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Traditional Estonian knitting techniques are coming to Australia this winter as knitwear designer Aleks Byrd leads workshops across five states from July to September.

Meteorologists say it's winter. Estonians say it's midsummer. We report, you decide. Here's where to celebrate jaanipäev across Australia.

From Adelaide to Canberra, Melbourne to Sydney, Baltic communities will come together this June to remember, reflect and stand shoulder to shoulder in honour of those affected by the Soviet deportations. All are welcome.

Day one of the Last Hurrah has begun — and Melbourne Estonian House is already full of memories, reunions, archive-table discoveries and very respectable FOMO. Come Saturday and Sunday before everyone else tells you how wonderful it was.

Colourful threads, coffee-break conversations and the sudden realisation that weaving is both deeply calming and unexpectedly humbling. Melbourne’s Estonian weaving workshops became about culture, creativity, community — and quietly admiring everyone else’s belts.

Baltic cider makers are heading to Australia this May, bringing cool-climate ciders from Estonia, Latvia and Finland to Sydney, Batlow and Melbourne. Expect tastings, tap takeovers, cider stories and a few excellent excuses to discover something new in a glass.

From cosy cake tables to sunny picnics, Estonian communities across Australia are celebrating Mother’s Day in style. Here’s your guide to joining in (and making mum smile).

One house, 50+ years of memories, and one final weekend to fill it again — the Last Hurrah (22–24 May) brings music, food, stories and community together, one last time.