Espoo Museum of Modern Art
Children’s Museum Festival: Birthday Party!
In 2026, the traditional Children’s Museum Festival will be celebrated in a festive spirit as Exhibition Centre WeeGee and its museums turn 20, and the Museum Leikki celebrates its 30th anniversary. Everyone is invited to join the party!
This year’s festival weekend is all about joyful and surprising birthday fun. Let’s celebrate everyone’s birthday at the festival! Local multicultural families and communities from Espoo have taken part in designing the programme. Expect a family weekend full of shared joy and unforgettable moments with music, circus acts, and lively workshop stations.
The festival programme spreads beyond the museums to the Espoo School of Art and outdoors, where you can try hobbyhorse riding or borrow books from Espoo’s library and culture bus Välkky.
The Children’s Museum Festival is organised by EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Exhibition Centre WeeGee, KAMU Espoo City Museum, and Leikki – the Museum of Play, in collaboration with the Espoo School of Art and Espoo’s library and culture bus Välkky.
Entry to the Children’s Museum Festival is included in the museum admission fee, and is free for children! The festival takes place in two museum buildings, each with its own ticket prices (WeeGee 0–20 €, Leikki 0–15 € or a combi ticket 29 €).
Read more below! ↓
Programme
Time and date
Sat-Sun, 21–22 March, 2026
Exhibition Centre WeeGee: 11 am–5 pm & Museum Leikki: 10 am–5 pm
Venues and location
All festival venues are situated around a shared courtyard, just a short walk from Tapiola metro station. The museums’ addresses are Ahertajantie 3 (Museum Leikki) and Ahertajantie 5 (Exhibition Centre WeeGee: EMMA, KAMU, and the Mauri Kunnas exhibition).
We recommend arriving by public transport. A video with directions from the metro station is available on EMMA’s website. Please note that parking in the area is limited.
Museum Card Benefit: Bus Transport to the Children’s Museum Festival
Museum Card holders can kick off the birthday celebrations on the festival bus! We offer transport from Kiasma to the festival fun for Museum Card holders and the children traveling with them. Reserve your spot here! It is not possible to purchase separate tickets for the bus.
Departures Kiasma – Exhibition Centre WeeGee
11 am, 12.30 pm & 2.30 pm
Return departures Exhibition Centre WeeGee – Kiasma
1 pm, 3 pm & 5 pm
Admission
Participation in the Children’s Museum Festival is free for children and included in the museum tickets for adults. The event takes place in two museum buildings, each with its own admission fee.
Exhibition Centre WeeGee (EMMA, KAMU, Mauri Kunnas exhibition)
- Adults: €20
➔ ages over 29 - Discount groups: €10
➔ ages 29 and under, students, pensioners, conscripts and civilian service personnel, teachers, unemployed persons - Free admission
➔ under 18s, personal assistants, and holders of the Museum Card, ICOM Card, Kaikukortti Card, Helsinki Card, and Press Card
Further details: Exhibition Centre WeeGee’s website.
Museum Leikki
- Adults: €15
➔ ages 18 and over - Discount groups: €7
➔ students, unemployed persons, conscripts, pensioners - Free admission
➔ under 18s, personal assistants, and holders of the Museum Card, ICOM Card, OAJ Card, Talentia Card, Kaikukortti Card, Press Card, and Ukrainian passports
Further details: Museum Leikki’s website.
+ Visitors purchasing full-price tickets to both buildings are eligible for a combi ticket priced at €29 (normally €35). The discount is applied to the second ticket upon presentation of a receipt from the first venue.