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The Festival Tallinn 2026 Set for November 20-29 at Olympic Park Casino

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The Festival Tallinn 2026 features 70+ poker tournaments from 20-29 November.
Headline events include the €555 NLH Main Event and T.O.R.S.E.S Mixed Games Main Event.
Entry is restricted to players aged 21 and over at Olympic Park Casino.

The Festival Tallinn 2026 runs November 20-29 at Olympic Park Casino, featuring more than 70 tournaments. Highlights include The Hendon Mob Championship, T.O.R.S.E.S, the €555 NLH Main Event, mixed-game competitions, high rollers, and several additional casino events.

The Festival Series will return to Tallinn, Estonia, from November 20-29, 2026, for its final scheduled stop of the year.

Hosted at Olympic Park Casino inside the Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel, the 10-day festival will feature more than 70 tournaments across No-Limit Hold'em, mixed games, and other poker formats.

The Tallinn edition follows the series' 2026 stops in Bratislava, Rozvadov, and Malta. It also marks a return to Olympic Park Casino, which previously hosted The Festival in 2022.

Martin 'Franke' von Zweigbergk, owner of The Festival Series, will once again compete on home ground. Von Zweigbergk lives in Tallinn and has organised several poker events in the Estonian capital.

Mixed Games and Other Poker Tournaments

The schedule extends well beyond the three headline tournaments, with a broad selection of Hold'em and mixed-game formats.

Mixed-game events include Sviten Special, Sviten Six, Seven Card Stud Mix, Triple Draw Mix, Baby T.O.R.S.E.S., 8-Game, The Festival 10-Game, Dealers Choice, and Mixed Games Madness, which features 24 games.

The remaining poker programme includes the Chicago European Championship, Mystery Bounty, NLH PKO Madness, NLH Total Knock Out, NLH Crazy Pineapple, NLH 7-2 Special, PLO 4/5/6, and OmahaJack.

The Chicago European Championship begins on November 20, with multiple starting flights continuing through November 26. Day 2 is scheduled for November 26.

The Mystery Bounty tournament has four starting flights between November 22 and November 24, followed by Day 2 on November 25. Each starting flight will play down to 12.5% of its field.

Two €1,100 high rollers are also included in the programme. The NLH High Roller takes place on November 26, followed by the PLO High Roller on November 27.

The Hendon Mob Championship and Main Event Schedule

Three tournaments headline The Festival Tallinn 2026: The Hendon Mob Championship, the Mixed Games Main Event, and the NLH Main Event.

The Hendon Mob Championship features a €350 buy-in and begins on November 20 with Day 1A. Additional starting flights take place on November 21 and November 22, with Day 2 scheduled for November 22.

The Mixed Games Main Event, also known as T.O.R.S.E.S, carries a €555 buy-in. It starts on November 24, with Day 2 scheduled for November 25. The tournament brings multiple poker disciplines into the festival's headline schedule.

The NLH Main Event also has a €555 buy-in, with four starting flights running from November 25-27. Day 1D will be played as a turbo flight on November 27.

Day 2 follows on November 28, with the final day scheduled for November 29. The tournament is set to play down to the final 16 players on its concluding day.

The previous Tallinn edition in 2022 saw Eirik Kristiansen capture the NLH Main Event title and €56,100. It remains to be seen whether he will return to defend his title.

NLH Main Event Schedule

Nov-25	12:00	Day 1A	Plays down to 12.5% ITM
Nov-26	12:00	Day 1B	Plays down to 12.5% ITM
Nov-27	12:00	Day 1C	Plays down to 12.5% ITM
Nov-27	19:00	Day 1D Turbo	Plays down to 12.5% ITM
Nov-28	14:00	Day 2	40-minute levels
Nov-29	13:00	Day 3	Final 16

The Festival Tallinn 2026 Full Schedule

Full Festival Programme and Special Events

The action begins before the main festival schedule, with a freebuy mega-satellite on November 19. The satellite offers 10 seats to the €200 NLH 7-2 Special, ahead of the official festival start on November 20.

Additional competitions throughout the 10-day programme include the NLH Seniors Event (50+), Win TV Live - The Festival Special, Slots Championship, Blackjack Championship, Roulette Championship, Sportsbook Championship, and The Festival Queens.

The schedule also features Franke's Flip Flops, a Stand 'n Go event running from November 20-28, alongside the Cash Game Challenge and several cash game challenges.

November 29, the festival's final day, will feature the NLH Main Event finale, The Festival 10-Game Day 2, Baby T.O.R.S.E.S. Supreme, and the €1,100 OFC Pineapple Highroller.

Several tournaments will also offer added packages for The Festival Bratislava. These include the Flip Finals, NLH Brunch, and PLO5 Flip Tournament.

The Festival Series Wraps Up Its 2026 Calendar in Tallinn

With more than 70 tournaments spanning No-Limit Hold'em, mixed games, and other formats, The Festival Tallinn 2026 will bring the series' scheduled European calendar to a close.

The 10-day programme runs from November 20-29 at Olympic Park Casino, with the NLH Main Event, Mixed Games Main Event, The Hendon Mob Championship, and several additional competitions forming the tournament line-up.

The Festival Series is scheduled to return in 2027, with further European stops yet to be announced.

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