APARAADITEHAS FESTIVAL 2025

APARAADITEHAS FESTIVAL 2025 

On the last weekend of August, the Kastani-Filosoofi district will come to life once again as the 10th Aparaaditehas Festival takes place, inviting visitors to explore the cultural factory’s hidden corners and the surrounding district’s exciting spots.

17:00 | Estonian Championships in Running Through Aparaaditehas | Courtyard | Free | LINK

18:30 | DeepDance Company Dance Performance “Touching Boundaries” | Aparaaditehas Rooftop Garden (door no. 8) | €10 | LINK

19:30 | Short Film Collection “Once Upon a Time in Aparaaditehas” Premiere | Club Gutenberg | Free | LINK

18:00–23:00 | GALLERY NIGHT VOL 16 – all galleries and exhibition spaces will be open. Find the Galleries Night programme HERE

(pre-registration required!)

19:00 | Galleries Tour (EE)

19:30 | “This is Not a Tour” Tour (ENG)

20:00 | Cat Tour “In the Footsteps of Johannes Gutenberg” (EE)

20:30 | Aparaaditehas Resident’s Tour with Ruslan Vavarin (EE)

More information and tour registration HERE

(pre-registration required!)

18:00 | DIY Synthesizer Workshop with Pipe & Pallet (IE) at Ajuokse Avangaar

18:15–20:15 | Pole Dance Workshops and Trial Classes at Exotic Soul Studio

19:00 | Leather Accessory Making Workshop at Gerda Retter Design Studio

19:00 | Leather Earring Making Workshop at N-20 Leather Studio

More information and workshop registration HERE

18:00–23:00 | NaguMuiste Studio Shop | The NaguMuiste vintage studio shop takes part in Galleries Night for the first time with two exhibitions about dignifying reuse. | Door no. 2, Basement

18:00–20:00 | Vivarec | At 18:00 a lecture “Space, People and Choices. How is Interior Architecture Born?” will be given by interior architect Age Lenk. | Riia Street, Courtyard

18:00–23:00 | Fotostuudio Sära | Photo studio of Anna Vjaznikova, a journalist and photographer from Eastern Ukraine, presents her work. | Door no. 2, 2nd Floor

18:00–20:00 | TeamCreator | From 18:00–19:00 free profile descriptions for employers; from 19:00–20:00 free job-seeking consultation for employees. Pre-register for the profile description workshop: annika.melsas@teamcreator.ee | Door no. 2, 2nd Floor

18:00–21:00 | Krabi × Gaffer | Between 18:00–21:00, the Gaffer bike and fine mechanics workshop presents its work. | Courtyard

18:00–23:00 | Studio 100 | Open studio to explore the creative processes of textile artist Aet Ollisaar and interior designer Madis Liplap. | Door no. 7, 3rd Floor

18:00–23:00 | Mari Frühling | For the first time, painter Mari Frühling, one of the 14 members of the Multinektar art collective, opens her studio doors. | Door no. 7, 3rd Floor

18:00–23:00 | Leenugraaf | Aparaaditehas’ newest photo studio opens its doors for the first time. Come visit Leenugraaf Studio and have a professional portrait taken. | Door no. 7, 3rd Floor

18:00–23:00 | Pildimasin | Rasmus Põld presents his photo studio and a mini-exhibition of large and small cameras. | Door no. 7, 1,5 Floor

18:00–23:00 | Rooftop Garden | At 18:00, watch a demo class by the Ashtanga Yoga School based at Aparaaditehas, or come and see what the factory looks like from above! | Door no. 8, 4th Floor

18:00–22:00 | Alisa Vasina | Designer Alisa Vasina’s fashion brand and her sister brand Spirimal open their new studio to visitors, showcasing their work and selected creations. | Doors no. 2 & 3, 2nd Floor

18:00–22:00 | Biblioteek | The very first NIGHT OF WORD ART, featuring a new performer every hour and an open bar with sparkling and non-alcoholic drinks.
19:00–20:00 Aliis Aalmann, 20:00–21:00 Berit Petolai, 21:00–22:00 Murca. | Doors no. 1 & 9

19:00–22:00 | White Greenhouse | Contribute to the healing of TYPA’s cat Ruby! For one night only, the TYPA Ruby Gallery will be open, where everyone can create their own mini artwork to later be auctioned off together with the mini museum. | Courtyard

18:00–23:00 | Tenebris Tattoo | Explore the everyday life of the tattoo studio and their exhibition. Flash Day will also take place – choose your favourite flash tattoo on site or via @tenebris_tattooart on Instagram and get it inked that same evening! | Kastani 64a

21:00–00:00 | Live Music: MASĖ (LT), Skoone (EE), CHOAK (EE) | Ajuokse Avangaar, Kastani 48e

22:00–23:00 | Performance by Tangled Waves (CA), a duo mixing electronic music and digital art | Plantarium, Kastani 50

18:00–... | Japanese City Pop Party with DJ Passulkin | Krabi × Gaffer | Courtyard

18:00–23:00 | NOPE Ice Cream Bus | Courtyard

18:00–23:00 | Food Coma Gourmet Burgers | Courtyard

18:00–23:00 | Anderson’s Craft Beer | Ajuokse Avangaar

18:00–23:00 | Köömen | Ajuokse Avangaar

12:00–17:00 | Müürilill Flea Market | Kastani Street

12:00–17:00 | Ajuokse Alternative Art Market | Samelin Courtyard

12:00–17:00 | Plantarium Plant Fair | Samelin Courtyard + Plantarium (Kastani 50)

12:00–17:00 | Biit.Me Record Fair | Foyer (doors no. 1 & 9)

12:00–17:00 | Repair Basement’s Odds & Ends Market | Kastani Street

11:30–12:30 | Gutenberg’s Story Meter. Unusual tales told by writer Margus Haav | Biblioteek

12:00- 15:00 | Notebook binding workshop with artist Gillian Stewart. Starting every 30 minutes, suitable for 14+ years olds. Free. | TYPA, Kastani 48f 

12:00- 17:00 | Scrap artworks swap and giveaway of art supplies + creating a collaborative scrap art manifesto. Additionally, at 15 a charity auction of Ruby Gallery artworks will take place! | TYPA, Kastani 48f

12:00–17:00 | Plantarium Pop-Up. Plant print €10 (bring your own t-shirt or fabric item to print on) / summer cocktails & mocktails / plant swap corner | Kastani Alleyway

12:00-17:00 | Crust-Ø flash day | Ajuokse Hangar

12:00–17:00 | Bundle dyeing with plants | €5 | bring your own light-colored garment to dye | instructed by Marta Konovalov | SÕÕR (Kastani 50)

13:00–14:00 | Architecture School Workshop “Creating Shapes from Plywood Scraps” for children 5+ | Kastani Street, in front of Aparaaditehas

12:00–17:00 | Frotee DJs | Kastani Street

13:00 | Demo Presentation of a Biomaterial-Based 3D Printer | SÕÕR (Kastani 50)

17:00 | Presentation of Mika Keränen’s book “Saunarahu” | Biblioteek

(Pre-registration required)

10:30 | Historical Walk from the Railway Station to Aparaaditehas | 5€

15:00 | Street Art Tour | 5€

19:00 | Photo Walk in the Aparaaditehas District | 5€

More information and tour registration HERE

10:00–11:00 | Morning Yoga | Ashtanga Yoga School (Aparaaditehas, Door No. 2)  pre-registration: info@ashtangatartu.ee

12:00–17:00 | Kastani Street Open Table Tennis Championships | Kastani Street – LINK

12:30–19:00 | Aparamp skate jam  | Location: Kaur-Rasmus Joost’s Miniramp (Filosoofi 15)

19:00–00:00 | BMX Street Jam #8 | Courtyard – LINK

(12:00–17:00)

Aparaaditehas’ tenants and good neighbors create a cozy hangout spot in Taskupark with exciting activities for families:

✶ Kids’ cafés
✶ Artist Kudrun Vungi’s Miniworlds workshop & café
✶ Artist Mariliin Kindsiko’s art and lovely flea-market treasures for sale
✶ Laenulelu toy library
✶ N-20 Studio leather accessories workshop
✶ Anna Vyaznikova photo studio
✶ Backyard games & face painting
✶ Tartu Nature House workshops
✶ Ag47’s giant camera obscura
✶ Karud ja Pojad activities indoors and outdoors
✶ Estonian Refugee Council workshops

(12:00-17:00)

Aparaaditehas Festival 2025 is a single-use plastic free event. Throughout the festival area, only Ringo reusable cups and food containers will be in use.
Please bring along a deposit fee and create your Ringo account in advance: https://ringo.eco

Registration for Müürilille Flea Market opens on 18. August at 10:00. Registration form can be found HERE!