Culture holiday

Glimsintie 1, Karvasmäki

The Glims Farmstead Museum is full of fun and excitement during the holiday week. You can take part in guided tours and various workshops and explore the museum grounds on your own. Afterwards, you can pick up a small prize from the main building. There is also a wonderful sledding slope in the Glims yard. Bring your own sled or borrow one from the museum!

Read more about winter holiday activities at Glims.

Ahertajantie 5, Tapiola

The Exhibition Centre WeeGee is a versatile hub of museums, exhibitions and events. It houses EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art(external link, opens in a new window), KAMU Espoo City Museum and a Mauri Kunnas exhibition, which always offer free admission for under 18-year-olds and on Fridays from 15:00 to 19:00 for all visitors. Check WeeGee’s opening hours.

Ahertajantie 3, Tapiola

Come and enjoy Japanese pop culture with your whole family! During the holiday week, the museum offers a non-stop Pokémon hunt and an anime Lego building workshop. You can also get a Pokémon tattoo and take part in manga and anime workshops. On Saturdays, you can meet your favourite yellow Pokémon character! Read more about Museum Leikki’s winter holiday programme.(external link, opens in a new window)

Järvenperäntie 1-3, Järvenperä

The Children’s Cultural Centre Aurora invites you to join its playful art workshops. Come and learn about printmaking and create artworks using natural colours and UV paints. Aurora’s events are free of charge.

Tue 17 February, 10:00–13:00 | The Snowy Forest Colour Palette
Wed 18 February, 10:00–13:00 | Winter Magic World (UV Painting Workshop)
Thu 19 February, 10:00–13:00 | Wintery Art Printmaking

Check Aurora’s event calendar here.

Espoo’s libraries offer various events for children and young people during the holiday week. Try different instruments, take part in gaming tournaments, do arts and crafts, watch movies or enjoy a puppet show. Check all holiday week events at libraries.

The library and culture bus Välkky will be touring Espoo all week. The bus is packed with books for all ages and fun activities for families. Check the event calendar to see if Välkky will stop at a location near you.

The winter holiday is also a great time to do some reading! Our libraries have books for people of all ages. If you need reading tips, you can always ask our library staff or check the Library for children and families and Youth library pages.