May 2026 - Baltica

CONCERT BALTICA PITSBALL

Sunday, June 7 16:00 – 17:30
Salme Cultural Centre (Salme 12, Tallinn)

Baltica pitsball (gala) will bring the entire festival to a festive close with international guests and a diverse lineup of Estonian performers — in keeping with the day’s theme of song and dance, you can experience singing and dancing with Leigarid and their special performance inspired by the materials of Ruhnu, while performers from Setomaa, Vigala, Muhu, and elsewhere will give the concert a regional flavor.

After the official programme concludes, the celebration continues in a relaxed atmosphere in the foyer of the Salme Cultural Centre, where everyone can join in for final dances, songs, and musical performances. All so that you can head home with a peaceful heart.

Entrance:

Free of charge (children aged seven and under and Baltica festival wristband owners)
7 € (discounted rate)
10 € (full rate)
20 € (family ticket: two adults and up to four children)
25 € (supporter ticket)

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CONCERT SACRED STORIES AND SONGS

Friday, June 5 21:00 – 22:30

St. Michael’s church (Rüütli 9, Tallinn)

The church concert, held as part of the International Folklore Festival Baltica, is titled “Sacred Stories and Songs”. At Rootsi-Mihkli Church, the door opens to a deeper and more timeless layer of folk tradition — where song is a way to create the world, to order it, to give it meaning, and to maintain a connection with the sense of the sacred within oneself and in the surrounding world.

The programme features songs and instrumental pieces that highlight the more timeless and contemplative side of folklore. The audience will have the opportunity to sing along to lyrical runic songs about the creation of the world and the star maiden, listen to folk-style choral tunes, and experience the church singing heritage of the Old Believers as well as the singing traditions of other peoples.

The songs and instrumental music will be performed by the Ammuker, the Tähelinnud folk group from Kambja Ignatsi Jaagu School, the Väike Hellero, folk musicians from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, the Nadežda ensemble of the Peipsi Old Believers’ Cultural Society, runic song singer Urmas Kalla, the harp players from the ensemble Vormsi Talharpajad, kannel player Kertu-Liis Õnnis, and folk musician Kulno Malva on the accordion and bagpipes.

International guests at the Baltica folklore festival include the Czech folk ensemble Kuželovjan, the Lithuanian folk group Judlė, and the folk group from the Autonomous University of Querétaro in Mexico, the ensemble Mariachi Real de Santiago, and the trio Titanes Huastecos.

Programme curators: Marion Selgall and Eva Eensaar-Tootsen (Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, traditional music programme). Producer: Krista Sildoja.

Tickets are available via the Fienta platform and at the venue starting one hour prior to the concert.

Entrance:

Free of charge (children aged seven and under and Baltica festival wristband owners)
7 € (discounted rate)
10 € (full rate)
20 € (family ticket: two adults and up to four children)
25 € (supporter ticket)