Narva will accept a large -scale international festival
This year, Narva will celebrate the days of the city in a special way: the celebrations will become part of the large-scale festival of Estonian culture Esto 2025, which will be held in Stockholm, Ida-Viruma and Tallinn from June 26 to June 2.
At the press conference held in the Narva Tarrow, the press conference was officially submitted by the program of the International Festival of Estonian Culture Esto 2025. The festival has been held since 1972, when the first such event was adopted by the Canadian Toronto. Since then, this holiday has been held more than a dozen times in various cities and countries. The last Esto 2019 took place in Estonia and Finland.
According to the mayor of Narva, Katri Raik, this year the festival comes to Ida-Virumaa. “The celebrations will start on June 26 in Stockholm, and from the 28th to the 30th the main events will be held in Narva. Undoubtedly, for Narva this is a big business – to introduce the world public to our city is simply necessary. This is a big step towards we can claim the title of cultural capital of Europe in 2037, ”Raik emphasized.
The head of the festival program Sirle Seot notes that on the holidays it is expected to arrive guests from different countries and continents. “After the Second World War, the Estonians settled around the world. At the same time, a lot of efforts were made and is made to preserve their culture abroad and identify. Our music, literature and culture have become instruments for this. The Esto festival periodically takes place in different parts of the world and this year Narva fell the central role. Within the framework of Esto 2025, the Youth Congress, a holiday of songs and many other events will be held in Narva, ”says Syut.
She also added that foreign guests have already planned their visit – they will arrive even from Australia, from the USA and other countries.
“Many foreign guests have never been to Estonia, and for them this is a significant event – an interest in the festival is very large,” Syot emphasized.
The central venue for the festival will be the Narva Castle. Guests and citizens will be offered a rich excursion program, and the events traditional for the days of the city will also be held.
“This year, the Narva race will be timed to the festival. On several routes, up to 6 thousand participants are expected. For the first time, a race will be held for one mile, winners expect prizes from sponsors, and each runner will receive a unique memorable medal, ”said Martin Lilliaric, organizer of the race.
The festival also takes an active part in the festival. “We will have a large-scale business conference entitled“ Business Diplomatia and Trends of the Future ”, in which both local and foreign businessmen, high-level officials will take part,” said Maxim Ilyin, mayor of Narva-YESSUU.
The festival in Tallinn will end on July 1 and 2, where the final gala concert will be held.
The festival program can be found at the address Estofestival.com.
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