Mäntä Music Festival

Name: Mäntä Music Festival
Start: 2026-07-28
End: 2026-08-01
Location: Mänttä

took place · 28 Jul 2026

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Description was written before the event

Mäntä Music Festival is an international piano music festival that brings together world-class pianists and promising young talents in the Serlachius area. The festival is directed by pianist Niklas Pokki.

About the festival: Mäntä Music Festival

1999

founded

27th edition

edition (2026)

3 520

visitors (2023 edition)

~200

main hall capacity (seats)

Good to know

Runs 5 days: Tue 28 Jul - Sat 1 Aug 2026
Tickets sold via Serlachius online shop and museum shop on-site
Festival Pass available (sells out - buy early)
Group discount: 10% for groups of 10+ full-price or pensioner tickets
Main venue capacity ~200 seats (Kivijärvi Hall, Serlachius Manor)
Free concerts also available (churches, Mänttä Klubi)
By car: ~1 h from Tampere or Jyväskylä (highway 58)
By bus/train: Serlachius bus runs daily Tampere-Mänttä in summer; local train on Tampere-Vilppula-Keuruu route

What's new

2026-03
The 2026 edition was confirmed to run 28 July - 1 August at Serlachius Manor, with youthful energy as a key theme and several rising young pianists in the lineup.
2026-03
Serlachius published the 2026 festival page confirming the Kivijärvi Hall as the main concert venue.
2026-03
Georgian pianist Mariam Batsashvili and French pianist Lucas Debargue were announced among the 2026 performers.
2025-08
The 2025 Festival Pass sold out ahead of the event, reflecting strong demand for the 26th edition.

Headliners

Mariam Batsashvili Lucas Debargue Boris Giltburg Samuel Eriksson Tianyao Lyu Aimi Kobayashi

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