When? Where? What?

When: 9–11 October 2026
Where: Nahkatehtaankatu 6, Oulu
Tickets: Don’t miss out – get your tickets now
Programme: 

At the Tiima Big Bang opening festival, the whole building is filled with activities from Friday to Sunday. During the weekend, you can enjoy quick guides, science demonstrations, music, dance, theater, mini-lectures, workshops, and surprises. You can meet the creators of the exhibitions in the exhibition spaces, and there’s plenty to do for all ages.

On Sunday, the program focuses especially on children and families. Come explore the new Tiima at your own pace, or pick out the most interesting highlights from the program – and leave room for surprises too!

Experience

Experience Space VISIO / Masiina / Aurora Revelare / On Animal Trails / Makerspace / Oulu: Stories / The Punished without a Crime / Metallikausi / City Pathways / Adventure Factory

Oulu2026

Oulu is the European Capital of Culture in 2026. The opening festival is part of the Oulu2026 cultural programme and cultural climate change.

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Exhibition

Experience Space VISIO

Experience the impressive and immersive VISIO, where the view transforms into a story and the visitor into a participant.

EXHIBITION

Masiina

Join the action-packed journey into a fictional past, where Härvelin’s exciting steam engines and personal challenges come together.

EXHIBITION

Aurora Revelare

Experience the magical display of northern nature – the colorful dance of northern lights where science and stories come together.

EXHIBITION

On Animal Trails

A charming adventure among the secrets and fascinating species of nature.

EXHIBITION

Oulu: Stories

Explore Oulu’s multi-layered history and present where the sea, streets, and people intertwine into the building blocks of Oulu’s identity.

EXHIBITION

Metallikausi

Dive into the deep and cold under current of metal music. A global marginal phenomenon rose from the north in the 80s and still lives on.

EXHIBITION

City Pathways

This Children’s Museum exhibition depicts the story of a child who takes their own routes through the city and runs into plenty of interesting things.

OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND

Adventure Factory

Play around in the old tannery’s machinery outside of Tiima. I wonder what this lever will do?