City Day is a time when everyone has the opportunity to confess their love to their native or native metropolis, and once again look around with surprise and realize that I live in one of the most beautiful places planets! In 2017, the Russian capital will celebrate its 870th anniversary.

For the first time, City Day in Moscow was celebrated in the winter of 1847 - by decree of Nicholas I, festivities and distribution of gifts took place. Under Soviet rule, the celebration was postponed to autumn, and in our time, Moscow's birthday has finally turned into a citywide holiday with concerts, fairs, folk festivals and the final fireworks.

Traditionally, this holiday does not have a specific date - it is celebrated on the first or second Saturday of September. In 2017, Moscow City Day is officially scheduled for September 9th.

But, as in previous years, the festivities will last all week, and the organizers will leave the most interesting for September 9 and 10.

Every year this holiday becomes more and more large-scale, and the program of events - more and more extensive. Among the many concerts, fairs, exhibitions, competitions, parades and theatrical performances, everyone will find entertainment to their taste.

Where to go, what to see on a city day?

In the anniversary year 2017, the city authorities promise an unprecedented scale of celebrations. Folk festivals will cover not only the center of Moscow - festive events will be held in all major parks of the capital. At the bottom of the city in Moscow, everyone will spend time with pleasure.

Red Square is the main venue for celebrations. At 12:00 there will be a solemn opening ceremony of the holiday. Speeches by the Mayor of Moscow and the President of the Russian Federation are expected. And in the evening, a large-scale concert will be held on the main square of the country with the participation of the brightest Russian stars. The concert will start at 19:00, entrance to the square is by invitation only.

The main theme of events in 2017 will be the history of Moscow and its inhabitants. The official slogan of the holiday: "Moscow is a city where history is created." Many lectures, excursions and exhibitions dedicated to the cultural, scientific and sporting achievements of Muscovites await the guests.

Numerous processions will take place along Tverskaya Street and the Garden Ring - theatrical carnivals, parades of reenactors and modern urban technology.

The traditional festival "Slavic Meal" will be held on Revolution Square - here you can try classic Russian dishes, take part in master classes of famous chefs.

Various events are scheduled for the festive weekend in Gorky Park, but the main theme of the holiday will be cinema. Guests of the park will visit a film school and a film set, poetry readings and theater performances based on famous films. Live music from popular films will sound in the park all weekend.

For connoisseurs of cultural recreation, the organizers have prepared a separate surprise - more than two hundred free tours and free admission to 88 Moscow museums. A book fair will open at VDNKh, meetings with famous writers will be organized.

The anniversary day of the city in Moscow 2017 will cover even the outskirts of the capital. Each park will host its own concerts with the participation of popular performers of various genres - from rap and rock music to jazz and classical orchestras. The culmination of the City Day, according to tradition, will be a grandiose salute.

Program of events for the City Day in Moscow 2017

In 2017, the Russian capital is celebrating its anniversary - 870 years since its founding. On this occasion, unprecedented celebrations are planned in all squares, boulevards, parks and concert venues of the capital.

The peak of the holiday will be the weekend of 9 and 10 September. But festivals and festive events will go on for ten whole days - from the very beginning of autumn.

So that you do not miss anything interesting, we have prepared a detailed program of events for you. It contains all the fairs, concerts, exhibitions, parades, festivals and other events that will be held in festive Moscow on City Day.

Events dedicated to the Day of the City of Moscow in 2017

Where to watch fireworks on Moscow Day

Moscow City Day in 2017 promises to be diverse - the program of entertainment events is very rich. But no matter how interesting and exciting the festive events are, many still look forward to the fireworks that usually end the celebrations.

At 22.00, festive salutes and fireworks will thunder throughout the capital. "Peonies", "chrysanthemums", "snakes", "hearts", shimmering figures and other colorful drawings will be launched into the sky. In total, 13,260 volleys will sound over the city. Fireworks will be launched on Vorobyovy Gory, Poklonnaya Gora, Bolshaya Akademicheskaya, in Izmailovo and Kuzminki parks, at Kursky railway station, in Southern Butovo, Solntsevo, Nagatino, Otradnoe, Mitino, Zelenograd and Troitsk.

The festive extravaganza will last 10-15 minutes. Where to watch it depends on many factors. If you have not yet decided on this issue, when choosing a place from where you will admire the fantastic sky, keep in mind that the most stunning view of the festive fireworks opens from Red Square, Vorobyovy Gory, the Moscow City observation deck and on the bridges across Moscow - river.

Every year on the first Saturday of September, Muscovites celebrate the birthday of the capital Russian Federation. In 2017, Moscow will celebrate City Day on the second weekend - September 9, the holiday will continue on September 10. The year of foundation of Moscow is 1147 - therefore, in 2017 the capital celebrates its 870th anniversary. On the Day of the City of Moscow, folk festivals and concerts are held in the capital. The festive program will end with a solemn salute (). Find out where to watch fireworks in Moscow on City Day - 870.

Solemn opening of the Day of the City of Moscow starts September 9th at 12:00 on Red Square, and with 13:00 start festive and entertainment events at more than 200 venues in the city, including in the capital's parks, where a festive program for the City Day has been prepared. The main venues for celebrating the City Day will be Tverskaya Street, Krasnaya, Manezhnaya, Tverskaya, Teatralnaya, Pushkinskaya and Bolotnaya Squares, Arbat Street, Poklonnaya Gora, Gorky Park, Sokolniki, the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve, the Kolomenskoye Estate Museum, VDNKh and pedestrian areas of Moscow. So the question of where to go on City Day on September 9 and 10 has a simple answer - you can go to Moscow parks. It will be fun and interesting there - the plan of events for the Day of the City of Moscow in 2017 is extensive, the program of celebrations in the parks is prepared for all ages and for all tastes.

City Day Moscow 2017 - program of events in Moscow parks

Program City Day Moscow 2017 - September 9-10

City Day will be celebrated on the squares and streets of Moscow. Moscow will celebrate its 870th birthday. And this means that a large number of bright, large-scale and free entertainments have been prepared for Muscovites and guests of the capital on City Day. The organizers promise that the City Day 2017 in Moscow will be unprecedented - more than a thousand events will take place in the city. A whole system of festive decorations will set the mood for all Muscovites and visitors. More than 270 art objects will be installed in different points to decorate Moscow on City Day. During the days of the Moscow Anniversary 870 festival, venues throughout the city will talk about the outstanding achievements, discoveries and inventions of Muscovites. Find out where to go to Moscow City Day 2017.

• Festival Moscow-870

The festival "Jubilee of Moscow 870" will be held from 1 to 10 September. Throughout the city, 40 thematic sites have been opened that tell about outstanding people and events related to Moscow. The venues are divided into themes: “Moscow Conquers”, “Moscow Creates”, “Moscow Builds”, “Moscow Sets Records”, “Moscow Invents”, “Moscow Discovers” and “Our Victories”. The venues are dedicated to the achievements of scientists and inventors, theater workers, composers, famous buildings, military campaigns, etc.

In particular, 7 zones will operate on Tverskaya and Mokhovaya streets, which will be completely blocked for cars. The Moscow Sets Records zone on Tverskaya will house a parkour park, two boxing arenas, motocross and mountain bike jumps, a climbing wall in the form of Moscow City towers 10 meters high, and much more. There will be boxing and parkour competitions, freestyle shows with tricks on special bikes, and master classes. About 500 sports instructors will conduct classes for adults and children in snowboarding, trampolining and other sports.

In the Moscow Building zone art objects reflecting Moscow architecture will be installed on Tverskaya, made of plexiglass, plastic, plywood and metal, hand-painted and illuminated. So, on Tverskaya you can see models of Stalin's skyscrapers, the sculpture "Worker and Collective Farm Woman", models of the Soviet rover and lunar rover, the icebreaker "Arktika". The key object will be a model of the Salyut-7 orbital space station almost in the original scale, you can look into it. And the first woman to go into outer space, Svetlana Savitskaya, will talk about her unique experience at the festival.

On the site "Moscow invents", which will open on the section of Tverskaya Street from Voznesensky to Stoleshnikov Lane, scientists will talk about the latest discoveries. So, biologist and journalist Ilya Kolmanovsky will tell about the unusual abilities of plants and animals. During master classes and experiments, the audience will be shown how we feel tastes, why such natural phenomena as a tsunami or thunderstorm occur. The nature of electricity will become clearer with the help of lasers and mirrors, the science shows "Crystallomania", "Reaktiv" and "Mendeleev" will be held.

Where: Moscow, Revolution Square, Tverskoy Boulevard, Novopushkinsky Square, Manezhnaya Square, Novy Arbat, etc.

• Good Deeds Festival on Tsvetnoy Boulevard

Charitable organizations will arrange an exhibition-fair of assistance to residents of the big city on Tsvetnoy Boulevard. Those in need can be helped by buying dishes, toys, souvenirs, clothes and accessories. Everyone will be able to participate in a charity run for a donation of 200 rubles. The length of the distance is 6.5 km, registration is on the website until September 8. On the evening of September 10, a concert will take place at which Chelsea, Django, Pizza groups, the ex-soloist of Tatu Lena Katina, Sogdiana, Dominik Joker and Katya Kokorina, rapper Kravts, Stas Piekha and other artists will perform.

Where: Moscow, Tsvetnoy Boulevard

• Inter-museum festival on the Arbat

On City Day, historians and literary critics on stage near the theater. Vakhtangov will talk about the Arbat - a unique place, Moscow's Montmartre, the center of the cultural life of the capital. Walking tours will be organized for those who wish. On September 9 and 10, the Russian group “Feelin’s”, the Italian singer Boris Savoldell, the project “Yesenin Jazz” will perform here.

Where: Moscow, st. Arbat

• Festival "Bright People"

The festival of street theaters "Bright People" will be held in Gorky Park and "Museon". Here you can see performances of foreign and domestic theater projects. The French group Remue Ménage will show the play "Bear's Mouth" with giant artificial bears. Italian Corona will present the show "Lotus Flower" and " white lady”, with the participation of dancers, acrobats and musicians who became famous at the Venice Carnival. The Russian team Liquid Theater and graduates of GITIS will perform a 10-hour show-tale "Colored Dreams". Spectators will go on a magical journey with aerialists, acrobats and opera singers.

Muzeon Art Park will feature a fusion of design, theatrical, visual and musical art. The performance "Fashion + Poetry" will take place here, during which the poems of contemporary poets will be read by actors dressed in designer outfits from Moscow fashion designers. The troupes of the Artem Gaponenko Theatre, Sketches in Space and Freak. Fabrik. There will be fashion shows by designers Andrey Bartenev, Venera Kazarova, Kirill Mintsev and others. Visitors will also be able to create unique images with the help of stylists, make accessories and souvenirs from environmentally friendly materials with their own hands in the Fashion + Art zone.

• "Theatrical March" in the Hermitage Garden

The Theater March, which will take place for the fifth time on City Day, will allow Muscovites to see new theatrical performances free of charge. On September 9, the School of Modern Drama will show "Bad Advice" based on the book by G. Oster, and "Theatrium on Serpukhovka" - the family musical "The Flying Ship". For adults, there will be a concert "On the Blue Danube" from the Musical Theater. K. S. Stanislavsky and V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko. The 2017 Golden Mask nominees - dancers of the Ballet Moscow Theater will perform a modern dance performance "All Ways Go North". In the evening, the troupe of the Taganka Theater will show the rock-n-drama "Viy" based on Gogol's story, in which the actors are musicians at the same time, and the lyrics of the songs of the deceased bard Venya D'Rkin (Alexander Litvinov) give depth and a new understanding of the mystical story. On Sunday, September 10, artists from Moscow theaters will perform old favorite songs about Moscow. Then the musical and poetic program "Dance Floor" and the poetic performance "Brodsky. Poems" from the Praktika Theatre, the Meyerhold Center and the Pyotr Fomenko Workshop. Children on this day will be able to be announcers, directors and even actors in the Stanislavsky creative workshop.

Where: Moscow, Hermitage Garden

Where: Moscow, TsPKiO im. Gorky, park of arts "Museon"

• "Labyrinth of Time" in the Moscow Zoo

On City Day, visitors to the Moscow Zoo will be told about the history of the Moscow Zoo, starting from its foundation in 1864. Everyone will be able to travel back in time and attend the opening of the zoo, see what the zoo looked like in Soviet times. Children will be invited to participate in a festive procession in the form of animals. The guys will make the masks themselves out of paper at the master class.

Where: Moscow Zoo

• "City of Poets" on Triumfalnaya Square

Poetry lovers should stop by Triumphalnaya Square, where they will read poems by famous poets born in the capital: from Pushkin to Vysotsky, from Lermontov to Akhmadulina. Literary quests and quizzes were also prepared for visitors, and the action "Rhyme with Moscow" will take place. Heroes of Russian classics will come to life in theatrical and musical performances.

Where: Moscow, Triumphalnaya Square

• "Moscow 60s" in the Garden. Bauman

The excursion program and historical lectures dedicated to the era of the 60s - 70s of the twentieth century will be held in the garden. Bauman. This time was remembered by the growth of the well-being of Muscovites, the provision of housing and equipment, the active construction of Khrushchev and constructivist buildings, as well as space achievements. During these years, the architectural formation of modern Moscow was going on. Visitors will see their favorite Soviet films of the 60s-70s, a photo exhibition of the life of Soviet citizens under Khrushchev and Brezhnev. Guests will be able to dance twist and rock and roll to retro hits of domestic and foreign music and take selfies in the interior of the 60s. Children at master classes will be able to play builders, animators and even assemble a spaceship.

Where: Moscow, Bauman Garden

• Free tours

Muscovites on City Day will be able to go on free tours along the Moscow River and the MCC. During a walk on the river tram "Along the Moscow River through the centuries" you can see the Sparrow Hills, the Novodevichy Convent, the Andreevsky (Pushkin) Bridge, the Kremlin and Moskvoretskaya embankments. The guide will tell you about the history of these places, interesting facts, and show you the longest Moscow building of the 18th century. You need to pay a transport fee and register on the site. The tour will take place on September 9 and 19, meeting at the Novospassky Bridge pier.

On the excursion "MTC - the steel ring of the capital" on September 9 and 10, passengers will be told about the historical background of the modern MCC, 15 historical stations and other interesting facts. For example, about the fact that once the passage of the MOZHD cost more than a can of red caviar 450 gr. Participants are required to pay the fare and pay a deposit for the use of the audio guide. Tours start at 11.00, 14.00, 16.00. Gathering at the information stand "Live Communication" at the MCC station "Business Center".

On holidays, there will be other excursions and quests to museums and estates, sightseeing around the city.

Residents and guests of the capital will be able to take a boat trip and a train ride with a guide, play old games in estates and listen to street musicians at the festival.

Museums of Moscow will work for free on City Day

For the celebration of the 870th anniversary of the capital, the Department of Culture and the Museum of Moscow organize more than ten free tours. Those who wish can go on a trip along the Moscow River, drive along the Moscow Central Ring with a guide and play old games in city estates.

In the courtyard of the Museum of Moscow will be held Festival "Museum and City". Visitors will see an exhibition dedicated to the history of the city, listen to stories about prominent Muscovites. Street artists and musicians will perform there, and residents will be able to take part in the discussion of cultural projects, including those in the field of information technology. Festive events will be held for two days, September 9 and 10, from 10:00 to 20:00.

Members excursions "Along the Moscow River through the centuries" they will see the Sparrow Hills, where ancient settlements were located before our era, as well as five Stalinist skyscrapers, the Novodevichy Convent and other sights. During the walk, the sightseers will be told about the history of the Andreevsky Bridge, which in 1999-2000 was moved two kilometers down the river and "placed" in Gorky Park. In addition, the participants will be shown the oldest embankment of the capital - the Kremlin, as well as the longest building in Moscow of the XVIII century - the Imperial Orphanage on Moskvoretskaya Embankment.

The tour will take place on September 9 at 18:00 and September 10 at 11:00, duration - two hours and 15 minutes. The route will start from the Novospassky Bridge pier. The tour is free, but participants need to pay a transport fee and pre-register on the bureau's website, which will start within two weeks.

On the same days, Muscovites are expected to excursions "MCC - the steel ring of Moscow". Participants will learn the history of the construction of 15 historical stations of the Moscow District Railway, adjacent to the modern MCC stations. These are Andronovka, Ugreshskaya, Presnya (Kutuzovskaya), Likhobory, Vladykino, Rostokino, Belokamennaya and others. All of them were built at the beginning of the 20th century in the Art Nouveau style.

The station buildings were designed by the architect Alexander Pomerantsev. He also worked on the project of the GUM building on Red Square. Also, the participants of the tour will learn that the cost of a trip along the Moscow District railway in those days it was greatly overestimated and varied depending on the class of the car. For example, first-class travel cost passengers three rubles. For comparison: in 1911, a cab ride in Moscow cost an average of 15 kopecks, a pound (approximately 450 grams) of red caviar - 44 kopecks, and a three-course dinner accompanied by live music in the Slavyansky Bazaar restaurant - 1.75 rubles.

Excursion "MCC - the steel ring of Moscow" will be held on September 9 and 10, meeting with the guide at the “Live Communication” information stand at the MCC Business Center station. Gathering of participants - at 11:00, 14:00 and 16:00. The tour lasts an hour and a half, which is exactly how long it takes to make a full circle around the ring. The tour is free, participants will be required to pay a deposit for the use of the radio guide and pay the fare.

9th of September Museum "Estate of Princes Golitsyn Vlakhernskoe-Kuzminki"(Konny yard, Starye Kuzminki street, 13/15) there will be excursions, master classes, evening tea and a historical horse show. At 12:00, guests can visit the author's tour of the exhibition "Gardens and Parks". At 14:00 and 15:00 there will also be sightseeing tours of the estate.

From 16:00 to 20:00, citizens will be able to get to "Manor Evening"- tea drinking accompanied by live music, after which theatrical performances await guests. The evening will end with a horse show in historical costumes of the 19th century.

9th of September at the Museum "English Compound"(Varvarka street, 4a) visitors will be able to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the past centuries. Against the backdrop of historical interiors of the 16th-17th centuries, the site will offer an opportunity to participate in ancient folk amusements, for example, play burners, the prototype of modern baubles, and grandmas, the forerunner of dice. For guests, animators will hold three sessions of folk fun lasting one hour. Start at 11:00, 13:00, 15:00. The next day, September 10, the English Compound Museum will host two sightseeing tours lasting one hour. Start at 10:30 and 12:30.

Schedule of excursions, master classes and quests on City Day 2017

– 18:00-20:15 – boat excursion “On the Moscow River through the centuries”, you will need to pay a transport fee;

— 18:00 — bus tour “Moscow. View from above”, you will need to pay a transport fee and a ticket to the observation deck.

- 11:00-12:30, 14:00-15:30, 16:00-17:30 - excursions around the Moscow Central Circle, meeting at the "Live Communication" information stand, Business Center MCC station;

– 11:00-13:15 – boat excursion “On the Moscow River through the centuries”, you will need to pay a transport fee.

Museum "English Compound"

Museum of History "Lefortovo"

Museum of Archeology of Moscow

Moscow City Museum

As part of the Museum and the City festival, free tours of the museum's exhibitions will be held.

– 11:00-12:00, 12:00-13:00, 15:00-16:00, 18:00-19:00 – excursion “History of Medieval Moscow”;
– 13:00-14:00, 16:00-17:00 – excursion “History and architecture of the “Food stores” complex”.

Museum "Estate of Princes Golitsyn Vlakhernskoe-Kuzminki"

- 12:00 - author's excursion of the historian Boris Sokolov;
- 14:00, 15:00 - excursions around the estate;
- 16:00-20:00 - "Manor evening", which will include a tea party with live music, a horse show and theatrical performances.

On September 9 and 10, Moscow will celebrate 870 years since its founding. This year City Day will be held in the style of the Russian avant-garde at more than 50 venues. Under the slogan “Moscow is the city where history is created”, seven topics will be united dedicated to important milestones in the history of the capital. Tverskaya Street will become the center of folk festivals.

From September 1 to September 10, on the occasion of the anniversary, the Moscow Anniversary 870 festival will be held at venues in the city center and in all districts of the capital, dedicated to the outstanding contribution of our city and its residents to Russian and world heritage.

In total there will be seven main themes, seven slogans: “Moscow conquers”, “Moscow creates”, “Moscow builds”, “Moscow sets records”, “Moscow invents”, “Moscow discovers” and “Our victories”.

Here they will talk about the achievements of the capital's engineers and inventors, about theater workers, composers, about world-famous city buildings, about scientists and inventors, about significant military campaigns - from the founding of the Russian state to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

The culmination of the celebrations will be the City Day celebrations, which will take place on September 9 and 10. One of the main venues will be Tverskaya Street, where the history of Moscow's discoveries, victories and achievements will come to life.

Informative lectures, interactive performances, concerts, scenes from famous performances of Moscow theaters, spectacular sports and scientific shows, meetings with outstanding Muscovites are waiting for residents and guests of the capital.

Fireworks

On September 9, Moscow will celebrate its 870th birthday, on this day at 21:00, festive fireworks and fireworks will thunder throughout the capital.

"Peonies", "chrysanthemums", "snakes", "hearts", shimmering figures and other colorful drawings will be launched into the sky. In total, 13,260 volleys will sound over the city.

Festival "Bright People"

On September 9 and 10, as part of the celebration of City Day, Gorky Park will host the 6th annual international festival Bright People: visitors will see large-scale shows from theaters in Italy and France and premiere performances by street theaters in Russia.

Street theater shows in France, Italy and Spain, a large-scale theatrical production of "Colored Dreams" created especially for the event, and performances by the best Russian independent theater projects will become the highlight of the festival, which brings together hundreds of participants and thousands of spectators in a single action.

Theater March Festival

On September 9, in the Hermitage Garden, as part of the celebration of the City Day, the Theater March will be held - the largest open-air festival of theatrical art in Russia.

In the 12-hour marathon, the best Moscow theaters will present their performances: the Musical Theater named after K. S. Stanislavsky and V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, "Ballet Moscow", "School of Dramatic Art", Taganka Theater, Teatrium on Serpukhovka, "School modern play" and many others.

Free admission to museums

On the second weekend of September, when Muscovites celebrate City Day, exhibition halls and galleries subordinate to the Department of Culture of Moscow can be visited absolutely free of charge. The editors of "KudaMoscow" presents full list institutions that open their doors for free on September 9 and 10.

Free tours

From August 12 to September 10, as part of the celebration of the City Day, there will be free tours from the project "Walking around Moscow". On the eve of the 870th anniversary of Moscow, the guides have prepared popular tourist routes and unfamiliar city treasures.

A total of 50 educational walks along the iconic metropolitan routes will be organized. Anyone can join the tours for free.

A year ago, exactly 322 events were organized in Moscow on the occasion of the City Day. This time the organizers decided to break the record and hold more than a hundred events dedicated to the anniversary of the capital.

When is City Day in Moscow in 2017?

A series of festive events will start on the first day of September, and at once at forty city sites. The main theme of the festival "Jubilee of Moscow 870" will be the Russian avant-garde, and the events themselves will tell about the great achievements and discoveries that belong to our beloved city and its inhabitants. There will be a lot of guests - more than ten million people are expected to visit the sites - they will get acquainted with the inventions of outstanding Moscow engineers, refresh the memory of the names of famous composers and artists, learn the fate and history of important city buildings, and also pass along the roads of significant military campaigns. Check it out so you don't miss out on the fun.

where to go

Many metropolitan spaces and institutions will join the holiday. Therefore, the question of where to go to the City Day in Moscow will not arise. The main thing is to decide what will be closer to you: fairs, master classes, exhibitions, performances in the squares - there is certainly entertainment for everyone. The organizers will begin to create a festive mood in advance: in a few weeks, in honor of the City Day, Moscow will seriously change. On the public transport there will be colorful signs, the appearance of buildings will change, and themed board games, souvenirs and even sweets will appear on the shelves. Also in 2017, on City Day in Moscow, art objects will be installed that will tell about the achievements of cultural figures, athletes, architects and many others.

City Day on Tverskaya Street

One of the main venues for celebrating the City Day will be. On September 9 and 10, there will be spectacular performances by acrobats and wakeboarding masters, and excerpts from theatrical performances that are successfully staged in Moscow theaters will be shown here. It will be possible to jump on the Olympic trampoline and taste the dishes of the capital's cuisine from different eras.

Events in the parks

Moscow parks will also join the celebration of the 870th anniversary of the capital.