🍂 September 27, 2025 — We invite everyone to Paide for the Foraging and Movement Festival! 🍂
The festival brings together different languages, traditions, and stories, opening a sporty weekend.
It’s a family-friendly day full of exciting activities, the joy of movement, discoveries, and tastes. All peoples living in Estonia are warmly welcome!
🍂 From 10:00 to 16:00 there will be an autumn market at Paide Central Square, Tallinna Street, and the Wittenstein Activity Museum.
The fair will feature handicrafts, farm products, forest goods, preserves, world cuisines, street food, and other interesting items perfect for an autumn fair.
Vendors, please contact: +372 5549899 or info@wittenstein.ee.
🍂 At Paide Central Square you can enjoy exciting performances:
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The day will begin with Arhailised Mehed, Albu Simmeldajad, and Albu Ärmoonikud.
- At 11:30, slackline world champion Jaan Roose will walk high above the ground on a rope across the central square – from the tower of Paide Holy Cross Church to the SA Järvamaa building.
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12:00 – Sing Along style concert with GERLI PADAR and piano accompaniment
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13:00 – TRIO NATURALE (Tõnu Raadik, Allan Jakobi, Teet Veskus)
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14:15 – “LOTTE and ROOSI” concert – Gerli Padar and Camilla Parmas
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15:00 – Live Saxophone + EDM – Gunnar Laanejõe & Alessandro Minimo (UKR)
Program subject to change.
For children, there will be farm animals, bouncy castles, face painting, kids’ runs, and more fun activities.
🍂 At Wittenstein Activity Museum:
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Master workshops led by craftspeople of different nationalities
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Mushroom exhibition
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Vegetable preserves competition
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Plus surprises!
The event is FREE!
🍂 As part of the 43rd Viking Window Paide-Türi Public Run:
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15:30 Paide children’s run – 1 km
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16:00 Paide children’s run – 2 km
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16:20 Paide children’s run – 0.45 km
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19:30 Paide Heart Jog
Runs will take place on Pärnu Street, in front of Paide Music and Theatre Hall.
More information and registration: https://www.rahvajooks.ee/et/
🍂 20:30–21:30 – Opening concert of Viking Window Paide-Türi Public Run at Paide E-Piim Sports Hall.
Performance by STEFAN!
“This event is part of the Estonian Folk Culture Centre’s activities supported by the European Social Fund and the Ministry of Culture (ESF-KUM) under the program of supporting community activities that promote integration.”