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FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS Festivals and Holidays FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAYS AND December 2016 — June 2017 7 FESTIVALS December 18, 2016 — January 14, 2017 December 2016 — January 2017* December 31, 2016 — January 7, 2017 The Festival II Moscow International Festival Christmas and New Year celebrations «The Journey into Christmas» «Christmas light» Free of charge 0+ Free of charge 0+ Free of charge 0+ The traditional New Year festival with a variety of public cultural For the second time Moscow will host the Festival «Christmas Traditionally, Moscow celebrates New Year Day and Christmas events in time of Christmas holidays and the celebration of the light». Teams from around the world will decorate the streets on a grand scale. The venues around the city offer festive Nativity of Christ. and squares with light installations. programmes to Muscovites and guests of the capital. The venues around the city The venues around the city The venues around the city September 4, 2016 — June 1, 2017 Till January 10 January 19 Moscow Children Festival of National Cultures The winter festival The Epiphany «My house is Moscow» «JAZZ–January in Kolomenskoye» Please check the Free of charge 0+ entrance fee 6+ Free of charge 0+ The Festival consists of a series of events that take place in the The famous jazz tunes will sound in the concert hall of Tsar The celebration of the Epiphany is one of the most ancient Days of national cultures. The programme for each festival day Alexei Mikhailovich palace performed by popular Moscow holidays of Christian Church. The word «to baptize» in Greek comprises educating and entertaining master classes, round musicians. means «to dip into the water». By tradition, the believers table discussions, games, quizzes, performances of creative plunge into consecrated ice–holes. national teams, exhibitions of works of fine arts and decorative applied crafts. The United Moscow museum and reserve GBPOU «Vorobievy Gory» «Kolomenskoye» Ice–holes in the city parks (Kosygin str., 17) (Andropov ave., 39) 8 January 2016 — April 2017 January — February* 1 February — 19 April February 20 — 26 IV All–Russian Festival Cultural public events dedicated to the The Golden Mask Festival «Primordial Russia» celebration of Maslenitsa (Carnival) Please check the Please check the entrance fee 6+ entrance fee 6+ Free of charge 0+ FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS Visitors will see the nature of Russia in all its diversity and The city theatres of Russia will present their season works in the The Slavic traditional holiday is celebrated during the week grandeur taken on photo by the best photographers of the competition programme of the Festival featuring all kinds of before Lent. In all areas of Moscow there will be public festivities world. theatrical arts — ballet, opera, drama, modern dance, musical, with entertainment: pancake fairs, concerts of folklore puppet theatre. ensembles, traditional Carnival competitions. Central House of Artists The city theatres The venues around the city (Krymsky Val str., 10) February 23 March 1 March 21 The Festival of Unusual Sledges Moscow City Festival of Fantasy and Sci–Fi The Citywide Holiday Navruz «Battle Sledges» «ROSKON — 2017» Please check the Free of charge 0+ entrance fee 16+ Free of charge 0+ The jubilee V Festival «Battle Sledges» by tradition will be held For the fourth time visitors will be welcome by themed On the day of the vernal equinox Persian–speaking and some on February 23 in Sokolniki Park. Also, in time of the Festival interactive stands dedicated to various fantastic genres: post– Turkic–speaking people celebrate the traditional holiday the «DOWNHILL Washbowl» team will support the race on apocalypse, classic fantasy, romantic fantasy, world sci–fi, of Navruz. On that day guests will see concerts, themed «martial washbowls». steampunk, urban fantasy, time trappees, space sci–fi, mystic exhibitions of items made by folk artists, attend master classes works. and other events. GAUK of the city of Moscow, Sokolniki recreation Space Moscow Club VDNKH and leisure park (Sokolnichesky val str., 1, bldg. 1) (Kutuzovsky ave., 36, bldg. 11) (Mir ave., 119) AND HOLIDAYS AND March — May 2017 9 FESTIVALS March* March — April* March* The International Festival of Illusion City Week of Children Books The Festival «The Golden Magic of the 21–st century» «The name day of children book» «Fashion and Style in Photography — 2017» Please check the Please check the entrance fee 6+ Free of charge 0+ entrance fee 6+ The world celebrities and the best magicians from around the Citywide literary contest «Pilots of the sea of books» for the In spring at various arts venues the exhibitions united by world will take part in the III international festival. They will pupils of 2 – 11 classes will be the main event in the Week one theme will be presented within the framework of the create the magical world where the boundaries between reality programme. Moscow schools start preparations for the contest XI International Biennial «Fashion & Style in Photography». and illusion are blurred. from the autumn. Young lovers of books have to read more than 80 works of Russian and foreign authors. Crocus City Hall GBPOU «Vorobievy Gory» Art venues (65 — 66 km MKAD) (Kosygin str., 17) March 25 April 12 April* The Grand Tournament of Knights The Day of Cosmonautics Moscow Easter Festival «Valour and Honour» Please check the Please check the Please check the entrance fee 0+ entrance fee 0+ entrance fee 0+ The Festival will fully reflect the epoch of chivalry and the The Museum of Cosmonautics prepares the celebration The fifteenth Moscow Easter Festival by tradition will be medieval lifestyle. In addition to tournaments and professional programme dedicated to the Day of Cosmonautics. opened by the Symphony Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre fights of Major League with participation of European conducted by Valery Gergiev. The Festival guests will listen champions, the contest of medieval costume will take place. to the outstanding musicians of the contemporary time, the winners of the contest named after P.I. Tchaikovsky, instrumental and choral ensembles from all over the world. GBUK of the city of Moscow USC «The Wings of the Soviets» «The Memorial Museum ofCosmonautics» Concert halls and temples of the city (Leningradsky ave., 24A) (Mir ave., 111) 10 March — May 2017 April — May* April — May* May* The Open Art Festival The International Knights’ Moscow Spring Festival «The Cherry Forest» Tournament of St. George Please check the Please check the Free of charge 0+ entrance fee 0+ entrance fee 0+ FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS Each venue of the Festival will feature its own theme and The project established in 2001 brings together the most The reconstruction of a tournament of knights from the decoration. The single route will unite all fairs where visitors different kinds of arts — from theatre, classical music and XV century. St. George Tournament introduces the history and will be able to purchase goods from Russian and foreign painting to youth open–air events and original arts projects.