Novosibirsk Events

Festival Masters of Rus
June 2020

The Festival Masters of Rus’ is a festival of the Slavic culture that has recently become popular among the citizens of Novosibirsk. The founders of the festival believe that it helps to return to the traditions and experience that previous generations possessed. The visitors can get acquainted with the Slavic culture. Different martial arts are widely presented at the festival. The participants will learn a lot about the ancient masters’ secrets. Men can try themselves in martial arts or take part in blacksmith’s work making a knife. Women are offered a chance to study weaving, to sew something on their own or to make a household charm. A lot of master classes are organized at the festival including cooking and

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Novosibirsk City Day
June 2020

The City Day is celebrated in Novosibirsk on the last Sunday of June. The organizers usually have an aim of showing all the achievements of the city. The main celebration is traditionally held on the Lenin Square, the main square of the city, which is closed for the transport on this day. A number of festive programmes is also organized in different districts of Novosibirsk. The activities include various concerts, sport competitions, trade fairs and an amazing firework show. Venue: Throughout Novosibirsk Event cost: Free

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Ivan Kupala Day
July 2020

This holiday is waited for by both children and adults. The obligatory ritual of the festivity is pouring water over all passers-by. Kupala is an ancient celebration related to the summer solstice after which the Slavs started haymaking, gathering linden blossom and first mushrooms. Initially the day was called Kres, but later a pagan tradition merged with the Christianity. The name “Ivan Kupala” was created by a chronicler from Gustynsky cloister of the Chernigov region. Describing the “diabolic games” of the pagans, he came to a conclusion that Ivan Kupala was a name of a pagan god. But in fact it was the name of the holiday itself. On this day the Slavs carried out ritual ablutions in banyas, rivers

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Siberian Running Festival
September 2020

Thousands of people take part in Siberian Running Festival annually, including sport teams, professional runners and amateurs. Siberian Running Festival is one of the brightest sports events in Novosibirsk. It is an official event; that is why all the achievements are recorded by a special sport committee. The sportsmen from the age of 14 have an opportunity to try themselves in different races, but only after receiving a medical certificate. There are races over the distances of 1500m, 3600m and 21,097.5m (half marathon). The race over 3600m is organized especially for roller skaters. The prize fund for the half marathon winners in 2017 will make 1,300,000 rubles. The ceremony of awarding the winners will be followed by a concert. Venue: Lenin

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International festival “Classics”
December 2020

Russian and foreign musicians perform classical works, original arrangements of classical works, opera masterpieces and pieces for ancient musical instruments. The international festival “Classics” is held in the beginning of December. The first festival took place in 2012 as an event dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Philharmonic society. The classics are not only the music written during a definite period of time. The Novosibirsk Philharmonic Society understands it as something exemplary and perfect, irrespective of the genre and the age. The motto of the festival is “The Art of Highest Fineness” The project involves several concerts of different genres. Venue: Novosibirsk Philharmonic Event cost: Prices vary

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New Year
31 December 2020

The New Year is the most anticipated holiday in Russia. It is widely celebrated throughout the country. The local authorities always pay a special attention to the preparation for the main winter holiday; that is why people in Novosibirsk are rarely bored during the first week of January which is traditionally the holiday time for the whole country. The New Year Celebration on the main square of the city generally includes the following events: a disco, a firework show, round dances near the New Year Tree, competitions held by Father Frost and his granddaughter Snegurochka and trade fairs. Venue: Throughout Novosibirsk Event cost: Free

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Siberian Festival of Snow Sculpture
January 2020

The festival is a real winter holiday attracting attention of the locals and the city guests who have an opportunity to enjoy the open-air exposition for one month. The Siberian Festival of Snow Sculpture is an international annual creativity contest. The first festival took place on 22nd-25th December 2000. Since that time it has been gathering professional sculptors and artists from Russia and other countries. The festival is traditionally held from 8th till 31st January; it starts with a grand opening and finishes with rewarding the winners. It involves two separate competitions: the one for professionals and the other for children. Snow compositions are set in the Pervomayskiy Public Garden of Novosibirsk. The professional sculptors are provided with blocks of

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The baptism of Jesus
19 January 2020

The traditions of this day include bathing which is performed at specially organized places in rivers and in the Ob Sea. The baptism of Jesus is one of the major Christian holidays commemorated on 19th January. There are usually 8 fonts in different parts of the city. The fonts open after the water in them is sanctified by priests. EMERCOM provides the safety of the event by preparing special warm places to change the clothes after the bathing and organizing ambulances standing by. Venue: Throughout Novosibirsk Event cost: Free

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Maslenitsa
February 2020

The folk fest lasts all 7 days and includes outdoor celebrations, visiting friends and relatives, and baking pancakes that symbolize the Sun. Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic holiday, bright and loud, celebrated during one week. On Sunday, the last day of the festivity, all parks of Novosibirsk traditionally hold celebrations with round dances, trade fairs, concerts, horse riding, different folk competitions and of course burning the Maslenitsa effigy, the tradition that symbolizes saying farewell to the cold winter and welcoming of the long-awaited spring. The Maslenitsa is usually celebrated in the Central and the Zayeltsovsky parks, in Narymsky and Pervomaisky public gardens and at the Novosibirsk Zoo. The activities normally start at 12:00. The open-air Historical and Architectural Museum in Akademgorodok invites guests to take

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Victory Day
9 May 2020

The Victory Day is dedicated to the victory of the Red Army and the Soviet people over the fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The celebration begins with a military parade on the Lenin Square and a salvo from the intersection of Kamenskaya highway and Voyennaya street. The Immortal Regiment starts its movement immediately after the parade and proceeds along the Oktyabrskaya highway, the Krasny Prospect and the Romanova street to the Central Park. The Immortal Regiment is an international social action held in Russia and some other countries on the Victory Day. The participants proceed in a column carrying photographs of their relatives who took part in the World War II and the Great Patriotic War.

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Museum Night
19-20 May 2020

Museums, concert halls, galleries and other culture institutions open their doors for the visitors in the evening. Traditionally, the Museum night is timed to the International Museum Day. The museums that participate in the event include the Novosibirsk State Regional Museum, the Novosibirsk State Art Museum, the Novosibirsk City Museum, the Dzerzhinsky and Zheleznodorozhny Districts Museums, the Zaeltsovka Museum, the Kalininsky and Sovetsky Districts Museums, the Oktyabrsky District Museum “Zakamenka” and others. The City Centre of Fine Arts, the Novosibirsk Philharmonic, the Pobeda cinema and the Novosibirsk Planetarium also take part. All of them have promised to please citizens and guests of Novosibirsk with a new interesting programme in 2018. Venue: Museums of Novosibirsk Event cost: Prices vary

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Festival Masters of Rus
June 2020

The Festival Masters of Rus’ is a festival of the Slavic culture that has recently become popular among the citizens of Novosibirsk. The founders of the festival believe that it helps to return to the traditions and experience that previous generations possessed. The visitors can get acquainted with the Slavic culture. Different martial arts are widely presented at the festival. The participants will learn a lot about the ancient masters’ secrets. Men can try themselves in martial arts or take part in blacksmith’s work making a knife. Women are offered a chance to study weaving, to sew something on their own or to make a household charm. A lot of master classes are organized at the festival including cooking and

Read More

Novosibirsk City Day
June 2020

The City Day is celebrated in Novosibirsk on the last Sunday of June. The organizers usually have an aim of showing all the achievements of the city. The main celebration is traditionally held on the Lenin Square, the main square of the city, which is closed for the transport on this day. A number of festive programmes is also organized in different districts of Novosibirsk. The activities include various concerts, sport competitions, trade fairs and an amazing firework show. Venue: Throughout Novosibirsk Event cost: Free

Read More

Ivan Kupala Day
July 2020

This holiday is waited for by both children and adults. The obligatory ritual of the festivity is pouring water over all passers-by. Kupala is an ancient celebration related to the summer solstice after which the Slavs started haymaking, gathering linden blossom and first mushrooms. Initially the day was called Kres, but later a pagan tradition merged with the Christianity. The name “Ivan Kupala” was created by a chronicler from Gustynsky cloister of the Chernigov region. Describing the “diabolic games” of the pagans, he came to a conclusion that Ivan Kupala was a name of a pagan god. But in fact it was the name of the holiday itself. On this day the Slavs carried out ritual ablutions in banyas, rivers

Read More

Siberian Running Festival
September 2020

Thousands of people take part in Siberian Running Festival annually, including sport teams, professional runners and amateurs. Siberian Running Festival is one of the brightest sports events in Novosibirsk. It is an official event; that is why all the achievements are recorded by a special sport committee. The sportsmen from the age of 14 have an opportunity to try themselves in different races, but only after receiving a medical certificate. There are races over the distances of 1500m, 3600m and 21,097.5m (half marathon). The race over 3600m is organized especially for roller skaters. The prize fund for the half marathon winners in 2017 will make 1,300,000 rubles. The ceremony of awarding the winners will be followed by a concert. Venue: Lenin

Read More

International festival “Classics”
December 2020

Russian and foreign musicians perform classical works, original arrangements of classical works, opera masterpieces and pieces for ancient musical instruments. The international festival “Classics” is held in the beginning of December. The first festival took place in 2012 as an event dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Philharmonic society. The classics are not only the music written during a definite period of time. The Novosibirsk Philharmonic Society understands it as something exemplary and perfect, irrespective of the genre and the age. The motto of the festival is “The Art of Highest Fineness” The project involves several concerts of different genres. Venue: Novosibirsk Philharmonic Event cost: Prices vary

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New Year
31 December 2020

The New Year is the most anticipated holiday in Russia. It is widely celebrated throughout the country. The local authorities always pay a special attention to the preparation for the main winter holiday; that is why people in Novosibirsk are rarely bored during the first week of January which is traditionally the holiday time for the whole country. The New Year Celebration on the main square of the city generally includes the following events: a disco, a firework show, round dances near the New Year Tree, competitions held by Father Frost and his granddaughter Snegurochka and trade fairs. Venue: Throughout Novosibirsk Event cost: Free

Read More

Siberian Festival of Snow Sculpture
January 2020

The festival is a real winter holiday attracting attention of the locals and the city guests who have an opportunity to enjoy the open-air exposition for one month. The Siberian Festival of Snow Sculpture is an international annual creativity contest. The first festival took place on 22nd-25th December 2000. Since that time it has been gathering professional sculptors and artists from Russia and other countries. The festival is traditionally held from 8th till 31st January; it starts with a grand opening and finishes with rewarding the winners. It involves two separate competitions: the one for professionals and the other for children. Snow compositions are set in the Pervomayskiy Public Garden of Novosibirsk. The professional sculptors are provided with blocks of

Read More

The baptism of Jesus
19 January 2020

The traditions of this day include bathing which is performed at specially organized places in rivers and in the Ob Sea. The baptism of Jesus is one of the major Christian holidays commemorated on 19th January. There are usually 8 fonts in different parts of the city. The fonts open after the water in them is sanctified by priests. EMERCOM provides the safety of the event by preparing special warm places to change the clothes after the bathing and organizing ambulances standing by. Venue: Throughout Novosibirsk Event cost: Free

Read More

Maslenitsa
February 2020

The folk fest lasts all 7 days and includes outdoor celebrations, visiting friends and relatives, and baking pancakes that symbolize the Sun. Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic holiday, bright and loud, celebrated during one week. On Sunday, the last day of the festivity, all parks of Novosibirsk traditionally hold celebrations with round dances, trade fairs, concerts, horse riding, different folk competitions and of course burning the Maslenitsa effigy, the tradition that symbolizes saying farewell to the cold winter and welcoming of the long-awaited spring. The Maslenitsa is usually celebrated in the Central and the Zayeltsovsky parks, in Narymsky and Pervomaisky public gardens and at the Novosibirsk Zoo. The activities normally start at 12:00. The open-air Historical and Architectural Museum in Akademgorodok invites guests to take

Read More

Victory Day
9 May 2020

The Victory Day is dedicated to the victory of the Red Army and the Soviet people over the fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The celebration begins with a military parade on the Lenin Square and a salvo from the intersection of Kamenskaya highway and Voyennaya street. The Immortal Regiment starts its movement immediately after the parade and proceeds along the Oktyabrskaya highway, the Krasny Prospect and the Romanova street to the Central Park. The Immortal Regiment is an international social action held in Russia and some other countries on the Victory Day. The participants proceed in a column carrying photographs of their relatives who took part in the World War II and the Great Patriotic War.

Read More

Museum Night
19-20 May 2020

Museums, concert halls, galleries and other culture institutions open their doors for the visitors in the evening. Traditionally, the Museum night is timed to the International Museum Day. The museums that participate in the event include the Novosibirsk State Regional Museum, the Novosibirsk State Art Museum, the Novosibirsk City Museum, the Dzerzhinsky and Zheleznodorozhny Districts Museums, the Zaeltsovka Museum, the Kalininsky and Sovetsky Districts Museums, the Oktyabrsky District Museum “Zakamenka” and others. The City Centre of Fine Arts, the Novosibirsk Philharmonic, the Pobeda cinema and the Novosibirsk Planetarium also take part. All of them have promised to please citizens and guests of Novosibirsk with a new interesting programme in 2018. Venue: Museums of Novosibirsk Event cost: Prices vary

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