9.-12. July 2026

Jäneda Training Centre

 

 

 

Music. Six stages across indoor and outdoor spaces: a main outdoor stage, four indoor stages, the lakeside stage at Kali Lake, and this year the festival area also expands to include the beautiful Jäneda Manor.

 

♪ Peter Bjorn & John, the Swedish indie giants celebrating the 20th anniversary of their milestone-album “Writer’s Block”, the musical home of their everlasting hit song “Young Folks”

 

♪ Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, two psychedelic pop and indie music legends from the cult bands Animal Collective and Spacemen 3
 

♪ Florian Wahl, the devilish Estonian provocateur who surged from the underground to the biggest stages

 

♪ Our very own Iiris Vesik’s internationally acclaimed London based dream pop band Night Tapes

 

♪ nine-piece UK jazz, afrobeat and soul ensemble Nubiyan Twist

 

♪ the internationally acclaimed Estonian americana-shoegaze band Holy Motors

 

 

♪ South African funk-hip-hop-punk band BCUC

 

 

♪ German tech-house duo Booka Shade

 

 

♪ Irish dream pop singer-songwriter Maria Somerville

 

 

♪ London’s next alternative jazz star Divine Earth

 

 

♪ and, by popular demand from both the audience and the man himself, DJ Gilles Peterson

 

From Estonia, the lineup includes jazz pianist Kirke Karja, the godfather of Estonian pop music Vaiko Eplik and his masterful band Eliit, local indie legends Ans. Andur, the trickster Meisterjaan, romanti-pop outfit Zebra Island, cutting edge hyperpop producer Metabora, hard-hitting noise-rockers Fuzzolini, left-field electronic Kiwanoid, psych-jazz band Wrupk Urei, Säde Semper, and many-many more, more than 35 artists!

 

The later hours will be filled with tunes from local party series such as TIKS, Afro Chill, Club Rats, Öömaja, Haigla Pidu, Mutant Disco Classics, and others.

 

 

Cinema. The film programme will be curated by cinema Sõprus, the oldest independent cinema in Estonia. The KIKUMU film line-up will span multiple genres, including art films and documentaries. Movies will be shown in the Jäneda manor and outdoors.

 

Art program. Art exhibitions will be presented throughout the labyrinthine spaces of the training centre by galleries Artrovert, Art&Tonic, FoKu, KoGo, Tütar, and Vaal. The art programme will, as last year, feature new exhibitions and site-specific works by both Estonian and international artists. 

 

Special programmes will be curated by the experimental media outlet Levila and the creative collective Laevuke. Including the final of Levila’s social experiment of finding and coaching the next-next president of Estonia.

 

 

KIKUMU Nature – wild and creative hikes around Nelijärve and Kalijärve.

KIKUMU Kids – workshops and activities for the little ones and the whole family. The trampoline will also be pumped up.

KIKUMU Talks – in collaboration with Levila, talks on media, culture, society and technology will be heard.

KIKUMU Running Club – a healthy body, a healthy mind!

 

The heart of the festival is the Jäneda Learning Center (Jäneda Õppekeskus), designed by Valve Pormeister and built in 1975 next to the Jäneda Manor House, a former state farm technical school. The exceptional modernist building is among the 10 most important buildings in Estonia of the last 100 years! The main building of Jäneda Manor, completed in 1915, will also be opened for the festival for the first time. This is the place where the father of science fiction H.G. Wells, and Estonia's own Mata Hari, the Jäneda Manor House Lady Mura, have spent their summers.

 

Jäneda Training Centre is just an hour’s drive from the capital Tallinn. The festival can also be easily reached by train on the Tallinn–Tartu or Tallinn–Aegviidu line.

 

 

♪ Thursday, 09.07

 

BCUC (SA)

Nubiyan Twist (UK)
Vaiko Eplik ja Eliit
villemdrillem x Karl Killing
Gram-Of-Fun
DJ Drummie

DJ Sten Saluveer
DJ Julius

 

♪ Friday, 10.07

 

Booka Shade (DE)
Florian Wahl
Holy Motors

Zebra Island

Meisterjaan & Normaalsete Inimeste Klubi
Püha Põlev Vesi
Metabora

Säde Semper

Djerro

Wondering O

Andres Lõo

Kiwanoid
Naivete

Club Rats (DJ)

AfroChill (DJ)

 

♪ Saturday, 11.07

 

Peter Bjorn and John (SE)
Night Tapes (EE/UK)

Maria Somerville (IR)

Ans. Andur

Fuzzolini

Wrupk Urei

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Kristjan Kannukene

Roma Vjazemski

Lisette Marie Viilup
Mava & Nebukat

Haigla Pidu (DJ)

Mutant Disco (DJ)

Öömaja (DJ) + Sara Mautone (IT)

 

♪ Sunday, 12.07

 

Panda Bear & Sonic Boom (US/UK)

Gilles Peterson (UK)

Divine Earth (UK)
Kirke Karja x Teis Semey

Martyn (NL)

 

A limited number of discounted festival passes are available via Piletilevi

The festival pass grants access from Thursday through Sunday evening. The price includes six stages of music, the art and film programme, tours and workshops.

 

 

Children up to 8 years old (incl.) enter free when accompanied by an adult.

 

ACCOMODATION:
 

KIKUMU offers visitors several affordable and comfortable accommodation options. Additional
information about accommodation options can be found on the festival website.

Those who are faster can book accommodation in the comfortable hostel and holiday homes of the Nelijärve Holiday Centre. 

Accommodation at the Nelijärve Holiday Centre:

Double room (shower/toilet in room), 3 nights €234

Triple room (shower/toilet in room), 3 nights €351

All rooms have shower/toilet, balcony, TV, WIFI, bed linen, towels.

 

Double room (shower/toilet in room), 3 nights 324€

Double room (shower/toilet in corridor), 3 nights 288€

Single room (shower/WC in corridor), 3 nights €216

All rooms have TV, bed linen, towels

 

Double room, 3 nights 342€

Double room with balcony, 3 nights 468€

Double room on the 3rd floor, 3 nights 468€

All rooms have shower/toilet, TV, WIFI, mini fridge, kettle, bed linen, towels

 

3 nights for up to five people 612€

All rooms have shower/toilet, TV, fridge, microwave, bed linen, towels, 2 beds, sofa bed, and sleeping nook

 

3 nights 25€

1 night 10€

 

The pass includes one tent pitch and access to the camping area

The campsite facilities include toilets, clean water, and an electricity connection

 

3 nights 50€

1 night 20€

 

Arrive by motorhome or caravan and stay overnight in the immediate vicinity of the festival area

We provide facilities for filling the fresh water tank, emptying the waste tank, and an electricity connection

 

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Contact: info@kikumu.ee

 

 

The organiser reserves the right to make changes to the programme.

Festival grounds are accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. Please note that the event takes place on a grassy field.

From 11:00 PM onwards, minors may only remain in the festival area if accompanied by an adult.

It is prohibited to bring your own food and drinks onto the festival grounds, including reusable glass containers, as well as any fire, cold, or other types of weapons.

The organiser reserves the right to deny entry to anyone who is visibly intoxicated.

Both cash and card payments are accepted at the festival.