Poklonnaya Gora schedule of events on May 9. Victory Day: star concerts, tank exhibition and fireworks

Content: On May 9, 2018, huge screens will be installed in many Moscow parks, on which the parade from Red Square will be broadcast.

In Gorky Park

On Pushkinskaya embankment

Master classes will be organized for young guests of the event, during which they will be able to make crafts and souvenirs.

Also, according to established tradition, the park will host an Open Microphone and everyone will be able to tell their family stories related to the war and Victory.

At 21:00 the film “Once upon a time there was a girl” will be shown here.

In Victory Park

The highlight of the holiday will be the “Traditions of Russia” horse show. Cavalrymen will appear in front of the public, and there will be a parade with the flags of the hero cities.

In Izmailovsky Park

A minute of silence will begin at 18:55.

Fireworks will be launched at 22:00.

In Babushkinsky Park

Also in the park there will be an interactive stand “Wall of Memory”, where everyone can enter the name of heroes and participants of the Great Patriotic War, write congratulations on Victory Day and wishes.

In Kuzminki Park

In Perovsky Park

Master classes will be organized for children on assembling various models of military equipment from LEGO constructors.

In the Garden named after Bauman

Master classes on designing postcards and cards will be organized for children. The field kitchen will be operational.

In Sokolniki Park

Tagansky Park

A big concert and entertainment program will be held on the stage of the park.

In the master class area you will be able to write a front-line letter, make a paper carnation and a greeting card.

Victory Day is celebrated in Russia on May 9. In the capital, festive events were prepared in honor of the holiday. Concerts, exhibitions and other activities will take place in city squares and streets, parks and squares. The Moscow 24 portal has collected information about the main events in honor of the holiday.

Procession "Immortal Regiment"

One of the central events will be the traditional Immortal Regiment procession. Hundreds of thousands of citizens will gather at the Dynamo stadium to carry portraits of their relatives who participated in the Great Patriotic War and honor their memory.

The "Immortal Regiment" campaign starts in Moscow at 15:00

The organizers of the event note that the number of participants in the event in 2018 could reach a million. Citizens will have to cover a distance of 5.9 kilometers on foot. The procession will end on Red Square.

Volunteers will distribute water to people along the way. You will be able to have a snack in 47 field kitchens, which are located along the route of the column.

Victory Day in the Parks

Festive venues will open in 21 capital parks. Visitors of all ages will be able to try their hand at completing a historical quest based on the battles on the Kursk Bulge, watch theatrical performances, and also see military equipment of those years. Guests can also enjoy performances by military bands and retro-style dancing. In addition, everyone will be able to taste real soldier’s porridge from the army field kitchen.

On this day, the Hermitage Garden will be transported to the difficult war years: the atmosphere of the 1940s will be recreated here. From the very morning, a brass band and a men's chamber choir will perform military songs, and at 18:00 a Victory costume ball will begin on the dance floor. Here you will hear the melodies of tango, waltz, the popular Spanish dance Rio-rita in the 1930s, as well as the fast and fiery Polish Krakowiak. Even if you don’t know how to dance at all, don’t be afraid: professional dancers will help beginners.

A military-historical quest dedicated to the battles on the Kursk Bulge will be organized in Tagansky Park. It was one of the largest tank battles in world history: about two million people and six thousand tanks took part in it on both sides. Teams of participants will learn how front-line reconnaissance, defensive operations and counter-offensives took place. The quest will last from 13:00 to 18:00, and you can join it at any time.

A “Wall of Memory” will appear in Babushkinsky Park. At this stand, visitors will be able to write the names of their relatives and friends who participated in the Great Patriotic War. There you can also leave wishes for veterans. By the way, the T-34, the most famous tank of the war years, will be exhibited in the park (this model was widely used in 1942–1947 and later served for a long time on the remote borders of the country).

Vorontsovsky Park will present a theatrical and poetic production dedicated to the Great Patriotic War and Victory Day. Guests of the park will not be left out either - everyone can become a participant in the theatrical interactive program. In the central clearing, a wartime medical center, a field kitchen, and, of course, military equipment will be installed. There will also be an exhibition of works by contemporary photographers who photograph historical reconstructions of battles.

Street events

A festive program of more than 100 special performances was prepared by participants of the Moscow Spring a Capella festival. They will perform songs of the war years on the city streets.

Live concerts will also take place on May 9 at three train stations in the capital. There, musical groups will perform songs about the Great Patriotic War. Events in honor of the holiday were prepared at the Belorussky, Rizhsky and Kazansky stations.

You can watch a light show on the Manege building in the evening. In 2018, films broadcast using video mapping technology were dedicated to the history of the cities of heroes. A similar event will be held on May 9 at the Victory Museum.

Fireworks

Photo: portal Moscow 24/Lidiya Shironina

You can watch the festive fireworks at 33 sites in the city, 17 of them are located in parks. The pyrotechnic show will begin on May 9 at 22:00 and will last about five minutes. During this time, more than 80 thousand salvos will be fired into the sky over Moscow.

One of the main traditions on Victory Day is the fireworks, which everyone looks forward to. This year, fireworks will be launched from 33 points, so they can be seen in any area of ​​the capital.

The salvos of most of the largest points are always clearly visible from the bridges over the Moscow River, so the main thing is to take your seat on time. You can watch the fireworks from the Pushkinsky, Krymsky and Patriarchal bridges, as well as from the Bogdan Khmelnitsky Bridge, located a stone's throw from the Kievskaya metro station (next to Europe Square).

Another great option to watch several fireworks at once is to take a trip along the Moscow River on a river boat. For this, direct routes between Kievsky Station and Novospassky Bridge are most suitable.

Traditionally, most Muscovites watch fireworks at the capital's viewing platforms, and the Victory Day fireworks are no exception. The most suitable sites for this are observation areas near the buildings of Moscow State University and the Russian Academy of Sciences. Advice: usually a lot of people gather there, so in order to avoid unpleasant situations, it is better not to go there with children.

Another excellent observation point, which few people know about, is located on the roof of the gate to Gorky Park. True, for the opportunity not only to see the fireworks, but also to examine them through the binoculars installed there, you will have to pay

Finally, you can enjoy the view of the sky with colorful lights in any of the capital’s parks. A particularly beautiful view will open from Poklonnaya Gora and the “floating bridge” of Zaryadye Park.

In addition, in the central district, fireworks can be viewed from Gorky Park, Bauman Garden, Hermitage Garden, Tagansky Park and Krasnaya Presnya Park.

Public transport operation

Photo: portal Moscow 24/Alexander Avilov

On May 9, Mosgortrans routes will operate according to a Sunday schedule with the maximum number of rolling stock from 12:00 to 19:00. At the same time, during the day, 55 routes were canceled or changed due to the parade on Red Square.

The metro and MCC operate as usual - until one in the morning. During the parade, the metro stations "Revolution Square", "Okhotny Ryad", "Teatralnaya", "Alexandrovsky Sad", "Borovitskaya" and "Lenin Library" were open for entry and transfer only.

Lobby No. 2 of the Park Pobedy station is open only for entrance. On this day it will be possible to exit to the odd side of Kutuzovsky Prospekt towards Victory Park only from lobby No. 1.

After the parade, the central stations "Revolution Square", "Okhotny Ryad", "Alexandrovsky Sad" and "Arbatskaya" of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line, "Borovitskaya", "Lubyanka", "Kuznetsky Most", "Kitai-Gorod", "Pushkinskaya" , "Chekhovskaya", "Tverskaya", "Park Kultury" of the Sokolnicheskaya and Circle lines, as well as at the Oktyabrskaya metro station of the Circle and Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya lines, "Vorobyovy Gory", "University" and "Sportivnaya" stopped accepting passengers. You can go out into the city from them.

Suburban trains on May 9 will carry passengers according to the Sunday schedule. An additional train will be assigned to the Kursk direction. In addition, 64 electric trains will additionally stop at the Moscow-Sortirovochnaya-Kyiv station - this is the closest commuter station to Poklonnaya Gora.

In the capital, there will also be closures throughout the day. What streets in the city are impossible to drive on?

Parade on Red Square on May 9, 2019

The parade will be opened by foot columns of military school cadets and active military personnel. According to the organizers, this year there will be many debutants who will walk through Red Square for the first time.

The culmination will be a procession of military equipment. The mechanized column will include:

• Mobile ground-based missile systems "Yars"
• S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems and 2S38 anti-aircraft gun
• Iskander-M operational-tactical missile systems
• Armored personnel carriers "Boomerang"
• Self-propelled anti-tank missile systems "Kornet"
• Self-propelled artillery gun "Phlox"
• Armored vehicles "Typhoon"
• Multiple launch rocket system "Tornado-S"
• Reconnaissance and strike robotic complex "Soratnik"

Viewers will also see new military equipment, and this year they are all passenger cars:

• Lada 4x4 Pickup mini-trucks will drive across Red Square.
• Lightweight all-terrain and armed tactical all-terrain vehicle Chaborz M-3.
• Another novelty is the new command cabriolets, Aurus luxury cars.

The parade will end with a flyover of military aircraft and an air show.

The aerial part of the parade will be attended by 18 helicopters and 56 aircraft of operational-tactical, long-range, military transport and army aviation of the Aerospace Forces, including the newest KA-62 helicopter and A-100 aircraft. In total - 74 cars, according to the number of years since Victory Day.

Rehearsals for the Victory Day parade on Red Square

• April 29 at 19:00
• May 4 at 19:00
• May 7 at 10:00 – dress rehearsal

You can see military equipment along the route to Red Square from the street. Nizhnye Mnevniki, where she has been based since April 20. The equipment will pass along the Zvenigorodskoe highway, then turn along the Garden Ring to the street. Tverskaya-Yamskaya, which turns into Tverskaya, where there will be a stop and you can approach the cars and take photographs.

The equipment is returning along Vasilievsky Spusk, through the Kremlin embankment, Vozdvizhenka street and Novy Arbat, with a turn to the Garden Ring and Zvenigorodskoe highway.

On April 29, the rehearsal will begin at 19:00, the second night rehearsal will take place on May 4, and on May 7 from 10:00 there will be a dress rehearsal, which will almost completely correspond to the Victory Parade on May 9, 2019.

Where can you watch the aerial part of the parade?

• Petrovsky Park
• Leningradskoe highway
• Friendship Park near the River Station
• Tverskaya Zastava Square near Belorussky Station
• Sofia and Kremlin embankments

Action "Immortal Regiment" in Moscow in 2019

May 9 is a holiday with tears in our eyes, and this year one of the touching events will take place again - “Immortal Regiment”. All those who lost their relatives in the war and who had relatives who worked on the home front are invited to take part in it. The gathering will begin at 13:00, and the procession itself will begin at 15:00. In 2019, more than 700 thousand Muscovites intend to take part in the procession.

The route of the “Immortal Regiment” action in Moscow will run from the Dynamo metro station to Red Square: along Leningradsky Prospekt, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street, Tverskaya Street, Manezhnaya Square and Red Square. Then the procession will split and proceed along the Moskvoretskaya embankment and the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge.

Residents of other Russian cities can obtain information about the gathering place and time of the procession on the official website of the event.

The best places to view the fireworks on May 9, 2019 in Moscow

Best places to watch fireworks:

• Moskvoretskaya embankment
• And also bridges - Krymsky and Borodinsky, Pushkinsky and Bagration

The evening sky of the city will be decorated with golden peonies, multi-colored chrysanthemums, as well as red, blue, green and yellow balloons.

Operation of the metro and ground transport

On May 9, ground transport will operate on a weekend schedule. The work of transport routes transporting passengers to Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill will be strengthened.

On May 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11, parking in the paid parking area will be free.

Unified schedule of events

More than 300 different events were organized for guests and residents of Moscow from May 1 to May 10, 2019, including concerts and memory events, exhibitions and sports programs. Victory Day celebrations will take place at venues in the city center, in districts and in city parks. The holiday venues will start operating at 9:00.

Unified annual schedule of events:

• 9:00 – start of work of festive areas
• 10:00 - Victory Parade on Red Square
• 13:00 - festive events in honor of the 74th anniversary of the Second World War at city venues
• 15:00 - start of the “Immortal Regiment” campaign
• 18:55 - minute of silence
• 19:00 – evening concerts
• 22:00 - festive fireworks

Festival "Moscow Spring"

Let us remind you that from May 1 to May 12, the “Moscow Spring” festival is being held in Moscow for the third time as part of a cycle of city street events. The Moscow Spring festival is also a competition. The star jury and the audience themselves will choose the best performers. Let us remind you that in 2018 the group “Six AppeaL” (USA) received the Grand Prize.

On May 8 and 9, as part of the festival, a special program dedicated to Victory Day is planned, during which you will see theatrical and musical performances at venues and parks in Moscow.

Work of museums and exhibitions

• On May 9, the Victory Museum on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow can be visited for free. The museum will be open from 10:00 to 20:30. In addition to museum exhibits, visitors will visit an exhibition dedicated to the most significant medal of the Great Patriotic War - the medal “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.”
• Impressive tank battles will take place at the T-34 Tank Museum on May 9. Three dozen radio-controlled scale models of Soviet and German tanks will recreate the events of 1943 on the legendary Kursk Bulge. Starts at 14:00. Participation in the event on the territory of the museum and memorial complex is free. No pre-registration required. Visiting the museum requires entrance tickets. All established benefits apply.

Festive events on the occasion 9th May V Moscow began the day before, but the main events will take place today. How to spend this holiday and where to go in the capital? We have put together a small program of the most important and interesting events for you.

Parade on Red Square

The most important event on Victory Day on May 9, 2018 will be the military parade on Red Square. More than 12 thousand people and 120 units of military equipment will take part in this solemn parade. Among them will be presented Tiger vehicles, armored personnel carriers, missile systems, Iskander-M, S-400 and many of the best Russian tanks. The parade will end with an aviation show, where 73 helicopters and airplanes will take to the skies, including the newest Su-57 fighter.

By the way, the victory parade can also be watched from large screens that will be installed on the square of three stations, on Poklonnaya Hill and several other important celebration sites.

"Immortal Regiment"

The “Immortal Regiment” action, which has already become a tradition, will again be held in Moscow. It is dedicated to the memory of the relatives and friends of all people who lost someone in the war. The procession will begin at 15:00 from the Dynamo metro station along Leningradsky Prospekt and end on Red Square. People will gather from 13:00. All marchers bring with them portraits of their loved ones who gave their lives for the free future of their Motherland.

Main venues for Victory Day celebrations

In addition to the main events, Moscow will also host many other venues with concerts, entertainment programs, performances and much more.

On Theater Square from 19:00 to 22:00, veterans will enjoy an entertainment program with an orchestra and songs of the war years. Also, a large concert of military songs will be held on the square in front of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. At 20:00 on Tverskaya Zastava Square near the Belorussky Station there will be a concert of “Victory Songs” performed by the Turetsky Choir and the Soprano group.

Minute of silence

A minute of silence will be announced at 18:55. At this time, it is proposed to silently remember those who died defending their homeland.

Fireworks in honor of Victory Day

Of course, the holiday will end with a ceremonial fireworks display. According to the Ministry of Defense, on May 9, the Moscow sky will be lit up with five thousand fireworks. Holiday lights will come in 550 colors and shades. Fireworks will open at an altitude of 350 meters. To launch fireworks and salutes, installations of four calibers will be used - 105 mm, 125 mm, 195 mm and 310 mm. Moreover, on Poklonnaya Hill, at one of the fireworks sites, ZiS-3 guns from the Great Patriotic War will be used, which, as the military says, will “provide noise accompaniment” to complete the effect.

Mikhail Terentyev