Järvakandi Glass Festival 2026: glass, art and industrial heritage

Two days of glass art, meetings and industrial heritage. Järvakandi, Estonia’s glass capital, invites you. On Friday 13 November at 15:00 the festival opens, with a seminar “Glass as art”, the opening of an Estonian Academy of Arts glass art exhibition, Kristo Elias’s film “Järvakandi, a place born of glass”, a roundtable “Where next?” and a salon evening.

On Saturday 14 November: a cooperation agreement with the Estonian Academy of Arts, a seminar “Glass past, present and future”, excursions to glass cluster companies at 12:00 (pre-registration, limited places), and the closing event “Glass unites” at 14:30. At 22:00 the band Kosmikud plays at Järvakandi Culture Hall; advance tickets €20, regular €25, €30 on the day, and the concert ticket is in addition to the festival ticket. Festival ticket €8; children aged 0–18 free.

Excursion registration: klaasikeskus@kehtna.ee.