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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 can be as long as 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:
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.
Arrow 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).
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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”.
Many lovers of romance and colorful fireworks every year have the question: “Where is the best place to watch “Scarlet Sails”? So as to avoid a crowded crowd, and still have everything visible.” If you are not a school graduate and you do not have a special invitation card to Palace Square and Palace Embankment, the most common answer to this question for you will be “At home, on TV.” But not everyone is ready to be content with a screen picture, even if it is the most high resolution on the largest diagonal. There are several options for enjoying the most romantic holiday “live” Northern Capital, depending on your preferences and budget.
You can try to buy an invitation card for a graduate (in past years the Internet was replete with “unnecessary tickets” from recent schoolchildren starting from 300 rubles), but this year they promise increased control at checkpoints and the invitation cards themselves will be issued to students only the day before the event.
The simplest and most accessible option is to come to one of the Neva embankments. Most family groups with children choose the park area between the Trinity Bridge and the Peter and Paul Fortress, as well as the embankment near the Liteiny Bridge. Many even take folding chairs and ladders with them to improve visibility over the heads of those in front.
You can be closer to the action by booking a seat on a river cruise ship or boat. Some companies offering excursions along rivers and canals during the day, this night reorient themselves to those who want to look from the water at a frigate with scarlet sails sailing past. Such pleasure will cost from 8,000 rubles for a boat for 6-7 people. But there is an important nuance: not a single vessel other than the Swedish brig Gray will be allowed into the Neva waters closer to the Liteiny Bridge.
The organizers of the recently popular excursions across the roofs of St. Petersburg on the night of graduates will provide their well-known exits to the attics in the city center for everyone who wants to enjoy the festive fireworks from a bird's eye view. The scarlet sails of the frigate will not be visible from all of them, but you will definitely see flashes of fireworks in the sky. On Avito and on social networks there are offers to spend on the roof for 1500-2000 rubles per person and even for 4000 rubles for an “official, flat” roof. But do not forget that illegal entry onto roofs is punishable by at least a fine. There have already been reports on the Internet about upcoming enhanced police raids on rooftops cultural capital on the eve of "Scarlet Sails" in order to prevent unauthorized entry.
The most civilized way to spend this festive evening would be to reserve a table in one of the restaurants located near Peter and Paul Fortress or with a roof terrace.
On the night of June 24, the annual Scarlet Sails festival will be held in St. Petersburg. Only graduates can get into it with tickets. " Paper» has compiled a list of places from where other St. Petersburg residents and tourists can admire the festive fireworks, light show and scarlet sails of the brig.
Bridges and embankments
The ship with scarlet sails and the light show can be viewed from five embankments of St. Petersburg - Mytninskaya, English, Universitetskaya, Petrovskaya and Kutuzov embankment. These embankments are accessible to everyone - tickets for Scarlet Sails are not needed.
You can also view the light show and fireworks from the Blagoveshchensky, Birzhevoy and Liteyny bridges. With invitation cards, graduates will be able to go to Palace Square and Palace Embankment.
Illustration: official community of “Scarlet Sails”
The brig "Russia" will sail from Troitsky to Blagoveshchensky Bridge. Light show and fireworks will begin on June 24 at 00:40.
There has not yet been any official information from Mostotrest about changes to the bridge raising schedule. To the question “ Papers” about which bridges will be raised during the “Scarlet Sails”, the department responded that, based on the experience of past years, it will most likely be Troitsky.
Restaurants by the water and boats
You can also watch the light show and the ship in restaurants on the embankments. For example, in the panoramic establishment “Bering” on Pirogovskaya embankment. The windows overlook the Neva waters and the Trinity Bridge, there are tables nearby. On the night of June 24, the establishment will be open until 2:00. The average bill without drinks is 1100 rubles.
Another option is a restaurant on the Flying Dutchman ship, moored next to the Birzhevoy Bridge. At the table by the window you will be able to see Winter Palace and the waters of the Neva. The restaurant will be open all night. You can reserve a table with a deposit of 10 thousand rubles. The average bill is 2800 rubles without drinks.
You can view the festive fireworks from ships. Excursions around the Neva water area are organized by various travel companies, for example NevaTrip and ASTRA MARINE. The cost of a ticket per person is more than 5,000 rubles. The NevaTrip ship will depart from the English Embankment at 23:30, and the restaurant on the ASTRA MARINE ship will depart from the Arsenalnaya Embankment at 23:00.
Restaurant roofs
The festive fireworks will be visible not only from the embankments, but also from the rooftops. For example, in wine bar“Sky and Wine” in Pirogov Lane. From the roof of the establishment there is a view of Saint Isaac's Cathedral. The average bill is 1000 rubles.
Another establishment with a roof - Italian restaurant“Makaronniki” on Dobrolyubova Avenue. The average bill at the establishment is 1,700 rubles.
You can also go to the Ginza Project restaurant “Mansarda”. From the tables on the roof you will be able to see St. Isaac's Cathedral and the festive fireworks. The average bill is 3500 rubles.
Broadcasts
Channel Five will broadcast live from Scarlet Sails. In addition, it will be possible to watch online in the community "
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"Scarlet Sails" is business card city of St. Petersburg. Every year a colorful show is organized for school graduates, when Palace Embankment, Trinity Bridge, Palace Bridge, the shore of the Peter and Paul Fortress are decorated with thousands of colorful lamps, torches are lit on Rostral columns, the sounds of your favorite melodies flow over the Neva. And a fabulous brig comes out with With scarlet sails. Tears roll into your eyes, something turns over in your soul, and you remember your unfulfilled childhood dreams... An unforgettable sight does not leave anyone indifferent.
The year before last, the scene on Palace Square was a very large luminous bridge, symbolizing the transition from the past to the future, from childhood to adulthood.
Famous artists and musicians congratulated the graduates. The host of the show was Ivan Urgant.
On the day of the holiday, it is almost impossible to go to the embankment and look at the brig with Scarlet Sails.
City guests often ask: “Where is the best place to watch Scarlet Sails?” If you are staying at a hotel, you can talk to the administration about purchasing an invitation ticket to the Scarlet Sails holiday. You can buy it from hand or online, but in this case you need to beware of numerous fakes. With an invitation card, it is better to arrive early and choose a place closer to you.
There is a free option for those who don't like crowds huge amount crowded and doesn’t want to take up space several hours in advance. A rehearsal is held 1 day before the event, and you can watch the general run of the sailboat 2 times, most often it is held at 22-30 and 23-30.
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This year the holiday will begin not on Saturday, but on Sunday. June 22 is not a time for celebration. The city authorities assume that about 80 thousand graduates (former schoolchildren) alone will take to the streets and embankments of the city.
The central part of St. Petersburg will become a platform for the celebration. By invitation it will be possible to get to and. You can watch the show from the opposite bank of the Neva from and. But this is wasted time and one disappointment - too far and murky. Only the fireworks will be clearly visible, but the boat will be lost in the smoke of fireworks.
The Scarlet Sails holiday traditionally begins at 22:00. The main platforms will be and. One of the symbols of the holiday of graduates is traditionally, which can always be considered as a transition from school life to adulthood, from the past to the future.
The rehearsal of “Scarlet Sails” will take place the day before, from June 22 to 23. The start of the first run is scheduled for 22.00. The ship will enter the Neva without sails. The entire journey should take 23 minutes. Concert rehearsals will begin on Palace Square and on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island.
The second run will begin at 23.00. The ship with its scarlet sails partially raised will sail through its navigation. A symphony orchestra will be rehearsing on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island - the festival is always accompanied by live music.
At 24.00 o'clock. the third run will begin. The ship will appear in all its glory. And he will slowly follow the intended path. This run or the next one is always accompanied by a full-fledged light and pyrotechnic show. True, there will be no fireworks, but they will still fire a couple of volleys. Guaranteed to enhance your viewing pleasure. Will you go to Scarlet Sails and what don’t you like about this holiday, besides the crowds of tourists?)))
Holiday schedule and part of the photo (C) Internet