Schedule

Annikki Poetry Festival, 6 June 2026 at 11 AM - 10 PM at Annikki Wooden Quarter in Tampere Finland.

10:30 Festival gates open

11:00 Opening words: Artistic director J.K Ihalainen, "Babel Finland".

11:05 Kölö & Satu Kae

11:30 Title Artist Katariina Lillqvist

11:40-12:40 Ox Maló Written Portraits with Dance Artist Tuuti Touhunen.

12:20 Regina Roze (MX)

12:45 Prose Break: Vy Tram

13:10 Hilja Grönfors Trio

13:50 Tomas Venclova (LT)

14:25 Prose Break: Suvi West.

15:00 Tania Nathan & Sointi Jazz Ensemble

15:45 Satu Kankaanpää & Juhana Salonen

16:25 Prose Break: Hassan Blasim

17:00 Prose Break: Daniil Kozlov

17:35 Ánnámáret

18:00-19:00 Ox Maló Written Portraits solo

18:30 Risto Rasa

19.15 Nihkee & Saarten tyttäret

19:50 Tenzin Tsundue (IN/Tibet)

20:30 Prose Break: Monika Fagerholm

21:05 The Shameless Shongololo Band

22:00 Annikki Poetry Festival After Party @ Telakka (Tullikamarin aukio 3, Tampere) feat. Joy Duran, Satu Kankaanpää ja Mimosa. Admission 15 €.

See also the book signing desk schedule!

Festival Park schedule

12:00-12:45 INDABA performance for children

12:45-15:00 Painting House Workshop for Children

13:00-14:00 Ox Maló's Written Portraits with musician Simo Laihonen.

14:00-15:00 A multilingual nonsense choir Workshop led by Alexandra Salmela - everyone welcome!

15:00-15:30 Poetry and music programme by the Mirkka Rekola Society

15:30-18:00 Open Mic for poets

16:00-17:00 Ox Maló's Written Portraits