International festival “Classics” <br>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 […]
New Year <br>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 […]
Siberian Festival of Snow Sculpture <br>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 […]
The baptism of Jesus <br>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 […]
Maslenitsa <br>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, […]
Victory Day <br>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 […]
Museum Night <br>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 […]
Moscow museum week (free visit)
Moscow museums Third week of each month is a week when everyone can visit most Moscow museums for free. It should be noted, that open museum day is carried out only by the museums that are under control of City Department of Culture. While the museums of the federal level (eg, Tretyakov Gallery, the Historical […]
Moskva River summer navigation season <br>April – October 2022
The Moskva River The summer navigation season begins in late April and involved over 150 boats. There are ten major river routes, including those beyond the city. River navigation season in Moscow continues until the end of October.Visitors can take a river bus at the berth near the Kievsky Railway Station, Novospassky Bridge in Gorky […]
Kremlin’s cavalry guard change <br>April – October 2022
Cathedral Square of the Kremlin The Formal Infantry and Horse Guard Mounting Parade of the Presidential Regiment takes place around 20 times from April to October. A centuries-old tradition of the ceremonial changing of the guard revives in Kremlin each Saturday through the Russian warm season. The ceremony involving infantry and cavalry was first started by Peter […]
