27 May
06:00–00:00 
Kirov Central Park of Culture and Recreation
The Central Park of Culture and Recreation named after Sergei Kirov is the oldest park in St. Petersburg. Its architecture and layout are a masterpiece of the early 19th century landscape design, created by the famous architect Carlo Rossi. In its contemporary period, the Park combines beauty and sophistication of the previous centuries with possibilities of casual recreation for residents and guests of St. Petersburg. Every year the Park hosts the best open-air events of the summer. Tulip blossom season is a highlight of Yelagin Island. In 2018, the tulips are in blossom on 10–26 May.
The Park has two entrances: from the Stary Teatr Square through the 1st Yelagin Bridge and from Primorsky Prospect through the 3rd Yelagin Bridge.
On weekdays, the admission to the park is free.
26–27 May: Premium Package Participants can enter the park upon presenting the badge.
Tours and other additional services are covered by the participants.
The Park has two entrances: from the Stary Teatr Square through the 1st Yelagin Bridge and from Primorsky Prospect through the 3rd Yelagin Bridge.
On weekdays, the admission to the park is free.
26–27 May: Premium Package Participants can enter the park upon presenting the badge.
Tours and other additional services are covered by the participants.
27 May
09:00–22:00 
Catherine and Alexander Parks
The magnificent palace complex at Tsarskoye Selo would not be complete without its parks, the most important of which, Catherine and Alexander, are named after the palaces that grace their grounds.
Catherine Park is divided into two parts – the regular Old Garden and an English landscaped park. Symmetry lies at the heart of the design of the Old Garden, with the palace at its centre, and strictly mapped out avenues, squares, pavilions, and sculptures.
Alexander Park spans around 200 hectares and flanks the courtyard of Catherine Palace. It is also divided into a regular part (the New Garden) and a landscaped park.
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Catherine Park is divided into two parts – the regular Old Garden and an English landscaped park. Symmetry lies at the heart of the design of the Old Garden, with the palace at its centre, and strictly mapped out avenues, squares, pavilions, and sculptures.
Alexander Park spans around 200 hectares and flanks the courtyard of Catherine Palace. It is also divided into a regular part (the New Garden) and a landscaped park.
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27 May
09:00–20:00 
Peterhof State Museum-Reserve
The Peterhof State Museum-Reserve is the capital of fountains. It attracts thousands of tourists every year. Forum guests will be able to enjoy the Lower Park, one of the most beautiful parks in Europe. It is graced by 150 completely different fountains: from colossal cascades, including the Grand Cascade that features the famous statue of Samson in the centre of the ensemble, to trick fountains, which delight children and adults alike.
The Grand Cascade is officially switched on at 11:00 every day.
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The Grand Cascade is officially switched on at 11:00 every day.
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27 May
10:00–18:00 
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. On the 140th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin’s stature as a genius of the twentieth century is more clearly evident today than ever. His impact on the culture of his era places him in the company of such artistic figures as Kazimir Malevich, Pavel Filonov, and Wassily Kandinsky. This exhibition in the halls of the Benois Wing displays the artist’s works in stages, celebrating all periods of his creative life through both known and forgotten pieces drawn from the collections of numerous museums and private collections. Among the works featured are such masterpieces as Bathing of the Red Horse, The Mother of God, Softener of Evil Hearts, Petrograd Madonna, Death of a Commissar, Alarm, and others.
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27 May
10:00–18:00 
Catherine the Great in Russia and Beyond
Diverse in materials and themes but with a single cultural and historical focus, this exhibition tells the story of significant events in Russian history using over 400 exhibits from the visual and applied arts. It features paintings and graphic works, sculpture, porcelain, glassware, works of applied art, costumes, and archival documents.
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27 May
10:00–18:00 
Sport in Soviet Porcelain, Graphic Arts, and Sculpture
Drawn from the collections of the Russian State Museum, the State Hermitage, and private owners, the approximately 350 examples of domestic ceramics dating from the 1920s to the beginning of the 1990s in this exhibition trace the new artistic approaches and motifs applied by artists over various periods of national history, and explore how the portrayal of sports and a healthy lifestyle in the visual arts has changed.
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27 May
10:00–18:00 
Pavlovsk State Museum
Pavlovsk Palace and Park constitutes a monument to the architecture of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The prominent architects, decorators, and painters of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who contributed to its creation include Charles Cameron, Vincenzo Brenna, Andrey Voronikhin, Giacomo Quarenghi, Carlo Rossi, Pietro Gonzaga, and others.
Pavlovsk Palace served as the residence of emperors and grand dukes. The names of Paul I and Maria Feodorovna, and the Grand Dukes Mikhail Pavlovich and Konstantin Konstantinovich are associated with this residence. Today, Pavlovsk Palace is a museum with a collection of more than 57,000 items. It includes collections of Russian and Western European arts and crafts, paintings, and drawings, as well as a collection of antique sculptures.
The halls of the palace house a number of expositions devoted to various topics: The Costume Museum, A Woman’s World and Her Hobbies, Church Vestments and Church Plate from the Collections of the Pavlovsk State Museum, and The Russian Residential Interior of the Nineteenth Century.
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Pavlovsk Palace served as the residence of emperors and grand dukes. The names of Paul I and Maria Feodorovna, and the Grand Dukes Mikhail Pavlovich and Konstantin Konstantinovich are associated with this residence. Today, Pavlovsk Palace is a museum with a collection of more than 57,000 items. It includes collections of Russian and Western European arts and crafts, paintings, and drawings, as well as a collection of antique sculptures.
The halls of the palace house a number of expositions devoted to various topics: The Costume Museum, A Woman’s World and Her Hobbies, Church Vestments and Church Plate from the Collections of the Pavlovsk State Museum, and The Russian Residential Interior of the Nineteenth Century.
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27 May
10:00–17:00 
Russia in the Great War Museum
This is the first museum in modern Russia dedicated to the tragic World War I period (1914–1917). It is located in the Sovereign’s Martial Chamber, conceived by Emperor Nicholas II as a pantheon of military glory.
The exhibition mainly consists of genuine military and household items belonging to those who took part in the First World War, as well as documentary and photographic materials from the Tsarskoye Selo Museum Reserve collection.
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The exhibition mainly consists of genuine military and household items belonging to those who took part in the First World War, as well as documentary and photographic materials from the Tsarskoye Selo Museum Reserve collection.
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27 May
10:00–17:00 
Tsarskoye Selo 1917: On the eve ...
This exhibition describes the life of the Tsarskoye Selo residence from February to October 1917, the period between the two revolutions. This was a time when one era (the monarchy) was drawing to a close and a new era, full of revolutionary upheavals, was dawning. At that time, the residence at Tsarskoye Selo still existed but it had already lost its imperial status. The last Russian emperor and his family were still living in the Alexander Palace, but he was now citizen Romanov, held under house arrest by the Provisional Government. Starting in spring 1917, an Artistic and Historical Commission was set up at the Imperial Palace of Tsarskoye Selo to inventory the newly nationalized property and create a museum in the former residence.
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27 May
10:00–17:00 
The Arsenal of Tsarskoye Selo: The Imperial Arms Collection
The Arsenal of Tsarskoye Selo: The Imperial Arms Collection exhibition, curated in conjunction with the State Hermitage Museum, first opened in 2016. The exhibited items include a collection of Eastern bladed weapons, firearms from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and European arms and equipment from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, including armour, helmets, halberds, swords, and horse harnesses. The State Hermitage contributed some rare items from its collection for temporary display, including some sixteenth-century armour from Nicholas I’s collection.
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27 May
10:00–22:00 
2018 Sand Sculpture Festival
An annual sand sculpture festival is held outside on the beach at the Peter and Paul Fortress, amazing visitors year after year with its grand scale and superb craftsmanship.
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27 May
10:00–18:00 
Art Nouveau of St. Petersburg
This exhibition is devoted to one of the most interesting periods in the cultural history of St. Petersburg: the turn of the twentieth century, which is often called the Art Nouveau period.
A whole layer of St. Petersburg fin de siècle city culture was associated with the Art Nouveau style, and this large-scale exhibition in the Peter and Paul Fortress, which presents a very rich collection of works in the Art Nouveau style, offers a reminder of that era.
It features architectural drawings, decorative and architectural details of St. Petersburg buildings, furniture, lighting fixtures, porcelain and glassware, women’s clothing, shoes, and accessories.
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A whole layer of St. Petersburg fin de siècle city culture was associated with the Art Nouveau style, and this large-scale exhibition in the Peter and Paul Fortress, which presents a very rich collection of works in the Art Nouveau style, offers a reminder of that era.
It features architectural drawings, decorative and architectural details of St. Petersburg buildings, furniture, lighting fixtures, porcelain and glassware, women’s clothing, shoes, and accessories.
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27 May
10:30–17:30 
St Isaac’s Cathedral State Museum
St. Isaac’s Cathedral is an outstanding monument to late Russian classicism from the mid-nineteenth century.
The remarkable interior of the cathedral features all kinds of monumental and decorative art, including painting, sculpture, mosaics, and coloured facing stones. The cathedral’s main iconostasis is decorated with malachite and lapis lazuli columns. The main altar features a stained-glass window of the ‘Risen Christ’, which is an unconventional decoration for an Orthodox church.
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The remarkable interior of the cathedral features all kinds of monumental and decorative art, including painting, sculpture, mosaics, and coloured facing stones. The cathedral’s main iconostasis is decorated with malachite and lapis lazuli columns. The main altar features a stained-glass window of the ‘Risen Christ’, which is an unconventional decoration for an Orthodox church.
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27 May
10:30–17:30 
Church of the Saviour on Blood
A unique monument to Alexander II The Liberator, the Church of the Saviour on Blood (Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ) is a stand-out architectural landmark in the centre of St. Petersburg.
The cathedral features Russia’s largest collection of mosaics, slabs of varicoloured Italian marble, ornamental stones from the Urals and the Altai, and a collection of Russian heraldic mosaics.
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The cathedral features Russia’s largest collection of mosaics, slabs of varicoloured Italian marble, ornamental stones from the Urals and the Altai, and a collection of Russian heraldic mosaics.
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27 May
10:30–18:00 
Innovation as a Method
Artists working with innovative artistic language will present works in which the interrelation of artistic thought, new physical materials, and technological processes is examined. Among the themes addressed by participants in the exhibition are artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and blockchain.
Some of the works have been created in cooperation with a number of scientific laboratories. These include joint projects between: Dmitri Gutov and the Russian Quantum Centre (Moscow), Pavel Pepperstein and the ChemRar High-Tech Centre (Moscow), and Kostya Novoselov and the National Graphene Institute (Manchester).
Artists: Kevin Abosch (US), Siebren Versteeg (US), Dmitri Gutov (Russia), Dmitry Kawarga (Russia), Egor Kraft (Russia), the Where Dogs Run creative collective (Russia), Misha MOST (Russia), Kostya Novoselov (UK), Pavel Pepperstein (Russia), Daniel Rozin (US), Martha Fiennes (UK), Bjoern Schuelke (Germany), and Stain (Russia).
Dmitry Ozerkov (The State Hermitage Museum), Victoria Kondrashova (RDI. Creative Company).
The exhibition will be open until 3 June 2018
A ticket to the State Hermitage Museum, purchased at the museum’s ticket offices, will grant automatic access to this exhibition.
Some of the works have been created in cooperation with a number of scientific laboratories. These include joint projects between: Dmitri Gutov and the Russian Quantum Centre (Moscow), Pavel Pepperstein and the ChemRar High-Tech Centre (Moscow), and Kostya Novoselov and the National Graphene Institute (Manchester).
Artists: Kevin Abosch (US), Siebren Versteeg (US), Dmitri Gutov (Russia), Dmitry Kawarga (Russia), Egor Kraft (Russia), the Where Dogs Run creative collective (Russia), Misha MOST (Russia), Kostya Novoselov (UK), Pavel Pepperstein (Russia), Daniel Rozin (US), Martha Fiennes (UK), Bjoern Schuelke (Germany), and Stain (Russia).
Dmitry Ozerkov (The State Hermitage Museum), Victoria Kondrashova (RDI. Creative Company).
The exhibition will be open until 3 June 2018
A ticket to the State Hermitage Museum, purchased at the museum’s ticket offices, will grant automatic access to this exhibition.
27 May
11:00–17:00 
Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera)
The museum presents the traditional cultures of peoples from around the world (Native Americans, Eskimos, Japanese, Indians, Mongols, etc.) as well as some of the first natural science collections, which date back to the time of Peter the Great. The Mikhail Lomonosov and the Eighteenth-Century Academy of Sciences exhibit offers visitors an opportunity to learn about the history of Russian science. There is also an option to enjoy guided tours of the First Astronomical Observatory of the Academy of Sciences and the Gottorp (Greater Academic) Globe exhibits. The museum is currently presenting the following temporary exhibit: Dervishes: Images and Words.
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Please note that participants must pay for guided tours and other additional services separately.
27 May
12:00–20:00 
Caution: Children at Play! Exhibition Project
Over 110 artisans, including painters, drawing artists, sculptors, and video artist participate in this exhibition project. All of them belong to different generations representing different traditions: traditional classical art, underground art, primitivism and hyperrealism, as well as many other trends gaining ground in contemporary visual art. Among the participants, one can find both famous names and young authors: Nikolay Ionin (1890-1948), Nikolay Andronov (1929-98), Oleg Tselkov (born 1934), Ilya Kabakov (born 1933), Oskar Rabin (born 1928), Solomon Rossin (born 1937), Maxim Kantor (born 1957), Vladimir Dubosarsky (born 1964), Leonid Tskhe (born 1983) and many others. Every artist has their own journey, their own childhood and their own memories of it.
Premium and Standard Package Participants can enter the exhibition upon presenting the badge.
Tours and other additional services are covered by the participant.
Premium and Standard Package Participants can enter the exhibition upon presenting the badge.
Tours and other additional services are covered by the participant.
27 May
12:00–18:00 
Lilac Promenade
The Lilac Promenade provides a great opportunity for visitors to admire the blossoming lilacs; walk along the special lilac-lined trails of Pavlovsk Park; immerse themselves in the historical atmosphere of the park’s pavilions, which were created by talented architects and the park’s royal owners; visit exhibitions by St. Petersburg artists; and attend creative master classes and classical music concerts.
The celebration will take place throughout Pavlovsk Park, including the area around the palace; along the banks of the Slavyanka River; White Birch; and the Aviary, Temple of Friendship, and Pink Pavilion.
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The celebration will take place throughout Pavlovsk Park, including the area around the palace; along the banks of the Slavyanka River; White Birch; and the Aviary, Temple of Friendship, and Pink Pavilion.
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27 May
12:00–14:00 
Carnival procession of the First International Festival of Circus Art in St. Petersburg
This event is held as part of the festivities marking the 315th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg.
This major festival celebrating the circus arts will take place in St. Petersburg from 24 to 27 May. Demonstrating their incredible skills will be circus performers from 20 countries, including Russia, China, North Korea, Germany, Italy, Norway, Kenya, Kazakhstan, and other corners of the world. The carnival procession through the city centre on 27 May will feature renowned circus artists as well as trained animals, including famous circus elephants.
Route: Nab. Reki Fontanki – Nevsky Prospekt – Sadovaya Ulitsa – Inzhenernaya Ulitsa – 3A, Nab. Reki Fontanki.
Entry is free.
This major festival celebrating the circus arts will take place in St. Petersburg from 24 to 27 May. Demonstrating their incredible skills will be circus performers from 20 countries, including Russia, China, North Korea, Germany, Italy, Norway, Kenya, Kazakhstan, and other corners of the world. The carnival procession through the city centre on 27 May will feature renowned circus artists as well as trained animals, including famous circus elephants.
Route: Nab. Reki Fontanki – Nevsky Prospekt – Sadovaya Ulitsa – Inzhenernaya Ulitsa – 3A, Nab. Reki Fontanki.
Entry is free.
27 May
12:30–14:00 
Festive parade of brass bands and drummers
This event is held as part of the festivities marking the 315th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg.
The main road of the northern capital will be filled with the notes of a true musical celebration. Residents and guests of the city will be invited to join the parade of bands. At the end of the parade, participants and spectators will join together in a festive flash mob and form the letters of the hashtag #315SPb.
Parade route: Ploshchad Ostrovskogo – Nevsky Prospekt.
Free admission.
The main road of the northern capital will be filled with the notes of a true musical celebration. Residents and guests of the city will be invited to join the parade of bands. At the end of the parade, participants and spectators will join together in a festive flash mob and form the letters of the hashtag #315SPb.
Parade route: Ploshchad Ostrovskogo – Nevsky Prospekt.
Free admission.
27 May
17:00–20:00 
The First International Circus Art Festival Na Fontanke
On 24–27 May, Russia’s first permanent circus will host the First International Festival of Circus Art Na Fontanke. The famous arena of the oldest circus in the country will feature best circus performers from over 17 different countries. Edgar Zapashny will be the festival presenter. Contemporary and classic performances, competence and artistic skill of the participants will offer the residents and guests of St. Petersburg an unforgettable encounter with the magic art of circus.
Gala programme featuring best performances selected by the jury.
Tickets for the event can be ordered through the Personal web office.
The ticket cost is covered by the participant.
Gala programme featuring best performances selected by the jury.
Tickets for the event can be ordered through the Personal web office.
The ticket cost is covered by the participant.
27 May
18:00–19:30 
Concert performance by the Yesterday Club
This performance and class concert offered by People’s Artist of Russia Ivan Blagoder is dedicated to the popular music of the twentieth century. The Yesterday Club would like to welcome all lovers of jam sessions. It will lower the lights and transform the stage of the Academic Theatre into the relaxed atmosphere of a jazz club.
Be prepared for dancing, improvisation, and, of course, your favourite tunes from yesteryear that could once be heard drifting out of windows all over America. The programme includes music from the era of Ella Fitzgerald, the 1960s London of the Beetles, 1990s Hollywood, and more. The easy listening of nostalgic blues hits will alternate with lively mamba and Bésame Mucho. English- and Spanish-language songs will be performed in a new musical arrangement.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
Be prepared for dancing, improvisation, and, of course, your favourite tunes from yesteryear that could once be heard drifting out of windows all over America. The programme includes music from the era of Ella Fitzgerald, the 1960s London of the Beetles, 1990s Hollywood, and more. The easy listening of nostalgic blues hits will alternate with lively mamba and Bésame Mucho. English- and Spanish-language songs will be performed in a new musical arrangement.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
27 May
19:00–20:10 
Oedipus at Colonus
Based on the tragedy of the same name by Sophocles.
Premiere.
Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky.
The story centres on the struggle between the King of Athens, Theseus, Oedipus’ son Polynices, and Oedipus’ confidant Creon to influence the protagonist and his daughter Antigone. Julia Vysotskaya and Nikolai Gorshkov star in the roles of Antigone and Oedipus, respectively.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
Premiere.
Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky.
The story centres on the struggle between the King of Athens, Theseus, Oedipus’ son Polynices, and Oedipus’ confidant Creon to influence the protagonist and his daughter Antigone. Julia Vysotskaya and Nikolai Gorshkov star in the roles of Antigone and Oedipus, respectively.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
27 May
23:00–23:15 
Festive Fireworks over the Neva River
Festive fireworks over the Neva River
This event is held as part of the festivities marking the 315th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg.
To close out the celebrations on City Day, the sky over the historical centre of St. Petersburg will be lit up with colourful fireworks. As is traditional, the fireworks will be launched from the beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress. Thus, the embankments, bridges across the Neva, and the spit of Vasilievsky Island will, for a few minutes, become the best spots for viewing the pyrotechnic show.
Venue: Neva River.
Free admission.
This event is held as part of the festivities marking the 315th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg.
To close out the celebrations on City Day, the sky over the historical centre of St. Petersburg will be lit up with colourful fireworks. As is traditional, the fireworks will be launched from the beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress. Thus, the embankments, bridges across the Neva, and the spit of Vasilievsky Island will, for a few minutes, become the best spots for viewing the pyrotechnic show.
Venue: Neva River.
Free admission.
