Sports and Outdoor Activities

  • Summer of Culture Top-Off
    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 Capital of Culture highly popular opening night.In August, The Culture 2011 Tall Ships Regatta...
    KaupunkitapahtumatMusiikkiTeatteri ja muu esittävä taideLiikunta ja ulkoilu
  • Naantali's 2011 Cultural Year
    The town of Naantali is participating in the cultural festivities of Turku 2011 with local programme. Next summer, Naantali offers e.g. exhibitions of contemporary art under the title NYT2011 – TOGETHER, the Pilgrimage Cantate within the Lights Concert Series and performances based on local stories...
    KaupunkitapahtumatEsteetön kulkuMusiikkiNäyttelyt ja kuvataideTeatteri ja muu esittävä taideLapset ja nuoretLiikunta ja ulkoilu
  • Time Walk
    Time Walk is a 13.7-kilometre hiking route from the Tuorla Observatory to the University of Turku that portrays the Universe’s 13.7 billion years of history. The timeline starts at Tuorla with the big bang and continues all the way to the University, i.e., to the present day. Key events for the...
    KaupunkitapahtumatLiikunta ja ulkoiluTiedetapahtumat, seminaarit ja työpajat
  • Art Bicycles and Bicycle Artists
    Now everyone can become a bicycle artist, as old and rusty bikes will be turned into artistic two-wheelers with a bicycle tune up course. Artists, communities and businesses will also get the chance to tune their own featured bikes. The artistic bikes will roll out for the general public in their...
    KaupunkitapahtumatLiikunta ja ulkoilu
  • Salo's 2011 Cultural Year
    The City of Salo will participate in two Turku 2011 projects, Central Park of Culture and Exercise and 876 Shades of Darkness. Events in Salo will spread throughout the city with monthly themes for the entire 2011. The Central Park of Culture and Exercise events will combine culture and exercise....
    KaupunkitapahtumatMuotoilu, arkkitehtuuri ja käsityöMusiikkiNäyttelyt ja kuvataideTeatteri ja muu esittävä taideElokuva ja animaatioKirjallisuus ja sanataideLapset ja nuoretLiikunta ja ulkoiluTiedetapahtumat, seminaarit ja työpajat
  • City Remembered
    City Remembered is a way to recall and revisit the city, to evoke an imaginative, closer look at the past. The sound of the trams, the outdoor toilets at the old University, the passion of the Heat District and the screech of the dentist’s old manual drill. The recollection workshops during the...
    KaupunkitapahtumatKirjallisuus ja sanataideLiikunta ja ulkoilu
  • Fantasy Armada
    Look, look! Who’s that travelling on the river? An extraordinary troupe of fantasy characters has reached the river. There is magic in the air as a gnome steers a royal water flea, beautiful and exhilarating music fills the air and the vivid colours of the rainbow make the world look soft and...
    KaupunkitapahtumatEsteetön kulkuMusiikkiTeatteri ja muu esittävä taideLapset ja nuoretLiikunta ja ulkoilu
  • Antspotting in Turku
    Where do ants roam? What do ants do in the winter? Where do they live and what actually goes on in an anthill? Now some light will be shed on these intriguing questions when the ants of Turku step into the spotlight.    “Little Brother” Reality TV comes to the terrarium of the...
    KaupunkitapahtumatNäyttelyt ja kuvataideLapset ja nuoretLiikunta ja ulkoilu
  • Encounters at the Library
    Encounters at the Library event series will introduce literature, music, dance, languages and traditions from different cultures. During the spring of 2011 immigrant cultures will be presented through the medium of experiential exhibitions, storytelling events and other media. In the Capital of...
    KaupunkitapahtumatMusiikkiNäyttelyt ja kuvataideKirjallisuus ja sanataideLiikunta ja ulkoilu
  • Central Park of Culture and Exercise
    The Central Park of Culture and Exercise includes functional works of art, exercise routes with a cultural theme, paddling and rowing, outdoor events and the Dream Park, located around the River Aura area and in Turku’s urban spaces. Facilities for paddling and rowing on the River Aura will be...
    KaupunkitapahtumatLapset ja nuoretLiikunta ja ulkoiluTiedetapahtumat, seminaarit ja työpajat