REPAIR POP-UP – repair, save and learn!
6.8.2026
17.00 - 20.00
Otavalankatu 3, 33100 Tampere
On the night of events, Thursday 6 August, from 5pm to 8pm, five repair workshops open to everyone will pop up in the centre of Tampere. All workshops are outside on the street and operate on a drop-in basis, so come along and learn.
Event Night Repair Pop Up – Repair, save and learn!
On the event night on Thursday 6 August from 5pm to 8pm, five open repair shops will pop up in the centre of Tampere! The threshold for repairing things couldn't be lower, it's not, but professionals will come to the streets to advise Tampere residents!
Second Hand Tampere ry invites you to the Event Night Repair Pop Up. No registration or participation fee – come whenever it suits you between 5pm and 8pm.
All workshops are located outside on the street and operate on a drop-in basis.
📍 OTAVALANKATU 3
In front of Vintage Garden and Helga Neid
👞 Leather product maintenance workshop
Give shoes, bags and other small leather products a new life. You will receive maintenance instructions and can have minor maintenance carried out with the guidance of expert Anne Korkala.
💍 Jewelry workshop – make new out of old
Bring broken jewelry and make new, personalized jewelry out of it together with Leena Aalto. Materials can also be found at Vintage Garden and Helga Neid.
🧶 Autumn knitwear maintenance workshop
Prepare your favorite knitwear for autumn! Tiina Rikala helps with removing pilling, cleaning small holes and steaming knitwear.
📍 ALEKSANTERINKATU 17
In front of Faktoria X HAY Second Hand
✨ Jewelry maintenance workshop
Elina Balukoff does minor jewelry maintenance and repairs. Services include: • jewelry cleaning • tightening and replacing spacer rings • replacing hooks and jewelry rings 🪡 Clothing repair and patch workshop Juulia Heinämäki will help with small clothing repairs - for example, a shirt that needs a button or pants that need patching. At the same time, a patch sewing workshop will be held in the spirit of Suomirock's big week. You can sew free Second Hand Tampere labels onto your clothes, buy new labels on site or bring your own labels to be sewn.
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Why participate?
Repairing extends the life of items, saves money and teaches new skills.
Come for a while or stay longer – all workshops are open all evening!
📅 Thursday 6.8. at 5–8 pm
📍 Otavalankatu 3, Vintage Garden & Helga Neiti Second Hand
📍 Aleksanterinkatu 17, Faktoria X HAY Second Hand
💚 Open and free event, no registration
The event is organized by Second Hand Tampere ry in collaboration with Korkala Agency, Vintage Garden, Helga Neiti, Faktoria and HAY Second Hand. The event is part of the Korjauskaupunki 2026 project, which is implemented with Mansen Massit funding.
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