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Summer of culture to culminate in style

The busy summer in Turku, the European Capital of Culture, will culminate on 25–28 August, the last weekend of the month, with an unparalleled amount of interesting programmes around the River Aura.

The Culture 2011 Tall Ships Regatta will bring grand sailing ships to the River Aura, guest performers will jam by the Suomen Joutsen sailing ship, and the Night of the Ancient Bonfires will be topped off by the spectacle ‘The Elements’, which will combine aerial acrobatics and fire art above the River Aura.

The weekend is expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors each day, with the total audience numbers estimated to rise to as many as 300,000.

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Ancient Bonfires are lit for the Baltic Sea also in the centre of Turku

Turku, the European Capital of Culture  encourages the inhabitants of the Baltic region to take care of the well-being of our common sea. The co-ordinator of the Capital of Culture year, Turku 2011 Foundation, challenges the inhabitants of the coastline to light the ancient bonfires on the last Saturday of August, and at the bonfires, make a pledge to protect the Baltic Sea.

Turku 2011 Foundation hopes that the bonfires and pledges will be published on the internet site www.ancientlightsnight.fi, so that the bonfires can be seen as a chain connecting the people around the Baltic Sea and the pledges will inspires others to act, as well.

The Ancient Bonfires will be lit on 27 August at 9:30 pm Finnish time. In Turku, the bonfire will be lit on the River Aura next to the Theatre Bridge. The building of the chain of bonfires can be seen on the Internet in advance.

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Summer of culture conludes with the last weekend of August

Turku’s extremely active Capital of Culture summer season concludes at the last August weekend, i.e., on 25–28 August. The River Aura is set to witness yet another massive public event – much like the highly popular opening night.

In August, The Culture 2011 Tall Ships Regatta will pay homage to the Capital of Culture year and bring grand sailing ships to Turku. Following the actual Tall Ships Races sailing event, the cultural regatta is the first thematic Tall Ships Race ever organised in Finland.

The dozens of ships arriving at the River Aura in August include the Russian four-masted barques Sedov and Kruzenshtern, two of the largest sailing ships in the world. Access to the sailing ships is free of charge.

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