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Channel 5, as the main organizer of the world-famous graduates holiday " Scarlet Sails", is preparing for the main television event of the year. “Scarlet Sails” will be held in St. Petersburg in 2018 June 23 on the night of June 23-24, 2018.
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You can view the pyrotechnic show and the ship with Scarlet Sails from the Blagoveshchensky and Liteiny bridges, as well as from the embankments indicated in the diagram at the end of the article. Access to these areas is open to everyone. For free.
Live television broadcast of the Scarlet Sails 2018 holiday on Channel Five will begin June 23, 2018 at 22.00.
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The celebration will be hosted by Ivan Urgant and Dasha Alexandrova.
The headliner of the concert is Basta. The groups that will perform on stage this evening, according to tradition, were chosen by the graduates themselves. In addition to Basta, they will take the stage Alekseev, ST, Alsou, Marie Crimebreri, Artyom Pivovarov, Victoria Daineko, My Michelle, Quest Pistols Show.
The star of the show “The Voice,” 12-year-old Rutger Garecht, will also perform at the celebration.
Trinity Bridge will be the main sensation of the pyrotechnic show, which will begin at 00.40 - the darkest interval of the white night. The latest technical designs and ingenious surprises, with the help of which it is planned to color the holiday with all the colors of the rainbow, have no analogues in the world.
As always, the culmination of the holiday will be the sailing ship “Tre Kronor” with scarlet sails entering the Neva waters.
Live television broadcast of the Scarlet Sails 2016 holiday on Channel Five will begin June 23, 2018 at 22.00.
Scarlet Sails 2018 program
21.00 - 23.00 - gathering of graduates and their guests for Palace Square and spectators at Strelka Vasilyevsky Island.
22.00 - Show starts. Festive music concert on Palace Square
00.40 - Grandiose light and pyrotechnic performance
and mapping show in the Neva water area
01.00 - 04.00 - continuation of the concert program
HOW TO BECOME A GUEST OF THE “SCARLET SAILS” HOLIDAY
Attention! Tickets for the Scarlet Sails festival are not for sale! Access to the embankment is free and open to everyone.
This year the Scarlet Sails holiday turns 50! This year, the brigantine with Scarlet Sails will enter the Neva on the night of June 23-24. The entire central part of St. Petersburg will become the festival site.
Trinity Bridge, Peter-Pavel's Fortress and the green area of the Spit of Vasilievsky Island are closed to everyone. To Palace Square and to Palace Embankment admission by invitation only.
Every year, in addition to graduates, hundreds of thousands of St. Petersburg residents and city guests become spectators of the festival. You can view the pyrotechnic show and the ship with Scarlet Sails from the Blagoveshchensky and Liteiny bridges, as well as from the embankments indicated in the diagram. Access to these areas is open to everyone. For free.
2018 is a special year for the holiday. This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Scarlet Sails. The first Leningrad prom took place in 1968. Later, since 1979, there was a break of 26 years, and only in 2005 the tradition of honoring graduates with a large-scale show was resumed.
In 2016, the holiday was recognized as the best event in Europe, it was included in the register of world event tourism and recommended for visiting at 20 European countries. In 2017, his fame attracted more than two million people to the embankments of St. Petersburg!
IN On the night of June 23-24, the main St. Petersburg summer show - "Scarlet Sails - 2018" will take place.
Scarlet Sails is our main “branded” city holiday in St. Petersburg, a sort of St. Petersburg summer New Year.
The Scarlet Sails holiday was first celebrated in St. Petersburg in 1968 and was celebrated for 10 years until 1979. Then BFL took a break and began to be celebrated again in 2005. It is held on the weekend closest to the longest day of the June white night.
This year the holiday turns 50, which is why all viewers should expect a show that has never happened before. The city authorities assume that about 80 thousand graduates (former schoolchildren) alone will take to the streets and embankments of the city.
The Scarlet Sails festival will begin at 22:00. By tradition, the main venues for the event will be Palace Square and the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island. One of the symbols of the alumni holiday is traditionally, which can always be considered as a transition from school life to adult life, from the past to the future.
An unusual stage will be built next to the General Staff building. From 20:00 to 22:00, graduates and their guests will gather on Palace Square, and the rest of the audience will gather on the Spit of Vasilievsky Island. This year access to the Palace Bridge will be opened. But it is better to reserve a place there in advance - most likely several hours in advance.
The program will start at 22:00 with a theatrical prologue on Palace Square, and at 22:20 concerts will begin at both venues. The host of the concert has been Ivan Urgant for several years. His colleagues in different years there were Yulia Kovalchuk, Yana Churikova, Alexander Gudkov, Alla Mikheeva, Olga Shelest, and in the last two years this honor has been given to the showman by Channel Five journalist Daria Alexandrova. In total, 350 people will perform on stage during the evening.
The headliner of the concert is one of the leaders of the rap movement, the group Basta. In addition, Ukrainian singer Alekseev and Russian rapper ST (Alexander Stepanov), Alsou and Marie Crimebreri, Artyom Pivovarov and Victoria Daineko, My Michelle and Quest Pistols Show will perform on Palace Square.
At 00:40 the public will be treated to a mesmerizing light and pyrotechnic show, the culmination of which will be the appearance of a ship with scarlet sails on the Neva. Under the flash of fireworks, he will sail along the main waterway of the city and remind the public how important it is to believe with all your heart in a beautiful dream. There is no use waiting for him at the Bronze Horseman! He will pass by Summer Garden and will make a turn at the Hermitage. The entire show will take place at the Hermitage. It is useless to stand near the Bronze Horseman.
There will also be a pyrotechnic show on the Trinity Bridge. The organizers have prepared many surprises and technical structures that have no analogues in the world.
00:50 passage of the brigantine “Secret” under scarlet sails.
At 01:10 the audience will be able to return to the stage: the concert program will resume and continue until 04:00.
Entry to Palace Square will be based on invitation cards, which will be issued to graduates and their parents. Some of the tickets were sent to other cities.
Holiday video
Informal advice:
1. The weather seems good, but it might rain at night. This year the summer is good, but it is always cool near the water. In addition to the jacket, take a windbreaker or a cheap raincoat for 100 rubles. As good as it gets! And it’s convenient to take pictures and hide from the rain and wind. It's always colder near the water! If your girlfriend says FI! Take two, and then you’ll give her your raincoat anyway. Don’t take umbrellas, you’ll break them and gouge out the eyes of others, and you’ll be in the way of beatings.
2. Wear tight, closed shoes. NOT SANDALS! It is impossible to look at your feet in a crowd; there will definitely be broken bottles or other feet in heavy drunken shoes, at a minimum.
3. You will not be allowed into the area where you can dance with your own bottles or any liquid, even in plastic!
4. The metro will operate all night, which is convenient. BUT! Access only by tokens. They will work all night at 30 minute intervals. bus routes 8, 12, 56, 77, 80, 93, 106, 114, 142 and 154, trolleybus 37, which run between metro stations and residential areas of “dormitory” areas. The rest of the transport will start working no earlier than 4 am.
5. Don't take up space on the embankment. You stand for a long time, you can’t move away (you’ll lose your place), there’s a crush and you can’t really see anything. It's better to hang out on the roof, on a boat or near the stage. The screen is more visible and beautiful, and fireworks can be seen from everywhere. The best place IMHO is at the stage on Strelka, but even better at home on the couch watching the live broadcast.
6. If you are not alone, take CHARGED mobile phones. It's very easy to get lost! One young man in 2011 I was looking for my elderly mother, whom I brought for the holiday and lost. He made his way through the crowd and shouted in a wild, frightened voice MOM! MOTHER! Help! She won't find her way home! Everyone sympathized with him, but they could not help him. I was even scared for my mother. It's very easy to get lost there. I hope everything is fine with them.
Agree in advance where you will meet in case you get lost. If not local, write a note in the children’s pocket with your mobile phone number and hotel address. It's easy to get lost in the crowd, but there are always a LOT of people.
7. Go to the toilet in advance and don't drink beer before. There are toilets there, but the queues will be wild.
8. If you are driving, it wouldn’t hurt to have a regular stool with you on which you can sit and if you need to stand. But if you cross the bridges from the Petrograd side towards the center by car, getting back will be problematic.
9. Once again - dress warmly, take a raincoat, FULLY CHARGE YOUR MOBILE! Check the chargers of those you are traveling with. If available, take a charger.
10. It’s best to watch the show with a boat a day earlier, during the dress rehearsal))) but watch the fireworks in full on the holiday itself)))
11. There are websites selling tickets to the rooftops. Immediately clarify what will be visible from it, otherwise you can pay 3000, and the Neva and the boat will not be visible at all, only fireworks. They can local residents don't let him in and the night could end in police custody. As far as I know, officially you can even get onto the roof of the Hermitage (there is an LLC that officially sells tickets) it recently cost 5,000 rubles, but just before the holiday it could be more expensive.
Often you can only buy tickets for Scarlet Sails via the Internet. It's better to do this in advance. The best viewing from a pleasure boat. You can buy tickets
Scarlet Sails is an annual celebration of graduates in St. Petersburg. A big fireworks display, a concert on Palace Square and, of course, a ship with sails of the coveted color. Yesterday's schoolchildren mixed with students, tourists, families with children and grandmothers go to the city center to see the bright spectacle. They say that in 2016, almost 2 million people watched the fireworks. Sharing photos!
If you ask a St. Petersburg resident where it is best to watch the fireworks and the ship, he will answer - at home on TV. But many still want it. Last year (2015) I wanted it too. Then we were not very lucky - we arrived late and found ourselves in the very crowd, at the Trinity Bridge at the exit from the Campus Martius. A real crush. It is dangerous to go there with children. It was scary. People pressed each other, put girls on their shoulders. It was impossible to squeeze through somewhere. Someone felt bad.
The fireworks were almost invisible - the volleys took place over the Neva in the area between Dvortsov, Troitsky and the spit of Vasilyevsky Island. Best view, of course, from the arrow - but we didn’t even try to get there. In addition, after some time, smoke from previous charges begins to interfere with the fireworks. All that remains is light, barely noticeable splashes above misty acrid puffs.
But immediately after the fireworks, the crowd began to disperse, and we walked almost freely to the very edge of the embankment - and at that moment the main festive ship was heading back, sounding its ceremonial horns. He walked right in front of me. It was extraordinary.
This year we went to Scarlet Sails again - we were walking with friends, and suddenly we thought, why not? Although after last year it was scary to go. We decided to try another place.
The fireworks start at approximately 0:30 - this is the darkest time of day in June. We got to Gorkovskaya - the metro is open all night that day - and went to Petrovskaya Embankment, to pick up the Flying Dutchman. Strategically advantageous places, of course, were occupied: along the fences, some hills, on which women sat with salads, sandwiches and children (apparently, they occupied them in several hours). Even the lions at the descent to the water were surrounded by people. They climbed onto cars, buses, minibuses. But in general, there was no crush like there was at the Trinity Bridge that year. The crowd as a whole was not drunk or dangerously active. We found a quiet section of the road and sufficient visibility.
After the fireworks, just like last time, the crowd immediately began to thin out, and we went down the steps to the water. Knowing what we are waiting for. Of course, him. Festive scarlet sail.
I advise you to choose your location wisely, avoiding the busiest streets and embankments. Despite all the obstacles and inconveniences, the holiday is impressive. The first time I saw a ship with scarlet sails, I couldn’t hold back my tears. It takes my breath away. These are the meanings that you carry inside - and suddenly you see them on the water, hear them with beeps, feel them with the warm night wind.
There was a minibus standing next to us. The driver let some people onto the roof. They heard an elderly woman get down from there and say to her companion:
- Innochka, everything is completely different there!
night 25/26 June 2016
The event, according to a long-standing tradition, is held during the White Nights and is timed to coincide with the holiday of the last bell. The Scarlet Sails program is one of the most colorful and vibrant events in all of Russia.
The Scarlet Sails festival program this year, as usual, will give you the opportunity to watch a colorful show and listen to popular performers.
Program for the Scarlet Sails holiday:
June 23, 2018:- from 20:00 to 22:00 - gathering of graduates on Palace Square and spectators on the Spit of Vasilievsky Island;
- 22:00 - theatrical prologue on Palace Square;
- 22:20 - start of concerts on Palace Square and on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island.
June 24, 2018:
- from 00:40 to 01:00 - water and pyrotechnic show on the Neva, fireworks to classical music;
- 00:50 - passage of the Swedish sailing ship “Tre Kronor of Stockholm” with scarlet sails, referring viewers to the work of the same name;
- 01:10 - continuation of concerts on Palace Square and the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island;
- 04:00 - end of the show.
This year, Basta, Alekseev, ST, Alsou, Marie Crimebreri, Artem Pivovarov, Victoria Daineko, Moya Michelle, Quest Pistols Show, as well as the star of the show “The Voice” Rutger Garecht will perform at the “Scarlet Sails” festival in St. Petersburg.
These are the artists this year that were chosen by the 2018 graduates themselves.
Exactly at 10:00 pm the introductory part of the program starts on Palace Square. After 20 minutes, the concert begins there, which will last more than 2 hours. Guest stars will perform for all guests of the event.
The water and pyrotechnic program will begin after midnight: at 00:40. It will unfold before the eyes of spectators in a water amphitheater over an area of three kilometers. Against the backdrop of city buildings, palaces and temples, this spectacle will become even more attractive and large-scale. For some time, the Neva will turn into a springboard for a fabulous action that many people in the world want to see.
The show doesn't last very long - twenty-one minutes. However, during this time the St. Petersburg sky will be illuminated by fifty thousand salvos. We can say that the heavens will literally bloom with fiery flowers. Accompanied light show There will be a musical series.
At the end of the program, the “Secret” ship will appear - a ship with scarlet sails. It will pass along the river bank accompanied by musical accompaniment. The fireworks display will still continue at this time. For seven years now, the role of a fairy-tale ship has been played by the Swedish sailing ship Three Crowns.
The concert will continue after 1 a.m., and the event itself will end only at 4 a.m.
It is important to note that access to the Scarlet Sails concert is only possible with invitation tickets. Graduates, parents of graduates, and school teachers could receive them. Tickets are ordered by school management and issued before June 22, 2018.
The most grandiose prom countries "Scarlet Sails 2019" will take place on June 23. It has already become known that this year Sergei Lazarev, Polina Gagarina, Zara and Vladimir Presnyakov will perform at the festival. We have compiled a list of places for you where you can watch the brig and the light show.
“Scarlet Sails” is a large-scale celebration, tens of thousands of people will take to the streets of the city: at least about 80 thousand are graduates from different parts of the country. The city's metro, buses and trolleybuses will operate around the clock, but some metro stations may be closed due to the influx of people. Almost the entire city center will be blocked - traveling by car is not an option. The line to enter the event may stretch from Palace Square to the Nevsky Prospekt metro station.
Here is a list of the main locations from where you can watch the ship with scarlet sails for free. As you yourself understand, it is better to reserve seats in advance, but still prepare for the fact that you will not see everything 100 percent:
Palace Embankment
The main area where you can watch the passage of a sailboat and fireworks. Many do not recommend this place, preferring the second location on our list.
Spit of Vasilyevsky Island and Birzhevoy Bridge
A good view of the main part of the show; there will be a video broadcast from the screen on Strelka.
Trinity Bridge
It is from this bridge that the festive brig appears. There is not enough space on the bridge - move to the park area nearby.
Peter-Pavel's Fortress
Another popular area for everyone to enjoy the show. The place will be additionally equipped with dozens of floating pontoons so that you can watch the show directly from the water.
Many companies and private roofers annually offer options for watching the show from their rooftops. However, we will not write their contact details here, and we also ask you to be especially careful about these offers and their security.
Another option is to watch the holiday from a boat or boat. This service will cost you from 4,000 rubles.
Terraces
If you don’t want to crowd among people at all, then you can choose panoramic points of restaurants and hotels. However, keep in mind that it is better to book places in such places now (or even yesterday).
List:
One of the most popular places- restaurant of the St. Petersburg hotel. The place has an excellent panoramic view, and the chef of the establishment is preparing a special menu for the holiday.
Address: Pirogovskaya embankment, 5/2
The Volga-Volga restaurant has the advantage of being located on a boat. Option to watch the show directly from the water. The restaurant usually prepares a special program and menu for guests on the day of “Scarlet Sails”.