Light festival Alatskivi Light
18:00
Peipsiääre parish | Alatskivi Loss
- Community
- Exhibition/museum
- Food
- Music
- Theatre
- Main programme
Free


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Alatskivi Castle brings local history to life through video, light and sound, as well as handicrafts and taste sensations.
Nolcken, Tubin and Liiv meet at Alatskivi Castle
On October 12 and 13, Alatskivi Castle organizes the light festival Alatskivi Valgus, where local history comes alive through video, light and sound, as well as craft and taste experiences. The event creates a unique atmosphere for Alatskivi in two evenings, six performances and a tour around the lake.
The main characters of the light show “Castle” are Alatskivi Castle itself, music by Eduard Tubina from the Peipsiääre region, and texts by the writer Juhan Liiv. With the interaction of light installations and acting, history comes to life in front of the eyes of the spectators, and the castle shows itself in a completely new light!
The show “Castle” takes place both evenings at 19, 20 and 21. The makers of the Light Theater production are Renee Nõmmik, Tiina Ollesk, Ivo Lille, Argo Valdmaa, Antti Aalmaa, Kullar Laiapea.
Guests can also head to the castle park and hiking trail, where the light festival continues to surprise guests with light installations which are installed for two evenings only. The organizers recommend that guests also decorate themselves with light.
In the castle, visitors can enjoy a salon evening and a sumptuous dinner, which can be reserved in advance. Craft enthusiasts could test their clay working skills in the pottery shop operating in the basement of the castle. Craft rooms suitable for children can be found that evening in the castle’s stables. Onion Road members offer tea, pies and other local flavors in the courtyard of the stable.
Light Festival schedule on October 12 and 13:
1. 18.00 the festival area around Alatskivi Castle is open. An area of local flavors will be opened in the courtyard of the stable (open until 10 p.m.).
2. The “Castle” light shows take place at 7, 8 and 9 p.m. in front of the castle. The performance is about 15 minutes long.
3. Throughout the evening, you can head to the castle park and the hiking trail, which has been decorated with various light sculptures (1h). The surprise journey can be discovered independently by following the road signs.
4. Dinner at the castle takes place both evenings from 7:30 p.m., reservations can be made at [email protected].
5. The pottery workshop at the castle is open from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
6. Alatskivi Castle can be discovered after the first light show from the Hirveaia side door of the castle
The program of the Light Festival, and a limited visit to the castle is free. The price of dinner at the castle is €30 per participant, advance reservation is required ([email protected]). To visit the area of local flavours in the courtyard of stables, we recommend that you bring cash.
The Alatskivi Light festival is part of the main program of the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024.
If you want a grab a bite or need a place to stay, see the offers of the members of the Tartu 2024 hospitality network: https://tartu2024.ee/soovitused-peipsiaare
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Organiser
SA Alatskivi loss
- Laura Lillepalu-Scott, Mikk Kirikal
- +37251984403, +3725220161
- [email protected]
- alatskiviloss.ee
Location
Lossi 6, Alatskivi, Tartu maakond, Eesti