MAIN EVENTS CALENDAR 2017

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17.06.2017 Russia , Confederatio It is an International men's football tournament http://www.fifa.com/c International - Saint ns Cup organized by FIFA. The matches will be played onfederationscup/inde 02.07.2017 Petersburg, Russia-2017 in four different stadiums across four cities: x.html Sochi, , Moscow, Kazan, and Sochi. It Kazan will be the first time Russia hosts the tournament, and the third time the Confederations Cup is held in the European continent.

Russia Saint Kino-likbez - The format of the festival includes independent http://www.kino- International Petersburg Festival of experimental films of all genres and forms likbez.ru/ 22.06.2017 Independent (fiction, documentary, animation). The aim of 24.06.2017 Cinem the festival is the exchange of experience, evaluation and criticism of the young and original thinking directors, actors, screenwriters

20.06.2017 Russia Moscow Printech The international Printech exhibition is the only http://www.printech- International - 2017- exhibition in Russia to present a wide range of expo.ru/en-GB/ 23.06.2017 exhibition of equipment, technologies and materials for equipment, different types of printing and advertising technologies production. and supplies for print and advertising production

22.06.2017 Russia Moscow Taste of Taste of Moscow is a truly unique event where http://www.tastefestiv International - Moscow upmarket and knowledgeable “foodies” al.ru/en/o-taste/ 25.06.2017 2017- food come to sample dishes from the greatest and festival most exciting restaurants of Moscow city. The festival is a part of Taste Festivals across the world.

27.06.2017 Russia Moscow STONE The Exhibition provides the influential meeting http://en.stonefair.ru/ International - INDUSTRY- platform for companies from Russia and 30.06.2017 2017 abroad that work in the field of natural stone and their clients.

Russia Altay WhatEtno- WhatEtno festival unites people who treasure http://what-etno.ru/ International 2017- Nature and want to unite with it. You can International enjoy folk music, different work-shops and Eco Festival. unique atmosphere of the festival alove or with your family and friends.

05.07.2017 Russia Moscow Park Live Thousands of music lovers will get united on http://park.live/ International 2017- Park Live festival to listen to legendary bands international like Three Days Grace and system of a Down. music festival

07.07.2017 Russia Nizhny Alfa Future The fresh air and bright sunshine. Mystery https://afp.ru/ International - Novgorod People- 2017- airfield on the banks of the Volga. Music that 09.07.2017 region, festival of changes the mood. The technologies that are Bolshoye electronic changing the world. What do you need to Kozino music hear and see the future? It's simple. Being at village the festival Alfa Future People

07.07.2017 Russia Tver region Nashestvie Nashestvie is participated by majority of http://nashestvie.ru/ - 2017- Rock Russia's most popular rock artists (such as Aria, 09.07.2017 festival Alisa, Agatha Christie, Splean, Korol i Shut), as well as bands from Ukraine and Belarus, such as Okean Elzy or Lyapis Trubetskoy.

15.07.2017 Russia Suzdal Cucumber The Suzdal Cucumber Festival takes place http://www.worldfestiv Local Festival every year during the vegetable harvest. als.ru/festivals/prazdnik During this event tourists will learn everything _ogurtsa_v_suzdale/ there is to know about cucumbers, from hot to grow them to the many different varieties. Tourists can try the various cucumber delicacies of Suzdal, as well as buy cucumber souvenirs made of clay, wood and other materials. One of the most important events of the Suzdal Cucumber Festival is the cucumber eating contest.

21.07.2017 Russia Kaluga Folk Summer This is the biggest folk-metal event in the http://fsf.su/en_Festival - region Fest territory of the CIS. In the five years of its .html 23.07.2017 existence Folk Summer Fest has welcomed hundreds of bands, including KORPIKLAANI, ELUVEITIE, FINNTROLL, TANZWUT, CORVUS CORAX, ARKONA, SVARTSOT, DALRIADA, SUIDAKRA and many more.

If you want to enjoy the great outdoors, listen to some of the best acts out there, and meet great new people, mark FSF 2017 as your destination this summer. Folk — Summer — Freedom!

29.07.2017 Russia Moscow Picnic Afisha Anually held music festival will surprise this year http://picnic.afisha.ru/ 2017- Music it’s spectatours with the performances of Festival worldfamouse indi-rock bands Kasabian and The Foals and with a number of Russian popular bands. 12.08.2017 Russia Saint International The main concept of the Festival 2017 is based http://www.gatchinani International Petersburg Lighting on the idea of travelling around the world of ghts.ru/en.html region, Installations dreams. For several hours Gatchina park will Gatchina Competition turn into a magical land. Dramatized “Night of performances, laser and projection show Lights in intertwining reality and fiction in a tricky way Gatchina” will unfold by Admiralty, the well of Jordan, the Water maze, the Birch House, in the Botanical Gardens and at the Island of Love.

Untill Russia Moscow From Mone It is a multimedia exhibition of the http://www.greatmod 20.08.2017 to Malevitch. masterpieces of the greatest modernist artists. ernists.com/ Great You will see their famous paintings alive on a Modernists. great number of screens around you. This unique event is a new view on the art presentation.

26.08.2017 Russia Moscow International The International Military Music Festival http://kremlin-military- International - Military Music “Spasskaya Tower”, the parade of the honor tattoo.ru/en/events/ 02.09.2017 Festival guards units of the heads of states and of the “Spasskaya best military music bands of Russia and other Tower” countries takes place every year on Red Square in Moscow. The level, contents, audience and effect of the “Spasskaya Tower” have no rivals. The Festival is duly considered one of the greatest international projects in Russia.

01.09.2017 Russia Moscow Moscow The Forum will gather the key representatives http://www.ff.msk.ru/ International - Financial of the professional and expert communities, 15.09.2017 forum-2017 government and business organisations. They will discuss major aspects of the financial strategy for Russia’s economic development in the format of a constructive dialogue.

06.09.2017 Russia Vladivostok Eastern The main goals of EEF are to improve relations https://forumvostok.ru/ International - Economic between the international investment en/about-the-forum/ 07.09.2017 Forum-2017 community, Russian business, and Federal and local governments and to present new conditions for investments and doing business by means of exclusive procedures created for East Russia – the Territory of Priority Development and the Free Port of Vladivostok

11.09.2017 Russia Moscow WorldFood- WorldFood attracts a huge number of http://www.world- International - 2017- wholesalers, distributors, retailers and food.ru/en-GB 14.09.2017 International restaurateurs on an effective business platform Food both for Russian and international Exhibition businessmen.

20.09.2017 Russia Moscow Otdykh The leading International exhibition for travel & https://www.tourismex International - /Leasure 2017 tourism in Russia and CIS. The exhibition will be po.ru/leisure/en/about 23.09.2017 divided into business tourism, FIT-tourism, / Medical Tourism, Spa &Health tourism sections.

15.09.2017 Russia Perm FLAHERTIANA Films of Flahertiana are intellectual prose http://eng.flahertiana.r International 21.09.2017 - XVII expressed with cinema language. The films of u/ INTERNATION Flahertiana are the life as it is. A viewer gets AL unique chance to dive into any life situation. The festival is an exclusive event and if you miss DOCUMENTA it you may miss something really important. RY FILM

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26.09.2017 Russia Moscow REKLAMA The highest concentration of customers from http://www.reklama- - 2017-25th all over Russia and neighboring countries at 29.09.2017 International one place and time expo.ru/en/about/ specialized Russia’s largest platform to exchange exhibition for experience and expertise among industry advertising professionals

4.10.2017- Russia Moscow Golden "Golden Autumn" is the main agricultural forum http://goldenautumn. International 7.10.2017 Autumn - of the country for over 18 years, the best moscow/en/ 2017- traditions of All-Union Agricultural Exhibition agricultural and developing modern technology exhibition exibition business in agribusiness.

09.10.2017 Russia Moscow HotelExpo- We’ve concentrated on an intense program – https://pirexpo.com/e International - 2017- The 6th industry experts shared their opinion n/exhibitions/hotel 12.10.2017 International concerning the comfort at every stage of Exhibition for contact with a guest: from the offer of Professional adequate prices and range of services to the Restaurateurs quality and competent service.

11.10.2017 Russia Saint Health&Medi International exhibition Health&Medical http://healthtourism- International - Petersburg cal Tourism Tourism is an important event in the sphere of expo.ru/?lang=en-GB 13.10.2017 2017- medical and health tourism in the Northwest International Russia for both Russian and foreign clinics, exhibition of resorts, and tour operators specialized in services in the medical tourism. field of health and medical tourism

16.10.2017 Russia Moscow Pir-2017-The PIR is the largest exhibition in Russia for https://pirexpo.com/e International - 20th restaurants, cafes and bars. Here you can find n/exhibitions/pir 19.10.2017 international everything: innovative technologies from the Exhibition for brands, best products and drinks, new findings Professionals from suppliers and methods of solving tasks in Catering Business from the best experts in industry.

16.10.2017 Russia Moscow Restofranchisi This is a specialized exhibition in the sphere of https://pirexpo.com/e International - ng-2017 restaurant franchising. The prospective n/exhibitions/resto 19.10.2017 businessmen are able to know the complete view of franchise market and make sure that the process of a search of an ideal franchise is simple and convenient. The unique “Franchise Exchange”, the special site of profitable deals, helped them in this matter.

12.11.2017 Russia Saint POTENTIAL- POTENTIAL is a festival for young filmmaker http://www.potentialfe International 12.11.2017 Petersburg short film which helps them find themselves in film st.com/ festival industry.

15.11.2017 Uzbekistan Tashkent TransUzbekist TransUzbekistan is the unique and outstanding http://www.ite- International - an 2017 – 14th event in Uzbekistan in the field of transport and uzbekistan.uz/trans/en 17.11.2017 international logistics, which brings together at a single g/index.php transport and platform the leading international experts of logistics the industry. exhibition