Estonian Song Festival

Estonian Song Festival
Üldlaulupidu
A moment before the opening of the 25th Estonian Song Festival (2009)
GenreChoral festival
Date(s)July
FrequencyFive-year
VenueTallinn Song Festival Grounds
Location(s)Tallinn, Estonia
Inaugurated1869
Websitehttps://www.laulupidu.ee
Baltic song and dance celebrations
CountryEstonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Reference00087
RegionEurope and North America
Inscription history
Inscription2008 (3rd session)
ListRepresentative
The festive procession of the IX Estonian Song Festival, 1928
XIX Song Festival in Soviet-occupied Tallinn, 1980
XXVI Song Festival in 2014
XXVII Song Festival in 2019

The Estonian Song Festival (in Estonian: Eesti Üldlaulupidu, or simply laulupidu)[1] held since 1869, is one of the largest choral events in the world, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.[2] It is held every five years in July, and starting from 1928 always on the same designated site: the Song Festival Grounds (Lauluväljak) in Kadriorg, Tallinn.[3] The joint choir has comprised more than 30,000 singers performing to an audience of 80,000.[3][4]

  1. ^ Estonian pronunciation: [ˈlɑu.luˈpi.du]
  2. ^ "Estonian song and dance celebration". VisitEstonia.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b Estonian Song and Dance Celebrations Estonian Song and Dance Celebration Foundation
  4. ^ Lauluväljakul oli teisel kontserdil 110 000 inimest (110,000 people in the Song Festival Grounds during the second concert. In Estonian). Delfi