Events in Espoo
Enjoy Espoo´s versatile events throughout the year 2013.
April Jazz festival rhythms take over Espoo in April.
Late May brings cyclists into the streets of Espoo when cycling event Giro d´Espoo takes place and in September it’s time for runners to fill up the streets of Espoo during Rantamaraton.
The concerts of the Organ Night and Aria Festival in Espoo Cathedral blend in with the atmosphere of the light summer nights.
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival brings all the finest stars to the silver screen in Tapiola and Leppävaara in the end of August.
Events in Espoo 2013
Until 27.1. No Smoke, no Dirt, no Work, EMMA (Espoo Museum of Modern Art)
www.emma.museum
Until 27.1. Jaume Plensa - In the Midst of Dreams, EMMA
www.emma.museum
www.baronaareena.com
Until 10.3. Good Toys - Bad Toys, Finnish Toy Museum Hevosenkenkä
www.lelumuseohevosenkenka.fi
www.emma.museum
Until 31.3. Then and now - Espoo through young eyes, KAMU
www.espoonkaupunginmuseo.fi
6.3. - 5.5. Bugs Bunny and Friends /Animation Drawings from the Warner Bros. Studios 1930–1960
www.emma.museum
6.3. - 9.6. Per Maning (Norway) – Photographs and Video Works, EMMA
www.emma.museum
22.3.2013-9.3.2014 Fantastic! Fantasy worlds in stories and toys, Finnish Toy Museum Hevosenkenkä
www.lelumuseohevosenkenka.fi
23.-24.3. WeeGee’s event for children, WeeGee Exhibition Centre
www.weegee.fi
21.4. Länsiväylä Run
www.lansivaylajuoksu.fi
24.-28.4. April Jazz Espoo -festival
www.apriljazz.fi
Until 12.5. Akseli’s Treasures -exhibition, Gallen-Kallela Museum
www.gallen-kallela.fi
18.5.-1.9. Bohemians, Gallen-Kallela Museum
www.gallen-kallela.fi
26.5. Giro d´Espoo -cycling event. 111 km, starting from Tapiola, Espoo.
www.girodespoo.com
6.6.-29.8. Organ Night & Aria Festival, Espoo Cathedral
www.urkuyofestival.fi
7.-8.6. Kivenlahti Rock Leppävaara
www.kivenlahtirock.com
7.-9.6. Volvo Suursaari Race, Espoo
www.espoosuursaarirace.org
26.-27.7. Ropecon roleplaying convention, Otaniemi
www.ropecon.fi
16.-25.8. Espoo Ciné International Film Festival, Espoo
www.espoocine.fi
22.8. Night of Arts, WeeGee
www.weegee.fi
31.8. Espoo Day, get to know Espoo
www.espoo.fi
31.8. Nuuksio Classic Trail Marathon, starting from Nuuksio National Park
www.nuuksioclassic.com
From 7.9. Tarvaspää 100 years, Gallen-Kallela Museum
www.gallen-kallela.fi
21.-22.9. Espoo Rantamaraton
www.rantamaraton.fi
11.10. Finlandia Trophy. Figure skating. Espoo, Barona Areena
www.baronaareena.com
15.-20.10. PianoEspoo Festival
www.pianoespoo.fi
CULTURAL LIFE
Call in one of the most popular museums in Finland, EMMA's and The WeeGee Exhibition Centre's magnificent art exhibitions. Take a walk through one of the most interesting architectural areas in Espoo, Otaniemi which master plan is made by Alvar Aalto. Tapiola - "Garden City"- suburbs is a unique and modern area where top architecture meets everyday life. Tapiola is planned by famous Finnish architects like Viljo Revell, Kaija and Heikki Sirén and Aarno Ruusuvuori.
EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art
Opening hours: see The WeeGee Exhibition Centre
The WeeGee Exhibition Centre
Five museums, famous artists and fascinating Finnish and international exhibitions. The WeeGee Exhibition Centre suits your entire family and is conveniently located within 10 minutes drive from Helsinki City Centre.
The Helinä Rautavaara museum
Leikkilinna, Finnish Toy Museum
The Finnish Museum of Horology
The Espoo City Museum
www.weegee.fi
The Gallen-Kallela Museum
The Finnish national artist's castle-like home and studio providing changing exhibitions. CaféTarvaspää.
Exhibitions:
www.gallen-kallela.fi
The Glims Farmstead Museum
The Glims Farmstead Museum is an old farm dating back to the 18th century. The permanent exhibition consists of the former farmstead of Glims. Program for families with kids. Museum shop and Café Glims.
www.espoonkaupunginmuseo.fi
The Espoo Cultural Centre
The main scene for performing arts and cultural life in Espoo.
www.espoo.fi/kulttuurikeskus
THEATRES
Espoo City Theatre
Espoo City Theatre invites visiting productions from abroad and all around Finland.
Tickets Tel. +358 9 439 3388 or www.lippu.fi
www.espoonteatteri.fi
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