In 2020, Moscow will celebrate its 873rd anniversary. City Day celebrations will begin on Saturday, September 5th and continue the next day, Sunday, September 6th.
How will the City Day celebrations take place in Moscow?
A rich program awaits residents and guests of the capital festive events dedicated to the City Day in Moscow. The holiday, preparation for which usually takes several months, is traditionally celebrated on a grand scale.
Tverskaya Street will be the epicenter of the festive events. Venues and stages will be installed here to host theatrical, musical and sporting events. Also, everyone will be able to attend exciting master classes and open training sessions, and take part in intellectual competitions.
Several hundred art objects will decorate the capital these days. These are modern lighting structures created using the latest technologies. Pedestrian areas where street celebrations will take place will be especially brightly illuminated. The fireworks on City Day in Moscow in 2020 promises to be an unforgettable spectacle. However, let's talk about everything in order.
Moscow City Day 2020 celebration program
The detailed program for celebrating Moscow City Day in 2020 will become known closer to the date of this event. At venues in the center and districts of the capital, festival guests will enjoy musical performances, sports and craft master classes, and street theater performances. Here you can dance to hits popular artists and also try various dishes specially prepared for the holiday by Moscow restaurateurs.
The center of the holiday, Tverskaya Street, will traditionally become a pedestrian zone on September 5-6. You will also be able to take part in festive performances, take part in competitions and quests that will be held at various venues - there are many ways to have an interesting time in the capital.
Last year, on City Day, over two holiday days, about 3 million guests visited the four central sites. The most popular intellectual game"What? Where? When?”, master classes in a motorcycle workshop, a robotics studio and a decorative arts workshop.
At the Moscow City site, highliner athletes from Russia, Germany, France and Canada set a new world record by crossing the distance between the OKO and Neva Towers on a rope stretched at a height of 350 meters. And on the Vodootvodny Canal a SUP surfing competition was held in which 50 amateur athletes who passed the qualifying selection took part.
On the section of Tverskaya Street from Stoleshnikov Lane to Manezhnaya Square master classes were held for sports enthusiasts and healthy image life. Professional athletes demonstrated their skills here, holding demonstrations on freestyle scooters and master classes in rock climbing.
For jumping on BMX bicycles, mountain bikes and scooters, a special springboard 9 meters high was built. Here you could see competitions among amateurs and professionals. Shows and competitions also took place at the Skate Park, a special structure designed for jumping on scooters.
Here you could also practice slacklining or, more simply put, tightrope walking. Everyone who wanted to feel like circus performers was taught how to balance on a tightrope by real professionals. In addition to master classes, an exciting show program of walking on a rope stretched between buildings was shown here.
Even more entertainment awaited the guests of the holiday on the site in front of the Moscow Hotel (the intersection of Okhotny Ryad and Mokhovaya streets with Tverskaya).
For the little guests of the City Day holiday in Moscow, a program of master classes was prepared in Technograd and the Crafts Park. Also, those who wished could take part in intellectual competitions, which were held in the format of the TV game “What? Where? When?".
The presenter, played by one of the famous experts of this club, asked the players a question. After a minute of discussion, each team wrote down the answer to the question on a special form, which was given to the facilitator. For a correct answer, the team received one point. 12 questions were asked, and the team that gave greatest number correct answers, became the winner.
No less extensive was theater program holiday. In the very center of the capital one could see theatrical performances of Russian and foreign street theaters, which were presented by the Golden Mask Festival.
Famous artists also prepared a special musical program for Moscow City Day. During the holiday, performances by artists from the Bolshoi Theater and the Theater of Nations, the Moscow State academic theater Gzhel Dance, Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra conducted by A. Gindin, Moscow Provincial Theater, SBHR Group.
For City Day, Muscovites were treated to free excursions. On them you can not only learn about the distant past of the capital’s streets and squares, but also about how Moscow has developed in recent years. To participate in them, you had to pre-register.
An extensive festive program was prepared for City Day and for visitors to Moscow parks. In the park named after Gorky, Fili, Sokolniki, Kolomenskoye, Kuzminki, Izmailovskoye, Tagansky, Babushkinsky garden, park named after. Bauman, the Hermitage Garden and others hosted theatrical performances, concerts, fun games and competitions.
And at the end of the evening, colorful fireworks took place in the parks, timed to coincide with the celebration of City Day in Moscow.
Many of the capital's catering establishments prepared a varied program for the Moscow City Day celebration with the participation of singers, dancers, musicians, competitions and dances. Among the most popular establishments in the capital these days are such cafes and restaurants as “Paradise”, “Kamin”, “Ararat”, “Aurora”, “Taj Mahal”, “Carlson”, “Bono”, White Rabbit, “Banquet” -hall in Izmailovo”, “Wheel of Time” and others.
Bright holiday shows with DJ performances, famous artists, various competitions and fiery dances took place in the nightclubs “Propaganda”, “Roof of the World”, “Garage”, “Solyanka”, Rolling Stone Bar, Papa’s Place, “Microfon”, “Baikonur”, etc. Everyone could give preference to the establishments in which bright shows for large audiences, or romantic cozy restaurants where you could celebrate a holiday in a small company.
For those who were ready to celebrate the holiday good deeds, the largest charitable foundations and public organizations presented their projects:
- Charitable Foundation for helping children with severe liver diseases “Life is a Miracle”
- Charitable Foundation for helping people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neuromuscular diseases “Live Now”
- The “In the Name of Life” charity foundation helps people suffering from the genetic disease cystic fibrosis.
Charitable Foundation for Supporting People with Disabilities “Act” - Charitable foundation for helping older people “Connection of Generations”
- Charitable Foundation for helping those in need of constant care “Longevity”
- Charitable Foundation for the Support of Elderly People “Dignity”
- Charitable Foundation for the Development of Sports and Culture “Live Good”
- Charitable Foundation "Childhood Protection" "Our children have a future"
- Charitable Foundation "CHILDREN FOR CHILDREN"
- ROO "Association of Large Families of Moscow"
- Charitable Foundation "Food Fund Rus"
- Charitable Foundation "Red-White Heart"
- ANO Educational and Kinetic Center "Dogs - Helpers for the Disabled"
- Fund for homeless animals "RAY"
- Charitable foundation for supporting people with disabilities, strengthening and promoting healthy lifestyles “Power of Spirit”
Street festivities took place on Red Square, Tverskaya Street, Chistoprudny Boulevard, VDNH, Poklonnaya Hill, Vorobyovy Gory and other sites.
In each district of Moscow, specially equipped concert venues were organized, where professional and amateur groups. The safety of citizens was ensured by thousands of employees of security organizations.
The celebration of City Day in Moscow ended with a traditional fireworks display. The metro worked on holidays until two o'clock in the morning.
More detailed program Festive events for City Day in Moscow can be found on the open data portal of the Moscow government and the official website of the event moscowseasons.com. Thanks to a convenient map, Muscovites and city guests will be able to choose the most suitable places to visit the holiday.
Venues for celebrating Moscow City Day
As last year, Moscow City Day 2020 will mark the end of the Flower Jam festival, where the celebration of the capital’s 873rd anniversary will take place.
Starting from July 19, 2020, compositions by designers who have become nominees and winners of the Flower Jam competition will be presented on the streets and squares of Moscow. Last year, the streets and squares of the capital were decorated with the following festival sites:
- Tverskoy Boulevard, 2 (at the entrance to ITAR-TASS)– “Rock Garden”, Damien Michel (France, UK)
- Kamergersky lane, ow. 4– “Green Fluff”, Elena Fedosova (Russia)
- Kuznetsky Most street, 7– “You are The Landscape”, Alessandro Trivelli, Silvia Calatroni (Italy)
- Petrovka street, 15– “Tide”, Pavel Cherepanov (Russia)
- Rozhdestvenka street, 7– “Harmony with Diagonals”, Heidi Hannus (Finland)
- Klimentovsky lane, 23с1 (near Tretyakovskaya metro station)– “Whirlwind of Fate”, Elena Bykova (Russia)
- Moskvoretskaya embankment (opposite Zaryadye Park)– “Reflection”, Alex Solomnishvili (Georgia)
- st. Krymsky Val, 9с2 (at the main entrance to Gorky Park)– “Sounds of the City”, Elena Gorskaya (Russia)
- st. Krymsky Val, 10 (Museon Park, near the entrance to the New Tretyakov Gallery)– “Topographical Flower Stories”, Kairi Meos (Finland)
- Muzeon Park (entrance from Maronovsky Lane)– “A-mazing Garden”, Maggie Wu, Alejandro O’Neill (PRC, Uruguay)
- Arbat street, 48– “Above the Roof”, Patricia Garcia Alayo (Russia)
- Novy Arbat street, 15– “Origami”, Authors’ team of the company “Elki” (Russia)
- Novy Arbat street, 15– “Urban Pastoral”, Dmitry Bochkov, Denis Batashev (Russia)
- New Arbat street, 17– “The Silk Road”, Tinatin Khimshiashvili, Giorgi Saginadze, Marina Shimanskaya (Russia, Georgia)
- New Arbat street, 19-21– “Architecture of Nature”, Authors’ team of the company “Derevo Park” (Russia)
- New Arbat street, 19-21– “Life”, Elizaveta Kozyreva (Russia)
- Prospekt Mira, ow. 119 (JSC "VDNKh", Northern Square)– “Universal Rhytm”, Adele Sironi, David Rampinelli (Italy)
- Bolshaya Sukharevskaya Square (near Sukharevskaya metro station)– “Neglinka Garden”, Natalya Shushlebina (Russia)
- Myasnitskie Gate Square– “The retinue is playing”, Vitaly Panteleev, Anastasia Golovina (Russia)
- The area near the Barrikadnaya metro station– “Red Garden”, Authors’ team of the company “Archiland” (Russia)
- The area near the Krasnopresnenskaya metro station– “The Circle”, Lorenza Bartolazzi, Luca Catalano, Claudia Clementini (Italy)
- Presnenskaya embankment, 4c1 (near the Bagration bridge)– “360 Flower Garden”, Richard Marfiak, Michael Marcinov (Slovakia)
- st. Cow shaft, bldg. 1A (area near Dobryninskaya metro station)– “Gravity”, Evgenia Vorontsova (Russia)
- Square near the metro station "Marksistskaya" (entrance 6)– “Goblin and Sunbeam”, Tanja Niemenen, Tina Holmberg (Finland)
- – “Kandin-skyline”, Katyusha Ratto (Italy)
- mountains Zelenograd, Yunosti Square– “Intermission”, Elina Krasilnikova, Nadezhda Abdrashitova, Alesya Goncharik, Ilya Zdulyakin, Ana Zlateva, Olga Vakhrameeva (Russia)
GORKY PARK
We celebrate City Day with Gorky Park: we play and listen to electronic music, create, play sports and look at the park through the eyes of Konstantin Melnikov.
Conceptual era architecture, contemporary music or digital art? In Gorky Park on City Day there will be everything at once: the “Moscow through Your Eyes” festival, which includes the Russian final of the DMC DJ WORLD world championship in DJing, the third festival of digital art and creativity Maker Faire Moscow, Fields - a festival of experimental music, installation and many sports classes.
September 8 and 9
Installation by Artem Stefanov “Moscow through the eyes of Melnikov”
Where: Park Balustrade
When: all day September 8th and 9th
At the main entrance to the park there will be an installation by Artem Stefanov dedicated to Konstantin Melnikov. “Moscow through the eyes of Melnikov” is a ten-layer structure that will allow you to look at the city through the eyes of a Soviet architect, the author of monuments from the constructivist era.
Konstantin Melnikov is the author of the idea for the entrance group of the park: according to his plan, the park began with the arch of the main entrance, behind it there was a garden, flower beds and a large fountain. Melnikov's embodied ideas made the Park a model of urban spaces throughout the country in the 1930s. The image of an ideal vacation spot is carefully preserved by the park's management, and now, 90 years later, it influences how the park lives: in recent years, the park has become a platform for experiments, a place for the implementation of bold architectural projects, and the most advanced park in Russia.
September 8 and 9
Festival of digital art and creativity Maker Faire Moscow
Where: throughout the Park
When: 11:00 – 19:00 upon registration
The largest international festival of those who create something new with their own hands. A two-day event where they meet Newest technologies and traditional crafts, organized three years ago at NUST MISIS by the FabLab digital production laboratory, and this year supported by Gorky Park and the Museum contemporary art"Garage".
The festival program includes events for visitors of all ages: watching the work of large 3D printers and mechatronic dinosaurs, getting acquainted with the traditional crafts of blacksmiths and potters, designer electronics and robotics, media artists and works of digital art, conducting scientific experiments and even launch rockets.
Russian final of the world championship in DJing DMC DJ World
Where: square near the main fountain
When: 13:00 – 23:00
Let's find out which of the Russian DJs will represent Russia at the DMC (Disco Mix Club) World Championship in London, the DJ analogue Olympic Games. To win, participants will need to prove in 6 minutes that their sound and technique are worthy of the title of the best DJ from Russia.
Among the headliners are Mix Master Mike, a permanent member of the Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill, his colleague from The Invisibl Skratch Piklz, DJ Shortkut, as well as last year's DMC winner DJ World Online and seven-time winner of the French DMC championship, DJ Skillz. Also during the day, the best domestic hip-hop DJs will perform, and the event will be hosted by the legendary Legalize and MC Quick San.
September 9, Sunday
Fields Experimental Music Festival
Where: Pushkinskaya embankment
When: 16:00 – 23:00
The fourth festival of experimental music Fields this time is called “Open Borders” and will erase boundaries - geographical, stylistic, cultural and subcultural. Folk through the prism of rave, stadium rock on toy instruments, Electonic music interpreted by academics, techno on a 60-drum drum kit and 21st century new age - all on one stage.
17:00 Kymatic Ensemble
18:00 Fogh Depot
19:00 Nikita Zabelin & Petr Theremin
20:00 Laraaji (USA)
21:00 Alexey Bobrovsky – live techno drumming
21:40 Islam Chipsy & EEK (Egypt)
September 8 and 9
Sports training master classes
Where: throughout Gorky Park and Muzeon Park
When: all day September 8th and 9th
Throughout Gorky Park and Muzeon we participate in sports master classes with experienced trainers and a group of enthusiasts. The program includes: health qigong for adults and children, a tango master class from the Argentine Embassy (in Russian and Spanish), basic fencing techniques, “Run to the rescue” for short and long distances, beatbox, modern dance, stretching, hustle and cycling lectures. Detailed schedule on the website park-gorkogo.com.
Excursion marathon for City Day
Where: throughout Gorky Park
When: all day September 8th and 9th by registration
On City Day, we will explore the Park inside and out: for two days there will be a marathon of excursions “Moments in the history of Gorky Park (for the 90th anniversary of the park).” We will learn the history of Gorky Park from the moment of creation of the All-Russian Agricultural and Handicraft Exhibition on the site to the present. The story will touch on the famous “Girl with an Oar”, and two models who posed for the sculptor Ivan Shadr, a parachute tower, Maxim Gorky’s favorite flowers, and the Golitsyn Wall Pavilions by the architect Matvey Kazakov on Pushkinskaya Embankment.
HERMITAGE GARDEN
8 September, on City Day, the sixth “Theater March” will be held in the Hermitage Garden - the largest in Russia theater festival under the open sky. In a 12-hour marathon, 10 Moscow theaters will present their performances: the Taganka Theater, the Musical Theater named after K.S. Stanislavsky and Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, Meyerhold Center, “Ballet Moscow”, “School of Dramatic Art”, “School modern play" and others.
This year, guests will see three premieres, two productions created specifically for our holiday, and the largest family program in the history of Theater March, which will include 8 performances.
The Taganka Theater will present a concert version of Alexei Frandetti's musical "Sweeney Todd, the Maniacal Barber of Fleet Street."
The program from choreographers from the Netherlands will be presented by Ballet Moscow. Festival guests will see the premiere performance “Transcription of Color”, as well as one act ballet"Eros Redux"
The Ubertheater team from the Meyerhold Center created the interactive performance “Collection of Adventures. Real Moscow." Its route will run through the entire Hermitage Garden, where the theater will change reality before the eyes of the participants. The second production of the CIM is “Concert. Come".
The premiere of Alexander Ogarev’s “Chairmen of the Globe” about the fates of Vladimir Mayakovsky and Velimir Khlebnikov will be shown by the “School of Dramatic Art”.
The start of the “Theater March” will be given by a family program, within which performances will be shown by the “School of Modern Play”, “ New Opera", Et Cetera, Musical-dramatic theater A-Z and "Story Studio". The culmination of the day will be the performance of the orchestra of the Musical Theater named after K.S. Stanislavsky and Vl.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko – on the Big Stage musicians will perform suites from “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
Free admission.
PEROVSKY PARK
The main theme of this year's City Day is “Moscow is my inspiration.”
Guests of Perovsky Park will see performances by famous artists of the Moscow Drama and musical theaters. There will be creative master classes on making collages and paintings on the theme “Inspiration from my city”, and also at a master class on creating cartoons, children and adults, under the strict guidance of professionals, will create their own cartoons about Moscow, which can be seen at the end of the holiday on the big screen .
For guests of Perovsky Park with music program Opera-prima team Inna Sukharetskaya and actors of the PRACTIKA theater, the Tchaikovsky trio, MenHausen and VIA "Simple Things" will perform
There will be family creative master classes from artist-teacher Masha Somik, creator of the Kavardak School and artist-director Maria Afansyeva.
Guests will enjoy a master class of collages and drawings from the Kavardak school - a cartoon master class for children and adults
In the evening there will be a showing of the works of the participants in the animation master class.
Date and time: 09/08/2018 / 13:00 – 22:00
Venue: Perovsky Park.
Date: 09/08/2018
Age restrictions: 0+. Free admission!
SOKOLNIKI PARK
"Lisa. Family Fest"- this is the first big festival magazine "Liza", which will be held on Moscow City Day - September 8, 2018 in the capital's Sokolniki Park on Festivalnaya Square. None of those who came to the holiday - from kids and their parents to parents themselves - will be bored on this day. After all, on “Liza. Family Fest" you will not only be able to relax with the whole family, but also play and take part in charity projects, learn something new, listen live music, dance, eat delicious food and even receive gifts. The festival site will turn into a real city with themed squares, streets and alleys, where partners and friends of the event will make this holiday unforgettable for every guest.
September 9 at 14:30 In honor of City Day, we invite you to a free tour of Sokolniki Park. The guide will introduce you to Sokolniki, which these days can no longer be seen in person - a hunting reserve, a countryside recreation area and a Soviet-era park. Walking along the alleys of the park, founded 200-300 years ago, guests of the excursion will be able to discover the history of one of the oldest Moscow parks, as well as get acquainted with the culture of leisure and recreation of Muscovites of the last four centuries. The excursion will take place at the Sokolniki Park Museum, at the address: Sokolnichesky Val, 1, building 1.
SADOVNIKI PARK
On September 8 and 9, Sadovniki Park will host celebrations of Moscow’s 871st birthday. This year City Day in the park will be held under the slogan “Charity is easy.” Guests of the park will be able to take part in a charity event, the purpose of which will be to draw attention to the problem of childhood diseases. On this day, from 13:00 to 14:00, you will be able to rent a bicycle for free at the rental point, while making a symbolic donation to the fund. In addition, representatives of foundations will work at the event site, and everyone will be able to provide targeted assistance to the beneficiaries of charitable organizations.
For young guests of the park, as part of the program of the first day of the holiday, creative master classes will be presented, where you can make a bright toy with your own hands - a kaleidoscope, “build” your own Moscow from cardboard models, and also paint a kite. Will work to maintain a festive atmosphere musical accompaniment performed by cover band artists and a DJ, and the musical part of the program will end with a performance by the jazz band "Jazz Friends" at 19:00 and colorful fireworks that will illuminate the sky of Sadovniki Park at 21:00.
On the second day of the celebration, September 9, lovers of active pastime will be able to try their hand at various sports training(zumba, yoga, dancing), take part in an open jiu-jitsu training session or kick the ball around in futsal.
KUZMINKI PARK
As part of the celebration of City Day, a rich program is planned in Kuzminki Park with master classes, performances by dance and music groups.
This year, the theme of the holiday will be charity; at the event site, everyone will be able to make a contribution to support the activities of foundations and charitable organizations. Festive events will take place in the park on September 8 and 9. As part of City Day, there will be creative workshops where park guests can make their own kaleidoscope toy that will fascinate both children and adults, paint a kite with bright colors, and create a miniature Moscow Kremlin. At the end of the program of the first day, September 8, there will be a mass kite launch in support of Good Moscow and the sponsored funds participating in the celebration.
On the main stage of the park on September 8 will perform: voice project participant Anna Yakubuk, lead singer of the HI-FI group Marina Dorozhdina, ex-soloist of the group " VIA Gra" Tatyana Kotova and many others. The headliner of the festive concert will be the popular cover band "Banditz", whose performance will take place at 19:30.
At 21:00 the sky over Kuzminki will light up with festive fireworks.
On September 9, there will be a sports and fitness area at the festival site, where visitors can try themselves in incendiary Zumba, master yoga asanas or play mini-football.
On this day, the guests of the park will be delighted by the artists of Mosconcert with their songs, musical sets will be presented by a DJ, and the main guest of the holiday will be singer Rita Dakota, whose performance will take place at 16:30.
IZMAILOVSKY PARK
September 8 and 9 Muscovites will celebrate City Day in Izmailovsky Park together with their favorite artists and finalists of the Metro On Stage festival of young musicians!
This year the Metro On Stage festival turns 10, so on September 8, the brightest finalists of the competition - Alessiee, Margosha, Time Square, Hardballs, Hell Bruzies, Becomung a Hero, PRAVDA and others - will rock the stage of Izmailovsky Park. Famous musicians of the Russian rock scene, according to tradition, will dilute the “young blood” - they will perform in the park Nike Borzov, Olga Kormukhina and Alexey Belov, Igor Sarukhanov, group “Uma2rman”.
The concert will be hosted by Karina Vasilyeva (“Volunteer of Russia 2017, Active Citizen 2018”) and Igor Sedov (host of the radio station “Our Radio”).
The first day of celebration will end with fireworks at 21:00.
On September 9, the holiday is only gaining momentum: the headliners of the concert will be Irina Dubtsova, Konstantin Krymsky, Kristina Orbakaite, Oleg Kaledin, Polina Gagarina, Alexey Vorobyov, the group “Degrees” and rapper Mot.
The festive program is organized by the Moscow Department of Culture.
Free admission.
City Day in the Lilac Garden
On September 8 and 9, the Lilac Garden will host a City Day celebration dedicated to the problem of homeless animals.
Together with charitable foundation to help animals “Second Life”, an exhibition-adoption of cats from Moscow shelters will be organized at the festival. The pet you like can be taken home.
The foundation’s volunteers will also conduct special programs and interactive sessions aimed at teaching them how to properly treat animals, both strays and their own.
During creative master classes, guests will be taught how to decorate collars and make address cards, make toys for pets and bird feeders.
They will perform at the fountain square of the garden brass bands“Golden Brass” and “Strom Orchestra”, dance groups and cover groups “Blues Gravity”, “Characters”, “Stereo Drive”, “Bali Band” and many others. The headliner of the concert on September 8 will be “space” pirates, adherents of high-quality guitar music, artists from the oldest Russian rock label Navigator Records and participants of the largest festivals - the group “TattooIN”. Festive fireworks will be launched on September 8 at 21:00.
Free admission.
TSARITSYNO
As part of the City Day celebrations, specialists from the Tsaritsyno State Museum-Reserve have prepared a large program of free events for visitors, which will include concerts by famous artists, excursions and games. The events will take place on September 8 and 9.
Concert program ( Palace Square at the Grand Palace)
8 September
11:30 Minin Choir
12:00 – 12:30 Operetta theater. Sazonov Valery Vladimirovich
12:45 – 13:15 Pavel Slobodkin Center
13:30 – 14:00 Virtuosos of Moscow
14:00 – 17:00 Artists of the MosArt cultural center
17:00 – 18:30 Broadcast of the opening of Zaryadye Park in live interview mode
17:10 – 17:30 Ksenia Dezhneva and David Posulikhin
17:30 Presenter exits. Direct connection
17:30 – 18:00 Alexander Tsilinko
18:30 – 19:00 Amalia Gogeshvili
19:30 - 21:00 Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
9th of September
12:00 – 12:45 Center opera singing Galina Vishnevskaya
13:00 – 14:30 Russian State Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography
14:45 -15:45 Sergey Zhilin “Phonograph-Sympho-Jazz”
16:00 – 16:30 Vadim Eilenkrig
17:00 – 18:00 “Tenors of the XXI century”
18:15 – 19:15 Igor Butman Orchestra
19:30 – 20:00 Group “Kvatro”
Free visit to exhibitions
On September 8 and 9, free admission to all exhibitions of the Museum-Reserve (Palace and Exhibition and Orangery complexes) was established for all categories of citizens.
Hall opening hours:
Saturday - from 10:00 to 20:00
Sunday - from 10:00 to 19:00
PARK KOLOMENSKOYE
Every year, on Moscow City Day, concerts, festivals, master classes, exhibitions-fairs and much more are held in all territories of the museum-reserve (Kolomenskoye, Izmailovo, Lyublino).
The central event in Kolomenskoye will be the folk festivities on Voznesenskaya Square (Kolomenskaya metro station) on September 8. According to tradition, the holiday opens with the performance of the Moscow Anthem at 13:00. Next, viewers will enjoy the bright program “You have no equal in the world!” (“You have no equal in the world, ancient Moscow...” V.V. Bryusov). Professional musical groups will perform favorite Soviet songs and classical works.
Next to the stage on Ascension Square there will be a “Town of Craftsmen” - free master classes and classes in folk crafts, in which anyone can take part. The program will be of interest to people of all ages and families with children.
In the ancient Kazan apple orchard, at the intersection of the Main and Linden alleys, from 13:00 to 17:00, the children's playground “Apple Noon” will be open. The holiday was prepared jointly with the Association of Historical Gardens and Parks. The event will be held simultaneously in two museum reserves - in Moscow in Kolomenskoye and in Tsarskoye Selo near St. Petersburg. Participants of the master classes will present their works on the decorated area; everyone will be able to leave a chalk drawing on the asphalt, and also draw coloring pictures together with the kids. A “Wish Tree” will also be installed here, on which you can hang an apple you made yourself with your cherished dream. The playground is designed for children of all ages and their parents.
Also, Moscow residents and guests of the capital will be able to attend concert programs on the territory of Izmailovo - “I love you, Moscow” and on the territory of Lyublino - “Moscow for all times!”, which will be held on September 8, 2018 from 14:00 to 16:00.
Admission to all events is free.
Holidays 2020
Holiday calendar
Weekends: holiday transfer scheme
On this page we provide a calendar of non-working holidays and weekends for 2020 and 2019, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Calendar
Holidays and weekends in 2020
(Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation "On the transfer of holidays in 2020" dated July 10, 2019 No. 875)
For reference:
In 2020, there are 248 working days in Russia (including 5 shortened working days) and 118 weekends (including 14 holidays).
- Jan. 7- Nativity, February 23- Defender of the Fatherland Day, March 8 9th May- Victory Day, 12 June- Russia Day and November 4- Day of National Unity.
If a non-working holiday coincides with a day off, the day off is transferred to the next working day after the holiday. The scheme for the transfer of holidays in 2020 submitted for approval is shown in the calendar - there are only two such transfers:
light purple arrow - from January 5 (Saturday) to May 5 (Monday);
light blue - from January 7 (Sunday) to May 2 (Wednesday)
- About shortened working days: directly
The government decree on the 2020 holidays was approved by the Chairman of the Government - 07/10/19. The scheme for transferring holidays in 2020 is very simple and fits into two lines:
RESOLUTION
Moscow
About postponing holidays in 2020
Move the following holidays to 2020:
Chairman of the Government
Russian Federation YES. Medvedev
Calendar
Holidays and weekends in 2019
(Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation "On the postponement of weekends in 2019" dated... 2018 No. ..., approved by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation D. Medvedev... 2018)
To enlarge the calendar image, click on it!
For reference:
In 2019, there are 247 working days in Russia (including 6 shortened working days) and 118 weekends (including 14 holidays).
- Rules for transferring days off: Labor Code The Russian Federation has established 14 non-working holidays per year - these are January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 - the general New Year holidays, Jan. 7- Nativity, February 23- Defender of the Fatherland Day, March 8- International Women's Day, May 1 - Spring and Labor Day, 9th May- Victory Day, 12 June- Russia Day and November 4- Day of National Unity.
If a non-working holiday coincides with a day off, the day off is transferred to the next working day after the holiday. The scheme for the transfer of weekends in 2019 submitted for approval is shown in the calendar - there are only three such transfers:
light blue arrow - from January 5 (Saturday) to May 2 (Thursday);
light purple - from January 6 (Sunday) to May 3 (Friday);
light pink - from February 23 (Saturday) to May 10 (Friday).
- About shortened working days: Working hours, directly preceding a non-working holiday, is reduced by 1 hour.
The Government Decree on the 2019 holidays was approved by the Chairman of the Government in September 2018:
GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RESOLUTION
dated 2018 No.
Moscow
About postponing holidays in 2019
For the purpose of rational use by employees of weekends and non-working holidays, the Government of the Russian Federation decides:
Move the following holidays to 2019:
From Saturday 5 January to Thursday 2 May;
from Sunday 6 January to Friday 3 May;
from Saturday 23 February to Friday 10 May.
Chairman of the Government
Russian Federation YES. Medvedev
Weekend transfer scheme.
Weekend transfer scheme.
Victory Day is celebrated annually on a grand scale, especially in Moscow, but at the same time there are certain changes in the operation of surface and underground transport. Knowledge of the schedule and the peculiarities of the operation of the capital's metro on a holiday will help Muscovites and guests of the city to properly think through their route, not be late and attend the most exciting events on May 9, 2018.
How the metro works on May 9, 2018: features of the metro in Moscow during the holiday
To ensure the safety of underground transport passengers, the metro management regulates the load at stations every year and limits entrances and exits to certain days. During the rehearsal for the Victory Parade on May 6, Muscovites already felt these changes and those who did not take into account the change in the operating mode of the stations did not get to the right place on time.
On May 9, from 7 a.m. until the very end of the parade, metro stations “Alexandrovsky Sad” and “Teatralnaya”, “Borovitskaya” and “Biblioteka im. Lenin", "Revolution Square" and "Okhotny Ryad" will be open only for entry and movement between stations. It will not be possible to get off at these stations within the specified time period.
Throughout the day at the Park Pobedy station, vestibule No. 1 on the odd side of Kutuzovsky Prospekt, towards Victory Park, will only let metro passengers out, and vestibule No. 2 will operate exclusively as an entrance.
Metro users need to remember that on Victory Day, exits from the stations “Pushkinskaya”, “Mayakovskaya”, “Tverskaya”, “Chekhovskaya” will be limited; from the “Kitay-Gorod” station it will not be possible to exit towards Kitaigorodsky Proezd, Ilyinka and Varvarka streets, and it will be impossible to get to Nikolskaya Street from Lubyanka.
After all the festive events have been carried out, in order to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers in the metro and to avoid traumatic crowds, according to information from the Moscow Metro, access to the following stations will be limited:
On Victory Day, the Moscow metro will operate as usual until one in the morning.
How the metro works on May 9, 2018: receiving holiday symbols in the metro and holding photo exhibitions
Moscow metro workers did not stand aside in organizing the holiday Great Victory. Subway passengers can expect themed events dedicated to the 73rd anniversary of Victory Day. There will be “Live Communication” stands, where St. George ribbons and more than 30 thousand flags and badges with the corresponding symbols will be distributed free of charge to everyone.
At the Park Pobedy station, from May 8 to 12, there will be a photo exhibition organized by the Memory of Generations Foundation, with an exhibition of photographs entitled “Heroes of Russia, as no one has seen them.” Another exhibition historical photographs“Metro during the War Years” will be located at the transition between Leninsky Prospekt and Ploshchad Gagarin stations from May 9 to 13.
How the metro works on May 9, 2018: a musical concert in the metro and the release of commemorative tickets
Department strategic development and the client work of the Moscow metro also took care of music lovers, the site reports. At the Taganskaya metro station, a cadet class orchestra from one of the Moscow schools will perform patriotic songs. Wartime music will immerse passengers in a festive atmosphere and make the trip underground another memorable event on this day.
As an annual tradition, thematic travel documents will be issued. According to information from the Moscow government portal, on the front side of the card in red there will be the inscription “May 9”, and on the back the word “Remember”. Sales of commemorative metro tickets for one, two, 20 and 40 trips will begin directly on Victory Day.
Victory Day will be celebrated everywhere in Moscow, including underground. Knowing the main places of celebration and focusing on the peculiarities of the metro on this day, guests of the capital and Muscovites will be able to be in time everywhere and have a great time on May 9th.