The Main Programme 2019 will be announced in May. The festival will be held from 5th to 11th August.

The performances for the Main Programme are always invited to the festival by the artistic team, which currently includes director-writer Hilkka-Liisa Iivanainen, director Aleksis Meaney, actor, director Tanjalotta Räikkä and the Executive director of Tampere Theatre Festival, Hanna Rosendahl.