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A large-scale project is underway in the capital Winter in MoscowResidents and tourists alike are invited to join creative workshops, watch ice shows and street theater performances, play traditional Maslenitsa games, take a noble promenade, or participate in a snowball throwing tournament. These are just a few of the activities available in the coming days. We'll tell you how to enjoy the upcoming holiday weekend.
Draw a landscape, paint a Chinese lantern, or master calligraphy
The "Gift Factory" art pavilion, a part of the "Youth of Moscow" and "Made in Moscow" projects, at the Muzeon Arts Park, invites you to creative workshops on February 20, 21, and 22. Admission to all classes is free.
On Friday from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM, participants will draw winter landscape, and from 19:30 to 21:00 they will create an elegant composition from twisted paper strips.
On February 21 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm there will be a master class onpaintings of Chinese lanternsParticipants will master various techniques, learn about ancient cultural symbols, and create their own patterned lantern. The most interesting entries will have the opportunity to participate in a competition and win memorable prizes.
From 18:30 to 19:00 there will be a lesson oncalligraphy, where guests will learn basic techniques and tools. At the master class oncreating postcards Everyone is welcome to join the workshop at 7:30 PM. It will last an hour and a half. Participants will learn techniques for working with decorative elements, paper, and stencils, and will also create their own illustrations.
Another master class ondrawing a winter landscape will take place on February 22 from 17:00 to 18:30.
Winter fun: from snowball tournaments to hockey in felt boots
From February 20th to 22nd, master classes by famous figure skaters will be held at the southern skating rink in the Luzhniki Olympic Complex.Friday From 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Daria Sadkova, silver medalist of the Russian Figure Skating Championships and bronze medalist of the Russian Jumping Championships, will share her skills. February 21 from 14:00 to 15:00 – Olympic silver medalist Alexandra Trusova, andFebruary 22 From 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM – Russian Champion Sofia Akateva. Participation is free; registration is required.
On February 21, everyone will be able to play hockey in felt boots, curling, snow darts, and hockey billiards at the Moscow Traditions festival. Guests are welcome to the skating rinks inGorky Park from 11:30 to 16:45 (to participate you must purchase a ticket forice rink), V Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve from 10:00 to 15:00 (to participate you must purchase a ticket forice rink), on RZD Arena stadium (from 17:00 to 21:00), onAvangard stadium (from 14:00 to 17:30) and in equestrian complex "Bitsa" (from 12:00 to 17:00). Participation is free, no registration required.
The snowball throwing tournament will be held on February 21st on the grounds of the Moscow Palace of PioneersSparrow HillsOn a special field, teams will compete for prizes from the first restaurant of Moscow's colleges, "Friends' Meeting." Twenty teams of up to 10 players will participate in the matches. The competition will be held in several rounds: registered teams will play two or three matches, and in special matches, the winners of the previous games will compete for the grand prize. Everyone will receive souvenirs with Moscow education symbols. The winners of the special rounds will be awarded certificates for breakfast at the "Friends' Meeting" restaurant and merchandise from the sports portal.
To participate, you must complete the registration in advance. online registration Or sign up at the venue on the day of the event. Games will run from 12:00 PM to 6:50 PM. A photo zone with glowing balls and a 2.5-meter ice installation will be set up next to the venue.
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See a show, a hockey match, a fashion show and a musical performance
The ice show "Twelve Months" will be performed at the skating rink on Revolution Square on February 20, 21, and 22. The performances feature Russia's best figure skaters. February 20 the event will take place from 19:00 to 19:45, February 21 The first show will be from 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM, the second from 7:30 PM to 8:15 PM. 22 andFebruary 23 The first performance will take place from 4:30 PM to 5:15 PM, the second from 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM, and the third from 7:30 PM to 8:15 PM. Admission is free.
A sports show will be held at the VDNKh Ice Arena on February 21. Champions Soyuzmultpark Multimedia Center. At 11:00 AM, guests can enjoy an animated show featuring cartoon characters, and at 12:00 PM, a hockey match between Vympel and Meteor based on the animated series will take place. There will also be a fashion show of the designer figure skating collection from the "High Fashion Week in Sport" project and a photo shoot with the festival participants. Admission to the stands at Ice Rink No. 3 is free. You can also attend the event with rink tickets.
An interactive musical performance will be presented at the Kapotnya skating rink on February 21. Royal Croquet— a theatrical performance combining literary motifs, live music, and direct audience interaction. Guests are welcome at 4:00 PM in the 5th quarter of Kapotnya (building 9). Admission is free.
We immerse ourselves in the life of the estate: from leisurely dialogues to performances
The Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve on Dolskaya Street (Building 1, Building 6) will host interactive programParticipants will be immersed in the imperial era. Actors in period costumes will engage visitors in lively skits, walks, round dances, and games. Participants are invited to take part in the noble promenade on February 21 and 22 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
The Noble Promenade will also be organized in Kuskovo Museum-ReserveGuests are welcome on February 21st and 22nd from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM at the Dachnoye Kuskovo mansions (3rd Muzeynaya Street, Building 44, Bldg. 2). Visitors will encounter actors in period costumes strolling along the paths of the Kuskovo Forest Park adjacent to the estate. Light games, mini-scenes, and courteous greetings will allow everyone to experience the atmosphere of noble life.
The Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve also invites you tonoble promenade February 21, 22, and 23. It will take place at the flagship venue of the Moscow Estates festival from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM on Bolshaya Street (building 91). Here you can participate in interactive activities, play favorite noble games, test your aim at the shooting range, or witness amusing scenes from estate life. From 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM, the event will be open. tea stationThe actor will invite you to drink aromatic tea from a samovar placed on a decorated sleigh.
In addition, there will be themed performances on February 21 and 22. Guests are welcome to half-hour performances. sessions from 11:00 to 17:15, andFebruary 23— from 12:30 to 17:00.
Guests museum-estate L.N. Tolstoy In Khamovniki, on February 22 from 1:15 PM to 3:45 PM, actors in period costumes will greet guests and invite them into the world of estate life at the end of the 19th century. Intimate scenes and interactive activities will help you immerse yourself in the atmosphere where the great writer's thoughts and stories were born. The program is designed as a delicate immersion into the estate's cultural environment, allowing you to experience the rhythm, mood, and spirit of Leo Tolstoy's era.
Maslenitsa festivities: traditional games, folk songs, knightly battles and more
Maslenitsa festivities will take place on February 21 at the skating rink inSvyatoslav Fedorov Park On Dmitrovskoe Shosse (Building 80a). Guests are expected at 3:00 PM. Buffoon entertainers will conduct relay races in the traditional Russian style. Children over six will participate in tug-of-war, felt boot tossing, and a carousel with ribbons. Everyone will enjoy a ride in a self-propelled stove. Near the skating rink, there will be a small town with a pancake station where you can enjoy the traditional delicacy with hot tea from a samovar. A vibrant photo zone will be set up nearby. Live music and folk songs will enhance the festive atmosphere. The festivities will conclude with the burning of a Maslenitsa effigy. Admission is free.
The holiday will also be celebrated at the skating rink inTagansky districtGuests are welcome at 2 Stroykovskaya Street on February 21 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Organizers will be preparing refreshments, including blini, pretzels, and hot tea from a samovar. The event will begin with a demonstration by professional figure skaters from the "Ballet on Ice" ensemble, followed by a general skating rink. At 5:00 PM, Maslenitsa folk games for children and adults will take place. Guests can enjoy pancake relay races, sack races, tug-of-war, and other activities. The celebration will conclude with a master class, "Pancake Art: Drawing with Pleasure," where guests will use paints and markers to create an original interior design piece out of cardboard. Admission is free. Participants ages six and older are welcome to participate.
For guests of VDNKh festive program The festival will take place at Pavilion No. 1 "Central" on February 21st and 22nd from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Children will enjoy puppet shows and cartoons about Maslenitsa, and will take part in quizzes and competitions. Stilt walkers and peddlers will be performing in the square in front of the stage all day, along with game stations and a strongman show. A festive procession with a Maslenitsa carousel will begin from the main entrance arch, accompanied by songs from a live folk group. Folk groups Shoo, Stereokoromyslo, and Videoigry will perform on stage during these days. A DJ set will conclude the program.
Maslenitsa will also be celebrated at the Winter in Moscow project venues in the western part of the capital. Residents and visitors to the Western Administrative Okrug will begin bidding farewell to winter and welcoming spring on February 21 at the skating rink in SolntsevoSoloists from the vocal studio and a folk choir will perform. Participants will enjoy folk games and fun with the holiday's heroes—Skomorokh and Maslenitsa.
On the same day, the Winter Revelry event will be held inPioneer ParkThe Yaromir Historical Reenactment Club will perform on the stage next to the skating rink. Its members will demonstrate knightly sword fights. Traditional Maslenitsa activities await everyone: tug-of-war, sack fights, round dances, ditties, and quizzes.
February 22ndNikulino Park Guests will play games like "Dudar" and "Burn, Burn Clear," join a pancake race, sack fights, and complete challenges that test their wits. The celebration will conclude with a farewell to winter and refreshments.
An equally interesting program will unfold on Sundaychildren's park "Fili"A field kitchen will be set up here, offering visitors baked pancakes, tea, and porridge. Competitions, relay races, and creative workshops will be held.
At the Moscow Seasons festival site Tverskoy Boulevard A gallery of Maslenitsa trees decorated in the style of Russian beauty brands is located here. Until February 22, winter games and activities will be held here: bowling, pétanque, tag, and other traditional pastimes, as well as an interactive Maslenitsa program with master classes and lectures. A market of domestic brands has prepared raffles and gifts. Admission is free from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Maslenitsa festivities will also take place in the information spaces of the Moscow Estates festival on February 20, 21 and 22.Tverskoy Boulevard (House 3) guests are welcome from 13:00 to 20:00, and on Bolotnaya Square — from 12:00 to 21:00.
The Grand Melody Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Yakovlev, will perform. Actors in vibrant costumes will perform noble games, dances, and round dances. The program will also feature musical roll calls, winter estate games, games of wit, improvisational scenes, and dance battles.
You can compete in log pressing and sack jumping at the Maslenitsa grounds.An effigy burning, a robot pancake baker, and a festive procession: VDNKh unveiled its Maslenitsa program.
From laser tag and obstacle courses to mini golf and Jenga
Moscow's parks and squares invite you to play a variety of family games. Participation is free, and registration is required.
Laser tag and mini-orienteering tournaments will be held on February 21 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM atAvangard stadium and February 22 from 14:00 to 16:00 inSvyatoslav Fedorov ParkThe flag football competition will take place on February 21 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.Yauza Sports Park and February 22 from 14:00 to 16:00 inZhuzha Park. Everyone is welcome to participate in the tug-of-war, pillow fights on a log, and sack jumping tournaments on February 21 from 12:00 to 14:00 insquare near the Nekrasovka metro station.
Family teams will also be able to complete a fun relay race on February 21 from 12:00 to 14:00 inLinden Park and February 22 from 12:00 to 14:00 onAvangard stadiumThe stages include a trampoline obstacle course, ring toss, tag, and balance challenges. A sports course featuring mini-golf, Jenga, soccer relay races, and fitness will also be available on February 21 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.Linden Park and February 22 from 14:00 to 16:00 onAvangard stadium.
You can get acquainted with the games of cornhole, zhulbak and kulbutto on February 21 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM inchildren's park "Fili" and February 22 from 14:00 to 16:00 inM.P. Sudakov SquareYou can take part in sports and logic games on February 21 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PMsquare near the Nekrasovka metro station, and take part in the hockey relay on February 21 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pmsports ground on Nagatinskaya embankment and on February 22 from 14:00 to 16:00 onpark area from Musorgsky Street to Dezhnev Passage.
At the Gift Factory art pavilion in the Muzeon Art Park, everyone can playboard gamesAmong them are chess, checkers, Uno, Crocodile, and Mafia. Guests are welcome on February 21 from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM; admission is free.
Test your knowledge of the capital's history and celebrate Chinese New Year.
At the Moscow Seasons festival siteManezhnaya Square The "Chinese New Year in Moscow" festival is underway. From February 20th to 22nd, visitors can enjoy street theater performances, tea ceremonies, and interactive quests, as well as workshops on decorating Peking Opera masks, making a tanggu musical instrument, and red hongbao envelopes for gifts and wishes.
Muscovites and tourists are also invited to theme days. "Heritage Weekend"Everyone will be able to attend lectures, take part in master classes, and test their knowledge of the capital's history and architecture in quizzes. On February 21, guests are welcome from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the gastrocluster. Depot. Moscow on Lesnaya Street (building 20, building 3), and on February 22 – from 12:00 to 19:30 in the center Three Stations. Depot at 23 Novorizhanskaya Street, Building 5. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required for the master classes.
Winter in Moscow— the main event of the season. The project aims to strengthen social and family ties, create an atmosphere of unity and mutual support, and provide assistance to those currently defending the Motherland. Through a variety of programs, including cultural, educational, and sporting events, it brings together Muscovites and visitors of all ages and interests, creating an environment for creative development, active recreation, and warm communication. Particular attention is paid to supporting participants and veterans of the special military operation and their families, as well as all those providing assistance to the front.
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