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09. December 09 27. November 09 Once again Tartu Town Hall Square becomes the Christmas City of Tartu. As is already a tradition, this Saturday the Tartu Town Hall Square becomes the Christmas City of Tartu, where exciting activities and events take place almost every day of the week. This year all the activities are centred on the Hanseatic barge "Jõmmu" placed in the middle of the square.
21. October 09 The Estonian Convention Bureau, Tartu City Government and Tartu Convention Bureau have launched an ambassador programme in the country's main university city, Tartu. The first project of its kind in Estonia, the programme will recruit local academics and business people to act as partners in attracting international conferences to the city.
13. October 09 Would you like to know more about Tartu? Or maybe you are already familiar with the city and you would like to fresh up your memories? Maybe you would like to tell your friends about the fabulous things you experienced in Tartu?
Now there is a good way to do all that! Tartu County Tourism Foundation added some videos about Tartu to YouTube. You can see the videos here. 01. September 09 Press release 1 September 2009 Customers can check in online to all Estonian Air regular flights departing from Tallinn, Tartu, Kuressaare and Brussels on Estonian Air’s homepage. Customers can also check-in online to SAS, Lufthansa and KLM connecting flights. 24. August 09
A 33 seat Saab 340 will fly from one city to the other on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, and the flight time will be an hour and 30 minutes. http://www.tartu.ee/index.php?lang_id=2&menu_id=9&page_id=4482 30. July 09 The newsletter of Tartu and Southern Estonia is now avaliable in English and Swedish
30. June 09 Tartu Hanseatic Days will be held 17.-19.07.2009 In addition to fairs and festivities, Tartu Hanseatic Days also feature various workshops where festival goers get the chance to test their creativity and skills as well as ponder over the present and the future. 30. June 09 12. June 09 At 10 June 2009 Estonian Air started selling tickets on the Tartu-Stockholm route. Estonian Air will start operating between Tartu and Stockholm from 24 August 2009 four times a week on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The flight time is one hour and 30 minutes. "The Monday and Friday flights offer great opportunity to get to Tartu, both from Europe and from Swedish domestic flights. Sunday flights provide convenient connections from Tartu via Stockholm to for instance Milan, Vienna, Franfurt, Oslo and Berlin," said Rauno Parras, Estonian Air’s acting Vice President Commercial. "The flight on Thursday connects in Stockholm with many European destinations for both departing and arriving passengers," Parras added.
Flights on the Tartu-Stockholm route from 24 August 2009. 08. June 09 Tartu Song Festival will take place on 13 June 2009 at the Song Festival Ground. It is a Jubilee to be celebrated grandly: 140 years ago the first Estonian song festival took place in Tartu. The festival is expected to gather over 8000 singers, dancers and wind band players. 04. June 09 03. June 09 The orchestra consisting of the most talanted young musicians from the Baltic Sea countries and the once child-prodigy pianist Peter Jablonski perform quite unusual repertoire: Piano Concerto in D major, Op 61 (piano version of the Violin Concerto) by Beethoven, the 4th additional movement of which has been composed by Anatolius Senderovas.
31. May 09 02. March 09 The Thomas SifflingTrio aspires towards balance between acoustic jazz and electronic groove music. Trumpet sound with electronics, African instruments, modern beats. Groovy nu jazz that makes you relax and feel good!
02. March 09 Swimmers from Sweden, Finland, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania and Italia have participated in Tartu Kevad.
April 18th, 2009 I session warm up 9.45, open ceremony 10.50, start 11.00 II session warm up 16.00, start 17.00 April 19th, 2009 III session warm up 9.15, start 10.15 02. March 09 The Tartu Spring Days is a festival within the Tartu Student Days and features a variety of cultural, athletic and entertainment events. Tartu - the city of good thoughts - will be taken over by a cheerful student spirit for a while week, leaving no one in the city untouched. The Spring Days programme includes the following traditional events: 27. February 09 02. February 09 We are glad to announce that the 6th Worldfilm festival is going to be held in Tartu, Estonia, on March 23rd - 29th, 2009.
02. January 09 The biggest skiing marathon in the Baltic States. Participants can choose between 63km and 31km tracks that travel through the diverse landscapes of South-Estonia. Main events are held on the 15th of February 2009, children events take place a day before at Tartu, Tähtvere Spordipark. http://www.tartumaraton.ee/index.php?lang=eng&www=XGKC5J70p2JLdO%2CMVfHRQsKosK6 24. November 08 Tartu Town Hall transforms into a Christmas City before Noel, where people bustle about daily. Traditional concerts are held every Advent Sunday in ST.John`s Church. The lighting of an Advent candle takes place in the town hall during sunset alongside collective caroling.People get a last chance to buy nice gifts to delight close friends and enjoy Christmas-time foods and drinks during the Christmas City fair. Kids and childlike grownups get the chance to take part in children´s programmes and dwarf workrooms. 06. November 08 From November 9th to 15th, Tartu is hosting a festival celebrating the national cuisines of Tartu twin towns. Top chefs from the twin towns of Tartu are presenting dishes characteristic of their national cuisine at our restaurants and cafés and also teaching the secrets of cooking to the local chefs. Each restaurant and café will also organise an event where the culture of the respective country is presented to the public. This year there will be chefs from Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Italy and Holland. 30. October 08 29. October 08 07. October 08 8th international street dance festival which is the most important one in the Scandinavian and Baltic countries where one can see performing the best breakdancers of eleven different countries. 07. October 08 October 1940 John Lennon- a composer, artist and the member of The Beatles was borned. Genialistide Klubi invites you to celebrate this event in Genialistide Klubi on 9th of October.
07. October 08 Twice this fall Estonian Assosiation of Illusionists and Muusikamaailm bring on stage a unique five magician show where the young Estonian illusionist present various styles of black magic.
07. October 08 Estonian Concert and Hennessy In cooperation with Tallinn Philharmonic Society are organising an New Year´s Eve concert on Wednesday 31.12.2008 in Tartu Vanemuise Concert Hall.
25. September 08 04. August 08 Mixed choirs' festival with 2500 singers from Nordic-Baltic states: big open-air concert with common repertory from Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (in original languages!), competition, concerts, workshops, seminars.
09. July 08 The Hanseatic Days is a summer party for the people of Tartu and also for the visitors to our city. In the history of Tartu there is a lot worth remembering – from individual events, to different buildings up to inventions and historical events that changed the world. All this does not end with this year or this decade – therefore, this year’s Tartu Hanseatic Days also involve the future for the children, the future inhabitants of Tartu. 04. June 08 22. May 08 Antonius Guild Court Yard Lutsu 5 Tartu The St. Anthony´s Guild, an association of crative men and women skilled in everything from pottery to hat making, will hold this medieval-style festival in its downtown couryard. You can expect medieval musicans and performers, food and drink, and of course more traditional handicrafts than you can shake a stick at, you can probably even buy a stick here. Entrance is free. 13. March 08 11. February 08 25. October 07 From 5th to 11th November 2007 Tartu is hosting a festival celebrating the national cuisines of Tartu twin cities. Top chefs from seven twin towns of Tartu are presenting dishes characteristic to their national cuisine at our restaurants and cafés and also teaching the secrets of the preparation to our local chefs. 01. October 07 On Friday, 5th October 2007 Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden will arrive in Tartu to take part in the festivities marking the 375th anniversary of the University ofTartu. The Queen will unveil a monument to Johan Skytte, initiator of the University and take part in the ceremonial meeting held on the occasion of the anniversary. In the evening, she will also attend the concert "King Gustavus' Gala" .
03. September 07 03. September 07 14. August 07 Time: 17.08.-20.08.2007 Place: River Emajõgi and river banks 30. July 07 The Info Pages bring you the recent tourism news of Tartu.
06. July 07 06. July 07 27. June 07 13.-15. July This year the festival is very special, because it brings into life three different ages – the ancient times in Jõelinn (The River Town), medieval times in the Jaani linn (Jaani Town) and Estonian national awakening times in Raelinn (Rae Town). The Hanseatic Fair is to be connecting these different ages, events and people inside the towns. The Fair makes The Hanseatic Days of Tartu to burst with fun, glamour and natural goods to enjoy and buy.
Info: www.hansapaevad.ee
30. March 07 13. December 06 23. October 06 24. August 06 Baltic Theatre Festival OurDRAMA takes place from 4th to 9th of September
and brings to Tartu the best plays from the Baltic States that are based on national authors. Two Latvian plays ("P.S. Tom Thumb" and "The Lost Son"), two Lithuanian plays ("The Poetess" and "Autumn Comes Through the Forest") and two Estonian plays ("The Missionaries" and "Hell") are competing in the competition program of the festival. In addition to these one can see past year's best plays on Estonian own classical and contemporary dramaturgy from different Estonian theatres. The guest of honor of the festival is the acknowledged Alvis Hermanis' "Long Life". The off-program offers a film program, seminars, a conference and readings of new plays. See more: www.festival.ee 10. July 06 28. June 06 Tartu gets back to its old Hanseatic roots by reverting to the time, centuries ago, when it was part of Hanseatic League. 28. June 06 June 30 - July 02, Town Hall Square and Tartu Song Festival Grounds Established here in Tartu in 1956, this wide-ranging folk song and dance event traditionally brings together Students from the three Baltic Countries. Starting from Friday evening, the programme includes concerts, brass bands, torchlight processions. The event culminates in the Song Festival where around 6,000 performers are expected to gather to sing and dance. 21. June 06 07. June 06 17. April 06 |
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