Festivals, holidays, performance: 7 cool open-air events in Russian cities
Miscellaneous / / September 05, 2023
1. Festival "Nur" in Kazan
When: from 8 to 10 September.
The Nur International Media Art Festival has been taking place in Kazan since 2021. Its main element is light. This is reflected in the name: from the Tatar "nur" is translated as "beam". But it is also an abbreviation - "New Unique Reality".
To the festival are going musicians and artists from 28 countries, including Italy, Mexico and Japan. Participants come here to show their work at exhibitions, arrange performances, and give lectures. So it will not be difficult to find something interesting for yourself in the program. In addition, the festival covers more than 10 venues in Kazan. For example, in the Savin City quarter, you can see the B#fffff audiovisual performance by the Radugadesign team, and near the Kazan Circus, the Boz installation by the Formate studio.
2. II All-Russian Smart City Games in Saratov
When: from 7 to 9 September.
These are big competitionsthat includes multiple events. For example, at a sports and creative festival, you can watch a sailing regatta, a bike parade, performances by cheerleaders, DJs, dancers and graffiti artists. At the open championship in street sports - for basketball and beach volleyball matches. And at the exhibition "Roadshow: My Country" - for various engineering and digital solutions.
The II All-Russian Games of Smart Cities will also provide vivid gastronomic impressions. Saratov will host a street food festival and a food truck battle these days. Guests will be able to try many different dishes, the main thing is to have time to take the first places in the queue.
Festivals, concerts, sports competitions and other events are an important part of a quality city life. And to make visiting them pleasant, modern public spaces are needed. To create such in the regions of Russia helps the national project "Housing and urban environment». One of its goals is to increase the number of cities with a favorable environment. At the time of the launch of the national project, in 2019, their share in the country was 25%, and by 2024 it should already reach 60%.
To control this task, a urban environment quality index - a special indicator consisting of 36 criteria, including developed infrastructure and good running water. During the existence of the national project, its average value in Russia increased by 15%. The goals for 2030 are even bigger. It is planned to increase the quality of the environment by 1.5 times, and the total share of favorable settlements - up to 80%. How exactly the index will help turn cities into competitive centers of the new economy and culture will be discussed at the international forum "North-South: comfortable environment». It will be held from 3 to 5 September in Khanty-Mansiysk.
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3. Taigafest in Vladivostok
When: from 10 to 20 October.
This food festival dedicated cuisine of the Ussuri taiga. It has been held in Vladivostok since 2017. There is no detailed program and map of the event yet. But they promise that in the city it will be possible to taste dishes from wild plants, game, river fish, honey, nuts and other ingredients traditional for this region. In addition, Taigafest is usually accompanied by a fair of local products, culinary master classes, performances and a concert.
4. Performance Location in Perm
When: September.
Play from the repertoire of the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, the action of which takes place on the streets of the city. At the start of the performance, the audience is given headphones: they will listen to the stories of real people. To move through the Location story, you need to move around the city. There are two options for the route - the viewer chooses the specific one. In any case, as a bonus, he will receive a sightseeing tour of Perm. There are a lot of Location screenings in the theater playbill for the fall, for example, the next ones will be held on September 7, 9 and 13.
5. Autumn festival of fountains in Peterhof
When: September 22 and 23.
This annual event takes place on the third Friday and Saturday of September. At the festival, the already picturesque fountains of the museum-reserve turn into something even more amazing with a multimedia spectacle with 3D projection. The theme of the 2023 show is "Heirs". It will focus on the work of teachers and mentors. The scenario on Friday and Saturday is the same. At the end of the holiday, also on both days, fireworks are launched.
6. "Svarochka Fest" in Arkhangelsk
When: from 15 to 17 September.
Let a specific topic festival does not scare you: it will be interesting there not only to experts in metal processing. One of the objectives of the event is to show different areas of welding, including art. For example, there are planning create 10 steel sculptures, including Woolen Sun and Window.
In addition, the Svarochka Fest will feature graffiti performances, a fair with metal souvenirs, and master classes at the mobile center. It will be located in a large mobile container. Inside, visitors will be offered to create something using welding tools. And outside you can watch the concert: the roof of the container will be used as a stage.
7. Inclusive festival "We are all made of the same clay" in Lipetsk
When: 9th of September.
Venue for the festival chose Lower park. From 14:00 to 20:00, many creative master classes will be organized on its territory, including clay modeling and making brooches with elements of traditional embroidery of the Lipetsk region. In addition, in the park you can play croquet, chess, football and table tennis, visit an exhibition of pottery and watch a concert.
All events will be attended by people with disabilities: the festival is part of the program of the III International Inclusive Creative Games, which will be held in Lipetsk from September 5 to 10. Two more events that you can attend as part of these competitions are the opening and closing ceremonies. They will take place on September 6 and 9 in the public space "Green Island". The program includes a show of large kites and concerts with the participation of famous musicians. At the closing, for example, the group "Brothers Grim" will perform.
"Green Island" is one of the public spaces that has acquired a new look thanks to the national project "Housing and urban environment». Previously, this place was rarely used by the residents of Lipa, as it was abandoned. Now there is a festival site for 82,000 people and a footpath connecting the island with the Lower Park.
The residents of Lipetsk and the region themselves decided to improve this public space by supporting it in the All-Russian online voting. About 5,000 objects in 1,500 municipalities participate in it every year. But the role of citizens is not limited to voting alone. They can themselves participate in the development and implementation of projects, make their proposals through the feedback form - create an environment that meets their desires and needs. In total, during the implementation of the national project “Housing and urban environment”, that is, since 2019, more than 58 thousand public and courtyard areas have been landscaped.
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