Today and tomorrow, September 9 and 10, 2017, Moscow will celebrate a wonderful event - its birthday. This year the capital of Russia turns 870 years old!
Since the anniversary is usually celebrated more brightly, Moscow did not deviate from this tradition, preparing a huge number of different events for guests and residents of the city! Of course, most of all people are looking forward to concerts and beautiful fireworks!
In total, this year there will be 300 sites throughout Moscow. A lot of parks and districts will host various events for citizens: competitions, festivals, concerts. Celebrations will begin everywhere at the same time, which is very convenient. Therefore, you can easily navigate.
What time, addresses, launch points on the map, where is the best place to look
But the most beautiful and long-awaited thing, of course, will be the end of the evening - fireworks! In total it will be launched from 30 sites! So the city at 21:00 will become simply magical. The authorities said that 30,000 volleys would be released as part of the festive fireworks!!! Below there is a list of all sites, as well as launch points on the map of the city of Moscow.
Let us note that in total, for the 870th anniversary of the city, fireworks will be launched from 30 places. Moreover, 17 of them are in parks, and 13 are in the city itself. Many townspeople gather on the roofs at this time. Some companies are preparing entire events for this occasion. True, they are, of course, paid. The number 870 will appear on Victory Park!
Where is the best place to watch fireworks? Many people ask this question because they want to see these fireworks in all their glory. So, the best view will be on the Sparrow Hills. There is an excellent view and you will see not one, but several sites at once. Many also gather in Gorky Park.
There, near the museum, a special platform is being organized, from which an incredible view will open. The pleasure, however, will be paid. Entrance is about 300 rubles, and it is worth warning that the number of seats will be limited.
I would especially like to note the view from the river bridges. This is simply a gorgeous sight, because the fireworks will be reflected in the water! Also, many people choose a boat trip as a platform. In the water, of course, it will be unforgettable, but quite expensive.
About the holiday
According to a long-established tradition, the central venue of the holiday will be the heart of the city - Red Square. It is here that at noon on September 9 the opening ceremony of the holiday will take place, in which the mayor of the capital and the President of Russia are expected to take part. In the evening, a large-scale concert program will begin on Red Square with the participation of Russian pop stars. True, it will be possible to attend only with invitation cards.
The main theme of all festive events will be the history of Moscow and its inhabitants. Excursions, lectures, and exhibitions will be dedicated to it, where they will talk about the cultural, scientific and sports successes and achievements of the city.
Theater, cinema, space
At noon, the Theater March festival will begin in the Moscow Hermitage City Garden, which will become the largest open-air festival of theatrical art in our country.
At 13:00 there will be a general musical start to City Day: the Moscow anthem will be played at all city venues, which will serve as a symbolic start to the City Day celebrations. At the same time, in the Central Park of Culture and Culture named after. Gorky and the Muzeon Arts Park will begin the festival of theatrical art and creativity “Bright People”.
The theme of the celebration in the park will be cinema. Guests of the park will be able to visit the film school and film set. The program also includes poetry readings and theatrical performances based on famous films, as well as many other interesting things.
The organizers of the event promise that on this day the best world-famous theaters will organize a real theater marathon.
Theatrical carnivals and parades of reenactors will take place along the Garden Ring and Tverskaya Street.
The traditional Slavic Meal festival will take place on Revolution Square: everyone is welcome to taste a variety of Russian cuisine and numerous master classes from famous chefs.
On September 9, you will be able to visit free exhibitions (there are more than 200 of them) and museums (entrance to 88 museums will be free). A book fair will be held at VDNKh, and meetings with famous writers will be held.
An unusual program will be seen by those who come to the Gulag History Museum, the Darwin Museum, and the Vadim Sidur Museum. The multimedia art museum hosts the “Russian Space” program, during which Russian films about space travel will be shown.
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One of the largest events for any holiday is fireworks. And it’s the fireworks that make people a lot positive emotions, exclamations of happiness and beauty. That is why fireworks can never get boring. And if it’s being done in honor of the capital’s anniversary, then you can imagine its scope.
Fireworks for Moscow City Day 2017: time, launch points and addresses
There are 30 fireworks launch points in 2017. Of these, 17 are parks and 13 are city. At the same time, fireworks will be launched from all these points at once.
Start time: 21:00
As for the addresses, below in the diagram you can see ALL, without exception, launch points of the festive anniversary fireworks.
What kind of fireworks will there be in Moscow on City Day 2017?
More than 13 thousand salvos (in total) will be fired in the skies over Moscow. Peonies, snakes, chrysanthemums, hearts, flickering figures and other newer designs will light up in the sky.
In the center of Moscow, fireworks will be launched from barges in the waters of the Moscow River, as well as between Raushskaya and Moskvoretskaya embankments, opposite the Luzhniki Arena.
A pyrotechnic show with panel 870 will be launched on a barge in the Moscow River opposite the Luzhniki Stadium and at as many as 13 concert venues.
Fireworks in Moscow on City Day in 2017 will be launched from 13 points. This was reported on the official portal of the mayor and government of the capital. A total of 13,260 salvos will be fired over the city on September 9. Start - 21:00.
Fireworks launch points on City Day 2017 in Moscow. List:
- SEAD, park “ Kuzminki”, Zarechye street, building 3;
At the same time, on a barge in the waters of the Moscow River opposite the sports complex “ Luzhniki "(TsAO) and at 13 concert venues three-meter pyrotechnic panels with the number 870 will be installed. They will light up simultaneously with the launch of fireworks. You can see the installations at the following sites:
For two days, September 9 and 10, 2017, Moscow will celebrate the 870th City Day. This year, a large-scale cultural and entertainment program has been prepared for residents and guests of the capital, which includes more than 400 events and will cover more than 300 venues in all districts of Moscow. In addition, municipal elections will be held in the capital on September 10.
The theme of the holiday will be reflected in the motto: "Moscow is a city where history is made", dedicated to the outstanding contribution of our city and its residents to Russian and world heritage. The capital's parks have prepared programs in various directions. Guests of the events will be able to plunge into the atmosphere of Moscow in the 60s and 70s, see the best theatrical productions of the capital's theaters, assemble spacecraft models and take part in “folk karaoke.” Also in honor of the holiday, more than 200 free excursions will be held on September 9 and 10.
/ Wednesday, August 30, 2017 /topics: New Moscow Firework Zelenograd
Festive fireworks dedicated to the 870th anniversary of Moscow will begin at 21:00 on September 9. The pyrotechnic show will take place at 13 points located in city squares and embankments, as well as in Moscow parks. To start the fireworks it was chosen optimal time, convenient for citizens. Viewers of the show will be able to get home comfortably and without haste after it ends.
At 21:00, peonies, chrysanthemums, snakes, hearts, shimmering figures and other colorful designs will light up in the sky over Moscow. . . . . . And in the sky above Raushskaya embankment, Victory Park and Brateevsky Park, Muscovites and guests of the capital will see the number 870.
Addressed fireworks program:
Central Administrative District, Raushskaya embankment (front and from the barge);
Central Administrative District, Luzhnetskaya embankment (from a barge);
South-Western Administrative District, Yuzhnoye Butovo district, vacant lot on Kadyrov Street;
JSC, Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill;
North-Western Administrative Okrug, Roslovka street, building 5 (in the territory of the landscape park behind the Aquamarine sports and recreation center);
Northern Administrative Okrug, Levoberezhny district, Friendship Park;
NEAD, Lianozovo district, Novgorodskaya street, house 38, on the shore of the pond;
Eastern Administrative District, Izmailovo district, town named after Bauman;
SEAD, park “ Kuzminki”, Zarechye street, building 3;
Southern Administrative District, Moskva River embankment, Brateevsky Park, Borisovskie Prudy street, building 25;
Southern Administrative District, Tsaritsyno district, Sadovo-Krestyanskaya street;
ZelAO, Ozernaya Alley, building 4, building 2;
TiNAO, Moscow city, sports town.
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You can see the installations at the following sites:Park of Arts “ Muzeon”(Central Administrative District, Krymsky Val street, property 2);
Triumfalnaya Square (TsAO);
Patriarch's Ponds (CAO);
Catherine Park (Central Administrative District, Bolshaya Ekaterininskaya street, building 27);
Park of the New Olympic Village (JSC, Lobachevsky Street, building 12);
River Station Park (SAO);
Museum-estate “ Tsaritsyno”(Southern Administrative District, Dolskaya street, building 1);
Alley of Cosmonauts (NEAD);
Recreation area “ Troparevo”(South-Western Administrative District, Academician Vinogradova Street, building 12);
Stroginskaya floodplain, natural historical park “Moskvoretsky”(North-West Administrative District, Isakovskogo Street, opposite house 33, building 3);
Moskva River embankment, park “ Printers”(SEAD, Kukhmisterova street, building 4, behind the Tula cinema);
Central Square in Zelenograd (ZelAO);
Shcherbinka urban district (TiNAO).
From September 1 to 10, the capital will host a festival dedicated to the 870th anniversary of the city. About 40 festive venues will open throughout Moscow, where concerts, performances, educational competitions, master classes and interactive games. The main events will take place on Tverskaya Street and Arbat, on Manezhnaya and Tverskaya Squares and on Revolution Square.
On City Day, September 9, the sky over Moscow will be decorated with peonies, chrysanthemums, snakes, hearts and other shimmering figures. Interfax reported this on Wednesday, August 30.
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Fireworks launch sites:
The water area of the Moscow River opposite the sports complex “ Luzhniki "(CAO);
A vacant lot on Kadyrov Street (Yuzhnoye Butovo, South-Western Administrative District);
Park “ Kuzminki”(SEAD);
Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill (JSC);
The water area of the Moscow River between the Moskvoretskaya and Raushskaya embankments (CAO);
Landscape park Mitino”(SZAO);
Sports Center Moscow”(city of Moscow, TiNAO).
Friendship Park (Levoberezhny, Northern Administrative Okrug);
Novgorodskaya street, building 38 (Lianozovo, NEAD);
Town named after Bauman (Izmailovo, Eastern Administrative District);
Embankment of Brateevsky Cascade Park (Southern Administrative Okrug);
Museum-estate “ Tsaritsyno”(Southern Administrative District);
Ozernaya Alley, 4, building 2 (ZelAO);
The fireworks in honor of the 870th anniversary of Moscow will be unusual. On the holiday, peonies, chrysanthemums, hearts, snakes, various figures and colorful designs will twinkle in the sky of the capital. A total of 13,260 salvos are planned.
A special fireworks display awaits residents at Raushskaya Embankment, Victory Park and Brateevsky Park. There, residents and guests of the capital will be able to see a huge number of “ 870 ” .
The organizers of the fireworks note that the optimal time was chosen for the launch. Citizens will be able to have time to watch the pyrotechnic show and get home without haste, reports the official portal of the mayor and government of Moscow.
Where to watch the fireworks:
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In addition, in honor of the holiday, three-meter pyrotechnic panels will be installed at several city sites, which will be lit along with the fireworks. The installations can be seen at the following addresses:
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According to weather forecasters, cloudy weather is expected on September 9 and 10, with short-term rain possible. Ten military aircraft equipped with special equipment will clear the clouds over Moscow on City Day on September 9 and 10.
Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces can be used in case of bad weather, Pyotr Biryukov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Housing, Communal Services and Landscaping, reported at a meeting on operational issues in the Moscow Government.
More than four thousand teams have been formed to clean and remove garbage. total number over 23 thousand people. It is planned to use more than five thousand units of equipment.
According to preliminary data, on September 9, 2017, a large fireworks display on Moscow City Day will begin at 21-00. This is due to the fact that against the background of a dark sky, fireworks are visible more clearly and colorfully. This year, on City Day, fireworks, according to the head of the Moscow Department of Culture, will be launched from 13 city points.
The pyrotechnic show will take place at 13 points located in city squares and embankments, as well as in Moscow parks. The optimal time convenient for the townspeople was chosen to start the fireworks display. Viewers of the show will be able to get home comfortably and without haste after it ends.
At 21:00, peonies, chrysanthemums, snakes, hearts, shimmering figures and other colorful designs will light up in the sky over Moscow. A total of 13,260 salvos will be fired over the city. And in the sky above Raushskaya embankment, Victory Park and Brateevsky Park, Muscovites and guests of the capital will see the number 870.
The best places to watch fireworks in Moscow are very popular. These are the best observation platforms from which you can clearly see the city and see the fireworks launch sites. However, these places good review a lot of spectators gather (up to 100 thousand people or more for the Victory Salute on May 9). As a rule best view The fireworks can be seen from the following viewing platforms:
Crimean Bridge
Patriarchal Bridge
Borodinsky Bridge
Bagration Bridge
Pushkinsky Bridge
TTK in the Moscow City area
The area in front of the main building of Moscow State University
River Station
Where fireworks are launched on City Day 2017 Moscow
The fireworks launch points are scattered around the capital's districts so that everyone can enjoy the colorful spectacle. If you still want to watch the fireworks in the city center, keep in mind that many streets will be closed to car traffic. This applies, in particular, to Tverskaya, Ilyinka, Moskvoretskaya, Varvarka, Mokhovaya and a number of others. The locations for launching fireworks on City Day are listed below.
Addressed fireworks program:
Central Administrative District, Raushskaya embankment (front and from the barge);
Central Administrative District, Luzhnetskaya embankment (from a barge);
South-Western Administrative District, Yuzhnoye Butovo district, vacant lot on Kadyrov Street;
JSC, Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill;
North-Western Administrative Okrug, Roslovka street, building 5 (in the territory of the landscape park behind the Aquamarine sports and recreation center);
Northern Administrative Okrug, Levoberezhny district, Friendship Park;
NEAD, Lianozovo district, Novgorodskaya street, house 38, on the shore of the pond;
Eastern Administrative District, Izmailovo district, town named after Bauman;
SEAD, Kuzminki park, Zarechye street, building 3;
Southern Administrative District, Moskva River embankment, Brateevsky Park, Borisovskie Prudy street, building 25;
Southern Administrative District, Tsaritsyno district, Sadovo-Krestyanskaya street;
ZelAO, Ozernaya Alley, building 4, building 2;
TiNAO, Moscow city, sports town.
At the same time, three-meter pyrotechnic panels with the number 870 will be installed on a barge in the waters of the Moscow River opposite the Luzhniki sports complex (TsAO) and at 13 concert venues. They will light up simultaneously with the launch of fireworks. You can see the installations at the following sites:
art park "Museon" (Central Administrative District, Krymsky Val street, possession 2);
Triumfalnaya Square (TsAO);
Patriarch's Ponds (CAO);
Catherine Park (Central Administrative District, Bolshaya Ekaterininskaya street, building 27);
New Olympic Village Park (JSC, Lobachevskogo Street, 12);
River Station Park (SAO);
museum-estate "Tsaritsyno" (Southern Administrative Okrug, Dolskaya street, building 1);
Alley of Cosmonauts (NEAD);
recreation area "Troparevo" (South-Western Administrative District, Academician Vinogradova Street, building 12);
Stroginskaya floodplain, natural-historical park "Moskvoretsky" (North-West Administrative District, Isakovskogo Street, opposite house 33, building 3);
Moskva River embankment, Pechatniki Park (South-Eastern Administrative District, Kukhmisterova Street, 4, behind the Tula cinema);
Central Square in Zelenograd (ZelAO);
Shcherbinka urban district (TiNAO).
From September 1 to 10, the capital will host a festival dedicated to the 870th anniversary of the city. About 40 festive venues will open throughout Moscow, where concerts, performances, educational competitions, master classes and interactive games will be held. The main events will take place on Tverskaya Street and Arbat, on Manezhnaya and Tverskaya Squares and on Revolution Square.
In addition to the magnificent fireworks on City Day, you can see colorful fireworks that will be launched in Moscow parks. Those who want to enjoy the wonderful spectacle can go to the following parks in the capital:
Fireworks for City Day in Sokolniki Park,
Fireworks for City Day in Hermitage Garden Park,
Fireworks for City Day in the Bauman Garden Park,
Fireworks for City Day in Tagansky Park,
Fireworks for City Day in Krasnaya Presnya Park,
Fireworks for City Day in Izmailovsky Park,
Fireworks for City Day in Kuzminki Park,
Fireworks for City Day in Lilac Garden Park,
Fireworks for City Day in Severnoe Tushino Park,
Fireworks for City Day in Vorontsovsky Park,
Fireworks for City Day in the Park of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow,
Fireworks for City Day in Lianozovsky Park,
Fireworks for City Day in Babushkinsky Park,
Fireworks for City Day in Goncharovsky Park,
Fireworks for City Day in Perovsky Park,
Fireworks for City Day in the 50th Anniversary of October Park,
Fireworks for City Day in Sadovniki Park.
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Moscow City Day 2017: program of events, when, who will perform, fireworks at what time, where to watch, and much more, read the material.
Moscow City Day 2017: what date?
The Russian capital celebrates its birthday on September 9, 2017. This year Moscow celebrates its 870th anniversary. City Day in Moscow traditionally falls on the first Saturday of September.
For the anniversary, the capital’s authorities have prepared a grandiose entertainment program which will end with festive fireworks.
Moscow City Day 2017: program of events
The program for celebrating City Day in Moscow will begin on September 9, 2017 at 12:00 on Red Square. From 13:00, entertainment events will open at more than 700 venues, the main of which will be Tverskaya Street, Krasnaya, Manezhnaya, Tverskaya, Teatralnaya, Pushkinskaya and Bolotnaya Square, Arbat street, Poklonnaya Gora, Gorky Park, Sokolniki, Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve, Kolomenskoye Estate Museum, VDNKh and pedestrian areas of Moscow.
This weekend you will be able to visit about 90 cultural institutions in the Russian capital for free. These include the Zhgalerie of the Museum of Moscow, Solyanka VPA, Vadim Sidur Museum, MMSI, State Museum of the History of the Gulag, Manege, Multimedia Art Museum, Fashion Museum, Darwin Museum and others.
2017 has been declared the Year of Ecology and the Year of Specially Protected Nature in Russia. natural areas, so many events will be related to environmental topics.
Moscow City Day 2017: program at VDNH
VDNKh will be the main children's playground for City Day in Moscow 2017. The theme of the traditional "City of Children" holiday this year will be architecture, and little visitors to the country's Main Exhibition will turn into young engineers, designers and builders.
This weekend VDNKh will feature 17 interactive platforms where children will enjoy various master classes, lectures by young architects, cartoon and film screenings. The two-day program of “Cities of Children” includes: an architectural carnival-procession, an interactive fairy tale-performance, and musical concerts.
The main art object of the holiday, “Color City,” will be located near the “Friendship of Peoples” fountain. Next to the improvised city, opposite pavilion No. 66 “Culture”, there will be an interactive Museum of the History of Architecture.
From 12:00 to 20:00, the cinema hall will invite young visitors to watch thematic cartoons and films about construction and architecture, and an educational fair of creative studios will be located on Industry Square.
Master classes will be held in the “Architectural Institute” zone opposite the Vostok rocket model from 12:00 to 20:00. At the “Wicker City” site, architect Olga Rokal will demonstrate to everyone how to create urban objects from colored polyethylene cord.
In the “Construction” zone opposite pavilion No. 75, from 12:00 to 20:00, the work of city communications, landscaping and landscaping will be shown.
From 12:00 to 20:00 in the Landscape Park zone, young guests of VDNKh will come up with their own landscape compositions from fresh flowers and plants and plant them in “honeycomb flowerbeds”.
Fireworks for Moscow City Day 2017: what time, where to watch
Fireworks for City Day in Moscow 2016 will be launched from 13 points located at different sites in the city, parks and embankments. 13.26 thousand salvos will be fired over the capital.
The number 870 will appear above Victory Park in honor of Moscow’s anniversary, and on a barge in the Moskva River, opposite the Luzhniki Stadium, as at all other sites, a three-meter panel with the number 870 will be installed.
You can see the fireworks at the following venues:
- park of arts "Museon",
- Triumphal Square,
- Patriarch's Ponds,
- Catherine Park,
- New Olympic Village Park,
- River Station Park,
- museum-estate “Tsaritsyno”,
- Alley of Cosmonauts,
- recreation area "Troparevo",
- natural-historical park "Moskvoretsky",
- embankment of the Moskva River in Pechatniki Park,
- Central square in Zelenograd,
- Shcherbinka urban district.
Fireworks for City Day in Moscow 2017 will be launched at the following points:
- Central Administrative District, Raushskaya embankment (front and from the barge);
- Central Administrative District, Luzhnetskaya embankment (from a barge);
- South-Western Administrative District, Yuzhnoye Butovo district, vacant lot on Kadyrov Street;
- JSC, Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill;
- North-Western Administrative Okrug, Roslovka street, building 5 (in the territory of the landscape park behind the Aquamarine sports and recreation center);
- Northern Administrative Okrug, Levoberezhny district, Friendship Park;
- NEAD, Lianozovo district, Novgorodskaya street, house 38, on the shore of the pond;
- Eastern Administrative District, Izmailovo district, town named after Bauman;
- SEAD, Kuzminki park, Zarechye street, building 3;
- Southern Administrative District, Moskva River embankment, Brateevsky Park, Borisovskie Prudy street, building 25;
- Southern Administrative District, Tsaritsyno district, Sadovo-Krestyanskaya street;
- ZelAO, Ozernaya Alley, building 4, building 2;
- TiNAO, Moscow city, sports town.
You can see the installations at the following sites:
- art park "Museon" (Central Administrative District, Krymsky Val street, possession 2);
- Triumfalnaya Square (TsAO);
- Patriarch's Ponds (CAO);
- Catherine Park (Central Administrative District, Bolshaya Ekaterininskaya street, building 27);
- New Olympic Village Park (JSC, Lobachevskogo Street, 12);
- River Station Park (SAO);
- territory of the museum-estate “Tsaritsyno” (Southern Administrative Okrug, Dolskaya street, building 1);
- Alley of Cosmonauts (NEAD);
- recreation area "Troparevo" (South-Western Administrative District, Academician Vinogradova Street, building 12);
- Stroginskaya floodplain, natural-historical park "Moskvoretsky" (North-West Administrative District, Isakovskogo Street, opposite house 33, building 3);
- Moskva River embankment, Pechatniki Park (South-Eastern Administrative District, Kukhmisterova Street, 4, behind the Tula cinema);
- Central Square (ZelAO);
- Shcherbinka urban district (TiNAO).
Moscow City Day 2017: authorities will spend about 740 million rubles
According to RBC, Moscow authorities plan to spend about 741.9 million rubles on celebrating City Day on September 9–10. In their publication, the journalists relied on data from the government procurement website. The capital's authorities have awarded 116 tenders for anniversary celebrations, and five more are currently being tendered.
360.1 million rubles will be spent on festive decorations. The second largest expense item will be the organization of events - 229.9 million rubles. Another 97.4 million rubles were allocated to disperse the clouds, fireworks will cost 31.4 million rubles. RUB 22.9 million allocated for concerts.
The most expensive show on this day will be Valery Meladze's show. 3.3 million rubles will be spent from the Moscow budget on the artist’s performance. Another 1.7 million rubles are the expenses for Bianchi’s concert, the Pizza group cost the capital’s authorities a million rubles, and Alena Sviridova’s performance was paid 680 thousand rubles.
City Day 2017: Moscow
A year ago, exactly 322 events were organized in Moscow for City Day. This time, the organizers decided to break the record and hold a ten-day festival dedicated to the anniversary of the capital, and more than a hundred events.
When is City Day in Moscow in 2017?
A series of festive events will start on the first day of September, and at forty city venues at once. The main topic The Moscow Anniversary 870 festival will feature the Russian avant-garde, and the events themselves will tell about the great achievements and discoveries that belong to our beloved city and its residents. Guests, of whom there will be a lot - it is expected that more than ten million people will visit the sites, will get acquainted with the inventions of outstanding Moscow engineers, refresh their memory of the names of famous composers and artists, learn the fate and history of important city buildings, and also walk the roads of significant military campaigns. Check out the guide to the best venues so you don't miss out on all the fun.
Where to go
Many metropolitan spaces and establishments will join the holiday. Therefore, the question of where to go for 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 squares - there will certainly be entertainment for everyone. The organizers will begin to create a festive mood in advance: in a few weeks in honor of City Day, Moscow will be seriously transformed. There will be colorful signs on public transport, changes appearance buildings, and themed board games, souvenirs and even sweets. 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.
Thus, four stages will be installed in Luzhniki - each of them will host memorable concerts. Arbat, which has long been considered the most cultural place in the capital, will host classical music concerts and walking tours. Young people are waiting for the Stroginskaya floodplain: the program includes breathtaking stunts and fashion shows. There will be time for good deeds - a large charity festival will be held on Tsvetnoy Boulevard.
City Day on Tverskaya Street
One of the main venues for City Day celebrations will be Tverskaya Street. On September 9 and 10, spectacular performances by acrobats and wakeboarding masters will take place here, and excerpts from theatrical productions that are successfully performed in Moscow theaters will be shown. You will be able to jump on the Olympic trampoline and try dishes of the capital's cuisine from different eras.
Events in the parks
Moscow parks will also join in celebrating the capital's 870th anniversary. Street performances in Gorky Park, a presentation of a new genre of art at Muzeon, a horse show on Poklonnaya Hill - these are just a few interesting events. For our guide to events in the parks, follow the link.
Festive fireworks
Of course, the final bright chord will be firework. It will be presented from several sites at once, the main one of which will be Red Square.
What time are fireworks on City Day 2017 in Moscow?
One of the most long-awaited events on City Day 2017 in Moscow will be fireworks. During the fireworks display, thousands of fireworks of different calibers, designs and colors rise into the sky of Moscow. At the same time, the cannons fire blank salvoes to create a loud sound effect of fireworks exploding.
Let's find out what time the fireworks are on Moscow City Day 2017, where the fireworks are launched and where is the best place to watch the fireworks on City Day, writes the C-ib website. In addition to the festive fireworks, you will also be able to see fireworks, which will be launched in Moscow parks on City Day 2017.
Fireworks will be displayed at 13 sites in the city on September 9 as part of the festive festival dedicated to the 870th anniversary of Moscow. Fireworks launch points will be located in parks, squares and embankments; a total of 13,260 volleys will be fired over the city. Fireworks will start at 21:00. In parallel with the fireworks, the capital will be decorated with pyrotechnic panels with the anniversary number 870 - in the waters of the Moscow River opposite the Luzhniki Stadium and at 13 concert venues.
How to get around Moscow on City Day
On September 9 and 10, the capital will celebrate City Day. Moscow turns 870 years old. Due to mass public festivities, streets in the center will be closed to vehicular traffic and ground transport routes will change. Details are in the Moscow 24 article.
Metro and MCC
So that Muscovites can walk around this coming weekend without fear of being late for the metro or MCC, on September 9 and 10 they will work around the clock. Sergei Sobyanin spoke about this.
For two nights in a row, from half past twelve to half past six in the morning, train intervals will be no more than 15 minutes.
Road closures and traffic restrictions
For the convenience of pedestrians, several streets will be closed on Moscow City Day.
From seven in the morning to five in the evening, motorists will not be able to drive in two lanes near the turn from the even to the odd side of Tsvetnoy Boulevard. One lane will also be closed near its intersection with Trubnaya Square.
From noon to five o'clock in the evening, the entrance to Tsvetnoy Boulevard from Sadovaya-Sukharevskaya to Trubnaya Square will be closed.
Volkhonka will also be closed from 13:00 to 22:30.
Maly Gnezdikovsky and Gazetny lanes are closed until September 12. From September 8 to 11 - Tverskaya Street from Tverskoy Boulevard to Okhotny Ryad, Okhotny Ryad itself, Teatralny Proezd from Bolshaya Dmitrovka to Petrovka and Mokhovaya Street from Vozdvizhenka to Tverskaya.
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Closures due to fireworks. Image: dt.mos.ru
Closures in connection with the charity bike ride "Theater Rally". Image: dt.mos.ru
Ceilings in the center of Moscow. Image: dt.mos.ru
Closing of Krasnaya Presnya street. Image: dt.mos.ru
Until Monday morning, it will be impossible to drive along Bolshoy Nikolopeskovsky Lane from house 28/1 building 1 on Arbat Street to house 3 on Bolshoy Nikolopeskovsky.
Volkhonka from Gogolevsky Boulevard to Vsekhsvyatsky Proezd will be closed from 13:00 to 21:30 on Saturday and from 15:00 to 20:30 on Sunday.
Also, on September 10, from 12:00 to 19:00, Chernyshevsky Lane from building 5, building 1 to Dostoevsky Lane will be closed.
From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Karetny Ryad, Petrovka, Strastnoy, Petrovsky, Rozhdestvensky and Sretensky boulevards will be completely closed, as well as the turnaround on Turgenevskaya Square—the TheaterRally charity bike ride will be held there.
To make it easier for citizens to get to the sites from which fireworks will be launched, the following will be closed to vehicle traffic from 20:50 to 21:10:
- Vologodsky Avenue from Khotkovskaya Street to building 97, building 1 along Altufevskoye Highway;
- Raushskaya embankment (from the Bolshoi Ustinsky Bridge to the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge);
- Kadyrov Street (from Buninskaya Alley to Admiral Lazarev Street.
From 8:30 to 21:30, Moskvoretskaya embankment from Bolshoy Ustinsky to Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge will be open only to pedestrians.
In addition, on September 9, for the “Garden of Desires and Possibilities” festival, Peryaslavsky Lane from Srednaya Peryaslavskaya Street to Banny Lane will be closed from 11:00 to 18:00.
Another event this weekend is an exhibition of specialized equipment for the municipal services complex. For her, from midnight on September 9 to midnight on September 10, the entire Krasnaya Presnya and exits to adjacent streets will be closed.
Ground transportation
Photo: portal Moscow 24/Alexander Avilov
Until Monday, the M1 bus will run from Kravchenko Street to the Udarnik cinema, M10 - from Lobnenskaya Street to the Mayakovskaya metro station, 101 and 904 - to the Belorussky Station, and H1 will run on sections from Ozernaya Street to the Udarnik cinema and from Sheremetyevo airport to Belorussky railway station.
Buses M3 will travel from the Semenovskaya metro station to the Lubyanka metro station, and M6 - from the Silicate Plant to the Krasnopresnenskaya metro station, M2 - from the Fili stop to the Lenin Library. No. 144 - from the Teply Stan metro station to the Udarnik cinema, H2 - from Belovezhskaya street to the Lenin Library metro station.
Buses of route No. 38 will run from Rizhsky railway station to Trubnaya metro station from 11 a.m. until the end sporting events. Until then, they will only travel to Samotechnaya Square.
Routes T13 and No. 24 will also go to Samotechnaya Square. The changes will take effect from 11:30 on Saturday. On September 9 from 10:30 and on September 10 from 9:30 buses on route A will transport passengers from Luzhniki to Nikitskie Vorota Square.
From 12:30 and 13:30 this weekend, buses No. 255, traveling towards Luzhniki, will travel along Prechistenskaya Embankment and Soimonovsky Proezd instead of Lenivka and Volkhonka.
From eight in the evening on September 9 until the last salute of fireworks, buses will travel only from Luzhniki to the Kropotkinskaya metro station. From half past nine in the morning next day Buses No. 15 will run from VDNKh to Krasnoproletarskaya Street.
On Sunday from 11:00 M9 buses will travel from the Kitay-Gorod metro station along Maroseyka, Pokrovka and the Garden Ring to Mira Avenue.
