Every year on the first Saturday of September, Muscovites celebrate the birthday of the capital of the Russian Federation. In 2017, Moscow will celebrate City Day on the second weekend - September 9, and the holiday will continue on September 10. The year of Moscow's foundation is 1147 - therefore, in 2017 the capital celebrates its 870th anniversary. On Moscow City Day, folk festivals and concerts are held in the capital. The festive program will end with a ceremonial fireworks display (). Find out where to watch fireworks in Moscow on City Day - 870.

Solemn opening of the Moscow City Day holiday starts on September 9th 12:00 on Red Square, and with 13:00 festivities and entertainment events start at more than 200 sites in the city, including in the capital’s parks, where a festive program for City Day has been prepared. The main venues for the celebration of City Day will be Tverskaya Street, Krasnaya, Manezhnaya, Tverskaya, Teatralnaya, Pushkinskaya and Bolotnaya Squares, Arbat Street, Poklonnaya Gora, Gorky Park, Sokolniki, Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve, Kolomenskoye Estate Museum, VDNKh and pedestrian areas of Moscow. So the question of where to go on City Day on September 9 and 10 has a simple answer - you can go to Moscow parks. It will be fun and interesting - the plan of events for Moscow City Day 2017 is extensive, the celebration program in the parks is prepared for all ages and for every taste.

Moscow City Day 2017 - program of events in Moscow parks

Program Moscow City Day 2017 - September 9-10

City Day will be celebrated in the squares and streets of Moscow. Moscow will celebrate its 870th birthday. This means that a large number of bright, large-scale and free entertainment has been prepared for Muscovites and guests of the capital on City Day. The organizers promise that City Day 2017 in Moscow will be unprecedented - more than a thousand events will be held in the city. A whole system of festive decorations will create the mood for all Muscovites and visitors. More than 270 art objects will be installed at different points to decorate Moscow on City Day. During the Moscow Anniversary 870 festival, venues throughout the city will tell about the outstanding achievements, discoveries and inventions of Muscovites. Let's find out where to go on Moscow City Day 2017.

• Festival Moscow-870

The Moscow Anniversary 870 festival will take place from September 1 to 10. There are 40 thematic platforms open throughout the city that tell about outstanding people and events related to Moscow. The platforms are divided by themes: “Moscow conquers”, “Moscow creates”, “Moscow builds”, “Moscow sets records”, “Moscow invents”, “Moscow opens” and “Our victories”. The sites are dedicated to the achievements of scientists and inventors, theater figures, composers, famous buildings, military campaigns, etc.

In particular, on Tverskaya and Mokhovaya streets, which will be completely closed to cars, there will be 7 zones. The Moscow Sets Records zone on Tverskaya will house a parkour park, two boxing arenas, jumps for motocross and mountain biking, a climbing wall in the form of Moscow City towers 10 meters high, and much more. Boxing and parkour competitions, freestyle shows with tricks on special bicycles, and master classes will be held here. About 500 athletes-instructors will conduct classes for adults and children in snowboarding, trampolining and other sports.

In the “Moscow Builds” zone Art objects reflecting Moscow architecture will be installed on Tverskaya, made of plexiglass, plastic, plywood and metal, they will be hand-painted and illuminated. Thus, on Tverskaya you will be able to see models of Stalin’s high-rise buildings, the sculpture “Worker and Collective Farm Woman,” models of the Soviet Mars rover and lunar rover, and the icebreaker “Arktika.” The key object will be a model of the orbital space station “Salyut-7” in almost the original scale, you can look into it. And the first woman to go into outer space, Svetlana Savitskaya, will talk about her unique experience at the festival.

At the "Moscow Invents" site, which will open on the section of Tverskaya Street from Voznesensky to Stoleshnikov Lane, scientists will talk about the latest discoveries. Thus, biologist and journalist Ilya Kolmanovsky will talk about the unusual abilities of plants and animals. During master classes and experiments, viewers will be shown how we sense tastes and why natural phenomena such as a tsunami or thunderstorm occur. The nature of electricity will become clearer with the help of lasers and mirrors, and scientific shows “Crystallomania”, “React” and “Mendeleev” will take place.

Where: Moscow, Revolution Square, Tverskoy Boulevard, Novopushkinsky Square, Manezhnaya Square, New Arbat, etc.

• Festival “Good Deeds” on Tsvetnoy Boulevard

Charitable organizations will organize an exhibition-fair on Tsvetnoy Boulevard to help residents of the big city. You can help those in need by buying dishes, toys, souvenirs, clothes and accessories. Anyone can take part in the charity race for a donation of 200 rubles. The length of the distance is 6.5 km, registration is on the website until September 8. On the evening of September 10, there will be a concert at which the groups Chelsea, Django, Pizza, ex-soloist of Tatu Lena Katina, Sogdiana, Dominic Joker and Katya Kokorina, rapper Kravts, Stas Piekha and other artists will perform.

Where: Moscow, Tsvetnoy Boulevard

• Inter-museum festival on Arbat

On City Day, historians and literary scholars on stage near the theater. Vakhtangov will be told about Arbat - a unique place, Moscow Montmartre, the center of the cultural life of the capital. Walking tours will be organized for those interested. On September 9 and 10, the Russian group “Feelin’s”, the Italian singer Boris Savoldell, and the project “YeseninJazz” will perform here.

Where: Moscow, st. Arbat

• Festival "Bright People"

The street theater festival “Bright People” will be held in Gorky Park and Muzeon. Here you can see performances of foreign and domestic theater projects. The French collective Remue Ménage will present the play “Bear's Mouth” with giant artificial bears. The Italian Corona will present the show "Lotus Flower" and "White Lady", featuring dancers, acrobats and musicians who became famous at the Venice Carnival. The Russian group Liquid Theater and GITIS graduates will perform a 10-hour fairy tale show “Colorful Dreams”. The audience will go on a magical journey with aerialists, acrobats and opera singers.

The Muzeon Arts Park will present a fusion of design, theatrical, visual and musical arts. The performance “Fashion + Poetry” will take place here, during which poems by modern poets will be read by actors dressed in designer outfits from Moscow fashion designers. Also performing will be the Artem Gaponenko Theater troupes, “Sketches in Space” and “Freak. Fabrik." Fashion shows by designers Andrei Bartenev, Venera Kazarova, Kirill Mintsev and others will be held. Visitors will also be able to create unique looks with the help of stylists, make their own accessories and souvenirs from environmentally friendly materials in the “Fashion + Art” zone.

• "Theatrical March" in the Hermitage Garden

“Theater March”, which will take place for the fifth time on City Day and will allow Muscovites to see new theatrical productions in the open for free. On September 9, the School of Contemporary Play will show “Bad Advice” based on the book by G. Oster, and “Theatrium on Serpukhovka” will show the family musical “The Flying Ship”. For adults there will be a concert “On the Blue Danube” from the Musical Theater named after. K. S. Stanislavsky and V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko. The 2017 Golden Mask nominees, dancers from the Moscow Ballet Theater, will perform a modern dance performance, “All Roads Go North.” In the evening, the Taganka Theater troupe will show the rock and drama “Viy” based on Gogol’s story, in which the actors are also musicians, and the lyrics of the songs of the deceased bard Venya D’Rkin (Alexander Litvinov) give depth and new understanding to the mystical story. On Sunday, September 10, artists from Moscow theaters will perform old favorite songs about Moscow. Then the musical and poetic program “Dance Floor” and the poetic performance “Brodsky. Poems" from the Praktika Theater, Meyerhold Center and Pyotr Fomenko Workshop. On this day, children will be able to be announcers, directors and even actors in the Stanislavsky creative workshop.

Where: Moscow, Hermitage Garden

Where: Moscow, Central Park of Culture and Culture named after. Gorky, Muzeon Art Park

• "Labyrinth of Time" at the Moscow Zoo

On City Day, visitors to the Moscow Zoo will be told about the history of the capital's zoo, starting from its foundation in 1864. Everyone will be able to travel back in time and attend the opening of the zoo, see what the zoo looked like during the Soviet era. Children will be invited to take part in a festive procession dressed as animals. The kids will make their own masks out of paper at the master class.

Where: Moscow Zoo

• "City of Poets" on Triumfalnaya Square

Poetry lovers should stop by Triumphal Square, where poems by famous poets born in the capital will be read: from Pushkin to Vysotsky, from Lermontov to Akhmadulina. Literary quests and quizzes have also been prepared for visitors, and the “Rhyme with Moscow” event will take place. Heroes of Russian classics will come to life in theatrical and musical performances.

Where: Moscow, Triumfalnaya Square

• “Moscow 60s” in the Garden named after. Bauman

An excursion program and a historical lecture dedicated to the era of the 60s - 70s of the twentieth century will be held in the garden named after. Bauman. This time was remembered for the growth in the welfare of Muscovites, the provision of housing and equipment, the active construction of Khrushchev and constructivist buildings, as well as space achievements. During these years, the architectural formation of modern Moscow took place. Visitors will see their favorite Soviet films of the 60-70s, a photo exhibition of the life of Soviet citizens under Khrushchev and Brezhnev. Guests will be able to dance the twist and rock and roll to retro hits of domestic and foreign music and take selfies in the interior of the 60s. During the master classes, children will be able to play builders, animators, and even assemble a spaceship.

Where: Moscow, Bauman Garden

• Free excursions

On City Day, Muscovites will be able to go on free excursions along the Moscow River and the MCC. While walking on the river bus “Along the Moscow River through the Centuries” you can see the Sparrow Hills, Novodevichy Convent, St. Andrew's (Pushkin) Bridge, the Kremlin and Moskvoretskaya embankments. The guide will tell you about the history of these places, interesting facts, and show you the longest Moscow building of the 18th century. You must pay a transport fee and register on the website. The excursion will take place on September 9 and 19, gathering at the Novospassky Most pier.

On the excursion “MCC - the steel ring of the capital” on September 9 and 10, passengers will be told about the historical background of the modern MCC, 15 historical stations and other interesting facts. For example, about the fact that once upon a time travel on the Moscow Railway was more expensive than a 450 gram can of red caviar. Participants are required to pay travel costs and make a deposit to use the audio guide. Excursions start at 11.00, 14.00, 16.00. Gathering at the “Live Communication” information stand at the MCC “Business Center” station.

During the holidays, there will be other excursions and quests to museums and estates, sightseeing tours of the city.

Residents and guests of the capital will be able to take a boat trip and train ride with a guide, play ancient games in the estates and listen to street musicians at the festival.

Moscow museums will be open for free on City Day

To celebrate the 870th anniversary of the capital, the Department of Culture and the Museum of Moscow are organizing more than ten free excursions. Those interested will be able to go on a trip along the Moscow River, drive with a guide along the Moscow Central Circle and play ancient games in city estates.

In the courtyard of the Museum of Moscow will be held Festival "Museum and City". Visitors will see an exhibition dedicated to the history of the city and listen to stories about prominent Muscovites. Street artists and musicians will perform there, and residents will be able to take part in discussions of cultural projects, including in the field of information technology. Festive events will be held over two days, September 9 and 10, from 10:00 to 20:00.

Participants excursions “Along the Moscow River through the centuries” They will see the Sparrow Hills, where ancient settlements were located even before our era, as well as five Stalinist skyscrapers, the Novodevichy Convent and other attractions. During the walk, tourists will be told about the history of the Andreevsky Bridge, which in 1999-2000 was moved two kilometers down the river and “placed” in Gorky Park. In addition, participants will be shown the oldest embankment in the capital - the Kremlin, as well as the longest building in Moscow of the 18th century - the Imperial Orphanage on Moskvoretskaya Embankment.

The excursion will take place on September 9 at 18:00 and September 10 at 11:00, duration - two hours and 15 minutes. The route will start from the Novospassky Most pier. The tour is free, but participants need to pay a transport fee and pre-register on the bureau’s website, which will be launched within two weeks.

On these same days, Muscovites are expected to excursions "MCC - Moscow's steel ring". Participants will learn the history of the construction of 15 historical stations of the Moscow Circular Railway adjacent to the modern MCC stations. These are Andronovka, Ugreshskaya, Presnya (Kutuzovskaya), Likhobory, Vladykino, Rostokino, Belokamennaya and others. All of them were built at the beginning of the 20th century in the Art Nouveau style.

The station buildings were designed by architect Alexander Pomerantsev. He also worked on the project for the GUM building on Red Square. Also, excursion participants will learn that the cost of travel on the Moscow Circular Railway in those days was greatly inflated and varied depending on the class of the car. For example, first class travel cost passengers three rubles. For comparison: in 1911, a cab ride around Moscow cost an average of 15 kopecks, a pound (approximately 450 grams) of red caviar cost 44 kopecks, and a three-course dinner accompanied by live music at the Slavic Bazaar restaurant cost 1.75 rubles.

Excursion “MCC - the steel ring of Moscow” will be held on September 9 and 10, a meeting with a guide will be held at the “Live Communication” information stand at the MCC Business Center station. Participants gather at 11:00, 14:00 and 16:00. The duration of the excursion is one and a half hours, which is exactly how long it takes to make a full circle around the ring. The tour is free, but participants will be required to pay a deposit for the use of the radio guide and pay for travel.

9th of September in the museum “Estate of Princes Golitsyn Vlakhernskoye-Kuzminki”(Horse yard, Starye Kuzminki street, building 13/15) there will be excursions, master classes, evening tea and a historical horse show. At 12:00 guests will be able to visit the author's excursion to the exhibition “Gardens and Parks”. At 14:00 and 15:00 there will also be sightseeing tours of the estate.

From 16:00 to 20:00 citizens will be able to get to "Manor Evening"— tea drinking to the accompaniment of live music, after which guests will enjoy theatrical performances. The evening will end with a horse show in historical costumes of the 19th century.

9th of September at the English Compound Museum(Varvarka Street, building 4a) visitors will be able to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of previous centuries. Against the backdrop of historical interiors of the 16th-17th centuries, on the site you will be able to take part in ancient folk pastimes, for example, playing burners - the prototype of modern tags, and babki - a predecessor of the game of dice. For guests, animators will conduct three sessions of folk entertainment lasting one hour. Starts at 11:00, 13:00, 15:00. The next day, September 10, the English Compound Museum will host two sightseeing tours lasting one hour. Starts at 10:30 and 12:30.

Schedule of excursions, master classes and quests on City Day 2017

— 18:00-20:15 — boat excursion “Along the Moscow River through the centuries”, you will need to pay a transport fee;

— 18:00 — bus tour “Moscow. View from above”, you will need to pay a transport fee and a ticket to the observation deck.

— 11:00-12:30, 14:00-15:30, 16:00-17:30 — excursions around the Moscow Central Circle, gathering at the “Live Communication” information stand, MCC Business Center station;

— 11:00-13:15 — boat excursion “Along the Moscow River through the centuries”, you will need to pay a transport fee.

Museum "English Compound"

Museum of History "Lefortovo"

Museum of Archeology of Moscow

Moscow City Museum

As part of the Museum and the City festival, free tours of the museum's exhibitions will be held.

— 11:00-12:00, 12:00-13:00, 15:00-16:00, 18:00-19:00 — excursion “History of Medieval Moscow”;
— 13:00-14:00, 16:00-17:00 — excursion “History and architecture of the Provision Stores complex.”

Museum "Estate of Princes Golitsyn Vlakhernskoye-Kuzminki"

— 12:00 — author’s tour by historian Boris Sokolov;
— 14:00, 15:00 — excursions around the estate;
— 16:00-20:00 — “Manor Evening”, which will include a tea party with live music, a horse show and theatrical performances.

Poklonnaya Gora is a hill in the west of Moscow, where travelers climbed to admire the beautiful ancient city and bow to it as a sign of respect. In 1612, the troops of Sigismund III camped here. In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte was waiting at this place for a delegation with the keys to Moscow.

Not far away is the Kutuzovskaya Izba, where, after the battle of Borodino, Russian officers gathered a council and were eager to go into battle to defend Russia. But the old, experienced Field Marshal Kutuzov orders a retreat, and the Russian army left Moscow, so that later it could become an insurmountable wall near Maloyaroslavets, not allowing hungry conquerors to enter the grain-growing South and force it to retreat along the ruined old Smolensk road.
Here is the famous Arc de Triomphe, created by order of Emperor Nicholas I.

The Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War, opened on the 50th anniversary of the Great Victory, is also located here. A giant monument in the shape of an army bayonet sparkles in the sun. Glory soars above the earth.

Seven decades have passed since the last volleys of the war died down, and Poklonnaya Hill preserves the memory of its heroes. Here the strength of spirit, the power of will, the power of tradition, the present and the past are fused together.

During the tour of Poklonnaya Hill you will see:

• the tallest obelisk in Russia;
• Arc de Triomphe;
• Mikhail Egorov and Meliton Kantaria in stone;
• the largest Victory Park.

During the tour of Poklonnaya Hill you will learn:

• how the idea to perpetuate the memory of the heroes of the Fatherland was born;
• why different faiths are represented in Victory Park;
• where the Victory Parade took place on May 9, 1995;
• what were the projects for the construction of the memorial complex and much more.

Meeting point: At the Flower Clock and the floral inscription “Moscow” (Park Pobedy metro station).

Completion: metro station "Minskaya".

At the specified time, you will be met at the place by a guide with a sign. The guide reserves the right to cancel the tour at least 2 hours before the start. Registration for the tour is required. You can always support our project by leaving any donation (tip) to the guide at the end of the tour. This way you will appreciate the work of the guide, and we will understand that we are doing a necessary and important job.

Duration: 2 hours.

Muscovites will be able to enjoy a traditional sweet delicacy based on a recipe from the times of the USSR in April. Retro carts will appear on Poklonnaya Hill. The menu will also include buckwheat and stewed meat.

April 11 on Poklonnaya Hill at the monument “Tragedy of Nations” the action will take place.

To the accompaniment of 30 musicians, guests of the event will be treated to dishes prepared in the field kitchen. Among them are buckwheat with stew, lean porridge and hot tea. For dessert, you can eat ice cream based on a Soviet-era recipe from one of the retro carts.

Muscovites will be able to get to the event venue and back on special buses. Transport will run between Poklonnaya Gora and the nearest metro station.

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