The festive program dedicated to the City Day will take place at the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve on Saturday, September 9th.
The central event will be a concert on Ascension Square, which will open with the performance of the Moscow anthem at 13:00. Next, the guests will see the performance " You have no equal in the world!". Musical groups will perform well-known domestic songs and classical works.
In the apple-tree Kazan garden there will be a children's playground "Apple noon". The same event will simultaneously take place in Tsarskoye Selo near St. Petersburg. On the territory, the creativity of the participants of the master classes will be presented, who will make crafts in the form of apples with their own hands and paint gingerbread cookies. Everyone will be able to leave their drawings on the pavement, and you can hang a hand-made apple on the wish tree and make a wish.
In addition, on September 9-10, residents and guests of Moscow will be able to visit free of charge exhibitions and expositions that are located on the territory of the museum-reserve, among them: Treasures of Russian Art. 17th century” and “Wonderful city, ancient city ...”.
Also in the palace pavilion of 1825, thirty couples will be married during the holidays.
The holiday starts at 13:00. Free admission.
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Every year, on the Day of the City of Moscow, concerts, festivals, master classes, fairs and much more are held in all territories of the united museum-reserve.
Central event in Kolomenskoye will be festivities on Voznesenskaya Square (metro station "Kolomenskaya") 8 September. By tradition, the holiday opens with the performance of the Anthem of Moscow at 13:00. Next, the audience is waiting for a bright program “You have no equal in the world!” (“You have no equal in the world, ancient Moscow ...” V.V. Bryusov). Professional musical groups will perform favorite Soviet songs and classical pieces. 
Next to the stage on Ascension Square, the "Town of Masters" will unfold - free master classes and classes in folk crafts, in which anyone can take part. The program will be of interest to people of all ages and families with children. 
In the old apple-tree Kazan garden, at the intersection of the Main and Lipovaya alleys, from 13:00 to 17:00, the children's playground "Apple Noon" will be open. The holiday was prepared jointly with the Association of Historic Gardens and Parks. The event will be held simultaneously in two museum reserves - in Moscow in Kolomenskoye and in Tsarskoye Selo near St. Petersburg. Participants of master classes will present their works on the decorated area, everyone will be able to leave a chalk drawing on the pavement, as well as draw coloring pictures together with the kids. A Wish Tree will also be installed here, on which you can hang an apple made by yourself with your cherished dream. The playground is designed for children of all ages and their parents. 
Also, residents of Moscow and guests of the capital will be able to attend concert programs on the territory
Which Muscovites and guests of the capital can visit on City Day - September 10-11, 2016 in the joint museum-reserve.
Traditionally, on the Day of the City of Moscow, concerts, master classes, exhibitions and much more are held in all territories of the united museum-reserve. The holiday program will become one of the most intense and interesting in recent times.
KOLOMENSKOE
"You have no equal in the world!"
Voznesenskaya Square
Andropova Ave., 39 (metro station "Kolomenskaya")
13:00-15:00 – Performances by creative teams of the Southern administrative district: folklore, vocal, dance ensembles, soloists
15:00-17:30
- Beryozka State Academic Choreographic Ensemble
- Alexey Petrukhin and the Gubernia group
- Vera Beradze and instrumental ensemble under the direction of
Igor Starikov
- PER4MEN Group
- Acapella Express Group
- Group "Walk the field"
13:00-18:00
Playground "Apple Noon"
Action plan:
9:30
– Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral;
10:00
– a large flash mob will take place on the territory of the Kolomna Skating Center, where more than 200 young people will post the word “Kolomna” and the number “840”.
10:30
- solemn rewarding of heads and employees of enterprises and organizations of the city in the conference hall of the Skating Center;
12:00
- the grand opening of the celebration of the City Day and the theatrical performance "Kolomna - our pride and love" will take place on Cathedral Square Kolomna Kremlin;
13:00-17:00
– interactive programs and entertainment areas:
- A program will unfold on the upper platform of Blyudechko Square, where exhibitions of Kolomna enterprises and organizations will be presented, interactive game and sports programs will be held. The “School of Crafts” will invite you to the reconstruction of a merchant's wedding of the 19th century, and will also present a large program “Game Posad”. Theatrical performances of historical clubs will be held at the Medieval Kolomna venue, as well as the ethnohistorical program Our Ancient Trade City of Kolomna.
- A large colorful fun town of entertainment for children will unfold on the lower platform of the Saucer.
- The program “My city of Kolomna in epochs, streets and faces” will work on Lazhechnikov Street. Guests of the holiday will be expected in the courtyard of the Kolomna Museum of Local Lore, where entertainment programs, master classes. The museum also invites you to visit the exhibition "Kolomna 40 years later", dedicated to the events taking place in Kolomna 40 years ago. Also on Lazhechnikova street you can see a historical promenade with the participation of artists of the original genre. All visitors to the holiday are expected in the amusing courtyard near the House of Gifts, in the Kremlin courtyard at the exhibition-fair “Kolomna Craftswomen”. On the street you can see an exhibition of reproductions of paintings by famous Kolomna artists from the collections of the local history museum.
- The military-historical sports and cultural program “Bogatyrskaya Zastava” will start working on the site behind the Marinkina Tower in the Kremlin.
- At the Pyatnitsky Gates there will be a large poetic program “Glorify the city with poems”, where famous Kolomna, Moscow poets, as well as the winners of the city literary competition “Flowers of the Maiden Field” and the Kolomna poetic marathon will perform.
- A large sports program will unfold on the territory of the Kolomna Skating Center.
- On the water area of the Kolomenka River, demonstration performances of ship modellers will be held. On the oblique descent of Lazarev Street in the Kolomna Kremlin, a gastronomic festival “City of Tastes” will be held.
20:00 - a big festive concert “Kolomna is our city, Kolomna is us” on Sovetskaya Square with the participation of city creative teams, soloists, as well as professional Russian pop artists. There will be a laser show, and the City Day celebration will end with a big fireworks display.
City Day is a time when everyone has the opportunity to confess their love to their native or home metropolis, and once again look around with surprise and realize that I live in one of the most beautiful places planets! In 2017 the Russian capital will celebrate 870th anniversary. For the first time, City Day in Moscow was celebrated in the winter of 1847 - by decree of Nicholas I, festivities and distribution of gifts took place. Under Soviet rule, the celebration was postponed to autumn, and in our time, Moscow's birthday has finally turned into a citywide holiday with concerts, fairs, folk festivals and the final fireworks.
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What date is City Day in Moscow?
Traditionally, this holiday does not have a specific date - it is celebrated on the first or second Saturday of September. In 2017, the day of the city of Moscow is officially appointed to 9th of September. But, as in previous years, the festivities will last all week, and the organizers will leave the most interesting for September 9 and 10. Every year this holiday becomes more and more large-scale, and the program of events is more and more extensive. Among the many concerts, fairs, exhibitions, competitions, parades and theatrical performances, everyone will find entertainment to their taste.
Where to go, what to see on the day of the city?
In the anniversary year 2017, the city authorities promise an unprecedented scale of celebrations. Folk festivals will cover not only the center of Moscow - festive events will be held in all large parks capital Cities. At the bottom of the city in Moscow, everyone will spend time with pleasure.
City Day celebration in city parks
Festival "Theatrical March". The largest open-air theater arts festival in Russia.
General musical start of the City Day
All city venues will hear the anthem of Moscow, which will serve as a symbolic start to the celebration of the City Day.
City concert venues
holiday fireworks
The final chord of the holiday is a one-time volley of festive fireworks in all districts of Moscow.
Festival of theatrical art and creativity "Bright people"
The best world-famous theaters will arrange a real theatrical marathon in Gorky Park.
Events dedicated to the Day of the City of Moscow in 2017
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Event |
Location |
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| August 26 - September 3, 2017 |
International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower" |
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| September 09 — September 10, 2017 |
Free admission to museums |
Where to watch fireworks on Moscow Day
The Day of the City of Moscow in 2017 promises to be diverse - the program of entertainment events is very rich. But no matter how interesting and exciting the festive events are, many still look forward to the fireworks that usually end the celebrations.
AT 22.00 thunder throughout the capital holiday fireworks and fireworks. "Peonies", "chrysanthemums", "snakes", "hearts", shimmering figures and other colorful drawings will be launched into the sky. In total, 13,260 volleys will sound over the city. Fireworks will be launched on Vorobyovy Gory, on Poklonnaya Gora, on Bolshaya Akademicheskaya, in Izmailovo and Kuzminki parks, at the Kursk railway station, in Yuzhny Butovo, Solntsevo, Nagatino, Otradnoy, Mitino, in Zelenograd and Troitsk.
The festive extravaganza will last 10-15 minutes. Where to watch it depends on many factors. If you have not yet decided on this issue, when choosing a place from where you will admire the fantastic sky, keep in mind that the most stunning view of the festive fireworks opens from Red Square, Sparrow Hills, observation deck"Moscow City" and on bridges across the Moscow River.
Where to stay in Moscow during the holidays?
If you are planning for the holidays, then you should take care of booking a place to stay in advance, as cheap and profitable rooms in mini-hotels run out quickly. We recommend that you do not delay choosing a hotel and use the services of Booking.com, which offers booking. You can choose a hotel using a variety of filters: star rating, type (hotel, apartment, villa, hostel, etc.), cost, location, ratings of people who visited the hotel, Wi-Fi availability and much more.
