 December: Koit Toome and Alika. 28 December: Jarek Kasar and Valter Soosalu.

On 17 December, the Road Museum invites you to a Christmas family day to look back on the Christmas traditions of yore and wish everyone a merry Christmas.