 MAIN HAPPENINGS IN PORI - 2010 The Festival Guide (by City of Pori)September: PORI DAYS Different happenings around the city. 1-5 September: LAIN$UOJATTOMAT X = OUTLAW$ THEATRE FESTIVALS X An annual theatre fest. This year's programme will be published later. Lainsuojattomat website September: SILAKKAMARKKINAT = HERRING/FISH HAPPENING 22nd Herring/Fish happening in Pori Eteläranta. Lots of fish available. September: ROCK ON -CONCERTS (?) Next Rock On -happening is at Annankatu 6. 19-22 August: PORI FOLK FESTIVALS Annual Folk festivals. Next ones are 11th in a row. Pori Folk website August: PORI FIESTA (unconfirmed) Pori wine and food fest. Pori Fiesta website 7-8 August: SONISPHERE (Heavy Metal Festival) First (and hopefully annual) Heavy Metal Festival at Kirjurinluoto. This year main act: IRON MAIDEN. Sonisphere website 29 July: YYTERIN KESÄFIILIS ROCK CONCERT 2 Main act: Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu. 30 July - 1 August: PORI CUP 2010 (Soccer tournament) Football (soccer) tournament for junior boys teams around Finland. Pori Cup 2009 website 17-25 July: PORI JAZZ FESTIVAL Possibly the biggest and most famous festival in Finland. There will be lots of interesting performers. Pori Jazz website 17-21 July: PORI JAZZ KIDS FESTIVAL The 5th annual Pori Jazz Kids Festival. Has been very popular... Pori Jazz Kids Festivals website 19-23 July: SUOMI-AREENA. Political venue with over 40 panel meetings where everybody can come to watch. Fourth Suomi-Areena happening (first was in 2006) and fourth time in-a-row in Pori. Suomi-Areena website 9 July: FINN HITS FEST The fifth annual festivals. Finn Hits Fest website 8 July: YYTERIN KESÄFIILIS ROCK CONCERT 1 Main act: The Baseballs. 8-11 July: BEACH FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT (Finnish Championship) The biggest beach football tournament in Finland. Yyteri Beach Futis website July: RÄPSÖÖ BLUES FESTIVALS (unconfirmed) July: PORI BLUES (unconfirmed) Local blues festival at Ravintola Liikekulma, Gallen-Kallelankatu 6. June: YYTERI JUHANNUS FESTIVALS June: PORI RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL (unconfirmed) The 7th Blues festival happening at Cafe Jazz. 7-13 June: PORI ORGAN FESTIVALS Pori Organ website 28-29 May: PORI ON THE ROCKS -rock festival The 7th fest at Cafe Jazz. Lots of local bands. Porirock website 28-29 May: PERF10 PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL The 6th annual art happening. Mainly at Gallery 3h+k and Annankatu 6 but also at Art Museum and at city centre. Dozens of different performances - from Finland and abroad. T.E.H.D.A.S. website May: MAIFEST (unconfirmed) Annual festival. Lots of live music and poetry. At Bar Kino and Cafe Jazz. 28 March - 1 April: PORI DANCE COMPANY - TANSSIKUU PDC website |