17.07.26 NEWS ... An Estonian-Finnish drama series about a 1980s double murder is one of seven projects to recieve funding from the Council of Europe's Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions this year.

17.07.26 NEWS ... Christopher Nolan's new epic "The Odyssey" won't be shown in its intended IMAX format in Estonia, as neither Cinamon nor Apollo cinemas currently have IMAX capability.

17.07.26 NEWS ... The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) will not open an investigation into the Estonia National Opera's cast planner over reported corruption allegations, as no criminal offence was identified in her conduct.

17.07.26 NEWS ... Estonian band and Eurovision entrants 5MIINUST is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week, and an exhibition marking the band's 10 years of activity has opened at the Estonian National Museum (ERM) in Tartu.

17.07.26 NEWS ... The Citizens' Hall (Tallinna Raekoda) on Tallinn's Town Hall Square will transform into an opera house in July and August for the seventh year in a row.

16.07.26 NEWS ... Legendary Scottish second-wave punk band The Exploited will be giving an outdoor gig in Tallinn this Saturday, a date replacing a canceled gig from earlier in the year.

16.07.26 NEWS ... The 19th Saaremaa Opera Days begin in the Kuressaare Castle courtyard, running from July 18 to 25. This year's headliner is Italy's Livorno Goldoni Opera House, while Estonia's top soloists will appear in the first part of Richard Wagner's opera tetralogy "The Ring of the Nibelung", "Das Rheingold", staged jointly by Eesti Kontsert and the National Theatre Vanemuine.

16.07.26 NEWS ... The first half of this year brought 1,259,717 visitors to Estonian cinemas, about a 0.7‑percent increase from the same period in 2025.

16.07.26 NEWS ... A court dispute between composer Ivar Must and the Estonian Film Institute over a modified performance of the Eurovision song "Everybody" raises concerns that any changes to musical works may require direct author approval.

16.07.26 NEWS ... Belgian author and screenwriter Gaea Schoeters took part a conversation at the HeadRead literary festival earlier this year, discussing language, translation and the power of fiction.

15.07.26 NEWS ... Archaeological excavations began last year in the courtyard and surrounding area of a Soviet‑era office building on Rävala puiestee in Tallinn. On Tuesday, the team uncovered a papal bulla — a seal — dating from the 14th century and issued by Pope Clement V.

14.07.26 NEWS ... US singer-songwriter Panda Bear and Britain's Sonic Boom headlined the final day of the Kikumu film, art and music festival Sunday.

14.07.26 NEWS ... Estonian summer festivals are confronting higher costs and raising ticket prices to stay afloat.

14.07.26 NEWS ... Swedish academic and historian Stefan Hedlund said in a conversation at the Headread festival in Tallinn that the greatest favor we can do Ukrainians right now is to acknowledge that Ukraine exists because the Russians have refused to accept it.

14.07.26 NEWS ... A planned 5-percent investment requirement for audiovisual content could harm Estonia's streaming market and domestic production, stakeholders say.

13.07.26 NEWS ... Tallinn City Government is seeking "before and now" photographs to show how Estonia's capital has changed since 1991 for a new exhibition marking the 35th anniversary of the restoration of independence.

13.07.26 NEWS ... Filming of the six-part TV thriller show "Tüdruk Tallinnast" ("Girl from Tallinn") will move to Tallinn this month after shooting wrapped in Ukraine last week.

13.07.26 NEWS ... Irish writer Fionntán De Brún said during a discussion at the HeadRead festival in Tallinn that a new generation in Ireland has fully embraced the Irish language, something that is now dubbed the Kneecap effect.

13.07.26 NEWS ... Almost 100,000 people visited Tallinn Maritime Days this weekend and enjoyed a diverse maritime and cultural program, explored exciting vessels and took trips on Tallinn Bay.

11.07.26 NEWS ... The program for this year's I Land Sound festival on Saaremaa has been announced, featuring more than 100 artists.

11.07.26 NEWS ... The annual Pärnu Music Festival (Pärnu muusikafestival) began on Wednesday evening with a concert conducted by maestro Neeme Järvi. He and his two conductor sons, Kristjan and Paavo, will join others in leading performances throughout the 10-day event.

10.07.26 NEWS ... On Thursday, July 9, the Kikumu film, art and music festival opened at the Jäneda Training Centre. The first day featured performances by Tõnis Mägi, Villemdrillem and Karl Killing, as well as Nubiyan Twist.

09.07.26 NEWS ... Twelve-time Grammy winner John Legend was in concert at the Tartu Song Festival Grounds on Wednesday.

09.07.26 NEWS ... Tallinn wants to secure European Union structural‑fund financing for the renovation of Linnahall while simultaneously seeking investors with proven interest, Mayor Peeter Raudsepp (Isamaa) said. Decisions about the building's future must be made in the autumn.

09.07.26 NEWS ... TalTech game‑club chair Sander Mesila says board games reveal sides of people you don't see elsewhere, calling them one of the best ways to spend time with friends.

09.07.26 NEWS ... This year's Baltoscandal international performing arts festival set its highest attendance record of the past decade.

08.07.26 NEWS ... A Tartu venue has spent nearly €30,000 crowdfunded for renovations on keeping itself operating.

08.07.26 NEWS ... From July 28 through August 27, an open-air nighttime film series will take place at locations across Ida-Viru County. Over the course of a month, eight films will be screened, ranging from classics of Estonian cinema to recent releases.

08.07.26 NEWS ... Tanel Toom, who directed voice work for ZA/UM's "Zero Parades: For Dead Spies", says the videogame's script spans about 700,000 words — more than all JRR Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" books combined — and required actors to navigate a sprawling, nonlinear story with countless branching scenes.

07.07.26 NEWS ... Finnish-born crime writer Satu Rämö opened this year's HeadRead literary festival coverage in a conversation about Icelandic crime fiction and her adoptive home.

07.07.26 NEWS ... The French economist Thomas Piketty kicks off this summer's HeadRead literary festival coverage in a conversation led by Tarmo Jüristo, ranging across inequality, the limits of the free market and Estonia's own economic path.

05.07.26 NEWS ... The seventh Estonian Gymnastics Festival, "The Charm of Rural Life," began Saturday at Kalevi Central Stadium in Tallinn. The event brings together 3,000 gymnasts and folk dancers, ranging from infants to women in their 80s.

04.07.26 NEWS ... The Estonian National Opera (Rahvusooper) has reported alleged corruption at the institution to the police, its supervisory board chair said.

03.07.26 NEWS ... Culture Minister Heidy Purga has signed an order granting cultural‑monument status to the Burman Villa in Mustamäe district, Tallinn — a building whose owner sought demolition permission last year.

03.07.26 NEWS ... The Estonian National Opera is seeking a contractor to prepare a space‑use program and volume analyses for a planned extension, offering three possible solutions for review: an addition toward Uus turg, an expansion at Teatri väljak, or reconstruction of the existing hall.

03.07.26 NEWS ... American singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe is to appear on stage in Tallinn later this year, performing at Helitehas on the last day of November, marking a return to the Estonian capital since she last played there in 2024.

01.07.26 NEWS ... The international violin festival begins on the island of Ruhnu on July 2, bringing together traditional musicians from several countries. During the festival, Swedish Ambassador Charlotte Wrangberg will also visit the island.

01.07.26 NEWS ... Estonian conductor Tõnu Kaljuste says that despite the many problems facing our society, the most important thing is that Estonia is free.

30.06.26 NEWS ... A major exhibition on embroidery centered on Maria Peet, a Saaremaa artist whose work is distinguished by its rare sensitivity and unmistakable style, opened at the Kondas Center.

30.06.26 NEWS ... Art historian Linda Kaljundi said removing artworks with complicated histories from public space does not erase the past. She said such heritage should be preserved when possible and interpreted through explanations, exhibitions and artistic interventions.

30.06.26 NEWS ... Conservation work began Monday on artist Enn Põldroos' 41-year-old tapestry "Lives of People" at Tallinn Linnahall. The work is expected to be completed by the end of July.

30.06.26 NEWS ... On July 4–5, Vilsandi will host the 14th Small Islands Song Festival. The event is a historic occasion for the island, as it is only the second time Vilsandi has hosted the festival, following the first celebration there in 2011.

29.06.26 NEWS ... Norra Manor in Järva County, whose second‑floor walls were once covered with rare murals, has lost its cultural monument status. Unauthorized construction work over the years has destroyed the paintings, ornaments, unique stoves and other valuable details.

27.06.26 OPINION ... Estonia's culture funding debate misses a fundamental issue. If the current system leaves orchestras, museums, magazines and artists perpetually underfunded, perhaps the problem is not simply a lack of resources, but the way those resources are allocated, writes Scott Diel, originally in Edasi.

26.06.26 NEWS ... An immersive new installation at the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design (ETDM) maps conceptual designer Marit Ilison's shift from fashion to interiors and beyond.

26.06.26 NEWS ... At the end of June, the Estonian Authors' Compensation Fund will pay writers, translators and illustrators lending compensation for 2025. This year, 27 authors earned the maximum amount of €8,368, an increase of €444 from last year.

26.06.26 NEWS ... Gramophones have taken over Väätsa this summer, bringing dozens of antique music machines — including four restored Estonian-made models — to the Estonian Bicycle Museum.

25.06.26 NEWS ... The leaders of the Estonian National Opera have received a letter alleging that the theater is preventing Estonian soloists with international careers from performing there.

24.06.26 NEWS ... Music editor Neit‑Eerik Nestor says the appeal of a successful summer hit comes from its ability to deliver an idealized vision of summer to the listener.

24.06.26 NEWS ... Saaremaa island's main Midsummer bonfire — the Kuressaare celebration — was made ticketed this year. The municipality explained the decision by saying they simply received a good offer.