The festival takes place in the Old Town and on that day, the entire Karja Street becomes a promenade of flavours.
Haapsalu welcomes anyone to the festival who has a passion for food, flavours, and summer in Haapsalu.
The festival programme also includes interesting concerts and performances on the stage of the Citizen Tower.

If you want to find a place near the main street of Haapsalu, where you can park a caravan car or camp, then this is the place for you. There are also camping rooms and rooms with a private bathroom.

This is a superb location for staying in the Old Town of Haapsalu, just a few steps from restaurants, cafés, and the bishop’s castle.

Bicycles and tents can be rented on site.

You can rent children’s bikes, mountain bikes, city bikes and trekking bikes from the Rattad Vabaaeg shop. Additionally, we also have safety equipment and helmets. The youngest members of the family can also enjoy a bike ride – we have children’s bike seats for them. If your bike breaks down, we can fix it for you! We also offer accommodation in a room and on the camping side and you can come here with a camper van. We rent bikes for groups.
With more than 20 years of experience in bike rental, we can find the right rental bike for you.

The White Lady Festival has been one of the highlights of the summer in Haapsalu for three decades. During the weekend closest to the August full moon, the Haapsalu old town transforms into a buzzing marketplace, where the vibrant culture programme lasts from dawn to dusk, and upon the setting of the sun, open air performances of the White Lady take place in the bishop’s castle.
The summer play “100 White Ladies” is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia. Inspired by its predecessors from 1979, “100 White Ladies” also tells the story of Maila, a young Estonian girl who meets a lord. Not only is Maila convinced that love is not to be bound by social standing – she is also driven by a strong belief in freedom. Despite repeated warnings from fellow villagers, she rebels against the bishophood in an attempt to change society for the better. Screenwriter Piret Jaaks, stage director Siim Tõniste, music by Peeter Rebane.

Liivanõmme trail starts from Nõva Nature Centre, runs along a stone-paved road dating back to World War I, then passes Allikjärve lake and then runs towards west to river Uuejõe. From there go along the beach range back towards Peraküla, over the Vanajõe riverbed and then you reach Lake Toatse and then back to Peraküla. The trail is suitable for those interested in forests, nature and local cultural heritage.
Good to know: The trail is dry, very suitable for walking. The length of the trail is 7.5 kilometres and it takes about 4 hours to complete it. You will find places for picnicking near Allikajärve and Uuejõe.

Cooking and a drink training with family, friends, or colleagues.
This is a great opportunity to hold a company event or party.
It is also a fun way to celebrate with your friends, acquaintances, or colleagues.

The wine bar MULLiga ja MULLita also regularly hosts various trainings: we have workshops on tiger shrimps, champagne and oysters, and wines.
The trainings are suitable for celebrating a festive event, as a part of a company event, etc.

Dirhami Fish Cafe can be summarised with the phrase ‘good tastes and the sea’. Even though the cafe is located at a remote place, the journey there is completely worth it: the cafe is located on the beach, overlooking Osmussaar and the wonderful sunset. We also have a guest house so you can stay longer.

Our menu focuses on fish, largely on local fish. We recommend that you book a table in advance – this way, we can order enough raw ingredients, prepare, and bring in the right people.

Come and discover! We guarantee you a great experience.

Take some time off and spend a relaxing holiday with your loved one, family, or friends. Hapsal Spa Villas offers private accommodation and a spa experience in a scenic location, away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
We offer absolute relaxation in a sauna complex where you can enjoy different saunas and a hot tub. There is also a relaxation area where you can enjoy herbal teas, light therapy, and a salt lamp room. We also offer a variety of spa treatments.
Hapsal Spa Villas has three houses which are rented separately. Each has 6–8 beds.

Risti railway station was the place from where most of the deportees from Läänemaa – almost 3000 people – were deported to Siberia. The monument designed by Viljar Ansko “The railway rails remember…” has been placed on a small freight platform with stone stairs on both sides. Four rails reach for the sky from the four corners of the platform. The rails are joined into a cross with two horizontal bars just before the top. At night the monument is illuminated diagonally by four spotlights installed inside the railway platform. The height of the monument is almost 13 metres. Besides commemorating the mass deportations in recent history, the cross also symbolises the history of the small railway town Risti.

Come and see this memorial to one of Estonia’s most famous composers, who grew up in Lääne County – Cyrillus Kreek (1889-1962). The memorial, which was created by Aime Kuulbusch, is located in front of the composer’s former home, on the shores of Väikese Bay.

Did you know…? The majority of Kreek’s works were created in Haapsalu. Kreek’s most important ‘secret service’ was composing sacred music and arranging sacred folk songs and choral canons, whilst publicly maintaining a standoffish attitude towards the church.

Haapsalu’s main street, Karja, begins at the Swedish Market. The name of the street (“herd”) originates from the time when animals belonging to the citizens of the town were led out to pasture down this road. As late as the beginning of the 20th century, the Swedish Market was an empty square where the fish market was held. Many plots of land in the area belonged at that time to Estonian Swedes (or Coastal Swedish) families. In the 1930s, a small park with the town well was built here. To decorate the square, the sculpture “Boy With A Fish” was commissioned from the sculptor Juhan Raudsepp (erected in 1936).

Good to know: The fountain side is still a nice and romantic place to sit. During the summertime festivals such as August Blues and the White Lady Festival the Swedish Market is transformed into a small open air stage. 

On the Promenade make a stop at the monument to Carl Abraham Hunniuse (1797-1851), who established the resort of Haapsalu.

Dr. Hunnius was the first to notice that the local residents used the sea mud to find relief for their ailments and was inspired to start investigating the properties of the mud. At his initiative, the first therapeutic mud baths were established in Haapsalu in 1825.

Interesting fact: Haapsalu was named an Imperial resort, and Russian Tsars Nicholas I, Alexander II, Alexander III and Nicholas II and their families all vacationed here and took the mud baths.

Come and try a Haapsalu therapeutic mud bath in the Hestia and Fra Mare Spa hotels!