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Old Town Days (early Jun). The beginning of summer is celebrated with handicrafts, concerts, folk dancing, exhibitions and street shows, some from abroad and most of them free. Baltica International Folklore Festival (mid-Jun, 2004). This rambunctious revel rotates between Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The festival takes place in Tallinn in 2004 and 2007. Midsummer (23-24). Bonfires are lit across the country in honour of St John’s night, then the drinking starts. Grillfest, a group supporting old traditions, organizes the biggest party, http://www.grillfest.ee. David Oistrakh Festival, Pärnu (end Jun-mid Jul). Taking its name from the prodigious Russian violinist, this prestigious classical music festivals pulls in top-drawer players like Gidon Kremer.
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