Helsinki Festival is the largest arts festival in Finland, organised annually in late summer. The festivals aim is to make art accessible for all. The programme line-up features classical and world music, theatre, dance, circus and visual arts as well as a range of urban events. In 2018, Helsinki Festival is organised on Aug 17th Sept 2nd. The programme is published in April. The Night of the Arts is next arranged on August 23rd 2018. In 2017, the festival had approx. 212 800 visits. Helsinki Festival is one of the four main organizers of the Musica nova Helsinki new music festival. Helsinki Festival operates under the auspices of the Helsinki Week Foundation, established by the City of Helsinki. The executive body of the Helsinki Week foundation is its Board. Members of the Board are elected by the Helsinki City Board to serve a two-year term. More Info below.