Tallinn with its stunning medieval centre, dating from 1248, and its thriving galleries, restaurants and bars is a must for the traveller. However for one week it is transformed into one of Europe’s most eclectic contemporary music festivals – the Tallinn Music Week, part of the Baltic nation’s festival season.
The festival consists of a music festival, a Creative Impact Conference and a city festival. The 2025 music festival will include more than 165 artists from Estonia and abroad, and will be held from 3 to 6 April. In 2023, around 18,000 people and more than 1,200 industry professionals attended. There were 188 artists from 41 countries.
Over recent years the concept behind The Tallinn Music Week has broadened out. Always seen as combining Eastern, Western and Central European contemporary music, it now also encompasses art, design and ideas, with the aim of stimulating the understanding of modern culture. The other festival elements are a music industry conference at Nordic Hotel Forum and HALL, public talks, an art programme, music workshops for children and special events in the district of Lasnamäe.
Tallinn Music Week 2025
The TMW 2025 music festival will take place across various venues of Tallinn’s burgeoning Telliskivi Creative City, Noblessner and Kopli districts from April 3 to 6. The programme focuses on the diversity of Estonian musical culture and international collaborations. Close to 30 showcase nights present music ranging from Finno-Ugric heritage to global digipop, from European jazz, contemporary classical and choral music to current waves from the African diaspora, and from Nordic, Baltic and Balkan rock to East Asian fusion styles.
The TMW 2025 music festival will be in various across Tallinn’s burgeoning Telliskivi Creative City, Noblessner, and Kopli districts from 3 to 6 April 2025. The program highlights the diversity of Estonian musical and international collaborations. Nearly 30 showcase nights will present ranging from Finno-Ugric heritage to global digipop, European jazz, contemporary classical and choral music, well as current waves from the African diaspora, and from Nordic, Baltic, and Balkan rock East fusion styles.
The confirmed line-up of artists will be found here. There will be themed music nights on Africa, Canada, funk and Heavy Estonian music etc.
The aim of the festival is not only to share and promote cultural interests but to also make the event user friendly for its many visitors. To this effect all venues used will be within a short walking distance of the main hubs: the Telliskivi Creative Hub and the Port Noblessner.
When is the Tallinn Music Week 2025?
The 17th edition will be held from 3 to 6 April. The central hubs will be at the Telliskivi Creative City and Port Noblessner. The TMW Conference will be held at the Tallinn Teachers’ House in the Old Town. It will have a day focused on Estonian music.
Tallinn Music Week Artists
Further details of artists performing during the music week Tallinn, can be found here.
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Tallinn Music Week Tickets
You can get a 50% discount before December 13 on showcase nights’ tickets via Piletilevi. TMW 2025 music festival passes and PRO passes that can be purchased via TMW webshop.
Things To Do in Tallinn
Check out Estonia Travel Part 1 : Tallinn Old Town and Telliskivi – Travel Begins at 40 and Estonia Travel Part 2 : a Night in the Woods and Tallinn Nightlife – Travel Begins at 40.
Hotels in Tallinn, Estonia
For Tallinn hotels, we recommend Nunne boutique hotel and The Radisson Collection hotel.
For more information on Tallinn Music Week 2025
For everything else you need to know about the Week, click here. Photos provided by the Tallinn Music Festival.
