Outsider Art Festival
Outsider Art Festival (OAF) invites everyone to celebrate equality! OAF gives voice to the outsider artists by presenting a vibrant collection of music, visual arts, performing arts, films, literature and life stories. OAF is a partner festival of the Helsinki Festival.
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Open call for OAF 2026 working groups!
OAF is looking for employees and interns in the arts and culture sector for communication and event production tasks and working groups. Come and create unforgettable festival experiences with us!
OAF Open Call 2026 now live!
OAF 2026 applications are open November 3–30, 2025! OAF is a multidisciplinary art festival that will be held in August 2026 as part of the Helsinki Festival. OAF brings together
OAF Tokyo pop up 29.11.-26.12.2025
Imagine Everyday! Outsider Art Finland on the 29thNov – 26th Dec, is a showcase for Finnish outsider arts organised in collaboration with HERALBONY, Pertin Valinta (Pertti’s Choice) and the Finnish
Photos from OAF 2025
Outsider Art Festival was celebrated in Helsinki and Espoo from August 14 to 24, 2025. While waiting for next year, you can take a look at a photo compilation of
Take part in planning OAF 2026!
Outsider Art Festival OAF would like to thank everyone for the amazing festivals that concluded last week!! A huge thank you to the artists, partners, working groups, volunteers, and of
OAF 2025 award winners are Nilas Lindell and Hanna Heino
The 2025 Artist Award and four honorable mentions were presented at the festival’s opening ceremony. The winners of the OAF 2025 Award are Nilas Lindell and Hanna Heino from the
Tickets and reservations
The Outsider Art Festival includes events both free of charge and with paid tickets. The program takes place in live events as well as online.
Tickets sold via Tiketti and Lippu.fi. You can the OAF ticket shop from Tiketti here. Tickets for the Sellosali events are sold via Lippu.fi here and tickets for the Kannusali events here.
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