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The Festival of fountains on 14-15 of September
September. 05
2017The Festival of fountains on 14-15 of September
The Autumn Festival of Fountains is one of the most awaited traditional presentations in St. Petersburg. Thousands of residents and visitors of Saint Petersburg will arrive to Peterhof in Autumn to see a unique and spectacular show of fountains, light and dramatic art.
Zaryadye park opening in Moscow
August. 31
2017Zaryadye park opening in Moscow
Moscow’s huge new Park Zaryadye, the Russian capital’s first major new park in 50 years, is officially opening for the City Day celebrations on 9 September. It is located by the Moscow River, just a stone’s throw from Red Square and the Kremlin.
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Moscow Spring A Capella festival
April. 24
2017Moscow Spring A Capella festival
The Moscow Spring A Capella festival will run between 28 April and 9 May at 31 venues in the city, including rooftops and balconies of some buildings in the centre. During the contest each Capella will sing different kinds of songs, including pop, rock, jazz, blues, gospel, folk, Russian and foreign hits of the 20th century, and classical  works too.
Moscow Spring and Easter Gift Festivals
April. 18
2017Moscow Spring and Easter Gift Festivals
The Moscow Spring Fest is opening on April 28 2017. It will run until May 9.Tens of chalet-tents will be set in the city centre (including Manezhnaya Square, Kuznetsky Most, Tverskaya Street) to treat residents and guests with all sorts of traditional and exotic jams, candies and souvenirs.
The International Knight Festival ‘Tournament of St. George’ will be held in Moscow!
April. 14
2017The International Knight Festival ‘Tournament of St. George’ will be held in Moscow!
The International Knight Festival ‘Tournament of St. George’ will be held in Moscow at the Kolomenskoye museum-reserve from April 29 until May 1. Nine most famous knights from Russia, Norway and France will compete at the 3rd St. George International Tournament.
Free Museum Day in Moscow on the 16th of April
April. 05
2017Free Museum Day in Moscow on the 16th of April
The best museums of Moscow offer free admission on 16 April 2017! Don’t miss your chance!
 
Monument to Samuil Marshak to be installed in downtown Moscow
February. 21
2017Monument to Samuil Marshak to be installed in downtown Moscow
A monument to Samuil Marshak is to be installed in the historical centre of Moscow in honour of the writer’s 130th birthday anniversary.
The Moscow Maslenitsa Festival 2017
February. 16
2017The Moscow Maslenitsa Festival 2017
The Moscow Maslenitsa Festival 2017 will take place from 17 to the 26th of February. This year, the Moscow Maslenitsa Festival will open with the Moscow Seasons street festivities. Traditional Maslenitsa fairs will open at 13 venues in the city’s centre. Visitors will enjoy public festivities, sporting events, historical re-enactments, street performances, workshops and many pancakes.
The library on Lake Baikal
February. 08
2017The library on Lake Baikal
The world’s first ice library has been set up on the edge of Lake Baikal not far from the city Baikalsk in Russia. The structure is built of transparent ice from the lake cast into walls, on which the hope and dreams of over 1,000 people all over the world have been engraved.
Snowman competition in Moscow
January. 20
2017Snowman competition in Moscow
Moscow will hold the Artistic Snowman Contest creative family festival for the sixth time. It will take place at the Palace of Young Pioneers on Vorobyovy Gory.
In Moscow «Sokolniki» opens new Ice-Designer attraction
January. 12
2017In Moscow «Sokolniki» opens new Ice-Designer attraction
Ice designer will work for the first time in Moscow in Sokolniki Park from Saturday, January 14; everyone will be able to create their own figure or hometown from the given ice blocks and to  decorate it with acrylic paint which also be given. Everyone is welcome to try their artistic skills and create a unique sculpture.
Russia’s Most Beautiful Village wants ‘to hide’ from the tourists
January. 05
2017Russia’s Most Beautiful Village wants ‘to hide’ from the tourists
Russia’s Most Beautiful Village Kinerma, Republic of Karelia can’t cope with the growing stream of tourists. Residents of Kinerma village in the Republic of Karelia complain about the impossibility to receive such a large number of guests – as a number of tourists coming to the village exceeds its recreational opportunities.
New Bulgakov museum opens in Moscow
December. 27
2016New Bulgakov museum opens in Moscow
Mikhail Bulgakov museum will be opened at 35a Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street in Moscow near the Sportivnaya and Frunzenskaya metro stations, in the apartment where he wrote "The Master and Margarita."
New Museum Opened in the Kulikovo Battle Field
December. 21
2016New Museum Opened in the Kulikovo Battle Field
In the addition to the main museum building - a huge barrow hill located in the place of the Kulikovo Battle, the new exhibition buildings are open in the Kulikovo Field memorial estate of the Tula Region.
Christmas Journey Starts in Moscow
December. 16
2016Christmas Journey Starts in Moscow
‘A must do’ event the "Journey into Christmas" festival in 33 venues of Moscow lasts from December 16th till January 15th. Christmas festival visitors can enjoy lots of winter and new year entertainments including ice slides and fun carousels.
Mobile libraries now available in Moscow railway stations
December. 10
2016Mobile libraries now available in Moscow railway stations
You can enjoy 'A Book for a Trip' novelty starting from 8 December at many locations around Moscow such as airports and railway terminals. The virtual bookshelves installed to provide travellers with quality literature in Russian for their trip.
Opening soon: Moscow’s first clownarium
December. 08
2016Opening soon: Moscow’s first clownarium
The first clownarium will open for visitors on the premises of Skazka Park in Krylatskoye in December. The most brilliant characters of the buffoonery genre – mimes, jesters and many more – will gather under the same roof. In all, 30 clowns will be involved.

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