Haihara Awakens! event kicks off the busy summer season at the Arts Centre

Haihara Awakens!

The Haihara Awakens! event on 24 May will kick off the busy summer season at the Art Centre, bringing the eventful winter season to a close. During the day, Circus Simon's wordless, the family circus show We are the Champions and a football workshop will take place. The day will culminate with bands Päivi Hirvonen and Minä ja Nieminen in the Valjasvaja, during which you can enjoy refreshments in the café.The programme also includes collective planting of the renewed ryytimaa and decoration of the nursery boxes, a perennial exchange market, wild herb tours, hammock rehabilitation and nature meditation, exhibits from the winter art workshops, a driving simulator for young people, face painting and Polaroid photography, street food and pancakes, actors' demonstration points, bats to scratch, activities in the play park and a taster of the area's summer performances.The exhibitions, Runeberg's cottage and the Coffee Chamber will be open throughout the event.

The event is organised by the City of Tampere Public Cultural Services, Neighbourhood Programme of the Kaukajärvi and Annala districts, Kaukajärviseura ry, Lions Club Kaukajärvi, Kaukajärvi Martat, Haihara Coffee Shop, Haihara Puppet Theatre, Interi ry, Teatteri Lysti, La Strada Theatre, Kaukapartio, Avaamo ry (Refugee Women's Support Association), Pelastakaa Kaukajärvi ry, Divein, Messukylä Parish, FinFami Pirkanmaa/ Huppu project, Moving Special Youth Work, Annala Nuorisokeskus and private residents of the area. The event is also part of the Mental Health Art Week.

Development of Haihara

Haihara has been developed at city level in 2024-25 by the City of Tampere Public Cultural Services and Neighbourhood Programme of the Kaukajärvi and Annala districts, which has resulted in more events for visitors and concrete reforms in the area. The development work has also resulted in Haihara having its own coordinator, whose tasks include maintaining the network of actors and developing the area together with the locals, in addition to organising events. New content has also been tried out in addition to the traditional cooperation events and concerts in the manor house. This past winter, new content has included theme nights open to all, HaiharaFest, a Halloween event, community light art workshops, Haihara Christmas, Haihara Arts Friday and Haihara Spring Carnival. The development of new cultural events aims to increase the sense of community and inclusion in the area and encourage new multilingual and all-age participants. The events are organised in partnership with a number of partners, are free of charge and open to all.