Winter break with Tartu Youth Work Center February 23-27

February 13, 2026

At the end of February, it's time for school students to rest again, and as always, we give our young people the opportunity to spend their free time meaningfully. The school holiday begins on the evening of February 20th, when a trip for 12 young people to Narva starts, where they will visit the Narva Sea Scouts, joined by young people from Tallinn and Saku. Together, they will play various get-to-know-you and team games, do city orienteering, and take an evening walk through Narva. They will also visit the Victoria bastion passages. The outing is designed for young people aged 10-14. The event is free and requires pre-registration; for more information, contact Julia.Barsukova@tartu.ee.

A spot on the outing is secured by a signed parental consent form. (Or from a youth worker or Julia.Barsukova@tartu.ee)

The Tartu-based school break program begins on Monday. At the beginning of the week, weekly friend bingo will start! On Monday, blue, black, and white bracelets will be made and woven, and the anniversary of the republic will be celebrated. On Tuesday, the centers will be closed due to the holiday. On Wednesday, animals will visit the Anne Youth Center. They will be with us from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. From 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., there will be a photo hunt in downtown Tartu, which will start at the Tartu Kaubamaja department store, and youth workers will be on hand to assist the young people throughout the photo hunt.

Thursday has become the traditional day for the city camp. This time, it will take place at the Ilmatsalu Community Center between 12 PM and 6 PM. Together, fat balls for birds will be made, Tartu Nature House will conduct an animal tracks workshop “Who was here?”, there will be a hiking game on the Ilmatsalu hiking trail, and hiking food will be cooked together – bring warm clothing and a good mood!
A youth worker will definitely travel from Tartu to Ilmatsalu with young people by rural bus.

Bus times:
From Tartu bus station 11:30 Platform – 4
Hansabuss AS – 508, at 12:05 in Ilmatsalu;

Ilmatsalu-Tartu bus station 18:10-18:45 Hansabuss AS – 509; (The same bus departs at 17:10, arriving at Tartu bus station at 17:45)

On Friday, an active Zumba session will take place at 3 PM in the mat hall of Anne Youth Centre. Throughout the week, there will also be friend bingo, which encourages young people to be active in various activities.

On Friday evening at 5 PM, there will be a prize draw for friend bingo.

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