--- title: "Gallery: the people of the Estonian Song Celebration" id: "41465" type: "post" slug: "gallery-the-people-of-the-estonian-song-celebration" published_at: "2019-07-17T02:44:11+00:00" modified_at: "2025-12-07T13:11:27+00:00" url: "https://estonianworld.com/culture/gallery-the-people-of-the-estonian-song-celebration/" markdown_url: "https://estonianworld.com/culture/gallery-the-people-of-the-estonian-song-celebration.md" excerpt: "While the spotlight at the 2019 Estonian Song Celebration naturally fell on the performers, Estonian World wandered among the 100,000-strong crowd at the Tallinn Song […]" taxonomy_category: - "Culture" - "Pictures" publisher: "Estonian World" language: "en-GB" author: "Mari Hunt" author_url: "https://estonianworld.com/author/mari-hunt/" --- # Gallery: the people of the Estonian Song Celebration ![When 100,000 people gathered to sing at the 2019 Estonian Song Celebration, divisions dissolved. Photo by Mari Hunt.](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/laulupidu-1024x683.jpg) When 100,000 people gathered to sing at the 2019 Estonian Song Celebration, divisions dissolved. Photo by Mari Hunt. By [Mari Hunt](https://estonianworld.com/author/mari-hunt/) · July 17, 2019 · [Culture](https://estonianworld.com/category/culture/) , [Pictures](https://estonianworld.com/category/pictures/) · 1 minute of reading ### While the spotlight at the 2019 Estonian Song Celebration naturally fell on the performers, Estonian World wandered among the 100,000-strong crowd at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, capturing snapshots of the remarkably diverse audience at this joyful national gathering. Estonia’s cherished [Song Celebration](https://estonianworld.com/culture/a-history-of-the-estonian-song-celebration-timeline-from-1869-to-today/) – which in 2019 marked its 150th anniversary – took place from 6–7 July in the capital, Tallinn. It is a singular event that, every five years, unites a vast choir of up to 30,000 singers. Around 100,000 spectators gather to listen, to watch and, at the most beloved moments, to sing along. On 7 July, Estonian World captured snapshots of those who had come to share in this marvellous occasion. Some were famous, many were not; most were Estonians, though an increasing number of visitors from abroad are now drawn to this remarkable tradition. *Click to enlarge.* [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Singing-festival-portraits_Photo-Mari-Hunt-4057.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Singing-festival-portraits_Photo-Mari-Hunt-4057.jpg) [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Singing-festival-portraits_Photo-Mari-Hunt-3947.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Singing-festival-portraits_Photo-Mari-Hunt-3947.jpg) [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Singing-festival-portraits_Photo-Mari-Hunt-4004.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Singing-festival-portraits_Photo-Mari-Hunt-4004.jpg) 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and a tiny house builder.