Festive services on Christmas Day. In a sports and entertainment complex

Plans for winter holidays it is customary to build in advance, as well as for summer vacations. Already, some parents are thinking about where to go with their children at the beginning of 2018 in Moscow. Museums, theaters and centers are preparing entertaining events, and many of them have already posted posters.

Given the abundance of entertainment places and cultural institutions in the capital, it will not be difficult to develop a recreation plan for the first days of the new year. Depending on the interests of the children and the material capabilities of the parents, it will be possible to choose a free or paid event. Here is just a small list of places where you can have fun.

The pre-holiday performances in theaters attract many spectators. Each parent will definitely choose such a production that will appeal to his child. So, which theater should you go to?

"Hermitage" on Arbat

From December 23, 2017 to January 7, 2018, on the stage of the theater, young spectators and their parents will be able to see the performance "The Old Man Hottabych and the New Year's Miracle." The tale tells how the famous wizard got to modern times, but did not lose his magical abilities. The performance will be appreciated by both toddlers and older children.

Address: Novy Arbat street, house 11.

New dramatic

The famous fairy tale "Frost" by Odoevsky will come to life on the stage of the New Drama Theater on December 23, 2017 (until January 8, 2018) in the form of a fascinating musical with beautiful costumes, good acting and, of course, a festive mood. The production will appeal to both crumbs and adults.

Ticket price: from 400 to 1500 rubles.

Address: Prokhodchikov Street, 2.

Educational theater GITIS

Old fairy tales teach kindness, respect, develop intelligence. All this was embodied in the show "Vasilisa the Wise", staged based on our favorite works, on the stage of GITIS from 16.12.2017 to 6.01.2018. Well, in the end, everyone will receive a sweet gift.

Ticket price: from 900 to 1500 rubles.

Address: Akademika Pilyugin Street, 2.

"AMFION"

Boys from childhood are not indifferent to cars and adventures. It was for such spectators that the plot of the musical "New Year's Races 2" was developed. From 16.12.2017 to 6.01.2018, viewers will enjoy colorful decorations, beautiful costumes, fiery music, mesmerizing dance scenes, acrobatic and circus acts, so not only boys, but also girls and their parents will like the performance.

Ticket price: from 510 to 3100 rubles.

Address: DK MAI, Dubosekovskaya street, house 4A.

"Grandpa Durov's Corner"

The aforementioned theater prepared several performances at once for young spectators.

On December 8, 2017, the premiere of a colorful show entitled "How Santa Got Lost" will take place - an entertaining story about how to Russia, at the invitation of Santa Claus, to New Year his "colleague" - Santa Claus is in a hurry. Cats, dogs, goats, rats, sea lion, camels, elephants and even a hippopotamus will help a foreign guest find his way to the holiday. The show will be available for viewing until 01/28/2018.

Ticket price: from 1100 to 1800 rubles.

From December 16 to December 29, 2017, the play "Santa Claus and the Long Nose" will be staged on the stage, the main idea of which is that on New Year's Eve all innermost desires come true. Children from the age of two are invited to the performance, but kids will especially like it. The fact is that in addition to the main character, the boy Yegorka, charming animals (fox, goats, raccoons, cats, dogs, porcupines) and exotic birds will appear on the stage.

Ticket price: 1000 r.

Address: Durov street, house 4.

"Fanny Bell House"

Not one, but three performances were prepared by the actors of the "Fanny Bell House" theater.

December 15, 2017 opens the season of festive performances "Little Santa Claus". The main viewers should be crumbs aged from one to 4 years old, but the director promises that the show of dolls and sounds will not leave anyone indifferent. Everyone will have time to see the spectacle, because it will be on stage until January 6, 2018.

Those who want to see the play "Time Eaten" should take care of buying tickets in advance, since it will be staged for only 2 days - on January 3 and 5, 2018. The young but extremely talented director was able to "revive" her favorite characters from children's books - Winnie the Pooh, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell Fairy and Mary Poppins.

The play "Santa Claus and the Lost Sock" is scheduled for Christmas on the stage of the theater. As you might guess from the title, the story will tell how the famous resident of Veliky Ustyug lost his magic sock, without which the New Year could be disrupted. To the aid of Santa Claus comes ... a woolen sock named Zebra, which solves the problem. In the end, all viewers will not only receive sweet gifts, but will also be able to create a sock friend for themselves.

The cost of a ticket for any of the listed events is from 1000 to 1500 rubles.

Address: Staraya Basmannaya street, 15

"Gzhel"

Young connoisseurs of ballet must see the production of The Snow Queen from 9 to 28 December 2017. It is based on the plot of the well-known fairy tale about how the Snow Queen gave young Kai an ice rose and her cold kiss, thereby freezing the boy's heart, and how Kai's sister Gerda went through dozens of tests to melt this ice.

Ticket price: from 600 to 1200 rubles.

Address: Svoboda street, house 10.

Kuklachev Cat Theater

In a sports and entertainment complex

Continuing the theme of sports events, it is necessary to inform about several more performances that will take place within the walls of sports complexes.

"Olympic"

Evgeni Plushenko and his star team invite everyone to the Olimpiyskiy sports complex, where from December 22, 2017 to January 6, 2018, to the Nutcracker 2 ice show. Irina Slutskaya, Elena Jovovich, Emanuel Sandu, Anastasia Martyushova and other stars will dance on ice to the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky performed by a live symphony orchestra. The duration of the event is 1.5 hours.

Cost: from 600 to 4000 rubles.

Location: Olympiyskiy Avenue, 16.

VTB Ice Palace

Ilya Averbukh does not plan to lag behind his “colleague in the shop” either. He is preparing a production of "Alice in Wonderland". The plot has not yet been disclosed, but, judging by the title, it is based on the work of Lewis Carroll. The action will take place from 12/27/2017 to 01/08/2018 at VTB Ice Palace.

Cost: from 1000 to 2500 rubles.

Location: Avtozavodskaya street, 23

Luzhniki

Zapashny's performance is fundamentally different from the usual pre-holiday performances. The story of the girl Angela, who cannot hear and cannot speak, she communicates only in sign language. And now she has a friend whom only she sees and who explains to her how this world works. Due to her limited speech abilities, she calls him Y. Hurry up to buy tickets for one of the sessions from 22.12.2017 to 14.01.2018.

Cost: from 600 to 5000 rubles.

Location: Luzhniki street, house 24, building 3 (small arena).

"Dynamo"

The famous Olympic champion in synchronized swimming Maria Kiseleva also plans to present her show. The aqua show was named Mission Odysseus and can be seen from 12/25/2017 to 01/07/2018 at the Dynamo stadium. Myths are at the heart Ancient Greece, and the creators promise that every viewer can feel like an ancient hero. The program includes exciting performances of synchronized swimming and diving champions, as well as aquabike and flyboarding masters. Stuntmen, acrobats and artists will take part in the action. Delightful costumes and amazing music will complete the picture.

Cost: from 600 to 2000 rubles.

Location: Leningradskoe highway, 39, building 53.

At the disco

New Year is the best time for fun. And the main components of fun are music and dancing. Street Style disco under the motto “No parents! No toys! " is waiting for children and adolescents aged 5 to 15 years from 3 to 5 January 2018. The program includes DJs, MCs, beatboxers, dancers, graffiti, light shows, contests, prizes, gifts and a host of other entertainments. Parents can wait for their children in the VIP bar for an additional fee (500 rubles).

Cost: 1200 r.

Location: Gipsy club, Bolotnaya embankment, 3/4, building 2.

On excursions

In addition to all the activities presented, during the winter holidays, you can go to get acquainted with the nature and fauna of Moscow and the region. Most of the capital's parks and reserves offer special excursions. For example, in the Bitsevsky forest you can see animals and birds wintering in these parts. The complex in Kuzminki will offer you to make friends with squirrels, pheasants, turkeys, sheep and many other animals living on its territory. And you will be able to learn a lot of interesting things about the life of horses and the peculiarities of their training in the Terletsky forest park. In total, more than two dozen such excursions are available in winter.

This is just a short list of places where you can go with children on new year holidays Oh. However, we did not mention that Moscow, on the eve of a magical holiday, turns to the center of entertainment. A beautiful Christmas tree near the Kremlin, dozens of fairs, attractions and skating rinks, shows on the street - you can still list everything that awaits residents and guests of the capital on the eve of 2018. Thus, even an ordinary walk through its squares, squares, parks and streets will surely turn into a fascinating activity that will give a lot of positive impressions not only to your child, but also to you, the main thing is that the weather does not disappoint.

Video clip New Year's musical "The Lost World":

All Muscovites and guests of the capital are intrigued by what events are planned in Moscow for new year holidays 2019. There is no doubt that this traditional holiday will be organized on a grand scale and pathos, and the Yellow Earth Pig will remember it throughout the year. But why wait?

New Year 2019 on Red Square in Moscow

Everything, as usual, will be massive and spectacular, and Red Square will traditionally gather a full house. This New Year's event in Moscow 2019 is full of Russian traditions, songs, and fun. Those present on Red Square can go ice skating, listen to the tunes of the Russian accordion, and also personally attend a free concert of Russian pop stars.

Verified gift shops

Celebrating the New Year in Moscow in 2019 is not complete without a gorgeous Christmas tree, which, again, can be personally contemplated on Red Square. The festive program will end with chimes, congratulations from the president and traditional fireworks to the delight of all those present. On this day, the festivities will continue until the early hours of the morning, and it will be possible to get home without any problems by public transport.

Ice Moscow in Victory Park

For the New Year holidays 2019, a model of Moscow made of ice will appear in Victory Park. Craftsmen participating in the In the Family Circle festival will build famous buildings and monuments of the capital in Victory Park. The ice sculptures will reach a height of five meters. Among them are the Moscow Kremlin, the Bolshoi Theater, the main building of the Moscow state university named after M.V. Lomonosov, Ostankino TV tower, the building of the Moscow City Hall and the Moscow International House of Music, as well as monuments to A.S. Pushkin, Yuri Dolgoruky and the conquerors of space at VDNKh, the Triumphal Arch, the Tsar Bell, the Worker and Collective Farm Woman monument. Each figure will be highlighted, and screens with information will be placed next to them. Cars will be allowed on the small ring road, and young uniformed inspectors will control the traffic.

As a rule, free events in Moscow for the New Year's holidays 2019 are also organized on Poklonnaya Hill, but this option is more suitable for a family celebration. There is no noise and crowds here, but a huge Christmas tree is also set up and a spectacular fireworks are arranged.

This place is ideal for those who are tired of the bustle of the metropolis, and on this magical holiday plans to retire and spend time with the family. A beautiful panorama prompts you to romantic thoughts, and the spirit of magic pushes you to the most insane actions on the coming New Year's Eve.

Sightseeing tours of the Gorky Park Museum

In the Gorky Park Museum, during the New Year holidays, administrators will conduct daily free tours of the exposition. The maximum size of the group is 20 people, the minimum is one. The duration of the excursion is 30-40 minutes.

During the excursion, the administrators of the museum will tell visitors about the myths and legends of Neskuchny Garden and its owners, about the history of ancient temples Sparrow Hills, will tell about the creation of the first Soviet "cultural complex" and "factory of happy people." Tourists will be able to experience one of the first attractions in Gorky Park - to “jump” from a parachute tower using Oculos Rift goggles.

Another free event for the New Year 2019 in Moscow is Gorky Park, where a huge number of people traditionally gather on this unforgettable night. Cheerful music sounds, families walk, Santa Clauses and Snow Maidens are walking towards them in unlimited quantities, a forest beauty has been installed, and all those present will be pleasantly pleased by the most grandiose skating rink in the capital.

Such New Year festivities in Moscow 2019 are intended more for families, since you can not only go ice skating, but also visit the fair and other entertainment events for adults and children. Every year, on New Year's Eve, a lot of people who want to congratulate each other on this magical holiday and have a good time gather in the park.

New Year festivities in Moscow 2019 at VDNKh

Moscow events on New Year's Eve 2019 have been taking place on a grand scale at VDNKh for many years. Since the end of November, it has not only been operating here big ice rink but also exhibitions and museums are open for everyone. This is a museum of illusions, a house of fairy tales and a cinema museum, visiting which you can get a lot of positive emotions.

If it's relevant where to go on New Year's holidays in Moscow 2019, it is important not to forget about VDNKh, where you can also go to a restaurant or cafe, go shopping and just listen to touching congratulations from the New Year's characters. The operating hours of all entertainment establishments will be adjusted for the New Year, so there will be plenty of entertainment for children and their parents.

New Year fairs and celebrations at VDNKh

Opening of the skating rink at VDNKh

Since the skating rink was given the status of the main ice rink in the country a few years ago, its opening has been proceeding magnificently. The entire space from Pavilion No. 1 "Central" to Pavilion No. 58 "Agriculture" will be rolled into the ice, so that the area of the ice rink will be more than 20 thousand square meters, and 4500 people will be able to skate on it at the same time. On the first day of work, an ice show will be arranged at the rink, and in the future it will always be possible to climb onto the bridge thrown over the rink or eat in the food court.

New Year's events in Tsaritsyno

Duels, palace intrigues and treasures: performance-quest at Tsaritsyno

Young visitors to the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve will be able to ride a snow slide, compete with friends in a ski race and plunge into real palace secrets.

Children from four to 12 years old are invited to participate in the play-quest "Fairy Tsaritsyno". The event will take place in the Catherine Hall of the Grand Palace and will begin as a regular excursion.

Walking through the halls of the palace, the children will look for unusual exhibits, messages and keys that will help them unravel the mystery of the ancient clock. Dance lessons and a real ball in historical costumes, palace games of a bygone era, duels, treasures and Interesting Facts from the life of Empress Catherine.

The sessions start at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00.

The season of traditional New Year's performances starts on December 26 at the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve. Children from five to 12 years old will see the festive performance "New Year's Mysteries of the Big Palace".

During the performance, young spectators will play old Russian games, attend a real court ball and receive gifts from Santa Claus.

The play was staged based on one of the first in Russia literary tales written by Empress Catherine II for her grandson, Tsarevich Alexander.

Winter excursions in Moscow parks

In winter, Moscow parks and reserves, in addition to the usual ski slopes, ice slides and open skating rinks prepared 21 excursions. They will be held in almost all districts of the capital - in Izmailovsky and Zelenogradsky city parks, Bitsevsky forest, Arkhangelskoye-Tyurikovo estate, Terletsky forest park, Kuzminki, Biryulevsky arboretum, Matveevsky forest, Nezhinsky floodplain and other natural areas.

The excursion "The light environment of the city forest park" will introduce you to the elements of the lighting design of Zelenograd. It will also talk about alternative sources of lighting and festive illumination of the city in different years.

Several parks in the capital will pay attention to the local fauna. For example, there are special programs: "Wintering animals on the territory of Bitsevsky forest" and "White trail natural park"In the nature reserve" Valley of the Skhodnya River in Kurkino ".

The open-air cage complex in Kuzminki invites you to participate in the interactive excursion program "Koza-Dereza". In addition to goats, squirrels, sheep, pheasants and turkeys live there, as well as decorative pigeons, Chinese geese and chickens of various breeds, three eagle owls, Japanese green pheasants and Indo-ducks. All about horses, the history of their domestication, breeds and varieties, features of care and training will be told in the Terletsky forest park.

New Year's masquerade in Vatutinki

On the night of December 31 to January 1, a masquerade New Year's journey will take place on the square near the Vatutinki culture and sports center. The mask will become a must-have accessory and symbol of the ball.

The guests of the holiday will be greeted by the main persons of the evening - Santa Claus and Snegurochka, who will send the participants of the ball on a round-the-world dance cruise around the New Year's planet. And the journey will begin from Veliky Ustyug, where guests will be offered to perform a Russian dance dance.

New Year's festivities in the Kolomenskoye park

Christmastide in Kolomenskoye

The holiday "Christmastide" at the Red Porch of the palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich will begin with a game program. Guests can enjoy old Christmas-time games and learning carols.
The folklore ensemble will tell about the history of the holiday, perform spiritual poems, the Christmas troparion and the kontakion. Participants in the performance will acquaint the audience with Christmastide signs and traditions. The artists will also perform Russian generosity, teach the audience to dance, fortune-telling and caroling.

The celebration will be completed with Russian folk songs, round dances and dances with spectators.
Free admission.

Christmas tree in the royal palace in Kolomenskoye

December 22 - January 3
12:00 - 15:00
The interactive program "Christmas tree in the royal palace" with funny games, amusements, contests and round dances awaits young visitors to the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve. Heroes of fairy tales will entertain them in the foyer. Children will not only watch a theatrical show with circus, choreographic and vocal performances, but will also take part in it themselves. On a journey through the magical world, they will help the characters overcome all difficulties.

Festive services on Christmas Day

Festive services on the night of January 6-7, 2019 will be held in all Moscow churches. In the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Christmas service will be performed by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

This holiday, along with Easter, is considered the main one in Christianity. On Christmas night, believers remember the gospel story of the birth of Jesus by the Virgin Mary near the city of Bethlehem.

On Christmas Day, it is customary to sing carols and arrange nativity scenes (nurseries) at churches - small puppet compositions representing the scene of the birth of a baby in a stable.

New Year's bazaar in Tsvetnoy

Tsvetnoy Boulevard, 15

Different parts of the festive program will be scattered across the floors of the shopping center: somewhere it will be possible to buy toys, ceramics and beauty in the house, somewhere Tsvetnoy, in collaboration with Gorky Park, will present its backpacks and socks for the ice rink.

Exhibition of New Year's cards "Magic message"

Open all winter

Moscow estate of Father Frost, Volgogradsky prospect, 168d

The organizers are especially sensitive to the circulation of postcards, so they will show the exhibits from all sides. They believe that New Year's cards are an important document of their time, and not just the beautiful snowflakes and Christmas trees in the picture. By what our ancestors wrote, they propose to find out how they lived, how they celebrated, what they ate. Someone sent all the copies presented at the exhibition to someone in the XX century.

School of Snow Arts in Perovsky Park

Park of culture and rest "Perovskiy", Lazo, 7

A workshop of snow sculpture and architecture is being launched not far from the Kuskovo park. So that those who wish to build what they have in mind, everyone will be given paint kits, spray guns, spray guns and water pistols. They say there are experienced craftsmen in the field of snow building; it is they who will teach how to sculpt a fortress, a pyramid, a hero of a favorite movie, or someone else - even a president from snowflakes.

Christmas tree of the Polytechnic Museum

ZIL Cultural Center, Vostochnaya, 4, bldg. one

Perhaps the only tree on which so many candidates of sciences have worked. It turned out to be a pseudo-scientific holiday with the atmosphere of the New Year tree of the closest neighbors in space. The plot is wrapped around the recent discovery of the planet Proxima Centauri b, where life could theoretically exist. And if there is life, then there must be a New Year.

Christmas festivities in the "Ethnographic village of Bibirevo"

Sports competitions, animation and a concert await at Christmas the visitors of the Ethnographic Village of Bibirevo, located in the green zone of the Chermyanka River.
Guests of the festivities will remember the traditions of celebrating the Nativity of Christ, learn a lot of interesting things about a healthy lifestyle, show their sports character and a variety of creative abilities.

Santa Claus New Year's ball

On holidays, young guests of the holiday will be able to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of New Year's wonders and Christmas fairy tales. On the territory of the Moscow Palace of Pioneers, festive performances, attractions, creative laboratories and exhibitions will be held.

Everyone will be able to take part in an interactive game program, exciting workshops and games. In the Big concert hall for children from five to 14 years old, they will stage the New Year's performance "The Crystal Throne". And little guests from five to 12 years old will be shown the "Snow Queen" show.

Festivities in the Moscow estate of Santa Claus

On the last weekend of the outgoing year and on all days of New Year's holidays, the Moscow estate of Father Frost invites everyone to traditional festive street festivities. Guests will enjoy exciting outdoor games in the company of Santa Claus's assistants, favorite cartoons on the big screen and a disco. With the help of a fabulous carousel on the street stage of the estate, the audience, together with the heroes of the musical performance "Spruce Carousel, or Magic Museum" amazing journey to different countries and to different continents, where the most cherished desires come true. And in the evenings from January 1 to January 7, for the first time on the stage of the Moscow estate of Father Frost, a neon show will be held.

Holiday program schedule:

December 24 and 25, 2016 from 11:30 to 16:00;
December 31, 2016 from 11:30 to 16:00;
from 1 to 7 January 2017 from 11:30 to 18:15;
January 8, 2017 from 11:30 to 16:30.

The entrance to the territory of the Moscow estate of Father Frost is free.

New Year's decoration of Moscow in NG 2019

To decorate a wide variety of objects - and spruce trees, and fair pavilions, and installations - they will use warm light of yellow, not white. This will create a cozy, homely atmosphere on the streets of the capital. The leading graphic motif was patterns with a combination of Russian and Italian ornaments. Teams from Russia, Italy and France will work on the project.

For example, experts from France have developed a unique project for Tverskaya Street. According to their idea, lanterns along the street will turn into stylized wine glasses with bubbles of champagne.

Manezhnaya, Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya and other central squares of the city will be decorated with light carved arches. They will also appear in Novopushkinsky square, on Nikolskaya street, in Kamergersky and Gazetny lanes.

Light trees will turn the area of Kuznetsky Most and Rozhdestvenka into a fairy forest. Lanterns soaring in the sky will decorate Zamoskvorechye, and the volumetric figure 2019 will shine near fairs and boulevards, in parks and squares.

If you want the festive events in Moscow for the New Year holidays 2018 to be especially remembered, then you just need to go to Kolomna. This is a unique chance to experience the past, travel back in time and re-examine the history of the state. Gorgeous landscapes combined with traditional fireworks and folk festivities will cheer you up for the whole coming year, and a tour of local attractions will usefully take time and allow you to somewhat expand your own worldview.

A masquerade will be organized near the main Kremlin Christmas tree, where everyone can come in original costumes and the most unexpected looks. This spectacular event in Moscow on New Year's Eve will be unambiguously reflected in the press, and supplemented by the obligatory presence of the heroes of the occasion. Chief Santa Claus and Snegurochka will light the lights on the general tree, and after the fireworks, traditional congratulations will be heard.

Another idea for where to celebrate the new year 2019 in Moscow is circus performances, some of which will take place right on the streets of the city and delight the busy crowd. New Year's events also include a visit to GUM, where not only holiday sales are announced, but entertainment programs for all visitors. And these are not all events for the New Year in Moscow, the posters can be found closer to winter holidays... In any case, the program of events for the New Year holidays will please, as always.

Muscovites will no longer be surprised by the palm trees on Red Square, the blossoming gardens on Tverskaya and entire ice towns on the boulevards. In 2017, the Journey to Christmas festival continues its tradition: it will be bright, long-lasting and memorable.

The Travel to Christmas Festival will take place from December 16 (Friday) to January 15 (Sunday) 2017... This means that the New Year's events in 2017 in Moscow will stretch for 31 days.

A few more figures: events for the New Year 2017 in Moscow will be held at 42 sites throughout Moscow will install 144 uniquely decorated Christmas trees.

The symbol of 2017 - the Fire Rooster - will be made in the style of Italian ornament using red, blue and beige colors.

The program of events in Moscow for the New Year 2017

In order to become a participant in the festival, it will not be necessary to go to the center of Moscow, events will be held in almost all districts of the capital. Use our table to search for an event. We will tell you the address of the site, what makes it remarkable, for which age audience the opening hours are also suitable.

A unique feature of Travel Christmas Festival is that all activities are free. Even for skating on the skating rink on Red Square, you won't be charged a dime.

As a reminder, all events will take place from 11 am to 9 pm from December 16, 2016 to January 15, 2017.

The address	Event	Peculiarities	For whom
Red Square, near GUM	Skating rink on Red Square	Follow the schedule on the official website, all sessions will be absolutely free	Young children should refrain from skating, there are a lot of people on the rink. Those who glide confidently on the ice will get real pleasure.
the Red Square	Fair	You can eat and buy handmade souvenirs
Manezhnaya square	Fair, exhibition, master classes, cafe	Stylization of the site for fabulous cities	For all ages, you can eat and shop
Revolution square	Performances on ice, figure skating master classes	Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White performed by 50 skaters, free skating and figure skating lessons	For all ages, sports, great photo
Revolution square	Ice slide	Skiing from a 100-meter ice slide	Children, sports, great photo
Kuznetsky Most, square in front of the Central Department Store	Haute couture on Kuznetsky Most	Exhibition and fair of designer clothes and Christmas tree decorations. On December 24, a massive Christmas tree decoration will be arranged here. You have never seen such unusual decor options.	Adults making purchases
Kuznetsky Most, near the Bolshoi restaurant	Author's toys and decorations	Master classes, fair and exhibition of New Year decorations	Adults making purchases
Pushkin Square	Animation	Light installations and performances
Novopushkinsky square	The world of fairy tales and gingerbread	Sweets and hot drinks	For all ages, delicious food
Rozhdestvenka street	Carnival masks and toys	Fair of toys and Christmas costumes	Children doing shopping
Tverskoy Boulevard	Light tunnel	100-meter light installation in the form of a tunnel	For all ages, great photo
Tverskoy Boulevard, possession 2	Magic worlds and Craftsman Craftsman	The site is dedicated to outdoor activities, winter games and sports	For all ages, sports, games
Tverskoy Boulevard, possession 19 (at the monument to Yesenin)	Postcards of the future	New Year's activities for children	Children
Kamergersky lane, possession 2	Christmas stories	Cooking classes, how to cook dishes from famous cartoons
st. Arbat, 19 and ow. 6/2	Mulled wine on the Arbat, handmade Christmas cakes and culinary workshops	Outdoor cafe, mulled wine
Klimentovskiy per., 8	Gingerbread men	New Year's food and costume fair	Adults, you can eat well
Gogolevsky Boulevard	Monastic goods	The site is dedicated to Christmas: goods from the Danilovsky Monastery and the Holy Dormition Svyatogorsky Monastery in Stolbushino, the Elisabeth Church	Adults, shopping, delicious food
st. Novy Arbat, from house 13 to house 21	Christmas parade and children's book fair	Novy Arbat Street will turn into a book fair, where you can look through colorful books in the warmth	Children shopping
Tverskaya square	European Christmas market	Here they will recreate the atmosphere of gingerbread European towns with their Christmas markets. Any walk in the center of Moscow should end with this platform.	For all ages, shopping, delicious food
Stoleshnikov lane	New Year drinks	This site is dedicated to winter drinks: hot lemonades, mulled wine, tea and coffee.	Adults can try unusual drinks
Sheremetyevskaya street, house 6, near the shopping center "Raikin Plaza"	Author's Christmas playground	Installations for a New Year's photo shoot	Adults, great photo
Sokolnicheskaya square	New Year's decor and postcards	Master classes on creating postcards and toys. Interesting lectures on the history of New Years celebration	Children, informative
Orekhovy Boulevard, possession 14	Fair, contests, exhibition of giant balls	Fair, outdoor cafe, quizzes, master classes	For all ages, great photo
st. Marshal Chuikov	New Year's treats from around the world	Cooking classes, contests and interactive performances	For all ages, great photo
st. Kosygin, possession 17	Winter fun	Outdoor sports events, fair and delicious food, contests and children's workshops and lectures	For all ages, great photo
Europe square	New Year chess tournaments	And other games and contests	For all ages
Skhodnenskaya Street, possession 56 (near the Kaleidoscope shopping center)	Fair chalets, round dances, barbecues	New Year's fair and mass festivities around the tree, you can refresh yourself with hearty food in the fresh air	For all ages
Troitsk, Lilac Boulevard, possession 1	New Year's sweets from Asia		For all ages, you can eat deliciously
Zelenograd, Yunosti square, possession 2	New Year in Zelenograd	Cooking classes and outdoor cafes	For all ages, you can eat deliciously
Usacheva Street, 26 (Usachevsky Market)	Father Frost's residence	New Year's shows, puppet show, toy fair	For all ages, you can eat deliciously

During the New Year's events 2017 in Moscow, there will be two free skating rinks in the center - opposite GUM and on Revolution Square.

Events for the New Year 2017 in Moscow in the center

The main venues of the center of Moscow - of course, the Red Square and Vasilievsky descent... Here, to the delight of the townspeople, from December 30 to January 1, a variety of entertainment events will be held - music shows and theatrical performances. It is noteworthy that you can meet the New Year 2017 and hear the president's obligatory speech under open air- the speech of the head of state will be broadcast on huge monitors, and the chimes - here they are, very close!

Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after Gorky during the New Year holidays prepared for Muscovites and guests of the capital cultural program- free sightseeing tours on their territory. And on January 5, at 12:00, a fascinating quest "Noble commotion and palace secrets" starts here. The name speaks for itself - immersion in the past, funny games and a lot of fun for the participants are provided!

Do not forget that there is an excellent skating rink in the Park of Culture. All lovers of outdoor activities - rather here! Other wonderful skating rinks in Moscow can also be admired - on Chistye and Patriarch's Ponds, in the Hermitage Garden, on Red Square. And if you love skiing, then you can ride them in Kuzminki Park, in the Trubetskoy estate in Khamovniki, in Krasnaya Presnya Park, Neskuchny Garden and other places.

For those who like not only to relax during the holidays, but to learn something new, the Museum of Moscow has prepared a pedestrian quest along the streets of Kitay-gorod. It will take place from 2 to 8 January from 12:00 to 20:00. Walking through one of the oldest districts of the capital will allow you to get to know and love it better. And on January 7, from 18:00 to 22:00, the Museum of Moscow will host a Christmas masquerade ball dedicated to the great Coco Chanel, the founder of the fashion house and the trendsetter of style. Guests can take part in a charity auction, taste French cuisine and, of course, dance.

Where to go with children besides traditional Christmas trees? We suggest visiting the Garden Ring Museum, where everyone knows everything about teddy bears and shares this knowledge with pleasure. And in the Museum of Moscow, the children will be told how in our capital in different times celebrated New Year and Christmas.

Well, what about firework? It will certainly take place at 12:00 on Moskvoretskaya Street, next to Vasilievsky Spusk. And at 1:00 fireworks will thunder in the Park of Culture, the Hermitage Garden, Krasnaya Presnya Park, the Bauman Garden and Tagansky Park.

Events for the New Year 2017 in the east of Moscow

The main site of the Eastern District of Moscow will be Semyonovskaya Square next to the metro station of the same name. December 30 to January 1 local residents theatrical performances, costume shows, a lot of music and fun await the guests of the district.

On new year's eve Izmailovsky park and Sokolniki park will sparkle with lights and walk until the morning. Ice and light shows, spectacular concerts, colorful photo exhibitions - that's far from complete list planned actions And on Christmas day, the parks will host kalyadki and fun games. During all the holidays in the VAO parks, you can actively spend time - go skiing and ice skating, play snowballs.

Having entered the website of the Moscow Cinema network, you can familiarize yourself with a list of interesting films on New Year's themes for the whole family, which will be broadcast in the VAO during the New Year holidays. At the same time, intellectual quizzes for guests with obligatory prizes will be held at the Kuskovo estate. Christmas will be celebrated on a grand scale in Izmailovo, on the territory of the Tsar's yard - a folklore ensemble will perform here, and mummers will show kalyadki, perform wind verses and kontakion.

For children - active and inquisitive - the Izmailovo Gallery offers a number of interesting events during the New Year holidays. There are master classes, live music concerts, and musicals. Details are on the department's website.

Colorful salutes in honor of the New Year 2017 can be viewed in the parks of Izmailovo, Sokolniki and in the Lilac Garden.

Events for the New Year 2017 in the west of Moscow

In CJSC, the main venues for the New Year celebrations will be Vnukovo village and Olympic Village Park... From December 30 to January 1, concerts, theatrical performances, music shows, performances by famous ensembles and solo performers will take place here. In addition, a video message from the president and the chiming of the Kremlin chimes will be broadcast for all those present.

Filevsky Park prepared for his visitors theatrical performances, winter photo exhibitions, concerts and quizzes - so you won't be bored either on New Year's Eve or on vacation days. On Christmas Day, a traditional nativity scene, carols and noisy festivities will be organized here.

And Filevsky Park is also known for its wonderful skating rink. And in winter 2017, he is waiting for all those who are active and who love to slide on the sparkling ice. In addition, you can go ice skating (and skiing too!) In Pobedy Park, Krylatskoye, Novo-Peredelkino and other places of ZAO.

On Christmas, the Battle of Borodino panorama museum will celebrate the end of the war of 1812 - at 12:00 everyone is welcome to remember the great battle and learn more about the history of our country.

During the days of such a long-awaited New Year's holidays, no child should be bored, and about this in Western District taken care of. On January 3, a culinary master class will be held at the Solntsevo art center, where children will create a fabulous tower for Santa Claus using handy sweet ingredients. And on January 7, at the Kutuzovskaya Izba Museum, children will be taught how to make a charm-carriage and will be introduced to the traditions of celebrating Christmastide.

Festive fireworks will thunder on New Year's Eve on Poklonnaya Hill and in Novo-Peredelkino, on the banks of the pond.

Events for the New Year 2017 in the north of Moscow

Main site Northern District capital Cities - park "Angarsk ponds", where from December 30 to January 1, locals and guests will enjoy colorful performances and performances by artists. On the large area monitors will be installed, from which those who came to the holiday will watch the president's speech and congratulate each other on the New Year 2017 under the chimes.

V Friendship park both on New Year's Eve and on vacation days, funny quizzes and sketches will be held, a winter photo exhibition will be placed along the paths, and bright light shows will be shown in the evening. On January 7, there will be open-air Christmas performances, carols and festivities.

During the New Year holidays, the parks of the SAO are waiting for active Muscovites who love skiing and skating. In some skating rinks, these are frozen ponds, and in others, the skating grounds are artificial, but no less wonderful. Come to the parks Angarsk Ponds, Dubki, and Northern Dubki for a good mood and energy boost.

During the New Year holidays and until March 31, an exhibition will be held in the Petrovsky traveling palace, the theme of which will be the Great Tsaritsynsky and Petrovsky palaces. Visitors will be able to get acquainted with unique materials - original sketches, drawings and building plans.

Creative activities on vacation days for children of the SAO are scheduled literally every day. So, on January 4, the creative center "Joy" offers a master class on making a Kuvadka doll. On the same day, the Sergei Yesenin Museum will teach how to make calligraphic books. On January 5, at the Hermes children's creativity center, children will be told about New Year's and Christmas table setting - about cutlery, tablecloths and beautiful dishes.

And, finally, the big fireworks of the SAO will illuminate the sky with bright flashes in the Friendship Park (Rechnoy Vokzal metro station).

Events for the New Year 2017 in the south of Moscow

The main New Year's area of the Southern Administrative District - the park " Borisov ponds» ... From December 30 to January 1, concerts, theatrical performances, and musical performances will take place here non-stop. Large monitors will be installed in the park, from which you can watch both the president's speech and the chiming of the Kremlin chimes.

V Park "Gardeners" concerts will take place every day of the New Year holidays, and Christmas carols, games and noisy celebrations.

Until January 22, the gallery "Na Kashirke" hosts an exhibition of New Year and Christmas cards of the 20th century, published both in our country and abroad. Until January 23, in the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve, everyone can visit the Christmas market, warm up with delicious tea or mulled wine. We are sure - you will not leave empty-handed! And jazz lovers are expected at Kolomenskoye on January 4, 5, 7 and 8 for the JAZZ-January festival.

Per active rest- to the parks of the Southern Administrative District! You can go ice skating and skiing in the Sadovniki park, the Tsaritsyno and Kolomenskoye museums-reserves.

In addition, during the New Year holidays, these amazing parks will host performances, master classes and interactive programs so beloved by children. And in the gallery "Peresvetov pereulok" on January 5, 6 and 7, a show of the most beloved New Year cartoons of the Soyuzmultfilm studio will be organized.

The festive fireworks will thunder over Southern District at 1:00 from December 31 to January 1 on the banks of the Moskva River (Borisovskie Prudy Street).

Festival Christmas Lights 2017

Since last year, two New Year's festivals - Journey to Christmas and Christmas Light - have been going hand in hand.

The Christmas Light Festival will be held in Moscow for 66 days - from December 16, 2016 to February 19, 2017.

The organizers set themselves the goal of illuminating the entire center of Moscow, so that the walkers have the impression of the continuity of a magical forest or a palace where night never falls. Light installations will create a mood of magic, warmth, home comfort and in some places recklessness.

Be sure to visit the following facilities:

Light installation "Musical forest"(Pushkin Square) will be located on the site of the fountain. Here they will give small light and music concerts lasting 10 minutes.
On the Tverskoy the lanterns will turn into glowing glasses of champagne.
V Stoleshnikov on the side street, you can admire the huge chandeliers.
Nikolskaya, Teatralnaya and Tverskaya squares, Novopushkinsky square will stand out for their light arches.
They will install on Tsvetnoy Boulevard lunapark.
Near Arc de Triomphe will put Santa Claus behind the three horses.
Kuznetsky Most and Rozhdestvenka Street - a magic forest will become the theme of lighting design. For this, hundreds of thousands of garlands will be hung on the trees.
Zamoskvorechye- the main element of the decor will be multi-colored lanterns.
Poklonnaya Gora and VDNKh - large glowing balls.

Glowing sculptures will be installed on almost all central streets of Moscow.

Free excursions in Moscow

During the month, while the Journey to Christmas festival lasts, the project "Walking in Moscow" will conduct free excursions along the streets of Moscow on the theme of New Year and Christmas. The walks will last about two hours and will start from the central streets.

The program includes walks in the places of Tsvetaeva, Mayakovsky, Chaliapin, Diaghilev and Stanislavsky.

Stories about the traditions of celebrating the New Year 100 years ago, about the oldest skating rink in Moscow, about the peculiarities of fairs and a festive table.

The walking schedule for December can be found below.

Ice slides on Poklonnaya Hill

For those who do not go to Krasnaya Polyana this winter or do not ski at all, there will be a great opportunity to experience the beauty of winter.

From December 29, 2016 to January 8, 2017, ice slides for children and adults will be open on Poklonnaya Gora.

The slides will be up to 100 meters long.

Where will the Christmas trees be installed in 2017

Per last years collectors of photographs of New Year trees appeared in Moscow. 35 decorated Christmas trees will be installed in Moscow on New Year's holidays 2017. Among the unusual decorative elements are orange slices, mittens and felt boots, birds and fairy-tale characters.

The tallest Christmas tree will be located on Lubyanskaya Square. Every Muscovite or guest of our city should see it.

You can see where the tree will be installed in your area in the list below.

Festivals Journey to Christmas 2017 and Christmas Light are included in the extensive program of the annual Moscow seasons mass events. The program of events is extensive and will last about a month, so everyone can visit more than one site and take home a memorable prize or a souvenir made with their own hands. We follow the 2017 New Year events in Moscow and regularly update the article.

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Muscovites and guests of the capital can meet New, 2018 not only at home in front of the TV. ALLfest offers a more romantic and "magical" option - to celebrate a holiday in one of the parks in Moscow!

22 parks in the capital are preparing a New Year's program and await visitors on the night of December 31 to January 1.

Like the main New Year festival in Moscow - "Travel to Christmas 2018", the main theme of the New Year's holiday in the parks of the capital will be the theater. All 22 parks will be decorated in a unique style, interesting concerts, performances and performances will be held everywhere.

Moscow parks program for New Year 2018

The main program in Moscow parks will start in 22:00 December 31 2017 and will last until 02: 00-03: 00 January 1 2018 year. Now you can easily celebrate the New Year on the streets and in the parks of the capital, because metro on New Year's Eve working around the clock!

Below we offer a program of some Moscow parks.

Tagansky Park, st. Taganskaya ow. 40-42

Visitors Tanaga Park Moscow on New Year's Eve awaits "Apartment owner at Vysotsky", which will be timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary Vladimir Vysotsky... His songs will be performed at the "Kvartirnik", and young actors will show excerpts from the performances "Hamlet" and "Live", in which Vysotsky played the main roles. On the trees and buildings of the park, 3D projections dedicated to the life and work of the great artist will be broadcast. Park guests will be able to take part in guitar and acting master classes.

Gorky Park, st. Krymsky Val, 9

The main attraction of the New Year Gorky Park will be an installation-predictor, with a hand to which, guests will be able to get a prediction for 2018. In addition, the famous ice rink park, where Moscow DJs will play sets with thematic songs non-stop. The ice rink area will be decorated with a million lights, and light art objects will appear on the paths and alleys. At the entrance to the ice, the installation "2018" will be installed, which was created by the artist Sergei Ovseikin especially for the park. Inexperienced "skaters" on the ice will be assisted by professional actors - " Stereo Types ".

After midnight, the sky above Gorky Park will be decorated with bright fireworks, and a Russian electronic group will perform on the main stage of the park with an audiovisual show D-Pulse.

Park "Krasnaya Presnya", st. Mantulinskaya, ow. 5

In Moscow park "Krasnaya Presnya" on New Year's Eve tangerine party. The territory will be decorated with bright orange decorations, original photo zones will be installed. And tangerine snowmen will entertain guests and give them gifts. The evening will open with a performance by a snowmen brass band, and will continue with a show of a light performance theater.

Hermitage Garden, st. Karetny Ryad, 3

Three color photo zones will be installed in the Hermitage garden for New Year's Eve: a yellow one with palace decorations will be dedicated to Cinderella, a red one with actors in ceremonial uniforms, nuts and a fireplace - to the Nutcracker, and a white one - to the Snow Queen's castle. On New Year's Eve, artists in the form of fairies and other fabulous creatures will be handing out sparklers, glowing decorations and tangerines at the New Year's tree. And at 01:00 fireworks will be thundered.

VDNKh

The main theme of New Year's Eve at VDNKh will be "dream of space"... In honor of this, the astronauts will contact the ISS to convey space greetings and congratulate the guests on the upcoming holiday. The festive program will run from 20:00 on December 31 to 3:00 on January 1. In the program: a musical concert of groups La Caravane Passe, OSOG, CJ.Plus, colorful costume processions and fireworks which will start at exactly 00:00.

The largest skating rink in Moscow will operate at VDNKh on New Year's holidays! The skating rink is open from January 1 to 11 - from 10:00 to 15:00 and from 17:00 to 23:00. On December 31, 2017, the ice rink will be open until three o'clock in the morning. On January 1, it will only open at 15:00.

New Year's Eve program at VDNKh:

21:00 - 22:00 "Space of our achievements": costume procession on ice, work of the host and DJ.
22:00 - 23:00 "Dream and Reach": fancy-dress procession on ice, work of the host and DJ.
23:00 - 23:55 "We are all children of the same planet": a fancy-dress procession on the ice, the work of the presenter and DJ.
23:55 - 23:58 Communication with space. Interactive with guests, video congratulations on the ISS
23:58 - 00:00 Congratulations from the official
00:00 - 00:05 Start of the New Year. Fireworks. The beginning of the journey
00:05 - 01:00 "Energy of the Future": costume procession on the ice, the work of the presenter and DJ.
01:00 - 02:00 "Dreams of a Miracle": costume procession on the ice, the work of the presenter and DJ.
02:00 - 03:00 "The universe is in each of us": costume procession on the ice, the work of the presenter and DJ.

Sokolniki

In the park "Sokolniki" on New Year's Eve there will be a program " Not a day without a mask. " A magical forest, a trip to popular musicals, three ice rinks and a huge heating battery await visitors to the park. New Year's program will last from 19:00 to 3:00. The fireworks will start at 01:00.

New Year's and New Year's programs at Sokolniki:

30.12 15:00 - 21:00 Street theater "Bright Faces". Collectives of the houses of culture of the Eastern Administrative District. Also: NATAN, Yulianna Karaulova, DJ Klubkilla
01.01 15:00 - 21:00 Lena Katina, B.S. Theater; collectives of houses of culture of the Eastern Administrative District; Vadim Chebanov, Elena Temnikova, DJ Scream One
02.01 15:00 - 21:00 Author's theater "Sketches in space"; MBAND, Kravts, DJ Portnov
03.01 15:00 - 21:00 UFO Theater; Theater of the Keeper of Fairy Tales Misha Marvin; Stas Piekha, DJ Vini

Tsaritsyno

Color performance in the main greenhouse, reindeer and dog sledding, and a 150-meter tubing trail with scenic views await visitors to the park Tsaritsyno on New Year's holidays! December 30 to January 3 in the park "Tsaritsyno" a festive festive program! Free admission to the museum, performances and theatrical performances, the winter conservatory and performances by artists with a vibrant program.

New Year's and New Year's programs at Tsaritsyno: