Every year in August, around 10,000 people come to Paide in Estonia to take part in close to 170 public discussions on almost every topic imaginable. That makes 1.5 million changes – opportunities to give […]
The organizers of democracy festivals are gathering to Paide
The leaders and team members of democracy festivals are coming to Paide for the annual meeting of Democracy Festivals Association. The meeting is happening in Estonia for the first time and Paide will host guests […]
Opinion Festival brought 10,000 people to Paide
11th Opinion Festival that took place in Paide on 11-12 August hosted around 150 discussions, also workshops, concerts and other cultural events. Public was drawn to each and every discussion area regardless of its specific […]
Opinion Festival 2023 to host a dozen English discussion panels
Thousands of people will come together in August in a small town of Paide in central Estonia for two days of full-on discussions on a large variety of topics – this year for the 11th […]
Open call for ideas for the 11th Opinion Festival starts today
Renewed Opinion Festival is inviting organisations, businesses, communities and other groups to contribute their discussion ideas to the Festival’s programme. The open call takes place from 20 March to 2 April. All discussion ideas are […]
The sunny Opinion Festival brought nearly 9,000 people to discussions in Paide
On August 12 and 13, more than 150 discussions, speeches and workshops took place in the tenth Opinion Festival. The most popular topics were health, energy crisis and security. The exceptionally hot summer weather did […]
Help the 10th Opinion Festival take place!
The Opinion Festival is taking place for the 10th time this summer and has launched the Hooandja campaign to celebrate this important event with all its friends, partners, supporters and visitors. To celebrate the Jubilee, […]
Home of the Opinion Festival – a small town full of ideas
Within two days the Opinion Festival brings tens of thousands of people together in Paide. What’s special about Paide that the Opinion Festival has been taking place there already for ten years in a row […]
THE JUBILEE PROGRAMME IS PUBLIC!
We unveiled the program of the 10th jubilee festival: this year there will be held 18 different discussion areas, where among other things will be discussions about mental health, war and peace, energy rotation and […]