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Song Festival Grounds
The open-air arena of Estonia's great song festivals, where the Singing Revolution of 1988 began.
- Open
- Always, except during events
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Narva mnt 95, 10127 TallinnDirections
- Getting There
- A 10-minute walk from Kadriorg, or bus from the center.
Why Go
The arched stage, built in 1960, holds a choir of up to 15,000 singers. In 1988 hundreds of thousands gathered here on summer nights to sing banned national songs, the start of the peaceful road to independence. The festival is held every five years.
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