Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events – week 52

22 December – 28 December 2025

Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma, we present a hand-picked selection of the five most compelling events taking place in and around Tallinn – it’s time to plan your week with purpose.

Gift & Wrap

If your pre-Christmas to-do list is getting longer rather than shorter, allow this to feel like a small festive miracle. Heldeke! Tasting Room & Bottleshop has set up an on-the-spot gift-wrapping corner during opening hours. Translation: pick a present, have it wrapped there and then, and leave feeling improbably on top of things.

No buying a whole roll of paper for a single gift. No ribbon-related breakdowns at home. Just tidy wrapping and a symbolic €1–2 donation to keep the magic going. Ideal for last-minute shoppers, lunch-break dashers and anyone who appreciates good taste with minimal faff. Proof, really, that the best Christmas plans are the ones that save you time – and wrapping paper.

Holiday Quiz

If your brain enjoys a proper workout and your evenings thrive on a little friendly chaos, this one’s a local institution. Estonia’s most famous quiz – yes, islands included – takes over Uus Laine every week, hosted by the country’s longest-running English-language quizmaster.

Expect five brisk rounds that hop from picture puzzles and general knowledge to music, pop culture and a mystery round specifically engineered to make you doubt everything you thought you knew. Questions swing from the colour of Neptune to 1990s hit singles, so a broad brain beats specialist smugness every time.

Teams of one to six are welcome. Entry is €3 per person or €15 per team (cash only), with bar tabs and prizes in play. Just remember to book a table in advance – and don’t cheat. The punishment, you’re told, is severe.

Exhibition: Art of the Brick

Looking for something that taps into both your inner child and your fully functioning adult brain? Art of the Brick does exactly that, turning humble Lego bricks into genuinely jaw-dropping art in the heart of Telliskivi.

Created by world-famous artist Nathan Sawaya, the exhibition features more than 70 sculptures, from playful, poseable figures to life-size reimaginings of art-history heavyweights – Klimt, Van Gogh, Munch and friends, all rendered in brick form. The show has toured over 100 cities worldwide and even earned a nod from CNN as a must-see.

Expect hands-on building areas, plenty of “wait, that’s Lego?” double-takes and a tactile, joyful atmosphere that works just as well for kids as it does for curious adults. Ideal for a low-pressure culture fix, a family outing or simply an hour spent marvelling at how far imagination – and a lot of bricks – can go.

Negroni Workshop & Tasting

If a well-made Negroni has ever stopped you mid-sip, this one’s worth circling. NegrONi-OFFi is a guided tasting workshop that explores four distinct takes on the classic cocktail – and proves just how much personality can be coaxed out of gin, vermouth and bitters.

By tweaking ingredients and pairings, the evening shows how small shifts can turn the familiar into something brighter, smoother, bolder or altogether more complex. It’s part lesson, part pleasure: why balance matters, how flavour really works, and why the Negroni remains endlessly remixable.

Everything you taste is available to buy, so favourite discoveries don’t have to stay theoretical. As the year winds down, consider it an invitation to switch worries off, curiosity on, and toast to 2026 with a beautifully bittersweet classic – reimagined. Four recipes, one workshop, and plenty of “wait, this is also a Negroni?” moments.

Christmas Events 

This Christmas season, Gamma delivers Tallinn’s merriest hit list: a neatly curated guide to the sparkle, warmth and festive cheer scattered across the city.

Whether you’re after cosy concerts, twinkling markets, creative workshops or family-friendly magic, this round-up pulls together the season’s highlights – from candlelit performances and mulled-wine moments to handmade gifts and feel-good gatherings.

Quiet carols or lively parties? Thoughtful talks or hands-on holiday fun? Gamma’s Christmas Guide helps you plot a December full of light, laughter and just the right dose of seasonal wonder – whatever your preferred way of celebrating.

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