Tampere
Tampere Film Festival
International short film festival.
CONTACT:
Tampere Film Festival Office,
www.tamperefilmfestival.fi
office@tamperefilmfestival.fi,
phone: +358 32235681		  
10 - 14 March
Tampere Biennale
The Tampere Biennale presents the principal trends in contemporary Finnish art music with the latest compositions and the finest musicians. The broad-minded and straightforward festival also finds room for some international colour.
CONTACT:
Tampereen Music Festivals, music@tampere.fi, www.tampere.fi/biennale		  
16 - 20 April
Pispala Schottische
An international folklore festival presenting the finest folk music and dance. The wheel of time theme will add unique colour and tone to this event in 2010.
CONTACT:
www.sottiisi.net, info@sottiisi.net
phone: +358 32122147		  
9 -13 June
Sauna Open Air Metal Festival
Sauna Open Air or just Sauna, has become one of the largest music festivals dedicated only to metal and related styles of music in the Nordic countries.
CONTACT:
PartySan Production Oy,
info@sauna-open-air.fi
www.sauna-open-air.fi		  
second weekend in June
 

GO TAMPERE
Ltd Tourist
Office Rautatienkatu 25 A
33100 Tampere
Phone: +358 356566800
gotampere@gotampere.fi
www.gotampere.fi

 
Tammerfest
Tammerfest is an urban city festival located in Tampere. For 4 days and 4 nights in July Tammerfest spreads the message of summer, joy, music and festival atmosphere to the whole town. Everything happens in the heart of the city whether it's in a park, a cruise, a club or on the street. Music flows out from every corner.
CONTACT:
www.tammerfest.fi,
info@tammerfest.fi		  
14 - 17 July
The Tampere Floral Festival
The Festival attracts every year thousands of local residents and visitors to enjoy a fragrant symphony of marvellous colours. Since 1984, the event annually has brought tens of thousands of visitors into the Tampere City Centre, which is decked out with many hundreds of floral arrengements and collections.
CONTACT:
Tampere Tunnetuksiry
www.kukkaisviikot.fi/english,
toimisto@tamperetunnetuksi.fi		  
23 - 31 July
Tampere Theatre Festival
The oldest and the largest professional theatre festival in the Nordic countries, serving as a display window for the finest Finnish and international productions. The festival programme will include 21st century drama, classics, performances, dance and street theatre.
CONTACT:
Tampere Theatre Festival
info@teatterikesa.fi,
www.teatterikesa.fi/in_english 		 
2 - 8 August
Tampere Jazz Happening
This festival is renowned for its friendly atmosphere and for the fresh and uncompromising repertoire. The internationally esteemed programme incorporates the diverse styles of modern jazz.
CONTACT:
Tampere Jazz Happening
music@tampere.fi, www.tampere.fi/jazz/en		  
4 - 7 November

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