10.05.26 NEWS ... Estonian singer Florian Wahl held a silent disco concert on Narva promenade on Saturday (May 9) at the same time as Russia held its annual Victory Day "propaganda concert" across the river in Ivangorod.

10.05.26 NEWS ... In Narva, May 9 was celebrated as Europe Day with a large public concert on Town Hall Square.

10.05.26 NEWS ... Hundreds of music lovers attended a free concert on Tallinn's Freedom Square on Saturday to mark Europe Day (May 9) and the event can be watched again on news.err.ee.

09.05.26 NEWS ... This summer sees a galaxy of big stars from the music world take to the stage in Estonia. ERR News sums up the events from now until September.

09.05.26 NEWS ... In the late 19th century, thousands of land-starved Estonians migrated to the Caucasus seeking better lives. Unknowingly, they became tools of Russian settler colonialism, according to Estonian National Museum researcher Aivar Jürgenson.

08.05.26 NEWS ... Jupiter, ERR's streaming service, is marking the 100th birthday of British natural historian and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough by showing several of his most recent nature documentaries, with Estonian subtitles.

08.05.26 NEWS ... Archaeologists excavating the future Siuru Cultural Center site in Tartu have unearthed what may be the city's oldest building with a concrete cellar, among other discoveries.

08.05.26 NEWS ... An exhibition of young Estonian artists has opened in Tallinn, ahead of their works being auctioned later in the month.

08.05.26 NEWS ... British hit "Peppa Pig" is back with new episodes in Estonian on ETV, still powered by one familiar voice behind every character — Harriet Toompere.

06.05.26 NEWS ... An exhibition of acclaimed Danish artist Claus Rohland's photography work has opened.

06.05.26 NEWS ... Estonian artist Merike Estna, selected in the fall of 2024 to represent Estonia at the 61st Venice Art Biennale, discusses her upcoming monumental exhibition, her pursuit of painting and parenthood.

06.05.26 NEWS ... One of the world's most-performed musicals, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera," premiered in Tallinn on Tuesday.

06.05.26 NEWS ... Tartu will celebrate Europe Day on Saturday (May 9) alongside the annual spring fair.

05.05.26 NEWS ... Viljandi Folk returns July 23–26, with artists from China to Tanzania joining top Estonian acts for 65 concerts at Estonia's flagship folk music festival.

04.05.26 NEWS ... Vanilla Ninja reached Vienna and got straight to work this weekend, rehearsing an all-new stage show as the band prepares to compete for Estonia with "Too Epic to Be True."

04.05.26 NEWS ... Kai Art Center's cinema will be independently run in the future after several years of cooperation with Kino Sõprus comes to an end.

23.04.26 NEWS ... A Tallinn filming location from Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 sci-fi film "Stalker" became the first in Estonia chosen for inclusion on a heritage list by the European Film Academy.

01.05.26 NEWS ... Vaulted cellars dating to the 19th century, discovered during the development of a residential property in Tartu, will be preserved.

29.04.26 NEWS ... Maria Arusoo, commissioner of Estonia's pavilion at the Venice Biennale, said that in cooperation with the Ukrainian pavilion it has been decided not to withdraw from the biennale due to Russia's participation, but instead to amplify own voice even more.

28.04.26 NEWS ... Composer Arvo Pärt will become the first Estonian to receive Germany's Goethe Medal, one of the country's top honors for promoting culture abroad.

28.04.26 NEWS ... US jazz guitar virtuoso Bill Frisell played live in Tallinn Sunday evening.

28.04.26 NEWS ... Soprano and former Eurovision contestant Elina Nechayeva is urging people to monitor heart health from their 30s, linking prolonged stress and anxiety to her own heart issues.

28.04.26 NEWS ... Clothing is celebrated as a vessel for memory in a new Estonian-Finnish photo exhibition that opened at the Pärnu Museum of New Art (MONA) this weekend.

27.04.26 NEWS ... Estonian painter, lecturer, and architect Vilen Künnapu, whose portfolio includes, among other works, the Tigutorn (Snail Tower) in Tartu, Viru Keskus, and the Tallinn Methodist Church, says he dreams of a Tallinn with more courage and creativity. When it comes to his work, the most important thing for him is that he himself likes it.

25.04.26 NEWS ... A new international group exhibition opened at Tütar Gallery in Tallinn on Thursday, examining how control can feel safe while also becoming restrictive.

25.04.26 NEWS ... Culture Minister Heidy Purga has allocated an extraordinary €500,000 for this year, meaning that about 30 percent of students in Estonia will have the opportunity to take at least one free cultural education field trip as part of their school curriculum.

25.04.26 NEWS ... "Snarly" by the Estonian duo Katrin Tõnisson and Ulla Saar has earned a spot on this year's 100 Outstanding Picturebooks list by dPICTUS.

24.04.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Jewish Museum has asked officials in the South Estonian town of Viljandi to install a plaque on a building which prior to World War II had been a house of prayer, Sakala reported.

24.04.26 NEWS ... Tallinn-based New York native Zody Burke and Stockholm's Klara Zetterholm have teamed up for a joint exhibition in Tallinn examining how history is staged and reimagined.

24.04.26 NEWS ... KEXP, a Seattle-based independent radio station known for breaking international artists, has increasingly been spinning Estonian music for a global audience.

24.04.26 NEWS ... Austria's ambassador to Estonia this week hosted a reception for Vanilla Ninja, Estonia's entry to the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.

24.04.26 NEWS ... People buried in 13th‑century village cemeteries along Estonia's coast were long thought to be pagans because their graves contained goods. New archaeological analyses now suggest they were Christian nobles instead.

24.04.26 NEWS ... A new vocational film school opening in cooperation with PÖFF in Jõhvi this fall aims to train more film crews as Estonia's production sector expands.

24.04.26 NEWS ... Tartu's Stencibility Street Art Festival returns June 11–14 with nearly 20 artists from around the world, putting a spotlight on youth creativity across Estonia's second city.

23.04.26 NEWS ... What is set to be Estonia's only functioning monastery is developing, thanks in part to the support of a major businessman, Maaleht reported.

22.04.26 NEWS ... A veteran stuntman is being honored for pioneering the craft in Estonia at the upcoming Haapsalu film festival.

21.04.26 NEWS ... Just in time for Veterans Day, a new exhibition a the Estonian War Museum showcases more than 200 detailed military models from World War I to today.

20.04.26 NEWS ... Two Estonian short films, "Kyiv Cake" ("Kiievi tort") and "Winter in March" ("Lumi saadab meid"), have been shortlisted for the European Film Awards.

20.04.26 NEWS ... This year's Estonian word contest Sõnaus turns up the heat on food-related terms, but writer Juku-Kalle Raid says once words take hold, replacing them is hard.

18.04.26 NEWS ... Tallinn Music Week (TMW) drew 22,271 visits to the Estonian capital last week, filling the city with international acts, industry leaders and debate on culture's future.

18.04.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Duo Ruut will open for British rock legends The Cure in Tallinn this August — a surprise invite the folk duo says shows their reach is greater than they imagined.

17.04.26 NEWS ... According to a study commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, people in Estonia most often stay away from cultural activities due to a lack of time, high ticket prices, and poor accessibility.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Eurovision Song Contest 2026 entry has been reworked to give it a "rockier" sound.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Iceland's indietronica band Múm is to perform in Tallinn in August

17.04.26 NEWS ... Legislation to include both men and women on the board of Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR) passed its first reading on Wednesday after being proposed by opposition parties.

17.04.26 NEWS ... During Tallinn Music Week (TMW), Resident Advisor co-founder Paul Clement spoke about his Estonian roots, global club culture and why he believes nightlife will endure.

16.04.26 NEWS ... A sound installation inspired by Arvo Pärt and Louis Kahn opens April 29 in New York's Four Freedoms Park, turning the Roosevelt Island site into a moving soundscape.

16.04.26 NEWS ... Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) students are heading to one of the world's top design stages to premiere a collection of birchwood chairs at SaloneSatellite 2026 in Milan.

16.04.26 NEWS ... Legendary Scottish second-wave punk band The Exploited are to play live in Tallinn in July, following the postponement of the gig earlier this year.

15.04.26 NEWS ... The 20th annual Asian film festival JAFF kicks off this week, offering audiences high-profile international movies that regular distributors typically avoid, Artis cinema program director Ra Ragnar Novod says.