Prima Vista Book Fair

Participants:

  • Tartu Public Library
  • University of Tartu Library  e-bookshop
  • Estonian National Museum
  • Otto Wilhelm OÜ
  • Kultuurileht Foundation
  • EKSA
  • Toledo Publishing
  • Publishing house Pegasus
  • Fantaasia Publishing
  • Publishing house Ilmamaa
  • Estonian Literary Museum
  • Fahrenheit 451º Book Room
  • University of Tallinn Publishing
  • Publishing house SE&JS 
  • University of Tartu Publishing
  • Publishing house Raudhammas 
  • Publishing house Vabamõtleja 
  • Polish Embassy and Pro Polonia Society
  • Publishing house Koolibri
  • Publishing house Studium
  • Publishing Society Zeus
  • Publishing house Eesti Raamat OÜ
  • Pähkliööbik 
  • BirdLife Estonia
  • Publishing house Bertram
  • Lasteraamat MTÜ

Programme at the Book Fair

11.00 Opening of the fair. Prima Vista patron Meelis Friedenthal welcomes visitors

11.00 Welcome concert by children from Tartu Karlova Kindergarten

11.15 Art room with a writer: kindergarten and 1st grade children are joined by writers Daila Ozola and Contra

12.30 Art room with a writer: 2nd–4th grade children are joined by writer Margus Haav

14.15 Presentation of recent publications by the Estonian National Museum Publishing

14.30 Presentation of Ilmamaa publications

15.00 Celebration of Polish Flag Day

15.30 Urmas Nemvalts presents books from Pähkliööbik publishing house

15.45 Presentation of recent Polish literature

16.00 Launch of Mikk Tšaškin’s poetry collection “Io”. In conversation with the author: Leo Luks

16.15 Tartu City Writer 2026 Indrek Hargla presents books from Raudhammas and Mooses publishing houses and his new novel “Murder at the City Centre Cultural Centre”

16.30 Charity project “A Book Writes a Person”: handover of donated books and acknowledgement of publishers

16.45 Performance by Just dance school

17.00 Performance by HANA dance studio

17.15 Dance show. Performances by dance troupe Vigased Pruudid, dance studio Sansaara, children’s dance group Romashka and tribal dance group Fakesnake

18.00 “Wuthering Heights” group dance

The day is hosted by Johannes Peetsalu.