Õllesummer is a

beer festival A beer festival is an event at which a variety of beers are available for purchase. There may be a theme, for instance beers from a particular area, or a particular brewing style such as winter ales. Asia China *Qingdao International Beer Fes ...

, which is held in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

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. This festival was the biggest beer festival in Nordic countries. The festival took place from 1990's until 2018. After a five-year hiatus, the festival took place again in 2024. The first festival took place in 1994. Since 1996, the festival location was

Tallinn Song Festival Grounds The Tallinn Song Festival Grounds () are the grounds on which the Estonian Song Festival "Laulupidu" is held every five years. History of song festivals In 1869 Johann Voldemar Jannsen established the Estonian Song Festival while the nation was ...

. During the festival, beer tents and several arenas were set up. Main arena was to be called arena "Postimees" and there were performed Estonian musicians. Every year, about 80,000 people visited the festival. Beer summer 2014 took place from 9 to 12 until July at the Tallinn Song Square. During four days, over a hundred Estonian and foreign artists performed on seven stages.

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