World City Guide

Special Events

Farewell to the Russian Winter, folk concerts and sleigh rides, Feb-Mar, throughout the city
Musical Spring in St Petersburg, international classical music festival, Apr, various venues
Pashka (Easter Sunday), major religious festival with services featuring incense and traditional chanting, Easter Sunday, Mar/Apr, St Petersburg churches
Den Kosmonavtiki (Cosmonauts Day), a celebration of Russia’s role in space exploration, 12 Apr, throughout the city
Den Goroda (City Day), major festival with fireworks, concerts and much merrymaking, 27 May, city centre
Peterburgskoy Pivniy Festival (St. Petersburg Beer Festival), begins with a parade down Nevsky prospect and ends with a fireworks display, early Jun, throughout the city centre
Festival-festivaley (Festival of Festivals), international film festival, last week of Jun, cinemas throughout the city
Byeliye Nochi (White Nights), late Jun-mid-Jul, throughout the city, especially Palace Square, Peter and Paul Fortress and Yelagin Island
Den Voenno Morskova Flota (Navy Day), gaily decorated naval boats, first Sunday after 22 Jul, River Neva
Prasdnik Fontanov (Celebration of the Fountains at Peterhof), good, clean fun with a music, light and water show, mid-Sep, Peterhof Palace
Teatralnyy festival Baltiyskikh stran (Theatre Festival of the Baltic Countries), mass gathering of the Baltic’s clowns, pantomime artists and actors, two weeks in Oct, city theatres
Den konstitutsii (Constitution Day), celebration of the new constitution with firework displays, 12 Dec, throughout city
Russian Winter Festival, concerts and fireworks, around 25 Dec, throughout the city