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At 15 venues in the center and in the districts, guests will enjoy entertainment: performances by folk groups, games, songs, funny skits, culinary and craft schools.
Program of events for Maslenitsa
At all venues in the center of Moscow and in the surrounding areas you can try a variety of pancakes: classic with sour cream, with honey, with apples, multi-colored, bird cherry, buckwheat, with halva and others.
The following program has been prepared for children: tug of war, games with animators, street theater performances, swings and carousels, a large puzzle, strength meters.
Come see off the winter to Tverskaya Square– here the theme of the Maslenitsa festival will be Russian fairy tales. Visitors will see Finist - the clear falcon, Ivan the Tsarevich, Vasilisa the Wise, the magical Pike who grants wishes, and other characters. You will be able to dance in circles, sing carols, watch mini-performances, and bake fabulous pancakes. Little guests will enjoy puppet shows about Kolobok, Parsley, and Tsokotukha the Fly.
Manezhnaya Square will become a Maslenitsa town with a historical twist. Muscovites and guests of the city will learn how they had fun and what they cooked in Russia at the beginning of the last century. Dozens of reenactors in historical outfits will work on the site. Everyone will be taught how to bake pancakes and entertained with folk songs and games.
Culinary and craft schools
During the Maslenitsa in Moscow 2019 festival, a Pancake House will open on Revolution Square - children will be taught how to make lace pancakes and cheesecakes with cottage cheese.
Those who want to know how Siberian and Cossack pancakes are baked - come to the Pantry on Dmitry Donskoy Boulevard. There will also be classes on Khokhloma painting and making butter dolls.
On Glory Square you can see how pancake pie is prepared, learn about the traditions of Maslenitsa festivities, and take part in master classes on filigree and Gzhel painting.
On Profsoyuznaya Street they will show you how to make pancake cake and striped pancakes, and on Khachaturyan Street they will show you how to paint wooden products in the Palekh and Mezen style.
Also, children's culinary and craft master classes will be on Orekhovoy Boulevard, in Troitsk, Zelenograd, Mitino and Novokosino.
All events are free.
Where else to go for Maslenitsa in Moscow
Traditional folk festivities for Maslenitsa 2019 in Moscow will be held in ancient estates - in Izmailovo, Lyublino, cultural and recreation parks will prepare their holiday programs.
The royal farewell will be held in the winter in the Izmailovo Kremlin and at VDNKh.
About where you can celebrate Maslenitsa in the Moscow region -
Read more about the customs and traditions of Maslenitsa Week
At 13 venues in the center of the capital, visitors can expect folk festivals, sports entertainment, historical reconstructions, street theater performances, exciting master classes, and, of course, a lot of pancakes.
A rich educational and interactive program has been prepared for parents with children.
Also, every day in Novopushkinsky Park and at two sites on Tverskoy Boulevard, the children's interactive program “Tales of the Mistress of Winter” is shown.
The festival grounds were decorated with more than 100 Maslenitsa themed art objects.
Thus, an 8-meter Maslenitsa figure made of ice “grew” on Manezhnaya Square, an exhibition of 13 straw “Maslenitsa” appeared on the transition from Manezhnaya Square to Revolution Square, and on Novy Arbat Moscow designers and artists designed about 40 two-meter “art Maslenitsa” - each in its own special style, and on Tverskaya Square guests are greeted by giant art objects “Maslenitsa-Winter” and “Maslenitsa-Spring”.
Novopushkinsky Square and Tverskoy Boulevard were decorated with bright art objects - Dymkovo toys ranging from 1.5 to 3 meters in height. These art objects are interactive: you can ride down a 7-meter slide in the shape of a Russian sleigh, or lift a bucket from a “well.”
You can also study the history of Russian artistic crafts with the help of the exhibition of clay toys, which is located in Novopushkinsky square. The exhibition presents Abashevskaya, Dymkovskaya, Kargopolskaya, Kovrovskaya and Filimonovskaya toys.
The longest book fair in Moscow "Bookmarket" on the street New Arbat during the festival is dedicated to contemporary art: from the classics of the Russian avant-garde of the early 20th century and works by Malevich, Kandinsky, Lentulov and Stepanova, to the work of artists and designers of today's Moscow.
Here the art objects - figures of horses and Maslenitsa - are designed in the style of the Russian avant-garde and are also interactive: with the help of special mobiles, guests will be able to “feed the horse with an apple” or “give the sun to Maslenitsa”.
By the way, anyone can take part in the design of shopping and animation chalets on Novy Arbat. To do this, you need to draw illustrations in the style of Maslenitsa and the avant-garde and, before February 6, post them on social networks with the hashtags #bookmarket and #bookmarket_avant-garde.
Festival site in Klimentovsky Lane decorated in neo-Russian (or pseudo-Russian) style. This area was decorated with 10 carved window frames: both original ones, which recently decorated ancient Russian huts, and modern ones, made according to old models.
And here, at creative master classes, everyone can learn to draw and paint platbands.
There are three culinary schools at the festival: on Revolution Square, in Novopushkinsky Square and on Tverskaya Square. The teachers are chefs of Moscow restaurants, authors of cookbooks, famous food bloggers and simply experienced cooks.
At the children's culinary school "Pancake" on Revolution Square kids can master more than 50 pancake recipes and learn the history of their origin. The “menu” includes fluffy and rosy pancakes, thin pancakes, kefir pancakes, pancakes with sweet and satisfying fillings, pancakes made from buckwheat and rye flour.
At the culinary school in Novopushkinsky square Both children and adults are welcome to visit. Young festival guests can master simple pancake recipes, while older participants can learn the secrets of preparing real culinary masterpieces and take a culinary “young fighter course” at a local school of food bloggers.
And here, at the festival cheese factory, “quick” cheeses are brewed and recipes for original cheese dishes are mastered.
Well, in the “Kitchen” pavilion Tverskaya Square“Mistress-Spring” will teach you how to bake delicious pancakes. In addition to traditional Maslenitsa treats, chefs teach festival guests how to prepare Lenten dishes on the eve of Lent.
After a hearty pancake lunch, the best way to burn off calories (and stay warm at the same time) is to exercise outdoors.
At the festival, children and adults can practice, learn new sports and take part in friendly relay races. And all this - under the supervision of experienced instructors.
The main center of the festival sports life will be, as usual, Tverskoy Boulevard.
On the site near monument to K. Timiryazev you can master croquet, jump on trampolines, play basketball and test your dexterity by participating in the “goose catching” attraction (the goal of the game is to throw a ring around the “goose’s” neck, thereby “catching” it).
On the site monument to S. Yesenin All lovers of active recreation are invited to take part in the cheese relay race: a competition for the speed of rolling giant one and a half meter “cheese heads”.
On the site near the “Armenia” restaurant young guests of the festival can play “kolobok-ball” - an active team game based on broomball.
All sports grounds on Tverskoy Boulevard are open daily during the festival from 12.00 to 20.00.
You can take part in Maslenitsa themed sports fun at Revolution Square.
On the special sports ground "Maslenitsa fights" children can play curling with "pancakes", throw in a "flying pancake" (Frisbee) and test their dexterity in the "pancake shooting range" or throwing "pancakes" into the "oven" using a slingshot.
Well, on Tverskaya Square The main outdoor entertainment is the folk game “Wake the Bear”. You can find out its rules on the spot.
The central sites are open on weekdays from 11:00 to 20:00, on weekends and holidays from 10:00 to 21:00.
In the parks, playgrounds are open from 11:00 to 21:00 daily.
Participation in all master classes of the festival is free.
Detailed information about the festival can be found
On February 25-26, 2017, at the Center of Russian Culture “Kremlin in Izmailovo”, “Tsar’s Maslenitsa” ended - a holiday that lasted a whole week with the support of the Department of National Policy and Interregional Relations of the city of Moscow.
On February 25 and 26, the Sovereign's courtyard of the Izmailovo Kremlin from a bird's eye view could not be distinguished from the noisy square of the ancient Russian city filled with a holiday. In the morning, Muscovites flocked to the Izmailovo Kremlin to give the king a royal farewell to winter and cheerfully celebrate the beginning of spring in this one of the most atmospheric places in the capital. In total, over 15,000 people took part in the event over two days.
On the main stage, the guests were entertained by: the hosts of the holiday, Tsarevich Alexander and Tsarevna Anna, the Moscow Cossack Choir, the state ensemble "Guslars of Russia", the folk song ensemble "Merezha", the folk group "Partizan FM", Anna Sizova, the show group "Paraskeva" and other folk artists. An old acquaintance of the Moscow public, the brown bear Stepan performed his best numbers and danced a gypsy girl, which delighted the adults and little guests of Tsar Maslenitsa.
The good mood was maintained throughout the holiday by animators in Russian costumes, who invited guests to saw a log or pull a rope, go on miracle skis and climb a high Maslenitsa pole to get a gift. There were many people willing, and the crowd became animated every now and then, encouraging the daredevils with friendly shouts and applause. From the stage, every hour the presenters raffled off valuable prizes from numerous partners of Tsar Maslenitsa.
On February 25, the main event was the traditional Maslenitsa fist fights and wall-to-wall fighting from the masters of wall-to-wall fighting, in which the most fearless guests took part. The girls were also able to fly in the arms of the fighters standing in two rows. According to the guest Svetlana, who dared to do this, such a flight was breathtaking, it was a little scary and a lot of fun, but, most importantly, the girl was sure that she would definitely be caught.
In the workshops of the Izmailovo Kremlin, hardworking artisans taught ancient crafts to those interested: felting felt boots, pottery and creating Maslenitsa dolls from bast. Right on the street, guests forged nails and horseshoes together with Izmailovo blacksmiths for good luck, and when they got hungry, they went to the wide gluttonous rows to taste hearty pancakes and pies with a variety of fillings, drink mead and sbiten.
During Maslenitsa there was also a special zone called “Retro Maslenitsa”, where you could do retro makeup, take pictures in the surroundings of a Soviet apartment, try famous desserts and leaf through a book of a Soviet classic taken from the shelf.
At the height of the celebration, the “magic ball” flash mob, beloved by guests of the Izmailovo Kremlin, took place, during which animators and presenters from the stage threw balls of wool into the crowd, which the guests tossed to each other, forming a huge pancake of multi-colored woolen threads.
The concert program on February 26 was completed by the legendary group “Ivan Kupala”, which together with the guests sang their hits: “Kostroma”, “Grapes”, “Old” and led from the stage a huge round dance that the guests led on the square.
At 19.00 the traditional burning of the Maslenitsa effigy took place, along with which all the ailments and hardships of the passing winter were burned in the fire.
Deputy Head of the Department of National Policy and Interregional Relations of Moscow, Ivan Evgenievich Petrov, celebrated Tsar’s Maslenitsa with the Muscovites and congratulated them on the coming of spring.
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Published 02.25.17 10:11Maslenitsa 2017, Moscow: events, festivities poster, and much more, read in the TopNews material.
Maslenitsa in Moscow 2017: program of events
From February 20 to February 26, 2017, Orthodox believers celebrate Maslenitsa. The most riotous part of this holiday coincided with the long weekend in Russia on the occasion of February 23rd. The capital's authorities decided not to deny themselves and the townspeople the pleasure of properly celebrating the last week before Lent.
Where to go in Moscow for Maslenitsa 2017
In Moscow, from February 17 to 26, 2017, the annual Moscow Maslenitsa festival is taking place, which is part of the cycle intkbbee street citywide events "Moscow Seasons".
The Glinka Museum is waiting for adults and children to celebrate at the Maslenitsa-Pancake Week concert. Cost 400 rub.
The Yesenin Museum on Maslenitsa offers an interactive program "Zamoskvoretsk gatherings with the merchant Fekla Dormidontovna." On February 25-26 at 17.30 a folklore program will be open for family groups.
"Bulgakov House" invites you to the program "Maslenitsa festivities in the Bulgagov House". Cost - 650 rubles/person.
On February 26 at 12.00 at the ZIL Cultural Center they hold Maslenitsa with performances by groups, a fair, master classes, and refreshments. Free admission.
On the Sparrow Hills, Maslenitsa will be celebrated on February 26 at the Moscow Palace of Pioneers, and the Kuskovo Estate Museum is holding a program for children and adults “Kuskovskaya Maslenitsa”.
At the Semitsvetik Theater until February 26, you can attend an interactive theatrical festival for the whole family “Broad Maslenitsa 2017”.
At the Estate of Father Frost in Kuzminki, Maslenitsa gatherings for organized groups will be held from February 24-25, 2017. Wide celebrations dedicated to these days also take place in the Children's City of Masters "Masterslavl".
The Museum of Russian Harmonica also invites you to the program. Fans of quests should visit the Museum of Moscow.
Maslenitsa at VDNKh promises to be bright, stormy and fun. They spend the winter no less excitingly in the “Apothecary Garden”.
“Tsar’s Maslenitsa” will take place in Izmailovo, and the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve has prepared a mass tea party, a gastronomic fair, a festive procession with buffoons, games, and competitions for Maslenitsa.
At the Ilya Glazunov Art Gallery you can attend the “Sunny Horse” master class, and in Lyublino visitors will learn about the traditions of seeing off Maslenitsa.
Near the palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich on February 26 at 13.00 the performance “Maslenitsa: Traditions of Centuries” will take place.
Maslenitsa 2017: Moscow parks
A fire show will take place in Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill on February 26 at 20.00. Fili is holding an entertainment program for Maslenitsa 2017. Sokolniki invites you to celebrate “Broad Maslenitsa” from February 17-26, 2017.
Kuzminki, Krasnaya Presnya Park, Izmailovsky Park, Hermitage Garden, Lianozovsky Garden, Artem Borovik Park, Bratislava Park, Tagansky Park, Perovsky Park, Northern Tushino, Babushkinsky Park, Bauman Garden, Muzeon also offer a fun and tasty way to spend the winter these days. "and many other venues in Moscow.
Festival time: 17.02.17 – 23.02.17
The Moscow Maslenitsa festival has opened in the capital. At 13 sites, visitors can enjoy folk festivals, historical reconstructions, sports activities, exciting master classes, street theater performances, and incredible number and variety of pancakes .
It will “grow” on Manezhnaya Square 8-meter figure of Maslenitsa made of ice, at the transition from Manezhnaya Square to Revolution Square there will be an exhibition from 13 straw “Maslenitsa”", on Novy Arbat, Moscow designers and artists will decorate the order in front of visitors 40 two-meter “art Maslenitsa”- each in its own special style, and on Tverskaya Square guests will be greeted by giant art objects “Maslenitsa-Winter” and “Maslenitsa-Spring”.
Manezhnaya Square- the guests of the holiday will enter the Kingdom of Spring. The program includes historical reconstructions and performances by folk groups, a bright show with ribbons and flags, tales of the Balagur grandfather, a Maslenitsa column with prizes and culinary master classes. At the fair - pancakes with tea and a large selection of goods and souvenirs from all over Russia.
Revolution Square– in the Kingdom of the 3rd you can ride on wooden merry-go-rounds, play frisbee and curling in the big Ice Palace, learn how to bake pancakes at the culinary school and look at seven Art-stuffed animals t Moscow designers. Buffoons and mummers, street theaters, music and dance groups perform daily, and there is a workshop with handicraft classes. On Forgiveness Sunday, a large-scale winter battle will take place here - the assault on the snow fortress. In the Svetlitsa chalet, children will be told about the traditions of Farewell to Winter, they will begin to do handicrafts and play Russian folk instruments.
Novopushkinsky Square and Tverskoy Boulevard will be decorated with bright art objects - Dymkovo toys from 1.5 to 3 meters high. These art objects will be interactive: you can ride down a 7-meter slide in the shape of a Russian sleigh, and you can lift a bucket from a “well.” You can also study the history of Russian artistic crafts with the help of an exhibition of clay toys that will be located in Novopushkinsky Park. The exhibition presents Abashevskaya, Dymkovskaya, Kargopolskaya, Kovrovskaya and Filimonovskaya toys.
New Arbat– will become a Center for Contemporary Art, and the venues will be dedicated to the works of Kazimir Malevich, Basil Kandinsky, Aristar Lentylov and Varvara Stepanova. Figures of designer stuffed animals, art objects “Feed the horse with an apple” and the exhibition “Russian avant-garde” will be placed on the street. Entertainment options include farcical processions of street theater artists, the Big Maslenitsa Carnival on weekends, folk concerts, and master classes on creating carnival costumes. Festival venues on Novy Arbat are located in the area of houses 13, 15, 19, 21.
Festival site V Klimentovsky Lane will be decorated in a neo-Russian (or pseudo-Russian) style. This area will be decorated with ten carved window frames: both original ones, which recently decorated ancient Russian huts, and modern ones, made according to old models. At creative master classes, everyone will be able to learn how to draw and paint platbands.
Three culinary schools will operate at the festival: on Revolution Square, Novopushkinsky Square and Tverskaya Square. The teachers will be chefs from Moscow restaurants, authors of cookbooks, famous food bloggers and simply experienced cooks. At the children's culinary school "Pancake" on Revolution Square, children will master more than 50 pancake recipes and learn the history of their origin. The “menu” includes fluffy and rosy pancakes, thin pancakes, kefir pancakes, pancakes with sweet and satisfying fillings, pancakes made from buckwheat and rye flour.
At culinary school in Novopushkinsky park Both children and adults are welcome to visit. Young festival guests will master simple pancake recipes, while older participants will learn the secrets of preparing real culinary masterpieces and take a culinary “young fighter course” at a local school of food bloggers.
At the festival cheese factory, “quick” cheeses will be brewed and recipes for original cheese dishes will be mastered. In the “Kitchen” pavilion on Tverskaya Square, “Khozyayka-Vesna” herself will teach you how to bake delicious pancakes.. In addition to traditional Maslenitsa treats, chefs will teach festival guests how to prepare Lenten dishes on the eve of Lent.
Tverskoy Boulevard– there will be three festival venues here: at the “Armenia” store, at the monument to Sergei Esenin and at the monument to Timiryazev. Come take part in winter sports competitions, the Maslenitsa cheese relay, play kolobok-ball, croquet and basketball. At the master class in the Clay Workshop they will show how to paint a Dymkovo toy, and in the School House - how to make a Slavic doll of ten, a doll of spring and an eco-doll. Every day on Tverskoy Boulevard there is a fabulous carnival-procession “Tales of the Mistress of Winter” and children's animation. Selfie lovers will love the 100-meter glowing tunnel!
On Tverskaya Square the main outdoor entertainment will be folk game “Wake the Bear”. You can find out its rules on the spot. This entertainment is safe for adults and children and not a single real bear will be involved in the game. As part of the festival, the children's interactive program “Tales of the Winter Mistress” will be shown daily in Novopushkinsky Square and at two venues on Tverskoy Boulevard.
For the work schedule of the sites, see official website of the festival“Moscow Maclenitsa 2017”:
