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Red Nose Company and the Meta4 string quartet present Voces, a staged chamber performance exploring the interplay between spoken word and strings at Tampere-talo on 4 August 2026 at 19:00.
Game On playable video game exhibition opens at Tampere-talo on 4 August 2026, featuring over 100 classic and contemporary games visitors can try hands-on.
An exhibition of oil paintings by Erkki Keihäs opens at Tampere-talo on 4 August 2026, showcasing five decades of his work in colour and technique.
Game On opens at Tampere-talo on 3 August 2026 and invites visitors to play and explore more than 100 video games spanning the history and present of gaming.
Erkki Keihäs's solo exhibition of oil paintings opens at Tampere-talo on 3 August 2026, showcasing five decades of work and his approach to colour and composition.
A free concert by Johanna Debreczeni and her students performing vocal selections at Siuron Koski-teatteri on 2 August 2026, 18:00–20:00; the programme includes an intermission and a café on site.
Game On opens at Tampere-talo on 2 August 2026, a hands-on summer exhibition where visitors can play and explore over 100 video games tracing the history and present of gaming.
Painter Erkki Keihäs presents 'Fifty Years in Oils', an exhibition at Tampere-talo opening on 2 August 2026 at 09:00, showcasing five decades of his oil paintings.
An exhibition of Erkki Keihäs’s oil paintings opens at Tampere-talo on 2 August 2026, showcasing fifty years of work focused on colour, light and composition.
A Suomirock disco night with DJs Juissi and Jykke at Tavara-asema on 1 August 2026, 22:00–03:00, spinning Finnish rock singalongs and dancefloor edits.
Singer-songwriter Sonja Selene plays Irish Bar O'Connell's (Rautatienkatu 24) on 1 August 2026, 21:00–22:30 as part of the Club ALT Summer Sessions; 18+ and free.
Four indie and folk acts – Anton V. Kivi, Univibe, Kuollut Piimä and niilo karppinen – play Kulttuurikeskus Maanalainen in Tampere on 1 August 2026, starting at 20:30.
Swedish rockabilly band The Go Getters play G Livelab Tampere (Kirjastonpuisto) on 1 August 2026; doors 19:00, show 20:00.
Nousu HipHop Night celebrates Nousu Records' birthday at Katubaari Axu (Ilmarinkatu 47) on 1 August 2026, 20:00–23:00 with local rappers, guest spots and an open mic; free entry.
Punk rock triple bill at Tavara-asema on 1 Aug 2026: US veterans MDC headline with Finnish Kohu-63 (50th anniversary set) and Terveet Kädet; doors 17:00, sets from 18:00.
Free evening of live music on Kulttuuriravintola Jalmari’s summer terrace in Kangasala on 1 Aug (16:00–23:00), featuring Riku Soininen at ~17:00 and Fredi Heinämäki & Vilttiketju at ~20:00, plus quizzes and paella.
Love Channel Sound System headlines Tampere Puistoreggae, an all-ages outdoor reggae gathering at Puutarhakatu Park on Saturday 1 August 2026 from 15:00 to 22:00, with a paid afterparty at Telakka after sunset.
Laukkafest 4 is a one-day pop-up music mini‑festival across Pispala on 1 August 2026, with free afternoon gigs at Laukontorin Antikvariaatti and Pispala Clothing and an evening 18+ club night at Vastavirta.
Game On is an interactive video-games exhibition at Tampere Hall (Yliopistonkatu 55) opening 1 August 2026, offering more than 100 playable games and hands-on exhibits for visitors.
Samuli Edelmann performs live at Mustanlahden Tapahtumasatama / Ravintola Kaisla in Tampere on Friday 31 July 2026 at 21:00. The show is for 18+ and admission is free.
Finnish singer-songwriter Herra Ylppö brings his new heavy-rock band to G Livelab Tampere on 31 July 2026; doors 20:00, show 21:00.
Live concert at Kulttuurikeskus Maanalainen on Friday 31 July 2026 featuring Holy Villain with Kinnuset and Brick Skatton; doors 21:00, show 21:30.
Finnish melodic metal band Sonata Arctica plays Rönnin lava in Eräjärvi on Friday 31 July 2026, doors at 20:00 and the show runs into the night.
Joseph Vestich and Lynn Crosset play a free live concert at Katubaari Axu (Ilmarinkatu 47) on 31 July 2026 from 20:00–22:00.
