Turku Night of the Arts at Art House Turku

Turku Night of the Arts will take place on Thursday 13 August 2026. Once again, a varied programme of events will be on offer in the Art House Turku’s area throughout the day and into the evening.

12 noon-6 pm Open Doors at Art House Turku

Exhibitions

12 noon-9 pm Salla Kemppi – A Collection of Endless Thoughts, Iso Galleria
12 noon-10 pm Kaisa Koljonen – Metaphysics, Gallery Aski
12 noon-10 pm Ilkka Sariola: Spes pacis – Hope for Peace, Critical Gallery (Meet the artist at 5pm, Opening at 6 pm)
5 pm–10 pm Exhibition opening: Marko Karo: Closed System – Open Ground and Elham Rahmati: Questions For My Aunts, Photography Centre Peri’s Kilta Gallery
6 pm–8 pm Freshcode Art Connection (FAC26) – Opening of the group exhibition of urban visual art, Old Town Hall (Kunsthalle Turku)

Boutiques and courses
12 noon–9 pm Taidelainaamo
12 noon–10 pm Brinkka
12 noon–2 am Turku Book Café
2 pm–8 pm Bedaprint

3 pm–5 pm Summer ceramics with Kurinuki – Clayroom (course subject to a fee)
4 pm–10 pm Kino Kilta poster sale, Kino Kilta
4.30 pm–6.30 pm Turku-puoti pop-up stall, Art House Courtyard
6 pm–8 pm Summer ceramics with Kurinuki, Clayroom (course subject to a fee)
6 pm–8 pm Stop motion -animation workshop, Kirjakahvila

Performances
4 pm–5 pm Poem performance (in Finnish): Runojen siivin läpi aikojen, Brinkkala Court
7 pm–9 pm Jakke Aho, Art House Courtyard
9.30 pm–11.00 pm

5 pm–6 pm Community singing led by the Cathedral Parish Oratorio Choir, Art House Courtyard
6 pm-11 pm Dj C-E. RÜCKER & FELIX MANELL, Art House Turku Makasiini buildings
7 pm-9 pm Jakke Aho, Art House Courtyard
9 pm LAU NAU | electroacoustic & modular synthetic, Brinkkala Court
9:30 pm-11 pm Komediatehdas Turku presents a late-night comedy line-up featuring improv theatre and stand-up comedy (in Finnish), Art House Courtyard
10 pm RUISSALO AMPING (soolo)) | shoegaze, art pop, Brinkkala Court
11 pm ANNIINA AUF | dreamy & electronic, Brinkkala Court
00 am Kinokopla presents: ALICE IN WONDERLAND (USA 1915) accompaniment: TRIGGERFISH & S1LEE | electronic, Brinkkala Court