Cultural Forum Paabel is a festival of minority cultures and music held at Paavli Kultuurivabrik, bringing together Estonia’s diverse communities, creatives, entrepreneurs and culture enthusiasts. The free two-day festival combines music, art, traditional cuisines, crafts and workshops with entrepreneurship, mentorship and community initiatives. Paabel celebrates cultural diversity, amplifies the voices of minority communities and creates new opportunities for collaboration, creativity and cultural exchange.
Paavli Festival is a two-day music and community festival that grew out of Paavli Kultuurivabrik’s birthday celebrations. Bringing together exciting voices from Estonia’s alternative music scene, different subcultures and creative communities, the festival takes over Paavli’s indoor spaces and lush garden with live performances, club nights, DJ sets, art and community-led activities. It’s a celebration of musical discovery, creative freedom and the unmistakable spirit of Paavli.
Paavli is (not) a club, well sort of. Our ethos is to find the types of artists who’ve left their mark on contemporary club culture, or who are doing everything they can to disrupt the game as we know it and bring something fresh to it.
A few artists who’ve visited our Paavli.CLUB series so far: Evian Christ, Hudson Mohawke, Bitter Babe, JASSS, umru, Coki, Mechatok, YOUSUKE YUKIMATSU, Snow Strippers, Vlada.
Paavli.LIVE is our outlet to invite some of our favorite artists and most idiosyncratic acts of our time to Tallinn, to share the magic with you all, collectively.
A few artists who’ve visited our Paavli.LIVE series so far: John Maus, Azymuth, Ben Frost, Marcos Valle, William Basinski, Jaakko Eino Kalevi.
Taking place annually in the midpoint of July, Tallinn Colors is a meeting point for communities and diverse cultural endeavors — a vibrant festival for curious explorers.