A salon in the wilderness: Kikumu 2026 – in pictures

Cinema in a century-old manor, contemporary art inside a modernist landmark and music beside the lake: the second Kikumu festival turned Jäneda into a four-day cultural playground.

For four days in July, the paths around Jäneda led in several directions at once: towards a concert in the park, a film inside the manor house, an exhibition hidden in the corridors of a former agricultural school, or a DJ set beside the lake.

Held from 9–12 July, the second edition of Kikumu brought cinema, contemporary art and music together in the wooded landscape of northern Estonia. Its name comes from the Estonian words kino, kunst and muusika – but the festival’s ambitions extended beyond simply placing three art forms on the same programme.

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