"Scarlet Sails" is a visiting card of St. Petersburg. Every year, a fabulous show is held for school graduates, when Palace, Trinity Bridge, Palace Bridge, the shore of the Peter and Paul Fortress are decorated with thousands of multi-colored lamps, torches on the Rostral columns light up, the sounds of favorite melodies spill over the Neva. And a fabulous brig with Scarlet sails appears. Tears well up in your eyes, something turns over in your soul, and you remember your childhood unfulfilled dreams ... A delightful spectacle does not leave anyone indifferent.
In 2016, the scene on Palace Square was a huge luminous bridge, symbolizing the transition from the past to the future, from childhood to adulthood.
Graduates were congratulated by famous artists and musicians. The host of the show is Ivan Urgant.
On the day of the holiday, it is almost impossible to get to the embankment and look at the brig with Scarlet Sails.
Guests of St. Petersburg often ask themselves: “Where is the best place to watch Scarlet Sails?” If you are staying at a hotel, you can talk to the administration about buying an invitation ticket to the Scarlet Sails holiday. You can buy it by hand or on the Internet, but here you need to beware of numerous fakes. With an invitation card, it is advisable to arrive early and take a seat closer.
There is a free option for those who do not like crowds of a huge number of people and do not want to take up space in a few hours. The day before the show, there is a rehearsal and you can watch the sailboat's dress run twice, usually at 22:30 and 23:30.
Go to the cafes located on the pontoons near the shore and get a wonderful overview of everything that is happening!
If on the day of the Scarlet Sails holiday you go along Nevsky Prospect in the hope of seeing a show on the embankment, then the following picture awaits you near the Moika:
Of course, you can listen to the concert standing not far from the Palace Square, but the view is depressing…
Having walked along the entire Moika, thousands of people gather on the Field of Mars to watch the tops of the masts moving between the buildings for 5 seconds.
The Scarlet Sails holiday symbolizes the hope that is placed on promising and talented young people, including graduates, on whom the future of not only Petersburgers, but the whole country depends. This year the motto of the holiday is “Together with Russia”. This slogan has a deep meaning - it is the graduates who will build the future of our Motherland.
The hosts will be Ivan Urgant and Daria Aleksandrova. The festival will feature:
- Marcus Riva
- 2MASH
- #Lera
- Vladimir Presnyakov
- BURITO
- Julia Parshuta
- Marseilles
- Sergey Lazarev
- Polina Gagarina
This year will feature a completely new program pyrotechnic show. Guests of St. Petersburg will see a truly enchanting spectacle, the most beautiful in their lives. Nine towers will be built on Troitsky Bridge, four of which will be 33 meters each. In addition, 13 pyrotechnic structures will be installed on pontoons in the Neva water area. A sailboat under scarlet sails, music and colorful play of all the colors of the rainbow will create a spectacle of stunning beauty.
The guests of the holiday are waiting for the premiere - this year the show "Scarlet Sails 2019" will be presented by a new sailboat, created in Russia and especially for this holiday. He arrived from Kronstadt and is located on the embankment of Lieutenant Schmidt, his name is “Russia”.
The basis of the future sailing vessel was the hull of the former fishing seiner. In order for the brig to match the sailboats of the 19th century, experts almost completely went over the hull. When creating the vessel, ancient shipbuilding methods were taken into account, as well as modern technologies were used. The sailboat is 50 meters long, 7.6 meters wide, and has a draft of 3.5 meters. Main engine power - 610 hp The size of scarlet sails is 900 square meters. meters. On the open sea, the brig can move at a speed of 16 knots per hour (about 30 km per hour), which is the maximum figure for this class of vessels.
It is expected that the Scarlet Sails holiday will bring together more than 33,000 graduates of St. Petersburg schools and more than 1.5 million citizens and guests of St. Petersburg.
For the first time, the Scarlet Sails holiday in St. Petersburg was celebrated in 1968 and celebrated for 10 years until 1979. This significant day was celebrated again in 2005. It is held on the weekend closest to the longest day of the June white night.
The program of the holiday "Scarlet Sails" in 2019
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Gathering of graduates and guests |
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Concert program with the participation of show business stars |
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Continuation of the concert program with the participation of youth groups |
Events on the holiday "Scarlet Sails" of St. PetersburgNow "Scarlet Sails" is an international show that gathers more and more viewers every year. Graduates of St. Petersburg schools receive 2 invitation cards - for themselves and for their friend. The celebration usually takes place at 2 sites - on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island and on Palace Square, where large screens are installed and a teleconference is organized between the sites. Entrance to the Palace Square is by invitation cards. On Strelka Vasilyevsky Island Usually everyone is present. On the night of the event, traffic along the Neva stops. The governor of St. Petersburg addresses the graduates with parting words. The motto of the holiday is "Russia is a country of opportunities". Its symbol is Dunayevsky's overture to the film "Children of Captain Grant". Then a concert is held on Palace Square, in the program of which famous artists take part, and Ivan Urgant has been one of the hosts for several years in a row. Many guests also watch the concert on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island. The culmination is a spectacular lighting show, accompanied by colorful fireworks and live sounds of a symphony orchestra in the Neva water area between Troitsky, Palace and Birzhevoy bridges. To the music of Dunayevsky for the film “Children of Captain Grant”, a ship with scarlet sails appears from the side of the Trinity Bridge. After the colorful show, concerts continue, in which youth groups take part. Unfortunately, by morning, the venues for celebrations are strewn with garbage, and the lawns are trampled. Very drunk young people walk the streets. Sometimes there are fights. In this regard, proposals are being discussed to limit the sale of alcohol stronger than 15 degrees on the eve and on the day of the holiday. But it is remarkable that only a small part of the youth celebrates the holiday so vigorously. The Scarlet Sails holiday in St. Petersburg inspires graduates with faith in a brighter future. The organizers are trying to make the event interesting not only for young people, but also for older people. How the Scarlet Sails holiday appeared in St. PetersburgThen, in 1968, the director of the City Palace of Pioneers was given the task by the city leadership to organize a city-wide holiday of graduates. Since the guys always walked along the Neva embankments after receiving their certificates, the embankment from the Bronze Horseman to the Summer Garden was chosen as the venue. The first part of the event included concerts and competitions on the embankments of St. Petersburg. Every 100 meters, platforms were organized where artists performed and competitions were held. For winning the competition, schoolchildren were awarded a trip around the city at night or a walk on river tram across the Neva. At that time, all graduates wanted to win such a prize, and therefore they participated in fun contests with pleasure. For example, there were scales and a height meter on the site, and the children were asked to guess whether the weight of all graduates of the class would reach a ton, and their height - up to 1 km. And on one platform there was a 3-liter jar of nuts and you had to guess how many nuts were in it. The children took part in the dance competition and performed songs to the accordion or button accordion. The song had to be sung to the end. They usually started together, and the class who knew the words of the song completely won. Everyone understood that the name of the celebration should be associated with water and at first, except for the name associated with water - Aurora, they could not think of anything. The idea to name the holiday "Scarlet Sails" was accepted with enthusiasm. The actual ceremonial events began at 23:00. A boat departed from the Peter and Paul Fortress, on which stood a guy and a girl with a burning torch in their hands. The boat was moving towards the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island. The torch was passed to the cadets standing at the Rostral columns, who lit the torches on the columns and announced the opening of the holiday. Then, from behind the Kirov Bridge, a sailboat with scarlet sails appeared on the smooth surface of the Neva, on which Assol stood. The spectacle was unusually beautiful and short-lived. Unfortunately, only those who stood in the front rows on the embankment could see him. That year, the holiday, which was attended by 25 thousand people, lasted until 2 am and was remembered by all participants as a bright and kind event. |
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"Scarlet Sails" is calling card city of St. Petersburg. Every year, a colorful show is organized for school graduates, when the Palace Embankment, Trinity Bridge, Palace Bridge, the shore of the Peter and Paul Fortress are decorated with thousands of multi-colored lamps, torches on the Rostral columns light up, the sounds of favorite melodies spill over the Neva. And a fabulous brig with Scarlet sails comes out. Tears roll into your eyes, something turns over in your soul, and you remember your childhood unfulfilled dreams ... An unforgettable sight does not leave anyone indifferent.
The year before last, the scene on Palace Square was a very large luminous bridge, symbolizing the transition from the past to the future, from childhood to adulthood.
Graduates were congratulated by famous artists and musicians. The host of the show was Ivan Urgant.
On the day of the holiday, it is almost impossible to go to the embankment and look at the brig with Scarlet sails.
Guests of the city often ask: “Where is the best place to watch Scarlet Sails?” If you are staying at a hotel, you can talk with the administration about purchasing an invitation ticket to the Scarlet Sails holiday. You can buy it by hand or on the Web, but in this case you need to beware of numerous fakes. With an invitation card, it is better to arrive early and choose a closer seat.
There is a free option for those who do not like crowds of a huge number of people and do not want to take up space in a few hours. A rehearsal is held 1 day before the event, and you can watch the general run of the sailboat 2 times, most often it is held at 22-30 and 23-30.
Many lovers of romance and colorful fireworks annually raise the question "Where is it better to watch" Scarlet Sails "? So, in order to avoid a crowded crowd, and at the same time everything can be seen." If you are not a school graduate and you do not have a special invitation card to Palace Square and Palace Embankment, the most common answer to this question for you will be "At home, on TV." But not everyone is ready to be content with the on-screen picture, even if high resolution on the longest diagonal. There are several options for enjoying the most romantic holiday "live" Northern Capital, depending on your preference and budget.
You can try to buy a graduate invitation (in past years, the Internet abounded with "unnecessary tickets" from recent schoolchildren from 300 rubles), but this year they promise increased control at checkpoints and the invitations themselves will be issued to students only the day before the event.
The easiest and most affordable option is to come to one of the Neva embankments. Most family companies with children choose the park area between the Troitsky Bridge and the Peter and Paul Fortress, as well as the embankment near the Liteiny Bridge. Many even take folding chairs and ladders with them to improve visibility over the heads of those in front.
You can be closer to the action by ordering a place on a river boat or boat. Some companies that offer excursions along rivers and canals during the day, this night are reoriented to those who want to look from the water at a frigate with scarlet sails passing by. Such a pleasure will cost from 8,000 rubles per vessel for 6-7 people. But there is an important nuance: not a single floating craft, except for the Swedish brig Gray, will be allowed into the Neva water area closer than the Liteiny Bridge.
The organizers of the popular recent times excursions on the roofs of St. Petersburg on the night of graduates will provide exits known to them to the attics in the city center for everyone who wants to enjoy fireworks bird's-eye. Not all of them will see the scarlet sails of a frigate, but you will definitely see fireworks in the sky. On Avito and in social networks there are offers to spend on the roof for 1500-2000 rubles per person and even for 4000 rubles for an "official, flat" roof. But do not forget that illegal penetration on the roof is punishable by at least a fine. Reports have already appeared on the Internet about the upcoming reinforced police raids on the roofs of the cultural capital on the eve of Scarlet Sails in order to prevent unauthorized intrusions.
The most civilized way to spend this festive evening can be the option of a reserved table in one of the restaurants located near the Peter and Paul Fortress or with a rooftop terrace.
The event, according to a long tradition, is held during the white nights and timed to coincide with the holiday of the last call. The Scarlet Sails program is one of the most colorful and vibrant events in all of Russia.
The program of the Scarlet Sails holiday this year, as usual, will give you the opportunity to watch a colorful show and listen to popular performers.
The program of the holiday "Scarlet Sails":
June 23, 2018:- from 20:00 to 22:00 - a gathering of graduates on Palace Square and spectators on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island;
- 22:00 - theatrical prologue on Palace Square;
- 22:20 - the beginning of the concerts on the Palace Square and on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island.
June 24, 2018:
- from 00:40 to 01:00 - water pyrotechnic show on the Neva, fireworks to classical music;
- 00:50 - the passage of the Swedish sailboat "Three Crowns" (Tre Kronor of Stockholm) with scarlet sails, referring the audience to the work of the same name;
- 01:10 - continuation of concerts on Palace Square and the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island;
- 04:00 - end of the show.
This year, Basta, Alekseev, ST, Alsou, Marie Kraymbreri, Artem Pivovarov, Victoria Daineko, My Michel, Quest Pistols Show, as well as the star of the Voice show Rutger Garecht will perform at the Scarlet Sails festival in St. Petersburg.
It was these artists who this year were chosen by the 2018 graduates themselves.
Exactly at 10:00 pm, the introductory part of the program starts on Palace Square. After 20 minutes, the concert begins there, which will last more than 2 hours. Guest stars will perform for all guests of the event.
The water pyrotechnic program will start after midnight: at 00:40. It will unfold before the eyes of the audience in the water amphitheater on the territory of three kilometers. Against the backdrop of city buildings, palaces and temples, this spectacle will become even more attractive and large-scale. For some time, the Neva will turn into a springboard for a fabulous performance, which many people in the world want to see.
The show does not last very long - twenty-one minutes. However, during this time, fifty thousand volleys will light up the St. Petersburg sky. We can say that the heavens will literally bloom with fiery flowers. be accompanied light show there will be music.
At the end of the program, the ship "Secret" will appear - a ship with scarlet sails. It will pass along the river bank to musical accompaniment. Fireworks will continue at this time. For seven years now, the role of a fairy-tale ship has been played by the Swedish sailing ship Three Crowns.
After 1 am, the concert will continue, and the event itself will end only at 4 am.
It is important to note that you can get to the Scarlet Sails concert only by invitation cards. Graduates, parents of graduates, school teachers could receive them. Tickets are ordered by school management, and their issuance takes place until June 22, 2018.
