How to celebrate the New Year at the RUSSIA EXPO. Events schedule
Visitors to
the International RUSSIA EXPO will be able to celebrate the New Year with the
whole country without leaving Moscow. Every region from Kaliningrad to
Kamchatka is represented there. Holiday concerts, festivals, masterclasses and
ice shows await guests at VDNH. Here we tell you what you should visit before
the New Year and right after it.
"The holidays are a great opportunity to come to us with the whole family or a group of friends and spend a very eventful and productive time at VDNH, learning a lot of new things about how our country lives and develops. For this period we are making the Exposition's program even more intense so that literally every minute of its work there would be some events, masterclasses or trainings, meetings with interesting people and concerts," said Deputy Director General of the ANO «Directorate of the Exhibition of Achievements "Russia"» Anastasia Zvyagina.
New Year's
Night at the RUSSIA EXPO
For those who like to listen to the chimes on festive squares with Russian pop stars instead of home at the table, a New Year's concert will be held on the Main Street Stage of the RUSSIA EXPO. The New Year festivities will start at 14:30 and will include celebrating the arrival of 2024 in each of Russia's time zones. The first will be the New Year for Chukotka and Kamchatka at 15:00 Moscow time, and the last will be the celebration in the Kaliningrad region at 01:00.
The audience will see performances by PIZZA, NILETTO, Zivert, Diskoteka Avariya, MakSim, Yulia Parshuta, RASA, the famous cover band Orlov Band and others. In addition, all day long there will be a New Year's quest in the area in front of the Main Stage, where you can win memorable prizes.
Date:
December 31 - January 1 from 14:30
Venue: Main
Street Stage
Parade of
cartoon characters
All guests
will be greeted by their favorite cartoon characters during the New Year
holidays. The organizer of the fun named Russia is a Country of Heroes will be
the Movement of the First. You can find them on the territory of VDNH today
already, and they will entertain guests until the end of the New Year
vacations.
Dates:
December 27 - 31, January 3 - 8. There will be three two-hour sessions per day.
Place:
start from the Pavilion "First in Russia - Land of Opportunities".
Fridays at
VDNH
One of the
points of attraction for Moscow residents and guests at the Exposition is the
Fridays at VDNH project, which includes thematic evenings with popular artists.
The evening event Techno Bears will be held on December 29. And VIA Proletarian
Tango will perform for the visitors of the Exposition in Pavilion No. 75.
Date:
December 29 from 19:00 to 20:00
Venue: Main
Street Stage, Pavilion No. 75 (Cultural Projects Zone)
Light shows
Equally important
these days will be the events belonging to a broader cultural context. These
include, for example, themed light shows.
Date: every
day from 18:00 to 22:00
Venue: at
the pavilions of the Movement of the First and Russia - Land of Opportunities,
Smart Finance, Word.
Food Fair
and Department Store
For
centuries no New Year's Eve has been celebrated without fairs. Traditionally,
they were organized not only for selling and buying goods, but also for
entertainment and socializing. Guests of the RUSSIA EXPO can personally see how
pleasant it is to attend such events: they not only create a festive
atmosphere, but also sell high quality goods. On the territory of VDNH in
Pavilion No. 48 there is a Farmers Fair, and in Pavilion No. 75 there is a
Department Store, where the products of manufacturers from all over the country
are presented.
Date: daily
Venue:
Pavilion No. 48, Pavilion No. 75.
New Year
Trees of Russia
Within the
framework of the New Year Trees of Russia project there will be masterclasses on
painting and making dolls and toys, lectures and creative meetings with artists
from December 30 to January 8 (the schedule of masterclasses is being formed,
the first one will be held in the Cultural Projects Zone). On December 1, 360
thousand lights were lit on 90 New Year trees, the trees are decorated with the
most striking elements of folk arts, crafts, legacy and heritage of all corners
of the Russian Federation. The fir trees are decorated with unique designs of
titled florists-designers of the project New Year Trees of Russia. After the
exposition is over, the fir trees will be planted near VDNH.
Date: daily
Venue: Main
Alley of VDNH, Pavilion No. 75 (Cultural Projects Zone)
Novo-Prostokvashino
A bright
New Year program is planned on the territory of the Novo-Prostokvashino complex
- a prototype of a modern village with a school, polyclinic, farm, agricultural
holding, fishing and even a park of culture and recreation. As part of the New
Year's activities, Ded Moroz's residence has already started working there, and
a series of daily masterclasses on baking Christmas bread with candied fruits,
nuts and spices has been launched.
Date:
daily.
Venue:
masterclasses start at 11:00, 14:00 and 17:00. You can sign up for them at the
reception desk, as well as through the Eat Our Own app.
Ice
Sculpture Festival
The Ice
Sculpture Festival began on December 26 and will run through February 15. 10
ice sculptures that depict significant events of modern Russian history and
achievements in various spheres have already been created. Each sculpture will
be fitted with a plaque with a historical reference and colored lighting in the
evening. The guests of the RUSSIA EXPO will be able not only to watch
professional sculptors creating the figures, but also to try their hand at ice
carving at the workshop area.
Date:
December 26 - February 15
Venue:
street space at the Main Entrance to VDNH.
Ilya
Averbukh's New Year ice show The Nutcracker
The
legendary ice show The Nutcracker will be held at the VDNH skating rink. The
fairy tale, without which it is difficult to imagine the New Year, will be
enriched with spectacular costumes and performed by some of the best figure
skaters of Russia. One of the main elements of the concert program of the New
Year vacations will be demonstrations of Ilya Averbukh's new ice show. The
stars of the ice arena will take part in it, performing to the instrumental
parts of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker.
Date:
December 29 - January 14
Show
schedules:
From 29.12
through 7.01.2024 show starts at 5:00 p.m., 31.12 at 11:00 a.m.
From 08.01
through 14.01.2024 - 2 shows per day at 17.00, 18.30
Venue: VDNH
skating rink
VK Music
concerts
Concerts
from VK Music will be held at the Exposition. They will feature not only
Russian stars, but also emerging artists and DJs. DJ Groove (19:00 - 20:30) and
L'One (20:30 - 21:30) will perform on January 3, and Swanky Tunes (19:00 -
20:30) and Mary Gu (20:30 - 21:30) will perform on January 6.
Date:
January 3 and 6 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Ded Moroz residence
Children
and adults will be delighted by the presence of the main character of the
winter holiday - Ded Moroz. Despite the fact that traditionally his residence
is located in Veliky Ustyug, for a while it will move to the RUSSIA EXPO. The
guests will enjoy thematic events, theatrical shows, greetings from the New
Year wizard, and all this against the background of the most beautiful New Year
trees symbolizing all regions of our country.
Date:
January 3-7 from 10:00 to 22:00.
Venue:
street space.
Russian
Winter Festival
During the
school vacations there will be a Russian Winter Festival, which will turn the
territory of the VDNH Show Ring into a real winter fairy tale - fairy-tale
characters from Snegurochka, Yemelya and Baba Yaga to the Snow Queen, Nutcracker
and Zmey Gorynych will help to make it happen. Guests will enjoy riding on the
stove, playing King of the Mountain and snowballs, as well as performances by
musicians.
Date:
January 3-8, as well as January 13-14, from 12:00 to 18:00, technical break -
from 14:00 to 15:00.
Venue: Show
Ring at VDNH.
Ded Morozes
Parade
There is no
such thing as too many fairy-tale characters during the New Year. You can make
sure of it at the RUSSIA EXPO by visiting the parade of the main characters of
the winter holiday. Due to the national diversity of our country, not only the
familiar Ded Moroz and Snegurochka, but also those who congratulate children in
different regions of Russia - Kysh Babai, Tol Babai and others will take part
in it.
Date:
December 26-31; January 3-8; January 13-14.
Venue:
street space of VDNH.
The International RUSSIA EXPO is the most important achievements of the country gathered in one place. During the whole time of the exposition, guests are welcomed with cultural and entertainment events, a rich business and educational program. The expositions of 89 Russian regions, leading federal agencies, corporations and public organizations are presented to the visitors.
