Don't know what to do on a weekend in Moscow? Are you active and can't sit still? Does the soul need adventure? Then our ideas are for you!
Museum of Man, "Living systems"
A family educational and entertainment project that, in the form of a game, will reveal to us the secrets of the structure of the body and the secrets of the body's work. All exhibits can and even need to be touched, looked at and studied. Here you will be told not only about how the heart, lungs, stomach, etc. function, but they will also allow you to make a journey "deep into yourself" and experiment with your body!
Kremlin in Izmailovo
Izmailovsky Kremlin - a magical place to walk in Moscow ,
a unique cultural and entertainment center. Here you can imagine yourself as the hero of any fairy tale. Painted chambers and patterned towers, as if they just left the pages of your favorite books. Here you will find a museum of Russian fairy tales, bread, marshmallow, chocolate, Miracle City, a museum of the history of vodka, animation, the Russian fleet, and even a museum of ill-bred children. Here is such an interesting combination!
By the way, be careful, you need to make an appointment for excursions in advance.
Where: in your area of the city.
What else to do in Moscow? Visit majestic cathedral that catches the eye! Concerts are often held here organ music. Atmospheric view Cathedral and the wonderful music of an unusual instrument - two reasons to visit this interesting place.
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Maybe you prefer an active holiday?
If this is about you, then be sure to check out our selections for active rest in Moscow:
Shooting complex
Want to blow off some steam? Are you attracted by weapons and danger? You have the opportunity not only to learn how to shoot from various types of weapons, but also to try to throw knives, imagine yourself as a resident of the Middle Ages and learn the tricks of shooting a crossbow and bow. There are a large number of shooting galleries and shooting clubs in Moscow, but we want to tell you about one more unusual place.
Play Strelarium, a paintball-like game in which a bow with safe arrows is used as a weapon. Such arrows with a soft tip will not harm humans, and at the same time will not change the flight path. A team game in which you will need to "survive" under the onslaught of the enemy and defeat him.
Ticket price from 1200 rubles.
Where: Volgogradsky prospect, 32, building 13 and Myakininskoe highway, property 1.
Laser tag
Fights with laser weapons and immersion in an unreal space atmosphere, which makes it possible to feel like a hero of the popular game Q-zar. Also, its important advantage is a fun sports game for any age.
Official site
Ticket price from 90 rubles.
Where: 5 clubs in Moscow, see the addresses on the website.
Boeing Flight Simulator
The Boeing-737 simulator simulates the situation of aircraft control in reality. You will experience the same feelings that pilots feel in a real airliner. This is not just a simulation. You will find out what it is like - piloting during takeoff and landing, maneuvering, flying in a turbulence zone and much more!
Official site
Ticket price from 5000 rubles.
Where: Kutuzovsky prospect, 12.
Anti-stress attraction "Hit the dishes!"
The new project of the Museum of Illusions on Stary Arbat has gained immense popularity among those who want to “discharge” after a hard day or feel like a child who “can do anything”!
When you buy your ticket, you get a stack of perfectly clean plates and two markers of different colors. With the help of markers, you can write your feelings, emotions on the plate and get rid of them by simply throwing the plate against the wall. This is not an ordinary attraction that will give you new emotions and help you get rid of the accumulated stress.
Official site
Ticket price from 300 rubles.
Where: st. Arbat, 16.
Bringing Down the House"
This is an upside-down cottage. Here you move along the ceiling, and above your head are pieces of furniture and household items. This idea is a novelty for Russia, but it is popular in Europe and Asia, as well as in America.
Official site
Ticket price from 350 rubles.
Where: st. Arbat, 16.
Giant's house
This is a fairy tale for children and adults, which seems to have descended from the pages of a book about the land of giants. The most common and familiar things take on "threatening" proportions here. Huge cutlery, chairs that can only be climbed with a ladder. A visit to the giant's residence is full of positive emotions and the opportunity to take original pictures.
Official site
Ticket price 350 rubles.
Where: st. Arbat, 16
Bowling
An excellent replacement for the "classics of the genre" - the cinema. Here you can spend a pleasant evening with friends or even arrange a real tournament for the office cup with colleagues. All this is accompanied by a feeling of excitement, an interesting game and a snack in a good cafe.
By the way, if your loved one is planning a holiday soon, take a look at the selection, where you will definitely choose an interesting way to make his day unforgettable.
Where: in your area of the city.
KSK "Bitsa"
A great way to spend your free time is to ride horses at the Bitsa equestrian center. Here you can not only learn horseback riding or go horseback riding, but also visit equestrian competitions.
By the way, to take a horse ride with a 60-70% discount, drop by here and see the current offers.
Official site
Where: Balaklavsky prospect, 33.
Moskvarium
You can learn the secrets of the ocean and see with your own eyes the beauty of the sea depths in the Moskvarium. We were amazed by the diversity underwater world... After visiting I wanted to learn to scuba dive and go somewhere closer to the Red Sea.
A trip to the aquarium will provide you with dizzying impressions for a long time. After all, only here you will be offered to swim in a huge pool in the company of dolphins! Yes, you heard right. Swimming with dolphins is amazing moments, we experienced it ourselves! Incredibly friendly and outgoing creatures.
Official site
The ticket price for swimming with dolphins starts from 3500 rubles.
Where: Prospect Mira, 119, p. 23.
Aquapark
Continuing the theme of water entertainment, we suggest going to the water park! Today, there are a large number of them in the capital. By the way, if you want to save money on this lesson, then you need to look at the coupon site, where there are always offers with discounts up to 60%! The main thing is to follow the promotions!
Where: in your area of the city.
Entertainment center "Roll Hall"
Roll Hall will always greet you with fun and surprise you with an incredible variety of leisure options. So, first things first.
Firstly, the center is famous throughout Moscow for its large indoor rollerdrome. Here you can ride in any weather, the ideal surface and a comfortable temperature are provided for you.
Secondly, here you can play Q-ZAR (laser game). In a nutshell, what it is. You find yourself in a labyrinth, in your hands a laser weapon, a special vest on you, which fixes "virtual wounds", i.e. how many times have you been targeted by the enemy. You can play both as a team and in the “every man for himself” format. The task of a player or team is to score the maximum number of hit points.
Thirdly, there is a billiard club in Roll Hall! Everything is clear here.
Fourthly, in the center you can also enjoy bowling, immerse yourself in virtual reality, arrange a table tennis tournament and walk through the mirror maze.
Friends, in general, all 33 pleasures are waiting for you.
Official site
Where: Kholodilny Lane, 3.
Excursion to the Chistaya Liniya ice cream factory
And for dessert, catch another version of an unforgettable entertainment for those with a sweet tooth - an hour and a half tour of the ice cream factory. Here you will get acquainted with the production technology of your favorite dessert, learn how to decorate ice cream, and try several types of delicious delicacies during the tasting. At the end of the event, photographs and souvenirs from the factory await you.
"Alice. Return to Wonderland ”is not just an amusement park, it is a multimedia adventure! Here you can literally touch the miracles, and they will come to life. A fairy tale loved all over the world is combined with interactive projections and augmented reality technologies. In the park, you can do whatever comes to mind: smash teapots with hedgehogs, run on buttons and draw with giant pencils - in general, do wonders. Children will be delighted with such creative madness! The park is designed for children from 5 years old.
Address: Moscow, Central Children's Store on Lubyanka, 4th floor, Raketa hall. Teatralny proezd, 5/1. Metro Lubyanka
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Kidburg at the CDM
The children's city of professions "Kidburg" is a small model of the real world for children from 1.5 to 14 years old. The city hall, post office, labor exchange, port, hospital, Emergency Situations Ministry, television and radio studios and other establishments, without which it is impossible to imagine a modern metropolis, are located here.
Address: Moscow, Teatralny proezd, 5, Central Children's Store on Lubyanka. Metro Lubyanka
Amusement Park "Kosmik"
“Cosmic - Afimall” is a children's play center with video simulators, video games, attractions, a labyrinth and much more.
While children play in the maze, parents can watch them on any touchscreen device. Images of surveillance cameras installed in the Cosmic-Afimall City maze can be broadcast and viewed through the interface on any device.
Address: Moscow, Presnenskaya nab., 2, "Afimall City" mall
HAPPYLON Pirates Park
The theme park "Happylon" in the "Vegas" mall is a huge pirate island of entertainment on two levels. There is an intricate 5-tier labyrinth, carousels, rocking chairs and bumper cars for children, rides of varying degrees of extreme, slot machines and video simulators, animation.
Address: Moscow, 24 km MKAD, intersection with Kashirskoye highway, shopping center "Vegas"
Virtual reality amusement park "Virtuality"
In total, the park features more than 20 different types of attractions. The most popular of these are mixed reality VR games. The player, being in a real game space, with the help of virtual reality glasses, is transported into a fantastic story. Unlike conventional VR games, not only vision and hearing are involved, but also tactile sensations, which makes the immersive experience absolute.
Address: Moscow, Prospect Mira, 119, p. 55, VDNKh
Park of play training "KidZania"
KidZania is a mini-city where children can try themselves in various professions. A child can temporarily become a surgeon or a policeman, a reporter or an architect, a pilot or a firefighter. There is a central square and various transport models. Children can drive through the city by bus or rent a car.
Address: Moscow, Khodynsky Boulevard, 4, TC "Aviapark", 4th floor
Adventure Park "Zamania"
Family adventure parks for children of all ages and their parents. There is a climbing wall, football field, labyrinths, trampolines and tubing. There are also two zones for the smallest. In the little part of the park, more active children can spend time, and there is a separate room for quiet games for calm philosophers.
Address: Moscow, Ryazan prospect, 2, bldg. 2, TC "City, floor 2
Museum of optical illusions
it new format museum, in which photography is not only not prohibited, but is also an integral part of the examination of the exposition. Museum visitors are not just spectators, but full-fledged participants in the canvases. Here everyone will find something especially close to him, because the paintings cover the most interesting topics for humanity. Museum Optical Illusions open to viewers of all ages without restrictions. The exposition presents 3D-paintings, which were painted by the best artists of the country.
Address: Moscow, Prospect Mira, house ownership 119, p. 55
Castle of children's quests "Viva"
Viva is a magical castle that keeps many legends and secrets within its walls. The interior reminds of the Middle Ages and magical duels. Antique stained glass windows depicting knights and princesses, an antique chandelier with candles, a royal throne, mysterious twilight and statues of gargoyles. There are several floors and many rooms where the guys are waiting amazing Adventures... And every corner, turn and staircase is a new unknown and traps. The spaces of the castle are easily transformed for different thematic programs. Interactive children's quests are designed for children aged 6 to 12 years.
Address: Moscow, st. Krylatskaya, 15/4
Rope park "PandaPark"
The 3-level all-season PandaPark Activity Center is located in the Riviera shopping and entertainment center. All entertainment and routes of the center are intended for joint visits by parents and children from 3 years old (height from 110 cm), children from 125 cm and adults. Visitors will find 11 routes at a height of 9 meters, about 100 obstacles, a 70-meter “trolley” route, baby zone 0+, an attraction “Jump”, a 4-level attraction “Labyrinth” 8.5 meters high with slides, dry pool with balls and soft building modules.
Address: Moscow, st. Avtozavodskaya, 18, SEC "Riviera", 3rd floor
In almost every mall there are playgrounds and play areas for children, but many offer not just to keep the child busy while the parents are shopping for a couple of hours, but provide full-fledged entertainment and exciting activities to which you can devote the whole day. We offer an overview of the wonderful children's and play areas in.
Central Children's Store (CDM) on Lubyanka
One of the most famous not only in Moscow, but throughout Russia, children's entertainment and shopping centers is "", which was formerly known as "Children's World".
Here you can buy all kinds of goods for children, from clothes to toys. And besides this, little visitors will find something to entertain themselves with. For example, visit the KidBurg children's city of professions (tickets cost 400 rubles for kids under 4 years old and adults, 850 and 1200 rubles for children from 4 to 14, on weekdays and weekends, respectively).
Or Child Center scientific discoveries InnoPark (a ticket will cost you 600-650 rubles for a child and 700-750 for an adult, on weekdays a visit is a little cheaper), unique dinosaur shows and robot shows (a visit price of 800-1000 rubles) will also delight you. The dinosaur exhibition is a large-scale exhibition located on 2500 square meters, where you can admire the dinosaurs different types life-size and even feel like a part of the prehistoric world thanks to the interactive component.
Business center "Moscow-City"
If the kids like KidBurg, then they should definitely take them to Masterslavl, one of the theme parks of vocational guidance. Children from five years old and adolescents will be interested in trying their hand at adult professions and gaining practical experience in mastery. "Masterslavl" is located in the business center "Moscow City". The ticket price for an individual visit will be 1100-1400 rubles for children 5-14 years old. An adult ticket for an accompanying person will cost 300 rubles.
Shopping center "Aviapark"
By visiting the shopping center "", you can visit a wonderful place -. There are such parks all over the world, and recently one of them opened in Moscow. it whole city or even small country where children can participate in various activities, trying themselves as a doctor, model or dentist, earning game currency and spending it on entertainment. The ticket price will be 1200-1500 rubles for children from 4 to 14 years old, on weekdays the visit will be cheaper. Adults will have to pay 600-750 rubles to enter, and the ticket price for children under 4 will be 350-450 rubles.
Shopping center "Vegas" on the Kashirskoe highway
Shopping center "" invites children to the Happylon Amusement Park, it is located in "Vegas" on Kashirskoe highway and is the center of entertainment for the whole family with rides, slot machines and other activities. The approximate cost of using the attractions is 100-300 rubles, payment is made using a game card, which must be purchased separately for 35 rubles. There is also a unique petting zoo "Animals", located on an area of 450 sq. M. In it, kids will be able to stroke and feed a raccoon, ring-tailed lemur, mongoose, kinkajou, monitor lizard, kangaroo and other exotic animals. Ticket prices: 350 and 400 rubles, for entry on weekdays and weekends, respectively.
Vegas Crocus City Shopping Center
Vegas Crocus City offers guests a similar kind of entertainment - the White Kangaroo petting zoo, where kids can not only see, but also interact closely with the animals. A visit to the zoo will cost you 300 rubles on weekdays and 400 rubles on weekends.
Shopping center "Lawn"
Another Moscow shopping center, "", opened the Playport club for young visitors, where a labyrinth and trampolines and other devices for active recreation and entertainment are located. A visit to the club will cost 800 rubles for children and 300 for adults on weekdays, and 1200 rubles for children and 500 for adults on weekends. There is also a small petting zoo.
SEC "Rio"
When you go shopping at the SEC "" on Dmitrovskoe highway, you can also visit the exotarium with an area of 3500 sq. m. and the oceanarium, where it will be interesting for both the smallest visitors and older children. The cost of tickets to the "Exotarium" and "Oceanarium" will be 250-300 rubles for children and 500-600 rubles for adults.
SEC "Gagarinsky"
GAME ZONA for children is located on the third floor of the shopping center "". There are various attractions and many active entertainment, and regular events with guest artists.
SEC in June"
And if you visit the shopping center "" in Mytishchi, you can please the children with a trip to the Funky Town amusement park. For 2000 sq. m. there are game attractions, video simulators and other entertainments. The cost of rides varies from 50 to 200 rubles.
SEC "Filion"
Amusement parks under the Happylon brand operate all over the world, and there is one in the shopping center "". This is one of the largest indoor amusement parks in Moscow, with an area of 6500 sq. M. It will be interesting for toddlers as well, for them there is a separate zone, and for older children, who will find multi-tiered labyrinths, attractions, including roller coasters and carousels, as well as motorways. The price for visiting the attractions is from 60 to 400 rubles.
Shopping center "Vesna"
The shopping center "" is equipped with a thematic playground "Parovozkino", where kids can come any day.
TC "Avenue South-West"
No less interesting is the PlayLab Games Laboratory, which is located near the Yugo-Zapadnaya metro station in the shopping center. A lot of entertainment awaits children here, including a game labyrinth.
TC "Vnukovo Outlet Village"
Or if you want to enjoy the great outdoors, visit the theme park Angry Birds Park located on the territory. Here you can meet the characters of the popular game, spend time actively and even play "Angry Birds" live on a special playing field. The entrance is completely free.
Shopping center "June Krasnogorsk"
In the shopping center "" little visitors are waiting unique park active rest and adventure "Merry Jungle". This is a place for active, exciting and safe rest, where there are no electronic and computer simulators at all. All attractions in the park are designed to develop social, physical, emotional and intellectual abilities. There is a discount for large families. There is also a special system of discounts.
Moscow - Big City, in which there is no place for boredom and despondency. There are many entertainment centers where you can have fun and usefully spend time. On weekends, the whole family can go to an amusement park or activity center. Everyone can choose entertainment to their liking. You can go rock climbing, jump on a trampoline. For active families who like to spend time together, visit rope park will bring a lot of pleasant impressions. They will be able to test their strength, take part in the competition.
The water park is a great entertainment for those who prefer water recreation. There are several water parks in Moscow with various waterslides and attractions, extreme entertainment for adults, children's areas with pools for toddlers are thought out. In the entertainment centers of the capital, billiards and bowling zones are always open. The whole family can spend time there. Cafes are open for a bite to eat in between activities. All centers have slot machines for children of different ages. You can find suitable entertainment for the whole family on the Kuponika project website. Coupons presented in the same place will allow you to get a discount in the entertainment centers of Moscow.
Large cities attract the inhabitants of the province also by the fact that there are incomparably more opportunities to have a good evening or weekend. Especially it concerns the Russian capital, because today everyone can find interesting for himself, regardless of age and preferences. Moreover, in order to pleasantly and usefully spend your free time, it is not necessary to spend a lot of money, since there are many free options.
Entertainment in Moscow for the weekend
After a long time of entertainment, they are indispensable. Therefore, information about where to go on Saturday or Sunday is of interest to many. Of course, the choice primarily depends on age, since what is suitable for young people may cause bewilderment among representatives of the older generation, and a young man or a girl will agree to go to events “for pensioners” only for the sake of his beloved mother or grandmother.
Below are several categories in which there is entertainment in Moscow for everyone to taste.
Where you can relax for free
In the 70s of the last century in New York, Paris, London and others European capitals the representatives loved to play the game, the winner of which was the one who had the best evening without spending a cent. Young Muscovites can also try to organize such a competition, especially since it is not as difficult to find free entertainment in Moscow as it might seem at first glance. For example, in Gorky Park, professional choreographers daily give free lessons in modern and Latin American dances (on weekdays from 20:00, on weekends from 17:00). And you can listen to classical music performed by famous musicians and students of the conservatory in the houses-museums of Bulgakov and Chaliapin. You can also visit one of the capital's museums, since the third Sunday of each month is usually announced in them. Among such institutions of particular interest are the Museum of Archeology of Moscow, Astronautics, I. V. Turgenev, the estate "Lefortovo", "Kolomenskoye" and a lot others.
Extreme entertainment in Moscow
A dose of adrenaline is sometimes necessary for those who spend all their days in a boring office, doing routine work. Fortunately, extreme entertainment in Moscow is diverse, and everyone can easily find for themselves something that suits their tastes. For example, you can:
- fly in a wind tunnel, which is located at the following address: Zhivopisnaya street, 21 (in building 5);
- take a flight on any day of the week, having visited the "Aeronaut" club located on Dmitrovskoe highway (d. 167, p. 29);
- try yourself in the role of a fearless climber at the new climbing wall on Paveletskaya, where you can either make a one-time ascent or sign up for a course consisting of 12-25 visits;
- learn diving in the "Aquanaut" center, in the "Olympic" sports complex.
Where to go with children
Everyone knows how difficult it is to please the little fussy and keep them busy on weekends or vacations. After all, entertainment should not only correspond to the age of the child, but also be really interesting to him. Otherwise, parents will face whims and tears or, having paid a lot of money, will contemplate the bored face of their son or daughter. Based on these considerations, the most universal children's entertainment in Moscow, which invariably delights both preschoolers and schoolchildren, is the circus. Several such establishments operate in the capital today, including the famous BMHC on Vernadsky Avenue and Nikulin Circus, located on Tsvetnoy Boulevard.
In addition, most kids adore various attractions, so in summer they should be taken to one of the many parks in the capital (attraction parks at VDNKh, Izmailovo or Sokolniki). Among the boys, such children's entertainment in Moscow as karting is also popular, which can be done, for example, in the Kart Racing Club or in the "Pilot". Schoolchildren interested in science will find it interesting in the Lunarium of the Moscow Planetarium (near the Barrikadnaya metro station).
Where to go for teenagers
The age when boys and girls turn into boys and girls is the most difficult one. Therefore, parents often do not know what entertainment for teenagers in Moscow will be of interest to their children. Among the most popular options are:
- a visit to the "Opposition" complex, during which tourists are taken by an elevator to Stalin's underground bunker, located at a depth of 65 m, and are guided through the complex tunnel systems;
- the attraction “Laser Labyrinth” with ten difficulty levels for children and adolescents of different ages, which is located in the XL shopping center;
- one of the bowling clubs where you can go out with groups of friends;
- the Experimentarium museum, where you can watch scientific and educational shows or an interesting film about the Universe in a spherical cinema;
- quests, for example, "Chinatown", "Detective's Diary", "Forgotten Station" (Klimashkina St., 26), "Big Kush" (Profsoyuznaya St., 24, Apt. 3).
Summer fun
Unfortunately, not everyone can travel during the holiday season. Therefore, those who are forced to work when most of their friends and neighbors are enjoying their vacation, want to know what entertainment in Moscow in the summer will help relieve stress and cheer up on the weekend. Among the places where you can go with the whole family, it is worth noting:
- rope "Panda-parks", which are located in Sokolniki, Izmailovo, Gorky Park and Lianozovo;
- cinemas under open air where you can sometimes see paintings without age restrictions, for example, in the Hermitage garden, in the Muzeon park, etc .;
- ranges for paintball or airsoft;
- parks "Pokrovskoe-Streshnevo" and "Mitino", where, among other things, you can ride a carriage pulled by real sled dogs.
There is another popular summer fun in Moscow - you can spend a day at VDNKh. There, walking along the alleys planted with unique varieties of roses is a pleasure to combine with visiting exhibitions and museums for every taste and relaxing in numerous cafes. In addition, children can be taken to the amusement complex at the dolphinarium, and teenagers can rent segways, roller skates, bikes and bicycles.
Winter fun
It is especially attractive for its New Year and Christmas markets, which start on December 12 and run until January 11. During them, in beautifully decorated shopping chalets, visitors are not only offered to purchase a variety of food products and souvenirs, but also master classes are arranged for them. In addition, in winter, the capital invites everyone to feel like participants in an ice show at numerous skating rinks, the main of which is located right on Red Square. Moreover, on Mondays, as well as on weekdays in the morning, admission to the skating rink is free. You can also show your skills by writing complex monograms on ice in Gorky Park and in Sokolniki.
Water activities
There is no shortage of beaches, swimming pools and water parks in the capital, including indoor ones, so you can find something interesting for yourself at any time of the year. water entertainment... In Moscow, including in winter, the capital's water parks are very popular, such as Kva-Kva Park with a magnificent SPA center on Yaroslavskoye Shosse, Fantasy in Maryino, Moreon, which is mainly aimed at adults, which is located on address st. Golubinskaya, 16, and others. Concerning summer vacation, then at the service of Muscovites and tourists are city beaches on the Pirogov reservoir, Shkolnoye and Black lakes, on the Elk pond and on the banks of other water bodies of the city.
As you can see, find interesting entertainment in Moscow on weekends, and on any other day of the week, it is not a problem, so only those who are too lazy to tear themselves away from the sofa or computer monitor can get bored in the capital. Remember, life is one, and it is foolish to spend it on virtual adventures or staring at the ceiling!
