Tallinn's Christmas tree to arrive in Old Town on Thursday
The main Christmas tree of Estonia's capital Tallinn will be delivered to the Old Town on Thursday, November 12, and decorated over the following days. The Christmas market on the square will run from November 20 to January 6, 2027.
The official Christmas tree of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, will be brought to the city's Old Town on Thursday, November 12. It will be decorated over the weekend, ahead of the annual Christmas market opening at the end of the month.
This year's tree comes from the village of Hara in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County. It will be put up on Raekoja plats, the Old Town square, on Thursday, with decorating taking place from November 13 to 15. Officials of Kesklinn, Tallinn's central city district, say the schedule may shift depending on the weather.
The tree's lights will be switched on on November 20, when the Christmas market opens on the square. The market will remain open until January 6, 2027.
Elsewhere in Estonia, the city of Tartu will receive its official Christmas tree on November 17. That tree will come from the village of Välgi in Peipsiääre Municipality.
