Hundreds and hundreds of great events take place on the islands every year. Whether you prefer concerts, art, sports or home cafe days – we have something for every taste.
The list of events with a long tradition is enriched every year by exciting newcomers, such as in the Vanemuise Theater Festival in January 2025 or the art festival that conquers the island at the beginning of summer.
JANUARY
7.-11.01 Vanemuine Theatre Festival “Cultural Wave Across the Sea”
17.01 The premiere of the 5th revue “Desideerium” of Saaremaa Gymnasium
FEBRUARY
8.02 The premiere of Marie Jones’ play “Stones in His pockets” at the Kuressaare Theater
23.02 Light show in the center of Kuressaare
MARCH
17.-23.03 Saaremaa Restaurant Week
APRIL
9.-13.04 Art festival KULOF
18.-20.04 Saaremaa Bubble Fest
MAY
3.05 Kuressaare City run
10.05 Kuressaare birthday celebrations
10.05 Lion’s Club Kuressaare spring fair
17.05 Museum night in Kuressaare castle, Aavikute house museum, Mihkli farm museum and Muhu museum
19.-24.05 RUA (Rural Urban Art festival)
23.-24.05 Kuressaare Gardening and Flower Days
24.-25.05 Kuressaare Street Festival and garage sale
31.05 Island Hobby Vehicles event
31.05 5. SunRun 2025
31.05-2.06 Saaremaa Chess Festival
JUNE
1.-30.06 Saaremaa Peony Festival
21.06 Castle Day
22.06 Kihelkonna Parish open yards
23.06 Kuressaare town midsummer fire
25.-28.06 Mustjala Music Festival
JULY
10.-13.07 Juu Jääb Music Festival
12.07 Saare ARTfest
12.-13. 07 Open Farm Days
12.-13.07 Orissaare Hooga Shopping event
17.-20.07 I Land Sound
18.07 Saaremaa Summer Fest
18.-20.07 A Festival Saare Garden 2025
18.-19.07 SAARE KEK LIVE- summer Vintage Festival
19.07 Abruka Sea Marathon
22.-27.07 Saaremaa Opera Festival
25.-27.07 Muhu Cafe Day
25.-26.07 Man over board Saaremaa Open championships in waterboarding
26.07 Nasva flounder cafe days
26.07 Muhu Summer Concert – Tanel Padar & Kukerpillid
- Every Sunday, summer music concert in Kuressaare castle park
AUGUST
05.-09.08 Kuressaare Maritime Days
09.08 Laimjala pop-up home cafe day
09.08 Muhu Run
21.-24.08 Muhu Days
SEPTEMBER
5.-14.09 Saaremaa Food Festival
06.09 Kuressaare street picnic
27.09 Fair in Mihkli farm museum
OCTOBER
10.-11.10 Saaremaa Rally
17.-19.10 Saaremaa Three Day Run
DECEMBER
13.12 Muhu Christmas Fair
20.12 Family Day: Christmas in Mihkli farm
SUMMER
- Every Thursday, the folk dance event “Neljapäevane labajalg” in the center of Kuressaare
- Free guided tours of Kuressaare every Saturday www.visitsaaremaa.ee/en
- EHTNE Saaremaa market days in Kuressaare
