It will open with a ceremony of laying flowers at the monument to Peter the Great on Senate Square. The ceremony starts at 10.00. Nevsky Prospekt, Ostrovsky Square and Palace Square will be the venues for the main events of the holiday. The Annual Ice Cream Festival will take place on Ostrovsky Square, which will start at 11.00 and last until 21.00. A grand procession in carnival costumes will take place on Nevsky. The festival will close with a festive concert, which will take place at 21.00 on Palace Square. Full program of events planned for May 27:
“Legends of the Norwegian Vikings” festival as part of the City Day - the Foundation Day of St. Petersburg according to a separate plan Hare Island, Kronverkskaya embankment.
26.05 - 28.05.2017
“Creators of St. Petersburg” lecture on the work of M. K. Anikushin, dedicated to City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution “State Museum of Urban Sculpture” branch “M. K. Anikushin’s Workshop” Vyazemsky per., 8 05.27.2017
Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg
The solemn ceremony of laying flowers at the monument to Peter the Great as part of the City Day - the Foundation Day of St. Petersburg Senate Square
05.27.2017 10.00 Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg
Live television broadcast of the ceremony of laying flowers at the monument to Peter I on Senate Square TV channel “LIFENEWS 78” Senate Square
05/27/2017 10.00 Committee on Press and Interaction with the Media
“Optimists of the northern capital - Gazprom Cup” All-Russian sailing competitions in the “Optimist” yacht class, dedicated to the City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg Yacht club “Hercules” village. Lakhta, st. Beregovaya, 19 05/27 - 05/28/2017 10.00 Committee on Physical Culture and Sports
“Salt Town - City of Masters” XXI International City Arts Festival dedicated to City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg Solyanoy Lane
05/27/2017 11.00 - 18.00 St. Petersburg State Academy of Arts and Industry named after A. L. Stieglitz
Ceremony and meeting dedicated to the City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg Concert of choral music performed by the Concert Choir of St. Petersburg under the direction of Honored Artist of Russia V. Begletsov Peter and Paul Fortress, Sovereign Bastion, at the Foundation Stone Laying flowers at the grave of the founder of St. Petersburg, Emperor Peter the Great St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution "State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg" Peter and Paul Fortress
05.27.2017 11.00 - 12.30 Public Chamber of St. Petersburg Committee on Youth Policy and Interaction with Public Organizations
Annual Ice Cream Festival Ostrovsky Square, 2 05/27/2017 11.00 - 21.00 Committee for the Development of Entrepreneurship and the Consumer Market of St. Petersburg
The solemn ceremony of the midday shot in honor of the City Day - the Foundation Day of St. Petersburg Peter and Paul Fortress, Naryshkin Bastion
05.27.2017 12.00 Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg
“Sea Capital” festival dedicated to City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg GBNOU “Academy of Talents” emb. Malaya Nevka River, 1 05/27/2017 12.00 Education Committee
“Lilac Promenade in Pavlovsky Park” holiday - a walk dedicated to City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution “Pavlovsk State Museum-Reserve” Pavlovsk, st. Sadovaya, 20 27.05 - 28.05.2017 12.00 - 18.00 Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg
International festival of non-mass sports Park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg
05.27.2017 12.00 - 21.00 Committee on Youth Policy and Interaction with Public Organizations
"St. Petersburg Ball of Nationalities" a festive event dedicated to City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg Spit of Vasilyevsky Island
05.27.2017 13.00 - 17.00 Committee on Interethnic Relations and Implementation of Migration Policy in St. Petersburg
“City Day - Founding Day of St. Petersburg” concert by students and teachers of the children’s art school on Petrogradskaya St. Petersburg State Budgetary Educational Institution of Children’s Education “St. Petersburg Children’s Art School on Petrogradskaya” Andrey Petrov Square, Kamennoostrovsky Ave., 28-30 05/27/2017 14.00 Committee on the culture of St. Petersburg
“Secrets of the old house” a thematic tour of the museum and the surrounding area of the Bread Museum, as part of the celebration of City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution “St. Petersburg Museum of Bread” st. Mikhailova, 2 litera A 05/27/2017 14.00 Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg
“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 05.27.2017 15.00 - 17.00 Committee on Culture of St. Petersburg
Concert of graduates of the children's music school named after. A.K. Glazunov, dedicated to the City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg State Budget Educational Institution of Children's Educational Institution "Children's Music School named after. A.K. Glazunov" st. Sedova, 32 05.27.2017 16.00 Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg
Quiz dedicated to the City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution “Central City Public Library named after. V.V. Mayakovsky" Information and leisure center "M-86" Moskovsky pr., 86 05.27.2017 17.00 Committee on Culture of St. Petersburg
Musical and poetic evening dedicated to the City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution "State Memorial Museum of A. V. Suvorov" st. Kirochnaya, 43 05/27/2017 17.00 Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg
“Brilliant St. Petersburg” concert dedicated to the City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg 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” st. Galernaya, 55 05/27/2017 17.00 Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg
“Listen, Leningrad” concert of soloists of the St. Petersburg Concert, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of V. P. Solovyov-Sedoy and dedicated to the City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution “State Academic Chapel of St. Petersburg” emb. Moika River, 20 05/27/2017 19.00 Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg
“I love you, Petra’s creation” concert of the Tchaikovsky Center for Musical Culture of the St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after. D. D. Shostakovich", Great Hall st. Mikhailovskaya, 2 05.27.2017 19.00 Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg
“Dedication to the city” concert of the jazz group “Leningrad Dixieland” under the direction of Oleg Kuvaitsev “Petersburg Watercolors” concert of the ensemble “Ars-Nova” under the direction of Pyotr Kornev, dedicated to the City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution “Philharmonic of Jazz Music” Zagorodny Ave. , no. 27 05.27.2017 19.00 05.27.2017 20.00 Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg
“Classics on Palace Square” festive concert, as part of the City Day - the Foundation Day of St. Petersburg Palace Square
According to legend, exactly 315 years ago, Peter the Great stamped his foot and ordered the construction of a city in the Neva delta. Many were hostile to his idea and did not believe that it would be possible to open a window to Europe on the marshy lands near the Gulf of Finland. But the emperor proved the opposite, and for several centuries St. Petersburg has delighted millions of people from all over the world.
When is City Day celebrated?
City Day in the Northern capital is celebrated every year on May 27, but a number of events dedicated to the solemn date will take place the day before. That is, we will have two whole free days when we can walk, enjoy the sun and the approaching summer.
Where to go on holidays?
By the end of May, the trees in St. Petersburg are already green, fountains are working, and festive decorations are visible everywhere. Even just walking the streets these days is a real pleasure. But it’s better not to limit yourself to a simple promenade, because there will be so many interesting things happening around!
Retro transport parade
If suddenly on Nevsky you see buses, trolleybuses and cars from the past, don’t be surprised - this is. On May 26, a column of rare cars will begin its triumphal journey along the central streets and avenues. Keep your camera ready, or even better, come after 15:00 to Inzhenernaya Street, where there will be a stop. Everyone will be able to look into the salon and take unusual pictures.
On May 27 at 12:00 it will start from all over Russia. A bright flash mob will take place, in which the singer IOWA and the dance group “Edelweiss” will take part. Also on holidays, a ship parade, a masquerade procession and a circus arts festival are planned.
Show "Singing Bridges"
When it gets dark, you can move closer to the water. On the night of May 27, the “Singing Bridges” show will be launched in St. Petersburg for the third time. It is expected that this year the crossings will be conducted to the music of Isaac Schwartz, a composer whose fame was brought to him by the melodies for the films “White Sun of the Desert,” “Star of Captivating Happiness,” and “The Brothers Karamazov.”
In honor of the Day, the city will be celebrated not with a recording, as is usually done, but with the accompaniment of a symphony orchestra.
Laying flowers to the Bronze Horseman
The holiday will be officially opened by the ceremony. Usually, the city's top officials and an honor guard participate in it, and ordinary citizens can only see the broadcast. But this year they want to open access to the Bronze Horseman to everyone, so be on Senate Square by 10:00.
Concert in the Peter and Paul Fortress
On May 27 at 12:00 a ceremonial shot will be fired from the bastion. It will symbolically open the festival, which will be held on the territory of Hare Island for the first time in recent years and will surprise the audience from the very first minutes. A costume show dedicated to the history of St. Petersburg will unfold on the stage in the form of a “Zenith plane”. He will be followed by Igor Kornelyuk and Tatyana Bulanova, and the headliners of the concert will be Irakli, the Pizza group and the disco tribe IOWA. The concert starts at 13:00, but you can come earlier - you won’t be bored.
Ice Cream Festival
Well, what would a holiday be without food! Come and eat ice cream on Saturday. At the festival you can try dozens of types of ice treats from different manufacturers, as well as take part in competitions, listen to music and just have a good time.
Show “Classics on Dvortsovaya”
Towards the end of the first day, the action will move to . In this beautiful open-air hall there will be a grand show for all residents and guests of St. Petersburg - “Classics on Palace Square”. The project involves stars of the Russian and world opera stage, ballet dancers, famous musicians and composers.
The concert starts at 21:00, admission is free.
Festive fireworks
The two anniversary days for St. Petersburg will end with a fireworks display. The first salvos will be fired at 23:00. An hour later the torches of the Rostral Columns will light up.
St. Petersburg City Day falls on May 27th. This year marks his 315th anniversary. In honor of this event, various festive events began to be held on the 20th, and today, May 26, a concert will take place on Palace Square.
The organizers of the holiday reported that the 315th anniversary of St. Petersburg will be celebrated with a bright, rich program that local residents and guests of the city will not be able to forget for a long time. Famous artists will perform at today's concert.
Festive events in St. Petersburg continue
On May 27, 2018, St. Petersburg turns 315 years old. The most intense program is planned for the weekend – the 26th and 27th. Today, guests and indigenous residents are invited to take part in the “sweet” ice cream festival: venue – pl. Ostrovsky. All motorcyclists will gather on Nevsky to participate in the parade, on the square. Manezhnaya will host “Motostolitsa”. In the evening, a concert program “Classics on Dvortsovaya” is planned, and then the festivities will continue on the Admiralteyskaya Embankment - guests will be entertained by the light and music show “Singing Bridges”.
Tomorrow, May 27, the solemn program begins at 10:00: at this time there will be a laying of flowers at the monument to Peter I. In honor of the city’s anniversary, everyone will be allowed to attend on Senate Square. Then the events will move to Nevsky Prospekt, where everyone can become a participant in the flash mob for the hashtag #315St. Petersburg.
If there is a motorcycle parade on May 26, then tomorrow there will be a bicycle parade: cyclists will ride from the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall to the park named after. 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg. After the flash mob, the avenue will not be empty: there will be a theatrical parade with the participation of an orchestra. In the evening, everyone will see colorful fireworks at the Peter and Paul Fortress.
During these two days, St. Petersburg will host a circus festival with a parade of retro vehicles, a Ball of Nationalities with a theatrical parade of drummers and orchestras. The main participants of the circus festival will be elephants.
The organizers revealed who will perform at the concert on Palace Square
The long-awaited gala concert “Classics on Dvortsovaya” will take place in St. Petersburg. Every year his program is completely different, this time the repertoire will become multifaceted. Famous artists will perform who will perform masterpieces by Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Bizet, Verdi, Gounod, Strauss.
Tenor Roberto Alagna and soprano Alexander Kurzhak will appear on stage. The concert on Palace Square will be their debut. Also performing will be:
- Venera Gimadieva - soloist of the Bolshoi Theater, winner of the Golden Mask;
- Oksana Volkova - Honored Artist of Belarus;
- Pavel Kolgatin - soloist of the Bolshoi Theater, soloist of the Vienna Opera;
- Alexey Markov - soloist of the Mariinsky Theater and others.
There will also be a dance part, in which “Todes”, ballet dancers from the Theater. L. Yakobson, dance and sports club "Duet".
On May 27 at 21:00 on Palace Square there will be a grand open-air “Classics on Palace Square”, a classical music concert dedicated to the Birthday of St. Petersburg.
A real celebration of classical art, held on Palace Square in honor of City Day - the Founding Day of St. Petersburg, over the course of several years it has turned into a vibrant cultural brand that attracts the attention of not only St. Petersburg residents, but also Russian and foreign tourists. The audience of the “Classics on Dvortsovaya” show is growing every year, and this year the public concert of world opera and choreography is expected to again attract over half a million spectators.
The program of the show, which has never been repeated in five years, promises to be special this time too: soloists of the leading opera stages of the world - La Scala, Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera, Paris and Vienna Opera, including representatives of the national opera school, will perform exquisite classical works, ancient Neapolitan songs, fragments from famous operettas. Mozart, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Strauss, Gounod, Saint-Saens, Lehar, Kalman - the works of these and other geniuses of classical art will be performed accompanied by the Mikhailovsky Theater Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Tatarnikov, as well as one of the best youth choirs of the city. The unchanging principle of “Classics on Dvortsovaya” is only live music and live sound.
The list of performers for the upcoming season includes: one of the best tenors of our time, Marcelo Alvarez; a star in demand by leading opera houses, the inimitable soprano and the face of popular world brands Sonya Yoncheva; exquisite beauty, American opera diva, lyric soprano Danielle De Niese; an incendiary and bright performer with a worldwide reputation, guest soloist of the Bolshoi and Mariinsky theaters Veronika Dzhioeva; deep velvety baritone Andrey Bondarenko; soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia, tenor Alexei Tatarintsev, unique in technique and beauty of sound; soloists of the Mariinsky Theater - melodic, expressive tenor Sergei Skorokhodov and deep, regal mezzo-soprano Yulia Matochkina.
This year, “Classics on Dvortsovaya” will surprise you with even greater entertainment. The idea of turning each performance into a mini-performance - with luxurious costumes, full-fledged drama and artistic atmosphere - will be enhanced by bright scenographic solutions. Five large LED video screens will be installed on Palace Square for spectators.
In total, over 200 square meters of video projection canvas will be used to create visual art effects in the square and on the stage.
As a gift to connoisseurs of ballet art, the program of the classical evening includes fragments from choreographic masterpieces performed by famous artists. The evening will be given a special, truly St. Petersburg atmosphere by performances by artists from the Wandering Puppets Theater of Mister Pejot.
The dance part of the show will be performed by the corps de ballet of the St. Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theater named after Leonid Yakobson
The project was implemented by order of the Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg.
