Events at the palace in May. Day of the city

One of the most beloved holidays among St. Petersburg residents is coming - we are, of course, talking about City Day. This year, the memorable date falls on Saturday, so the townspeople can expect a lot of exciting events: from a fun carnival with the participation of dachshunds and an ice cream festival to a ball on Palace Square and sand sculptures.

Launch of fountains in the Summer Garden

The Russian Museum invites all St. Petersburg residents to the Summer Garden on May 27, where the opening celebration of the fountain season will take place, traditionally timed to coincide with City Day. Already in summer, the warm air will sparkle with billions of multi-colored rainbow droplets of water as soon as the sound of the midday cannon shot of the Peter and Paul Fortress subsides.
In addition to the amazing spectacle of the fountains coming to life, vacationers in the Summer Garden will be able to wander around this historical park and listen to free excursions about the green pearl of St. Petersburg. They will be held at 13:00, 14:30 and 16:00. Walks in the fresh air will be accompanied by the beautiful sounds of music: St. Petersburg residents will meet the Northern City Orchestra and its conductor Olesya Ivanova and other creative groups of the cultural capital.
Admission to all events is free.

On City Day, the St. Petersburg metro will operate around the clock

There are no plans to close the metro on the night of May 27-28. Citizens will be able to get into the subway from 02:00 to 04:30 using a token or a “Plantain”. Contactless smart cards will not work and you will not be able to top them up.

We would like to add that some lobbies will still be closed to passengers. Among them are vestibule 1 of the Prospekt Veteranov station, vestibule 2 of the Leninsky Prospekt station, vestibule 2 of the Lenin Square station, vestibule 1 of the Moskovskaya station, vestibule 2 of the Nevsky Prospekt station, as well as station lobbies "Technological Institute - 1", "Alexander Nevsky Square - 2", "Dostoevskaya" and "Spasskaya".

Festival "Salt Town - City of Masters"

Throughout the day on May 27, exhibitions, fairs and master classes will be held in Salt Town. On the shelves there are real works of art - rings, cufflinks, pendants, earrings, even bracelets with figs. If you want to learn how to make interesting and original things with your own hands, masters will teach you their craft. In any case, they will share the main secrets of working with different materials - for example, Tiffany stained glass techniques, making wooden toys and much more.
Invited musicians will help create a special atmosphere.
May 27 11:00–18:00
Salt Lane
For free

Ball of Nationalities

A striking part of the City Day celebration program in St. Petersburg will be the Ball of Nationalities. The event will take place on the Spit of Vasilievsky Island and will demonstrate how large and diverse our country is. The ball program includes demonstration performances by artists in national costumes, various folk dances, displays of clothing collections and playing musical instruments. Guests will also be able to take part in master classes and play national games.
May 27 13:00–17:00
Spit of Vasilyevsky Island
For free

Military-historical festival “Local Fights” 2017

On the territory of the exhibition complex of the ROO MPK "Sestroretsk Frontier", for two days in a row, with the support of the Border Department of the FSB of Russia for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, the Administration of the Kurortny District of St. Petersburg, the Municipal Council of the Sestroretsk Municipal District, a military-historical festival will be held.

At the festival you will see: 2 military-historical reconstructions, equipment and weapons recreated in detail by enthusiasts from Russian military-historical clubs, a collection of firing points collected on the territory of the Sestroretsk Frontier, souvenir shops and a shooting range. It will also be possible to visit the interior of the exhibition complex. A field kitchen will be available for guests and participants.
Free admission.
Start of military-historical reconstructions: May 27 and 28 at 14:00.

Petersburgers will be shown a huge knitted carriage

On May 27 at 11:00 the installation “Fairytale Carriage” will be opened on St. Isaac’s Square. The Mitten Museum presents such an unusual gift to the townspeople. The designers were inspired to create the art object by the Great Coronation Carriage from the Hermitage collection. The height of the knitted exhibit will be three meters. He will stay until July 12th. You can inspect the carriage completely free of charge.

We would like to add that on the occasion of City Day, the Mittens Museum will host an Open Day. The program includes an outdoor exhibition of knitted portraits, free walks, live baroque music and a visit from a fortune-telling raven.

(May 27 – May 28)

holiday program

1. Ceremonial events

The city's 314th birthday will begin to be celebrated at 10:00 on Senate Square. The traditional ceremony of laying flowers at the Bronze Horseman, a monument to the city’s founding father, will take place here. At 11:30, the celebrations will move to the Peter and Paul Fortress, where at 12:00 a celebratory cannon salvo will be fired in honor of the city on the Neva. It will kick off a series of festive events.

2. Sand sculpture festival – 2017 “Great Russia”

At 12:00, the opening of the annual sand sculpture festival will take place on the beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress. The masters in their compositions talk about the most significant events in the history of Russia: the Great Patriotic War, space exploration, the 1980 Olympics, Russian cinema, animation and Russian literature.

Adult ticket - 350 rubles, children's ticket (children from 5 years old) - 250 rubles, pupils, students, pensioners - 300 rubles.
Peter-Pavel's Fortress

3. Launch of fountains in the Summer Garden

At 12:00, fountains will be launched in the Summer Garden on the occasion of the holiday. On this day, the space will delight city residents not only with the coolness blowing from the water splashes sparkling in the sun, but also with open-air performances by musicians. The festive atmosphere will be supported by a concert by the violin duet “Dolce”, actor and soloist of the Musical Comedy Theater Sergei Braga, actress of popular musicals Alina Atlasova and other artists.

Free admission.
Summer garden

4. “Tax Parade 2017”

On City Day, the garden of the Academy of Arts will be filled with dozens of dachshunds in different funny outfits. Here you can meet the Bee Dachshund, the Pirate Dachshund, the Superman Dachshund or the Empress Dachshund. Practice shows that the owners' imagination is unlimited. All day long the dogs will walk around Vasilyevsky Island, dance and delight passers-by with an elegant fashion show.

Free admission.
m. Vasileostrovskaya, Universitetskaya embankment, 17, garden of the Academy of Arts

5. Ice Cream Festival

The annual sweet holiday will be held in St. Petersburg for the 22nd time. Ostrovsky Square will turn into a kingdom of refreshing sweet delicacies, where you can taste all kinds of ice cream, sorbets, fruit ice, as well as have fun and watch good cartoons on the big screen with the whole family.

m. Gostiny Dvor, pl. Ostrovsky

6. Theater festival in Izmailovsky Garden

On City Day, the theater garden will be filled with the smell of roasting chestnuts, and guests will be able to enjoy ice cream and dance to great music. Actors from the Youth Theater on Fontanka will act out skits and sing songs, and animators dressed as Peter the Great and Fyodor Dostoevsky will walk along the alleys. At the end of the holiday, the Dunaevsky Orchestra group will perform, led by its frontman - artist of the Youth Theater Konstantin Dunaevsky.

The events will begin at 13:00. Free admission.
m. Technological Institute, emb. Fontanka River, 114, Izmailovsky Garden

7. “Fairytale carriage as a gift to the city”

On May 27, City Day, the team of the Mittens Museum will open an unusual exhibition of knitted portraits of the Romanovs on the square, part of which will be a unique art installation “Fairytale carriage as a gift to the city.” Thus, a three-meter copy of the coronation carriage of Peter I, well known from the Hermitage collection, will appear on St. Isaac's Square, but the fabulous carriage will be made entirely of wool. And they will decorate it with cute knitted accessories. From 11:00 to 19:00, passers-by will be able to take pictures with a knitted carriage and take part in a kind flash mob at the Mitten Museum.

m. Admiralteyskaya, Isaakievskaya sq.

8. Tulip Festival

Everyone's favorite spring holiday, the Tulip Festival, will open in the city on May 27 and 28. Guests and residents of the city will visit the magical island, which will once again be covered with colorful carpets of 140 thousand tulips. This year the tulips did not open their buds for a long time due to bad weather, but by the City Day of Yelagin the island will definitely be filled with the aromas of the most spring flowers.

Ticket for adult visitors - 250 rubles, schoolchildren and students - 50 rubles, preferential categories of citizens - free.
Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after. S. M. Kirova

9. Dancing on Strelka

Dancing on Strelka is a good tradition of summer St. Petersburg, when in the evenings on weekends an open air dance with loud music takes place at the Rostral Columns, and couples whirl in the dance, seeing off the setting sun, welcoming the white night. The new season of open air dances will start on May 27 at 17:00, City Day. Strelka will have professional sound installed, and singers and DJs will be responsible for the musical accompaniment. They will dance European, Latin American and domestic dances, and will dilute them with hustle and bachata.

Participation is free.
m. Vasileostrovskaya, Spit of Vasilyevsky Island

10. Gala concert “Classics on Dvortsovaya”

At 21:00 a traditional concert as a gift to the townspeople will begin on Palace Square. Stars of world opera and ballet will perform on the big stage in front of the Winter Palace. In the open air you will be able to listen to opera arias and watch excerpts from ballets performed by world stars of opera and ballet. In evening St. Petersburg, from a stage decorated in the spirit of a magnificent ballroom, works by Mozart, Verdi, and Strauss will be performed by the Mikhailovsky Theater orchestra. In the improvised ballroom, magnificent dancers will dance to recognizable melodies - it will be a real carnival.

Free admission.
Palace Square

11. Great bike parade

On May 28, a grand bicycle parade dedicated to City Day and the development of cycling culture will take place. Anyone can take part in the bike ride. The organizers encourage you to decorate your two-wheeled horses and dress up brightly. St. Petersburg cyclists will start at 12:00 on the square in front of the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall, from where the column will move towards the 300th Anniversary Park. The event has been agreed upon, so traffic will be organized along closed city streets. At the finish line, participants in the bicycle parade will enjoy an entertainment program with street musicians, lectures, a bicycle market, a food court, outdoor games, an exhibition of retro and costume bicycles, and a pop-up workshop.

m. Ploshchad Vosstaniya, Ligovsky Prospekt, 6

12. Flash mob “314 kites”

A flash mob “314 kites” will be held in the park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg. Hundreds of citizens will come together to simultaneously launch homemade flying structures of all colors, sizes and shapes into the sky. Anyone can take part in the flash mob. All you have to do is come to the park, taking your kite with you. And some of the kites will be made by the children from the Day Care Center for children with disabilities. If you don’t have your own summer toy, don’t despair: they will hold a master class on making kites for children and their parents. You can fly homemade kites right there on the park’s beach.

13. Plein air “I paint St. Petersburg”

On May 28, the central alley of the Summer Garden will turn into an outdoor painting area, where 300 easels will be installed and views of St. Petersburg from the collection of the Russian Museum will be offered. Anyone who has been putting off drawing lessons for a long time will be able to try their hand under the guidance of professional artists.

Already this weekend, on May 27 and 28, one of the main city holidays is celebrated in St. Petersburg - City Day. The channel website has selected for you several interesting events for the Foundation Day of St. Petersburg 2017. It also publishes a full program of events.

CLASSICS ON Dvortsovaya (MAY 27, 21.00)

Traditionally, in honor of the Founding Day of the Northern Capital, a large concert of classical arts will be held on the main square of the city. Spectators will enjoy opera and ballet accompanied by a symphony orchestra. The brightest stars of the modern opera stage, as well as the best St. Petersburg groups, perform on Palace Square every year.

This year, performances are expected from leading soloists of such stages as La Scala, Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera, Paris and Vienna Opera. Famous names in 2017: soloist of the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theaters Veronika Dzhioeva, soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia Alexey Tatarintsev, Marcelo Alvarez, Sonya Yoncheva, Daniel De Niese and others.

TULIP FESTIVAL (MAY 27-28, ELAGIN ISLAND)

Another spring tradition in the Northern capital is the Tulip Festival. Anyone can enter the world of thousands of tulips that will be planted in the Kirov Park. The wonderful holiday had to be postponed to City Day due to bad weather. Which could have ruined delicate flowers earlier.

SPB CITY DAY PROGRAM 2017

May 25-28. Kinderfest. IV International Festival of Children's Creativity
St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution "Theatre-festival "Baltic House" (Alexandrovsky Park, 4)

May 25-28. XII St. Petersburg International Book Salon
Mikhailovsky Manege. Manezhnaya Square

11.00, May 26. Installation of 5 Korean stone Tolharuban statues, donated by the Republic of Korea in honor of the 314th anniversary of St. Petersburg
(Primorsky Ave., 74)

16.00, May 26. “Through three centuries along Gorokhovaya”, a literary quest dedicated to City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution “MCBS named after. M.Yu.Lermontov”, Library named after. A.S.Griboyedova (Gorokhovaya St., 41)

19.00, May 26. Musical evening and screening of a documentary film about Leningrad, dedicated to the Founding Day of St. Petersburg
Cinema "Voskhod" (Pogranichnika Garkavogo St., 22, building 1)

19.00, May 26. “Melodies of Love”, concert program dedicated to City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution "Musical Theater "Carambol", on the stage of the Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace (Nevsky Prospekt, 41)

May 26-28. Legends of the Norwegian Vikings, festival as part of City Day - the Foundation Day of St. Petersburg
Hare Island, Kronverkskaya embankment.

10.00, May 27. The solemn ceremony of laying flowers at the monument to Peter the Great as part of City Day - the Foundation Day of St. Petersburg
Senate square

10.00, May 27-28. Optimists of the northern capital - Gazprom Cup, All-Russian sailing competition in the Optimist yacht class
Yacht club "Hercules" (village Lakhta, Beregovaya str., 19)

11.00-18.00, May 27. Salt town - city of masters, XXI international city arts festival
St. Petersburg State Academy of Arts and Industry named after A.L. Stieglitz

12.00, May 27. The solemn ceremony of the midday shot in honor of City Day - the Day of the Foundation of St. Petersburg
Peter and Paul Fortress, Naryshkin Bastion

12.00, May 27. Sea Capital, festival dedicated to City Day - Founding Day of St. Petersburg
GBNOU "Academy of Talents" (embankment of the Malaya Nevka River, no. 1)

12.00-18.00, May 27-28. Lilac promenade in Pavlovsky Park, holiday - walk
St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution "State Museum-Reserve "Pavlovsk" (Pavlovsk, Sadovaya St., 20)

12.00-21.00, May 27. International festival of non-mass sports
Park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg

13.00-17.00, May 27. St. Petersburg Ball of Nationalities, festive event
Spit of Vasilyevsky Island

14.00, May 27. Secrets of the old house, a thematic tour of the museum and the surrounding area of the Bread Museum
SPb State Budgetary Institution "St. Petersburg Museum of Bread", st. Mikhailova, 2 litera A

15.00-17.00, May 27. 1000 facts about St. Petersburg, quiz as part of the celebration of City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution “Central City Public Library named after. V.V. Mayakovsky" (Grazhdansky Ave., 121/100)

16.00, May 27. Concert of graduates of the children's music school named after. A.K. Glazunov, dedicated to City Day
SPB GBOU DOD "Children's Music School named after. A.K.Glazunov", st. Sedova, 32

17.00, May 27. Brilliant St. Petersburg, concert
St. Petersburg GBKDU “House of Folk Art and Leisure”, St. Petersburg RO All-Russian public organization of disabled people “All-Russian Society of the Deaf” (Galernaya St., 55)

19.00, May 27. Listen, Leningrad, a concert of soloists of the St. Petersburg Concert, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of V.P. Solovyov-Sedoy
St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution "State Academic Chapel of St. Petersburg", (Moika River embankment, 20)

19.00, May 27. I love you, Petra creation, concert of the Tchaikovsky Center for Musical Culture
FGBUK "St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after. D.D. Shostakovich", Great Hall (Mikhailovskaya St., 2)

19.00, May 27. Dedication to the city, a concert of the jazz group "Leningrad Dixieland" conducted by Oleg Kuvaitsev, a concert of the ensemble "Ars-Nova" conducted by Pyotr Kornev, dedicated to City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution "Philharmonic of Jazz Music" (Zagorodny Ave., 27)

21.00, May 27. Classics on Dvortsovaya, festive concert, as part of City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg
Palace Square

10.00, May 28. Green Marathon, family sports and entertainment event
Park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg

11.00-18.00, May 28. I paint St. Petersburg, open air, dedicated to City Day - the Day of the Foundation of St. Petersburg
Federal State Budgetary Institution "State Russian Museum", Summer Garden

12.00, May 28. Great Bicycle Parade - 2017
start: Ligovsky Ave. in alignment with the street. Zhukovsky, finish: Park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg

18.00, May 28. Charity evening by composer E.N. Artemyev with the participation of stars of the classical and opera stages and Russian rock performers
Federal State Budgetary Institution "State Academic Mariinsky Theatre", Mariinsky - 2 (Dekabristov St., 34)

18.00, May 28. “My city St. Petersburg, you are the most beautiful” literary and musical evening
St. Petersburg State Public Institution "House of the Writer", (Zvenigorodskaya St., 22)

19.30, May 31. Palaces of St. Petersburg, opening concert of the XXV International Music Festival
Federal State Budgetary Institution “State Hermitage”, Armorial Hall, Palace Square, 2

16.00, June 2. “Elagin Park!”, International Street Theater Festival
SPB GBUK “Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after. S.M.Kirova", Elagin Island

Photo: open sources, Instagram / pumpkin_priest

Video: Instagram / aer_alina, pobedonosceva

Concert “Classics on Dvortsovaya”
World opera stars will perform on the main square of the city on May 27 at 21.00: Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Marcelo Alvarez, Sonya Yoncheva, Daniel De Niese, Veronica Dzhioeva, Alexey Tatarintsev, Sergei Skorokhodov and Yulia Matochkina. The concert will be accompanied by the Mikhailovsky Theater Symphony Orchestra.

Tulip Festival
A traditional tulip festival will be held on Elagin Island on May 27–28 from 13.00 to 18.00. This year, 140 thousand bulbs were planted at the Central Park of Culture and Culture, which occupy more than 2 thousand square meters. m. In total, 120 varieties of flowers are presented here.

Festival “Salt Town – City of Masters”
On May 27, the Stieglitz Academy will hold an open-air arts and crafts festival. More than 20 master classes will be held in Solyany Lane. In the open air, in front of spectators, artists will create works of art. Blacksmiths, glassblowers, book graphic artists, painters, restorers, sculptors, ceramists, fashion designers and designers of various disciplines demonstrate to festival guests creative processes that are usually hidden from the “uninitiated” within the walls of the academy’s workshops. Everyone will be able to take part in numerous master classes. In parallel with the main program of the festival, a music, fair and exhibition area will operate on Solyany Lane.

Dachshund parade
At noon on May 27, a traditional parade of dachshunds will take place on Vasilyevsky Island in the garden of the Academy of Arts. More than a hundred four-legged animals, together with their owners, will walk along a special podium to famous musical compositions.
In addition, the program includes art master classes, compilation of a poetry collection, and performances by the ensemble “Dancing Sausages” and “Zveropochta”. For the first time, as part of the Tax Parade, all dogs will leave an “autograph” - a paw print on a special canvas. In the future, this “painting masterpiece” will be sold at auction, and all proceeds will go to help dachshunds and their mestizos who are in trouble and find themselves on the street.

City festival of Slavic culture “Slavic Fair”
On May 27 and 28, the “Slavic Fair” festival will be held in the “Dolgoe Lake” park (the intersection of Olkhovaya St. and Korolev Ave.). Guests of the festival will enjoy numerous master classes on folk crafts, fair fun, and a colorful theater and concert program. The vocal and instrumental ensemble “Pesnyary”, the groups “Melnitsa”, “Ivan Kupala”, “Terem-Quartet”, “Ottava Yo” will perform on the main stage of the festival. A total of 20 groups from 13 regions will perform on two stages of the festival. Grand opening of the festival - May 26 at 18.00

Holiday “City for everyone!”
On May 28, in the Mikhailovsky Garden, soloists of the Mariinsky and Mikhailovsky theaters will perform for the townspeople, and a symphony orchestra will play. There will also be master classes, sports competitions and a mass flash mob, the participants of which will try their hand at the genre of sign singing for the first time.

Great bike parade
At 11.00 on May 28, cyclists will start from the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall to make a forced march towards the park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg. By the time they arrive, a large festive program will be launched here with competitions and performances by artists.
The “Big Bike Parade” will be held in St. Petersburg on May 28 (more details)

Ice Cream Festival For! ice cream games
On May 27, the XXII Ice Cream Festival will be held on Ostrovsky Square - the most delicious holiday in St. Petersburg. From 11:00 to 21:00 on Ostrovsky Square, residents and guests of the city will be able to enjoy their favorite delicacy and take part in the entertainment program.

Sand sculpture festival in St. Petersburg: what will be shown to the audience
This year the theme of the festival, which starts on May 27 at the Peter and Paul Fortress, is “Great Russia.” In total, 20 sculptures will be presented here, depicting about 70 recognizable images - from Peter I to the mascots of the 2014 Olympic Games.

Open air "I paint St. Petersburg"
On May 28, from 11.00 to 18.00, 300 easels will be installed on the central alley of the Summer Garden, on which everyone will be able to express themselves in an artistic impulse.

Other events on City Day:
10.00 – laying flowers at the Bronze Horseman on Senate Square.
11.30 – solemn ceremony at the Sovereign Bastion of the Peter and Paul Fortress.
13.00 – a column of representatives of multinational St. Petersburg will pass along Nevsky Prospect to Birzhevaya Square. Then on the arrow V.O. A festive concert will take place.
A “Parade of Champions” will be held along Nevsky: SKA will celebrate the championship
Honoring the winners of the Gagarin Cup will take place on May 28. The festive procession as part of the Parade of Champions will begin at 16.00 at the Ploshchad Vosstaniya metro station. Fans will be able to watch the broadcast on the big screen on Palace Square (more details).

On the night of May 27-28, the St. Petersburg metro will operate around the clock. On weekends, citizens and guests of the city will be able to use night buses. On the night of May 26-27, transport will follow routes Nos. 1M, 2M, 3M, 4M, 5M, duplicating metro lines. Also, buses No. 8, 12, 56, 77, 80, 93, 106, 114, 130, 142, 154 will deliver passengers to open metro stations. The interval from 0:00 to 06:00 will be 30 minutes.

On the weekend of May 27 and 28, St. Petersburg celebrates such a big holiday as City Day, and therefore a lot of festive events are being prepared in the Northern capital.

The full program of events for St. Petersburg City Day 2017 is as follows:

– Classic on Dvortsovaya

A large concert of classical arts will open today at 21:00 and will be marked by performances by the soloist of the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theaters Veronica Dzhioeva, the soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia Alexei Tatarintsev, Marcelo Alvarez, Sonya Yoncheva, Daniel De Niese.

– Tulip Festival

The bright event will take place for two days in the Kirov Park

– Green Marathon

In the park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, a marathon is planned for athletes, which will take place along with a concert program

– Ice Cream Festival

A delicious festive event will start at 11:00 and last until 21:00 on Ostrovsky Square

– Festival for City Day – Foundation Day of St. Petersburg

Opens at 12:00 at the Academy of Talents (embankment of the Malaya Nevka River, building 1)

– Lilac promenade in Pavlovsky Park

The holiday - a walk is planned at the St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution “State Museum-Reserve “Pavlovsk” at the address: Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, building 20, and will take place from 12 to 18:00

– International festival of non-mass sports

Such an unusual event will take place in the park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg from 12:00 to 21:00

– St. Petersburg Ball of Nationalities

This festive event will take place on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island from 13:00 to 17:00

In addition, residents and guests of St. Petersburg will enjoy the following festive events:

14.00, May 27. City Day - Foundation Day of St. Petersburg, concert of students and teachers of the children's art school on Petrogradskaya
St. Petersburg GBOU DOD "St. Petersburg Children's Art School on Petrogradskaya")Andrey Petrov Square, Kamennoostrovsky Ave., 28-30)
14.00, May 27. Secrets of the old house, a thematic tour of the museum and the surrounding area of the Bread Museum
SPb State Budgetary Institution "St. Petersburg Museum of Bread", st. Mikhailova, 2 litera A
15.00-17.00, May 27. 1000 facts about St. Petersburg, quiz as part of the City Day celebrations - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution “Central City Public Library named after. V.V. Mayakovsky" (Grazhdansky Ave., 121/100)
16.00, May 27. Concert of graduates of the children's music school named after. A.K. Glazunov, dedicated to City Day
SPB GBOU DOD "Children's Music School named after. A.K.Glazunov", st. Sedova, 32
17.00, May 27. Brilliant St. Petersburg, concert
St. Petersburg GBKDU “House of Folk Art and Leisure”, St. Petersburg RO All-Russian public organization of disabled people “All-Russian Society of the Deaf” (Galernaya St., 55)
19.00, May 27. Listen, Leningrad, a concert of soloists of the St. Petersburg Concert, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of V.P. Solovyov-Sedoy
St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution "State Academic Chapel of St. Petersburg", (Moika River embankment, 20)
19.00, May 27. I love you, Petra creation, concert of the Tchaikovsky Center for Musical Culture
FGBUK "St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after. D.D. Shostakovich", Great Hall (Mikhailovskaya St., 2)
19.00, May 27. Dedication to the city, concert of the jazz group "Leningrad Dixieland" conducted by Oleg Kuvaitsev, concert of the ensemble "Ars-Nova" conducted by Pyotr Kornev, dedicated to City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution "Philharmonic of Jazz Music" (Zagorodny Ave., 27)
21.00, May 27. Classics on Dvortsovaya, festive concert, as part of City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg
Palace Square
10.00, May 28. Green Marathon, family sports and entertainment event
Park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg
11.00-18.00, May 28. I paint St. Petersburg, open air, dedicated to City Day - the Day of the Foundation of St. Petersburg
Federal State Budgetary Institution "State Russian Museum", Summer Garden
St. Petersburg City Day 2017: full program of events
12.00, May 28. Great Bicycle Parade – 2017
start: Ligovsky Ave. in alignment with the street. Zhukovsky, finish: Park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg
18.00, May 28. Charity evening by composer E.N. Artemyev with the participation of stars of the classical and opera stages and Russian rock performers
Federal State Budgetary Institution "State Academic Mariinsky Theatre", Mariinsky - 2 (Dekabristov St., 34)
18.00, May 28. “My city St. Petersburg, you are the most beautiful” literary and musical evening
St. Petersburg State Public Institution "House of the Writer", (Zvenigorodskaya St., 22)
19.00, May 31. Frank Wildhorn's original concert dedicated to City Day - St. Petersburg Day.
St. Petersburg State Autonomous Institution "St. Petersburg State Theater of Musical Comedy", Kamennoostrovsky Ave., 42
19.30, May 31. Palaces of St. Petersburg, opening concert of the XXV International Music Festival
Federal State Budgetary Institution “State Hermitage”, Armorial Hall, Palace Square, 2
16.00, June 2. “Elagin Park!”, International Street Theater Festival
SPB GBUK “Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after. S.M.Kirova", Elagin Island

So, it is coming - the most important St. Petersburg holiday - City Day. Everyone knows that this holiday is celebrated on May 27th. Back in 1703 Peter the First It was on this day (according to the new chronology) that he allegedly stamped his foot and said the sacramental: “Here the city will be founded!”

Jokes aside, in 2017 we are already celebrating the 314th birthday of our beloved St. Petersburg, which, as a children’s riddle from Soviet times said: “Born in a swamp, baptized three times, fought three times and became a hero!” Although our city, of course, fought not three times, but much more, and it has already been baptized, it turns out, four times.

But this year it was lucky - May 27 and 28 fall on the weekend, so all the most beloved holiday events by the townspeople are scheduled for these days. So don't miss out on the fun.

Main events of City Day in St. Petersburg in 2017

Traditionally, in honor of the Founding Day of St. Petersburg, a large concert of classical music with the participation of stars of the first magnitude is held on the main square of the city in front of the Winter Palace. This year, the audience will meet leading soloists of the La Scala, Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera, Paris and Vienna Opera, Bolshoi and Mariinsky theaters. They will perform for St. Petersburg residents and guests of the city Veronica Dzhioeva, Alexey Tatarintsev, Marcelo Alvarez, Sonya Yoncheva, Daniel De Niese and other famous performers. The most famous works of the classical repertoire will be performed.

This is also a traditional event, which is held annually at the end of May in the famous “Tsypka” - TsPKO on Elagin Island. This year, due to the cold weather, the tulips were planted later, so their lush bloom will delight vacationers on City Day.

People with a sweet tooth, get ready, as always, an abundance of icy delicacies, free distribution of ice cream, and a large concert program. Everyone will be welcome - both children and adults.

The “Green Marathon” for athletes, both professionals and amateurs, will take place along the shores of the Gulf of Finland in the Park of the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg. A large concert program is also expected. At the same time, the Great Bicycle Ride starts on Ligovsky Prospekt, which will also end in the Park of the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg.

City Day in St. Petersburg 2017: program of events, will there be fireworks

We offer a program of the most interesting events planned for City Day and the coming days; we have also highlighted those events that seem to us the most interesting.

May 25-28. IV International Festival of Children's Creativity Kinderfest, Baltic House Theater, Alexandrovsky Park, 4.

May 25-28. XII St. Petersburg International Book Salon, Mikhailovsky Manege, Manezhnaya Square.

16.00, May 26. “Through three centuries along Gorokhovaya”, literary quest dedicated to City Day, Griboedov Library, Gorokhovaya st., 41.

May 26-28. Legends of the Norwegian Vikings, festival as part of City Day, Peter and Paul Fortress, Hare Island, Kronverkskaya embankment.

May 27, 10.00. The solemn ceremony of laying flowers at the monument to Peter the Great, Senate Square.

May 27-28, 10.00. Gazprom Cup - all-Russian sailing competition in the Optimist yacht class, Hercules yacht club, village. Lakhta, Beregovaya st., 19.

May 27, 11.00 - 18.00. XXI International City Arts Festival - Salt Town - City of Masters, St. Petersburg Art and Industry Academy named after Baron Stieglitz.

May 27, 12.00. The solemn ceremony of the midday shot in honor of City Day, Peter and Paul Fortress, Naryshkin Bastion.

May 27-28, 12.00 - 18.00. Lilac promenade in Pavlovsky Park, Pavlovsk city, Sadovaya street, 20.

May 27, 13.00 - 17.00. St. Petersburg Ball of Nationalities, Spit of Vasilyevsky Island.

May 27, 14.00. Secrets of the old house, a thematic tour of the museum and the surrounding area of the Bread Museum, St. Petersburg Bread Museum, st. Mikhailova, 2 litera A.

May 27, 15.00 - 17.00. 1000 facts about St. Petersburg, quiz as part of the celebration of City Day, Mayakovsky Central City Library,” Grazhdansky Ave., 121/100.

May 27, 19.00. Listen, Leningrad, a concert of soloists of the St. Petersburg Concert, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of his birth V.P. Solovyov-Sedoy, academic Capella of St. Petersburg, emb. Moika River, 20.

May 27, 19.00. I love you, Petra creation, concert of the Tchaikovsky Center for Musical Culture, Academic Philharmonic named after. D.D. Shostakovich, Great Hall, Mikhailovskaya street, 2.

May 27, 19.00. Dedication to the city, concert of the jazz group "Leningrad Dixieland" led by Oleg Kuvaytsev, concert of the ensemble "Ars-Nova" conducted by Petra Korneva, dedicated to City Day, Philharmonic of Jazz Music, Zagorodny Ave., 27.

May 27, 21.00. Classics on Dvortsovaya, festive concert, as part of City Day, Dvortsovaya Square.

May 28, 10.00. “Green Marathon”, family sports and entertainment event, Park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg.

May 28, 11.00 - 18.00. “I paint St. Petersburg”, open air, dedicated to City Day, Summer Garden.

May 28, 12.00. Great bike ride - 2017, start: Ligovsky Ave. in alignment with the street. Zhukovsky, finish: Park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg.

May 28, 18.00. Composer's charity evening E.N. Artemyeva with the participation of stars of the classical, opera stage and Russian rock performers, Mariinsky - 2, st. Dekabristov, 34.

May 31, 19.30. Palaces of St. Petersburg, opening concert of the XXV International Music Festival, State Hermitage Museum, Armorial Hall, Palace Square, 2.

June 2, 16.00. "Elagin Park!", international festival of street theaters, TsPKO on Elagin Island.