2023-12-04
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On Friday, December 15th Estonian Refugee Council and Siin & Sääl are co-hosting a Christmas bazaar with a selection of unique Christmas gifts, delicious snacks and a heartfelt cultural programme.
The Christmas bazaar will take place from 12pm to 6pm at Estonian Refugee Council’s office at Vambola 6, Tallinn. The event is an opportunity to meet the team of ERC and find out more about our activities.
At the bazaar you will find a variety of gifts with a unique story. With every purchase, you can support people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
The open-air area at Lembitu park will feature performances by
1pm Valeria Sheljakina
1.30pm Natalia Tsvik & Larysa Kovalenko
2pm Kaisa Ling
3pm Anastasia Kolesnik
4pm Natalia Tsvik
Join the event on Facebook and keep an eye on the event page as we will be sharing more information about the vendors and the performers soon.
See you at the bazaar!
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