Winter Ethno Estonia 2027

Welcome to Winter Ethno Estonia 2027, happening from January 22nd until 31st.

Once again, we will reside at Kiidi Tourist Farm in Võrumaa. It’s a magical, scenic place in Southeast Estonia where we can spend a lot of time outside and in the sauna, playing music and dancing, learning about the unique traditions of rural Estonia and enjoying the beauty of an Estonian winter. And of course, there will be more than a couple of concerts as well. 🙂

**ARTISTIC MENTORS**

We will have two amazing artistic mentors – Regina Mänd and Pieterjan Van Kerckhoven! Keep an eye on our social medias to get to know more about them!

**ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD**
We will stay at the local tourist farm where we sleep in shared rooms.
The food will be made locally by our team and you can help us out with that too!

February in Estonia is cold and unpredictable, usually between 0 and -25°C and there (hopefully!) will be (lots?) of snow. In Estonia we never know what is actually going to happen with the weather but just so you wouldn’t feel worried – the house will be warm and cozy!
The Tourist Farm page: https://www.kiidi.ee/et/

**LOCATION AND LOGISTICS**
The camp will take place in southern Estonia which is about 3-hour drive from the airport in Tallinn. We will meet you on January 22nd at the Võru bus station in the late afternoon! There are direct buses going from Tallinn/Tartu to Võru but if you’re having any problems with that, please let us know! We will send an info booklet containing all the details needed once you’ve confirmed your spot in the camp.

Our last concert will be in Viljandi in the Estonian Traditional Music Center in Viljandi (AKA the Folk Music Capital of Estonia, yay!). And our camp will end in Viljandi in the morning of January 31st. Our biggest request is that you don’t leave the camp before that time so we can keep our amazing Ethno-bubble strong and give the best final concert. We will provide sleeping spots in the venue for the final night. There are many trains/buses going to Tallinn and Tartu from Viljandi! Tallinn Airport is around 2h away so keep that in mind when choosing your flights!

**FEES AND REGISTRATION**
There are only approx 25 spots for participants. All the musicians aged 18–35 are welcome.

The camp fee:

For EU and US/Canada residents: 350€

For non-EU/US/Canada residents: 250€

The fee includes:

– transport during the Ethno camp
-food (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks)
-accommodation (ps. if you arrive in Estonia on the 21st of January and have trouble -finding accommodation, please let us know – we can help you!)

**NB!**
The organizers will choose the participants according to the needs of the orchestra. Ethnos aim to include as many people from different backgrounds as possible while keeping the musical level of the orchestra as high as possible.
It should be noted that all this considered, we have to exclude some people!
We are not obligated to a further explanation of our decision.

***Registration will remain open until November 11th. We will only be sending acceptance letters after applications have closed***

If you have any questions, please write us an e-mail: eestietno@gmail.com