5 days - 2 day tickets to the Festival, a once every 5 year event.
The year 2028 will be the 156th year for the Song Festival - one of the largest amateur choral events in the world and titled by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
Join us for this incredible event with a central city stay in a hotel that the procession passes and concert tickets to see the Song festival on 8th & 9th July. Before the event, you can also spend a few days in the peaceful countryside at a historic manor house.
Tallinn is wonderful any time of year but certainly comes to life during this festival. Plenty of cosy cafes and cheery pubs fill the town with a great spirit and will be overflowing in July 2028.
As a Certified B Corporation, 50 Degrees North has designed this tour using handpicked local hoteliers and suppliers who share our ethos of delivering services and activities of high social and environmental standards.
The CO2-e per person per day of all tours is carefully measured following each season. We fully offset all emissions of our tours on your behalf, and we constantly look at ways to reduce emissions where possible.
Private Transfers
(Drinks paid locally)
We can also extend your stay with a visit to the countryside, staying at Vihula Manor Country Club and Spa. We can organise a private car with driver including Lahemaa National sightseeing, private transfer from Vihula to Tallinn and a 2 night overnight in Vihula Manor Country Club and Spa - Zen Rooms.
Arrive and transfer to your hotel in central Tallinn. After check-in, the remainder of the day is at leisure to discover Estonia's captivating capital at your own pace.
Tallinn comes alive with anticipation as singers from every corner of Estonia arrive for the Estonian Song Festival 2028. Throughout the city, choirs gather for final rehearsals and festival preparations, filling public spaces with music and a remarkable sense of community. The atmosphere is both festive and deeply moving, offering a unique glimpse into one of Estonia's most treasured cultural traditions. Take time to soak up the excitement as participants in traditional dress, families, and visitors come together to celebrate a festival that has united generations of Estonians through a shared love of music and culture.
Enjoy festival tickets to the Estonian Song Festival. The festival is an unparalleled dip into another culture - a lovely and immensely powerful insight into a nation. But even more than that, there is something powerful and universal about music - in this case sung by a choir of 30,000 singers to an audience of 80,000 people! - that transcends language and culture.
The festival is one of Estonia’s most meaningful cultural traditions, offering a vibrant look into the nation’s heritage through music and collective celebration.
There will be processions, evening events and many options for your pleasure. Detailed schedules and program updates will be shared as the event nears, so you can choose the activities that appeal most to you.
Today marks the highlight of the Estonian Song Festival 2028 as the Grand Song Festival Concert takes place at the iconic Tallinn Song Festival Grounds. Experience an inspiring programme featuring a diverse repertoire performed by massed choirs, wind orchestras, and symphony orchestras. More than 40 musical works will be presented, ranging from beloved traditional songs to contemporary compositions, creating moments that are both deeply moving and uniquely Estonian.
As tens of thousands of voices unite beneath the famous Song Festival Arch, the atmosphere is nothing short of unforgettable. For many Estonians, the Song Festival is far more than a concert. It is a cherished national tradition that strengthens connections between generations and celebrates a shared love of music, language, and community. Whether you spend the day immersed in the performances or simply taking in the remarkable atmosphere, the Grand Song Festival Concert offers a rare opportunity to witness one of the world's most significant choral celebrations.
Meet your guide for your private walking tour of Tallinn's Old Town (1.5 hours).
The walking tour goes through the two sharply contrasting parts of the Old Town: the Lower Town, once a free trading town and member of the Hanseatic League with its guild houses, warehouses, a unique Gothic Town Hall, dwellings of prosperous merchants, and churches with charming slender towers; and Toompea or the Upper Town, the seat of German landlords and their houses from the 18th-19th centuries.
You will also visit the biggest churches of Tallinn: the Alexander Nevski cathedral is an active Russian orthodox church, built just over 100 years ago, and the Dome church, the church of the local German nobility for centuries, which contains a valuable collection of their family coats of arms. The church itself is one of the oldest in Estonia and is built in the Gothic style. From the viewing platform you can see a panoramic view of not only the Old Town but also the rest of the city.
After breakfast, private transfer to the airport.
Concert tickets are organised before the event as soon as the event ticket bookings open. Secure the tickets by booking this tour early.
There are many optional activities that you can add to this tour - cooking classes, additional walking tours or theatre. Please ask us for details.
We can add a guided tour of the KUMU Art Gallery or the Kadrioga Park. Please note that both of these attractions are not open on a Monday.
Combine this short Tallinn city break with any of our Finnish packages. Tallinn is a short 2-hour trip from Helsinki by express boat across the Baltic Sea. We can organise the express boat from Helsinki or the overnight boat from Stockholm.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Weather conditions may occasionally affect certain activities, and as a result, the schedule may be adjusted to ensure the best possible experience for all guests. For multi-activity stays, often the order of the activities will be confirmed locally on arrival. Activities might vary slightly in their duration or location due to the weather and local conditions. Any activities that are unable to be re-scheduled due to weather conditions, will be refunded as a general practice, as determined by the activity provider.
This International Women's Day, discover the women of Kihnu Island, Estonia, who play a vital role in preserving the island’s UNESCO-listed cultural heritage. Learn about their traditions, handicrafts, and resilience, and find out how to travel to this unique Baltic destination.
More than 100,000 people are expected to travel to the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds in Estonia next July to experience an extraordinary celebration of music and dance. Taking place just once every five years, the Estonian Song and Dance Festival will return in early July 2028, promising to be an event you’ll cherish for a lifetime.
When you think of Estonia, the first thing that likely comes to mind is the enchanting medieval Old Town in Tallinn, the country’s capital. The cobblestone streets and ancient buildings offer a stark contrast to the more modern aesthetic and design you’ll find in cities like Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, or Copenhagen.
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