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Turku Old Town celebration

  1. 17.06.2023 11.00—00.00

Turku Old Town

Organiser: Turun kaupunki, Turun tuomiokirkko, Kirkkopuiston terassi, Sibelius-museo, Turkuseura ,Turun Taidelainaamo, Taito Varsinais-Suomi,

The Old Town celebrates on Turku Cathedral’s birthday on 17 June 2023. Turku Cathedral, or ‘Dom’, will be a magnificent 723 years old this June!

Highlights from the day’s programme

Turku Cathedral 

  • 1 pm, Birthday celebrations with a troubadour at the Domcafé terrace. 400 free tickets for Tomi Metsäketo’s DBTL cathedral concert on 29 July will be handed out.
  • 7 pm, The Turku Recitation Society will perform Mikael Agricola’s poems in the Tarkk’ampuja chapel.
  • 7 pm, Church wine tasting at Cathedral Park Terrace. Price 30 €. The enrolment begins on June 1st at 10 o’clock at turuntuomiokirkkoseurakunta.fi
  • 7 pm – 9 pm, Open doors.

Kirkkopuisto terrace

  • 12 pm – 11 pm Viinipuisto wine festival
  • 12 pm – 5 pm, Performative portrait studio by master photographer Vesa Aaltonen.
  • 2 pm – 4 pm, Improvisation group Läsnäolopakko
  • 5 pm, Kauko Röyhkä 
  • 6 pm – 10 pm, DJ Janne Salminen 

Sibelius Museum

  • 2 pm to 5 pm, Turku Folks! orchestra’s open rehearsal.

The Old Great Square 

  • 11 am – 3 pm, Turkuseura: Turku flea market
  • 12 pm – 4 pm, Turku Art Lending Service’s pop-up stand (weather permitting)

Brinkkala courtyard

  • 11 am – 5 pm, Taito Varsinais-Suomi: Brinkkalan lankatori market

Art House Turku

Activities for the whole family in the courtyard, 12 pm – 4 pm:

  • Linnateatteri theatre presents: Romuluksen vieraat (Guests of Romulus), 12 pm and 2 pm.
  • The Regional Dance Centre of Western Finland presents: Kesäkulkurit (Summer Vagabonds), 1 pm and 3 pm.
  • Toivonpunokset x Ruisrock workshop, 12 pm – 4 pm.
  • Small publishing houses’ book fair, 12 pm – 4 pm.

Indoor activities:

  • Kaj Stenvall: Sodan kasvot (Faces of War) and other exhibitions at the Art House Turku, 11 am – 6 pm.
  • Turku University Theatre: Bad Media Karma, 4 pm (entrance fee).
  • Flashbang Blockparty, starting at 8 pm (entrance fee).

Museums, galleries, and restaurants in the Old Town area will also be open.

The day’s full programme is available in the event calendar. 

Please note that some of the activities and events require a ticket or an entrance fee.

Come and join the celebration!