What to do on New Year's holidays. Festive fair on Revolution Square

There are few people who will say that on New Year's Day Moscow does not transform and it is impossible to feel a fairy tale even in the air. The capital of Russia, proud and bright, magically dresses up, is replete with lights, and fascinates with its otherworldly atmosphere. From year to year, Moscow streets are increasingly decorated with illumination, and the number of interesting places is growing exponentially.

Here you can even just walk around the center, along Red Square or along Arbat, and just this will fill you with the New Year’s mood. At this time, a huge number of bazaars appear, which are in no way inferior. But still, if you are a tourist or a local resident, you can please your children and yourself with one colorful and unforgettable activity and performance. There are a lot of places in the capital to suit every taste, budget and age. And believe me, your children will be grateful to you, and their joyful sparkle in their eyes will be the best reward.

The 2018-2019 program is so rich that you can go to all kinds of Christmas trees and performances from morning to night until the New Year itself. In addition, starting from the end of November and the beginning of December, all kinds of fairs and bazaars, exhibitions and master classes open in Moscow. You can go there with children of any age. For example, on November 30 the most famous capital fair opens at TSUM.

Every year, tens of thousands of Muscovites and tourists come to Red Square to take pictures as souvenirs. Every year the decorations and illumination become richer and brighter. There is no need to rush, as the event will take place until the end of February. However, the program changes every week - various competitions with prizes are held, stars perform. Along the perimeter there are benches with traditional Russian food. Entrance is free, so this option is suitable even for budget tourists. If you want to diversify your trips to various bazaars, you can visit other exciting events in the capital.

1. Christmas party in GUM

Every year the fair in GUM is considered one of the most exciting events in Moscow.

The organizers do not skimp on decorations, and the entire perimeter literally glows with garlands and balloons. Here you can walk with your child endlessly, sharing pictures as memories and absorbing new emotions. At the same time, the option is absolutely budget-friendly. But if you wish, you can see an exhibition of Christmas tree decorations and buy a gift for yourself and your child. Only in this place during the fair the number of souvenirs and handmade crafts is simply off scale.

Numerous houses with hot food and drinks, traditional Russian cuisine, and sweets will open on the territory. Not only buying gifts is what attracts guests. Here, throughout the winter holidays, artists and musicians will perform, quizzes with prizes will be held, Father Frost, Snow Maiden, fairy-tale characters who sing ditties - this is a small list of magical guests.

All showcases and houses are decorated in the same style to create a beautiful New Year's composition. Recreation areas are also full of tinsel and garlands. The fair will be open from 10 am to 11 pm.

Issue price: for free.

Where: GUM building.

2. Christmas Gift Fair of the Central House of Artists

What: Anyone loves to receive gifts, and children even more so. If you don’t want to rack your brains over New Year’s entertainment, Christmas markets can be an excellent option. Here you can choose a souvenir for a small price, and enjoy the magical atmosphere, and take part in master classes, and watch performances. The weekend will be filled to capacity with impressions and joyful cries of children.

In the Central House of Artists, in this cradle of art, you can attend a large-scale celebration. Both independent artists and representatives of various workshops and guilds, not only from Moscow, but throughout Russia, will gather here. This is not just a fair, but a wonderful, magical exhibition. Your children will be amazed by New Year's paintings, photographs, installations, decorative toys, and sculptures. If you decide to buy a gift, you will be very original, since often the products here have no analogues.

Price issue: for free.

Where: Central House of Artists, Park Kultury metro station.

3. “Christmas Gift” in Sokolniki

It is very important to instill in children the most important Christian values, kindness, compassion, and love for the world around them from a very early age. New Year 2019 is not only a time of thoughtless fun, it is a bright holiday that can leave pleasant and inspiring feelings. A child can remember just such a day in his life, and parents, at the same time, do not have to spend a fortune on organizing it.

Every year the Christmas Gift festival takes place in Moscow. For more than ten years, this large-scale event has been delighting children and adults. The largest monasteries, churches and Orthodox workshops in Moscow participate in this charity fair. Adults will be able to purchase various church goods - books, candles, souvenirs. But children will not be bored here. There are various gifts for them; any child will be happy with an angel toy. They will be given excursions into the past and various theatrical performances that reveal biblical themes in a simple and playful way. Each person will be able to communicate with priests if desired.

Price issue: for free.

Where: Sokolniki.

4. New Year's festivities on Poklonnaya Hill

All tourists who come to Moscow strive to visit Poklonnaya Hill. The residents of the capital themselves also love this place for its beautiful views and entertainment. This year you can enjoy a wonderful New Year with your child here. There will be a huge fair here. Next to it there is a sea of ​​attractions and entertainment events.
The organizers said that Moscow in miniature will open in Victory Park at this time. All the most significant architectural monuments... only in the form of ice sculptures. Your child will be happy to take a walk near such a Kremlin or GUM. The figures will be the size of three human heights - this exhibition will captivate even adults.

Every evening you will be able to participate in traditional Russian winter games and taste Russian cuisine. You will see a fire show and various musical and choreographic performances. There are snow forts throughout the territory, where you and your children can play in the snow and even remember your childhood. And this is not counting the beautiful snowy views that open from the mountain. On New Year's Day, they also plan an extensive program rich in entertainment. From the morning until January 1, a concert with live music and competitions with prizes will be held here. The skating rink will open, and at midnight you will be able to enjoy one of the best fireworks displays in Moscow and, perhaps, the country.

Price issue: free, but according to eyewitnesses - 350 rubles.

Where: Poklonnaya Mountain.

5. New Year in Gorky Park

Traditionally, Gorky Park is the first association that arises with a fun and unusual vacation for Muscovites. Winter time is no exception. Any child you invite to go there will jump with delight. During the New Year holidays, the park will be transformed into a winter fairy tale. Pre-holiday bustle, fireworks, music, entertainment for every taste and budget, gifts, quizzes, attractions - that's what awaits you here.

And on New Year’s Eve you don’t have to rack your brains over an original holiday for yourself and your children. You will remember such a celebration for a long time. Gorky Park at this time is the center of street fun. You will be able to skate on a huge skating rink, chat with Father Frost and Snow Maiden. Music sounds from everywhere, popular bands play on stage. You will be happy when you celebrate the New Year 2019 with the chimes in a huge crowd, accompanied by fireworks. Every hour after this, competitions and events are planned; the program will be extremely eventful.

Price issue: for free.

Where: Gorky Central Park.

If you want to diversify your outdoor festivities, you can visit other New Year’s events that festive Moscow is so rich in.

6. New Year's show at Moskvarium

If you really want to try something new and amaze your child, then it’s time to throw away the usual options with children’s performances and Christmas trees. And believe me, there are events that will surprise even you and leave you in a great mood for a long time. The element of water is strongly associated with summer, sea and heat. But who said it can't help in winter? No matter how surprising it may be, Moskvarium is preparing a New Year’s program, and what a program it is. This is an unusual, original show that will not leave young children or teenagers indifferent.

Moreover, in addition to being fabulous and magical, this is the only musical in the world with the participation of live killer whales. An exclusive show with a large number of experienced trainers, performers and sea animals awaits you and your children. The creators put a lot of effort into the New Year's decorations, as well as 5D effects - viewers will literally be able to feel like they are underwater, in the sea world.

The plot is nontrivial - young sailors go in search of their lost father. Brother and sister must go through a dangerous sea voyage, overcome mermaids and monsters, cold and ice, and even visit the sunken Atlantis. But they have curious and unusual allies - dolphins, killer whales, walruses, fur seals. In addition to sea animals, you will be amazed by acrobats, actors, musicians, and singers. And all together this creates an amazing and colorful fairy tale one and a half hours long.

Price issue: 1000-5000 rubles.

Where: VDNH metro station, Moskvanarium.

7. New Year's show in Crocus

• When: December 22, 2018 – January 7, 2019.
• Issue price: from 590 rubles.
• Where: Crocus City Hall, Mayakino metro station.

The Crocus City Hall concert hall is famous for its high-quality and impressive performances, be it a concert, a children's performance or a presentation. Every year the best New Year's events in the capital are held here. If you want to give your child the full feeling of the New Year and the holiday, but at the same time want not to deviate from the traditional scenario, then you should book tickets for the show “The Main Secret of Santa Claus” now. This grandiose New Year's performance is suitable for spectators from three years old, and is unlikely to leave little guests indifferent.

A magnificent celebration for children, which will take place at Crocus City Hall, will completely immerse children in the festive atmosphere. In addition to the real Santa Claus, over 300 high-quality actors participate in the children's show. Absolutely every child will receive an individual New Year's greeting from Santa Claus. This option is included in the ticket price. After the show, children will be able to get acquainted with high-tech robots from Star Wars and the cartoon Wall-E.

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How to get to Crocus City

The concert hall is located very close to the Myakinino metro station, with a convenient direct passage without going upstairs. For those who arrive by personal car, free parking (ground and underground) is available. On the territory of the shopping center there is a huge cinema, shops for every taste, a petting zoo, an ice skating rink, and restaurants. So you can spend the whole day in a cozy complex. The Crocus City Oceanarium is also located nearby.

8. Performance “The Snow Queen”

What: The tale of the Snow Queen is rightfully considered the most wintry, New Year's and touching in the whole world. Both children and adults love it for its instructive and deep meaning. Every year in the capital's theaters and circuses you can find performances on this topic, in a new way. This year, if you want to choose a proven option for relaxation, which, nevertheless, will give you unforgettable emotions and happiness of the New Year, then you definitely need to attend a performance with your child at the Natalia Sats Theater.

The productions here have always been famous for their quality, elaborate sets, colorful costumes and performances. "The Snow Queen" confirms the high standard of acting and thoughtful script, despite this, it will be understandable for children. As you might have guessed, this is a production based on the play by Schwartz, who in turn was based on the cult fairy tale.

The stage line remained as expected, but the authors revised the character of the characters, their actions and motivation, which added a wonderful novelty that attracts children so much. The theme of holiday, home comfort, and human values ​​runs through the entire production. Classical music perfectly frames the entire performance. The creators say that it is better to go to the theater with children who have reached the age of seven. “The Snow Queen” runs with an intermission, the total duration is two and a half hours.

Issue price: from 100 to 1500 rubles.

Where: N. I. Sats Theater, Universitet metro station.

9. Water show “The Tale of Tsar Saltan”

Some fairy tales have literally been with us since birth. Almost everyone has read The Tale of Tsar Saltan, and now we also read it to our children. Heroes and time-tested truths are what attracts people in this work. Any theater in the capital at one time could and can boast of a repertoire with this fairy tale. You may have already visited many of them with your child. But there are productions that will surprise you, even if you have seen ten interpretations.

Undoubtedly, this year it is the grandiose water show “The Tale of Tsar Saltan”. Creator Maria Kisileva announces a wonderful event filled with colors and amazing performances. It is unique, since the scene of action will not be a stage, but a huge water pool. The country's most famous athletes and even Olympic champions will be transformed into famous characters from Pushkin's fairy tale. Saltan and Guidon, Princess Swan and Babarikha - they will all show amazing and complex pirouettes on the water.

Three-time Olympic champion Maria Kisileva created a Christmas tree that you have never seen before. Her achievements and performances in synchronized swimming are highly valued all over the world. Just imagine these rooms in a New Year's setting, illuminated and with a professional light show. The program includes famous athletes, circus performers, film and theater actors - they all create a unique atmosphere and mysterious tricks.

Price issue: 600-2000 rubles.

Where: Water stadium "Dynamo".

10. “New Year’s adventures in the Monsique Valley”

Monsiki's new cartoon characters have won millions of hearts of children and even adults throughout Russia. Moscow children now have the opportunity to get to know them better, and even in an unforgettable New Year's atmosphere. Parents will be pleased to know that this year the Monsiki show received an award for the best innovations that help in the development of a child. So such a trip to the New Year's play will not only entertain your children, but will also bring real benefits.

The creators claim that their script allows children to develop emotional intelligence, better understand their own inner world, completely relax, and communicate fruitfully with other participants in the show. Spectators can expect a bright and fabulous performance with famous characters.

Children and adults will be transported to the wonderful Monsique Valley, where their adventure begins. And all because of the attack of the evil Professor Zlodevarus. His destructive comet turned the colorful world into black and white, and the inhabitants of the valley lost all emotions. And all this on the eve of the New Year. Friends Nikita and Sonya decide to save their acquaintances Monsik, since everyone deserves magic for this holiday. The guys fearlessly set out on a dangerous adventure to fight an evil wizard and overcome his destructive magic.

And that’s not all, before the performance itself, numerous educational master classes of any level of complexity will be held for guests. “School of Santa Claus's Helpers,” which also operates before the performance, will allow you to enjoy games and exciting quests. For example, children will learn to tell fortunes by snowflakes, make a holiday calendar with their own hands, and also collectively repair a New Year's clock so that the year will come. For older children there will be a lecture about winter and the peculiarities of this time. And, of course, at the end of the performance, guests will witness the ceremonial lighting of the Christmas tree. Excellent music, script, educational games - all this is expected at the Monsik show.

Price issue: 1500-2000 rubles.

Where: Central House of Culture for Railway Workers.

11. Kremlin Christmas tree

Since the times of the Soviet Union, the Kremlin Christmas tree has been the most important and long-awaited event for residents of the capital. Absolutely all the children in the country dreamed of getting into it, if their parents gave them such an opportunity, they remembered it later all their lives. Every year the program changed, became even better, and even more desirable. But fortunately, now there is no need to perform feats and knock out tickets, because everyone can buy them, and thereby give the child the best holiday.

With the participation of the Presidential Affairs Department, the organizers created a bright and memorable environment. This tree is not just the most important New Year's event in Moscow, but throughout the country. Every year, about 5 thousand children attend this event, and over the entire period, more than 200 thousand people visited the Kremlin on New Year’s Day. Since 1963, this monumental building has been decorated with a huge amount of tinsel and illumination.

As in all previous years, children and their parents can expect many productions and performances in the main Kremlin halls. Leading theaters, film actors, athletes and musical ensembles took part in the creation of the program. The plot is kept secret until the last moment, but the organizers promise new, even more spectacular performances than in previous years.

The Kremlin Christmas tree 2019 will last about three hours. Guests will enjoy performances, dances, exciting games and quests within the walls of the Kremlin. Children of preschool age can go to the Christmas tree for free, but must be accompanied by their parents. For convenience, there are morning, afternoon and evening sessions. And after the performance, all children are guaranteed to receive gifts from Santa Claus.

Issue price: to be specified depending on the day.

Where: Kremlin Palace.

12. “Magic Ball. Battle with the troll" in Luzhniki.

Another famous hall throughout the country, Luzhniki, opens its doors to children on New Year’s Day. Famous and beloved characters from fairy tales, cartoons and folklore are waiting for you, united for the sake of fun and celebration. Already in the foyer you can immerse yourself in a fairy-tale atmosphere, because you will be greeted by the inhabitants of the fairy forest and the elven orchestra.

The organizers created an interactive performance where the audience is a full participant in the performance. The performance will end with a festive ball, and children of any age will be able to dance with the prince, Cinderella and other characters. During the performance itself, the audience simply will not be able to get bored - they will have to constantly help the heroes and take an active part in the action. The finale has several options for the development of events; they completely depend on the decisions of the public, which only intrigues and creates an indescribable atmosphere of presence.

The main characters will have to go through a real elven forest, which is full of dangers and adventures. In it, Cinderella and her friends have to defeat the evil stepmother and her troll servant. And only with the help of the audience can they really succeed. And at the end, when the clock strikes 12 times, everyone will be invited to a ball. Children receive not only dances, but also memorable photos and gifts.

Issue price: from 500 to 2500 rubles.

Where: Olympic complex "Luzhniki", metro station "Vorobyovy Gory".

The events described above are just a drop in the ocean of the whirlpool of New Year's events in Moscow. December marks the busiest days for parents. You can dilute performances with various exhibitions, master classes, and fairs. Be sure to have time to take a walk with your children after December 15 along Arbat and Bolshaya Ordynka, where the “Road to a Fairytale” - a traditional Christmas fair - will be held. The festival is distinguished by a large number of decorations in the traditions of the Russian New Year. If you want to ride surrounded by snow and trees, go to the New Year's Fairy Tale in Sokolniki. Here you can also get master classes in folk dancing and buy memorable souvenirs. In general, there are still a lot of options, just don’t sit at home, because a miracle is available only to those who believe in it and want to touch it.

Show for children "Masha and the Bear"

A lot of games and two game consoles were released in 2017 (even three, if you count the SNES Classic mini), but not all of them are worth spending your time on.

For maximum objectivity, we took the most prestigious award - The Game Awards 2017, which awards various titles, including based on audience voting. We also did not take into account the various “sound awards,” “directing awards,” and “best acting awards,” since we will still be talking about games. Well, the author also limited himself to one game per genre, so as not to drag it out.

Publisher: Microsoft

Developer: Turn 10 Studios

Genre: racing simulator/sports simulator

Platform: Xbox One/PC

The racing simulator Forza Motorsport 7 won in the sports game category, beating not only its main competitors - GT Sport and Project Cars 2, but also FIFA 18, as well as NBA 2K18. It probably sounds a little strange that racing is compared to football and basketball, but racing simulators are truly a genre that is closer to sports than to racing itself. That is, such a game requires the most accurate reproduction of real-life tracks (fans argue until they are hoarse about which game has the more accurate width of the Nürburgring), cars, as well as the physics of their behavior with sports tuning. In such harsh conditions, implement interesting gameplay for those gamers who have not purchased all sorts of steering wheels, pedals, racing chairs, etc. extremely difficult, but the developers from Turn 10 Studios succeeded. Indeed, of all the races listed here, Forza Motorsport 7 is the most fun to play on a regular console gamepad. And if you are indignant that some casuals have taken over the world and now everything is done for their sake, remember how relatively few people play simulators for real - with all the necessary equipment. For this small handful of enthusiasts, no one would make games - they simply would not pay off or cost almost as much as a real car. However, no one forbids you to connect a steering wheel with feedback to your Xbox One or PC, remove all control assistants in the game, and enjoy a high-quality simulation. That is, both the arcade part and the simulation are good in FM7 - and that’s why the author recommends it.

Cuphead

Publisher: StudioMDHR

Developer: StudioMDHR

Genre: platformer

Platform: Xbox One/PC

This acclaimed action platformer won the Best Indie Game category. In general, there are also complaints about this formulation - some indie games today are clearly better than large projects from large studios (just remember Mass Effect: Andromeda) and it’s probably time to stop separating them into a separate category. Moreover, instead of simple pixel graphics, which indie developers often offer, StudioMDHR really went crazy and drew absolutely all the animation frames by hand, on paper! And all to make the game look and feel like mid-century American cartoons. Moreover! Music was even recorded especially for the game (mostly in a jazz style) and played live.

The result is an amazing game that is worth playing if only for how unusual and interesting it looks and sounds. However, the old school here is not only in appearance, but also in the gameplay itself - Cuphead turned out to be incredibly complex, and the developers themselves do not hide the fact that they were inspired by the famous 8-bit Contra, and a couple of other similar games. Have you ever gone through the whole “contra” with those three lives that are given at the beginning? In Cuphead it will be even easier - the number of lives you have is not limited, but if you die, you have to start the level completely over again, there are no checkpoints. But you have three “health bars” (in general, it’s just a number in the lower-left corner of the screen, but it’s clearer) and even if you fall into the abyss, only one bar is taken away from you, and not your whole life.

Well, in general, the game is full of battles with different, complex and interesting bosses, and the usual “shoot and run” levels are extremely rare here.

Publisher: Bethesda

Developer: MachineGames

Genre: First Person Action

Platform: Xbox One/PlayStation 4/PC

The winner of the Best Action Game category couldn't have been any different. Wolfenstein II is an excellent first-person shooter that honors old traditions, but does not forget about new ones. The disadvantages of the game include, perhaps, the constant jump from drama (sometimes there is too much of it) to farce and back, as well as an abundance of backtracking - the need to revisit previously completed locations, which is not very suitable for this genre. However, MachineGames managed to make another interesting and fun game about exterminating Nazis in an alternative reality.

The main advantage of the game is a very charismatic weapon that chirps, rumbles and roars deliciously. Everything is as it should be for a decent shooter. Additionally, it is worth noting that the game is made on the id Tech 6 engine, which also ran DOOM 4, the best shooter of 2016. So, graphics were not deprived either.

Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Publisher: Ubisoft

Developer: Ubisoft

Genre: turn-based strategy

Platform: Nintendo Switch

What? How? A Mario game on the “best games” list, and not even a platformer? That's right - Super Mario Odyssey, released in December, is wonderful in every sense, but we already have a platformer in the article - Cuphead. Yes, there is nothing in common between it and SMO (Mario is even three-dimensional), but the author promised one game per genre, right?

In general, whatever one may say, the success of Mario+Rabbids was completely unexpected. Firstly, it was made by Ubisoft, which was widely criticized among players in the recent past. Secondly, the game's trailer from E3 was painfully reminiscent of XCOM. Thirdly - a combination of Mario and the Rayman universe (“rabbits” rabbids are from there)? And a game about Mario not from Nintendo? In general, nothing foreshadowed success.

However, Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is truly the best strategy game of 2017. And it doesn’t have much in common with XCOM - while games about aliens focused on base development and crisis management, Mario+Rabbids forces you to think more directly on the battlefield and not sit in cover. There are also much fewer random events here - you definitely won’t miss an enemy two cells away from you, as can be the case in XCOM. And you definitely won't kill anyone if the game tells you that the hit chance is 0%. Unless you hit an exploding block that will hurt nearby enemies...

Publisher: Nintendo

Developer: Nintendo

Genre: open world adventure

Platform: Nintendo Switch

The number of awards that this game has won can be listed for a long time, but we will limit ourselves to one - “game of the year 2017”. Moreover, this is not only according to The Game Awards, but also many other awards, as well as individual gaming media. Indeed, the new “Zelda” is beautiful in almost everything, except perhaps not for the most advanced graphics - the game was originally developed for the Wii U, and even on the more powerful Switch it looks almost the same. Nevertheless, the developers managed to squeeze out such depth from the cartoonish-minimalistic style that you can play for 300 hours - and it will still be interesting.

Nintendo showed what Skyrim could be like if you could actually interact with the game in any way you want and go wherever you want, and if it had a combat system that was at least a little more interesting. Or what The Witcher 3 could have become if there really was a huge open world, and not a collection of relatively small locations with long loading times when transitioning between them.

In Breath Of The Wild, during a thunderstorm, you can throw a metal sword at the feet of an unarmed enemy, which he will pick up in excitement, and then you will enjoy the spectacular spectacle of an enemy being killed by lightning. However, you will be in his place if you do not take off your metal equipment in time. Here you can also set fire to grass, hunt, brew potions and cook food, chop down trees, ride captured wild horses, go rafting, fight ultra-difficult enemies that you might not even find during a normal playthrough of the game, and don’t forget to save the kingdom of Hyrule from the evil Ganon in the end.

New Year is one of the most anticipated holidays. The New Year's mood comes into its own a month before December 31 and every day increases the anticipation of the happiest night of the year. In order for the holiday to be bright and leave behind pleasant memories, you need to know in advance how you will spend New Year's Eve.

2017, the year of the Fire Rooster, promises to be bright and eventful. In order for good luck to accompany you everywhere, you need to celebrate the year cheerfully, brightly and warmly, because the folk sign says: “How you celebrate the New Year is how you will spend it.” But if we know in advance how to set the table for the New Year 2017, what to give to family and what to give to friends, then not everyone knows exactly how to spend New Year’s Eve.

Celebrating the New Year with family: truthful fortune telling

First of all, New Year is a family holiday. Most often, New Year's Eve is spent with family and close relatives: this symbolizes family unity and the strength of family ties.

After the traditional part of the evening, you need to come up with something equally interesting for everyone present. New Year's fortune telling can be great entertainment. For them you will need:

• pre-cut strips of paper;
• pen;
• a bag made of thick fabric.

Fortune telling must be prepared ahead of time: calculate the number of paper strips so that there are two predictions for each person present. Write New Year's wishes and prophecies on each strip of paper. They should all be positive, because the New Year is a holiday of goodness.

Examples of predictions:

• “Financial success awaits you in the New Year”;
• “Expect a new addition to the family”;
• “You will go on a beautiful journey”;
• “Your problem will be solved soon”;
• “Great love awaits you”;
• “The Fire Rooster will drive away all diseases.”

Put all the predictions in a bag and let everyone present take out a piece of paper. It’s more fun to read the results out loud and discuss among each other: such a pastime will entertain everyone present and give faith in the New Year’s miracle.

Celebrating the New Year of the Rooster with friends: games for any company

New Year's Eve in the company of friends is also an extremely common tradition. We surround ourselves with people with whom we share good memories and common interests. You can have fun in a friendly company with the help of fun team games or calm games.

Fanta."A game for all times." Each person present must give one item of their own to the leader chosen by a general vote. All things are put into a bag, hat or any opaque container. The presenter, without looking, pulls out one thing and either himself assigns a task for its owner, or instructs everyone to come up with a task together. The owner of the Fanta must complete the task.

Crocodile. Another extremely interesting game for imagination and understanding of each other. Using lots or voting, a presenter is selected, who must be the first to show with gestures any phenomenon, term or character: for example, Brownie. The one who guessed the word first receives the next task from the presenter and replaces him “on stage”. Tricks and difficult tasks will only add to the general fun and make New Year's Eve unforgettable.

Cards. The good old card game will not leave anyone indifferent. The choice is huge: from “Fool” to poker. The main thing is to explain the rules again before starting the game and not to bet money, decorations and New Year's gifts.

There are a great many scenarios for a great New Year's Eve, but the most important thing is that everyone feels needed and loved, because the New Year is a time of belief in miracles, warmth and only positive emotions. We wish you a happy and joyful New Year. Be happy and don't forget to press the buttons and

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New Year's holiday program in Moscow - Where to go for New Year's holidays and festivities in Moscow

New Year and Christmas holidays continue in Moscow. And residents and guests of the capital are faced with the question of where to go during the New Year holidays, many choose free entertainment, and most are interested in where to spend time with their children. Let's find out what holiday program Moscow has prepared for us, figure out where to go for the New Year and Christmas holidays, how to have fun during the New Year holidays and how to relax for free during the holidays.

Where to go during the New Year holidays for free

To get in the New Year's mood, you just need to go outside: in festively decorated Moscow there are performances, fairs and concerts on every corner. Read about all the bright free events of the New Year holidays in our review.

New Year holidays in the parks

January 3 and 4 in the lecture hall Gorky Park There will be a master class on creating a postcard “New Year's Pictures”. The program is designed for children from 4 years old with the participation of parents. Time: 15:00 - 17:00. On January 6, from 16:00 to 17:30, participants in the vocal master class “Singing in Gorky Park” will be able to learn their favorite New Year’s songs. At the Green School on January 3, 4, 5 at 11:00 and 16:00 there will be an interactive performance “An extraordinary story that happened to a couple on New Year’s Eve.” Ticket price: 2000 rub.

The annual traditional snow painting event will be held in Sokolniki park January 3 from 12.30 to 15.00. And from January 3 to 10, as part of the “Christmas in the Village of Vakhonino” program, guests will enjoy Russian folk games, entertainment, sports games, a music concert and quizzes with gifts.

In the Hermitage Garden On January 2,3,4,5,6 from 14:00 to 16:00, “Magic Station” will be held - an entertainment program for children with themed games, quizzes and a winter shooting range.

In the Bauman Garden From January 2 to January 8, a series of New Year's performances will be shown to children at the Fanny Bell's House theater. Performances start at 15:00. On January 8 at 17:00 there will be a free figure skating training at the skating rink.

Tagansky Park On January 4 from 14:00 to 15:00 there will be an open figure skating training session for visitors of any age, and on January 6 at the same time there will be a children's hockey training session.

During the New Year holidays at the skating rink Krasnaya Presnya Park Smurf days will take place from January 2 to 8. Guests can enjoy dance warm-ups from gnomes on ice skates, puzzle-solving competitions on ice and relay races. On January 5, a ski race will take place on the park's ski track.

Victory Park is again holding the New Year's festival “Ice Moscow. In the family". This time the theme of the festival was traveling around Russia. Visitors will take part in show performances, ride down a variety of ice slides, and visit the Christmas fair and fairy tale town. The festival will run until January 8 and is open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. An adult ticket costs 350 rubles, a child ticket costs 250, and free admission for children under 5 years old.

In Kuzminki Park and Sadovniki Park On January 2 at 12:00 there will be a tubing competition. The most active and fastest participant will receive a prize - tubing. Participation is free with prior registration of a tubing team of 2 people - goo.gl/tthupu. On January 5 and 6, visitors to Kuzminki will take part in the “Christmas starts” in ski orienteering. Guests will receive special maps indicating ski slopes and trails and will go in search of control points installed on the area. On January 6 at 16:00, the Ladushki Project Development Center will organize a snowman competition among children in Sadovniki, which will include a quest, a disco, a snowball fight, and at the end - a tea party with bagels.

From January 2 to January 6, 2017 in Perovsky Park New Year's animation programs will be held. Starts at 12:00.

In Izmailovsky Park from January 1 to 4 and 8 from 17:00 to 21:00, visitors will be able to attend a series of various sports master classes: skating, shootout, figure skating, short track speed skating and curling in Russian.

At the Metelitsa skating rink Babushkinsky Park on the first day of the new year from 12:00 to 13:00 there will be an entertaining game program “Penguins invite all friends to the skating rink!” On January 4, from 12:00-14:00, “Christmas Angels” master classes will be held for children, dedicated to making three-dimensional angels. And on January 6, from 12:00 to 17:00, a master class for children and adults “Revelure from Christmas trees and wreaths” will be held, during which participants will learn how to make various crafts.

In Fili Park On January 3, from 13:00 to 16:00, “Snowboard Jibbing” will take place - skating, where the surfaces are various pipes, tables, railings and any hard obstacle. Professional snowboarders will present a variety of tricks and jumps to the viewer. On January 6, from 17:00 to 20:00, the “Christmas Starfall” concert program will take place with the participation of Russian pop stars. In the park of the 50th anniversary of October On January 7, from 13:00 to 17:00, “A Christmas Tale” will take place. Guests of the park will take part in master classes, have the opportunity to dance in circles and visit the fair. At the end of the “fairy tale” there is a concert program.

January 5 at 12:00 Vorontsovsky Park will conduct a quest from the Big Secret company, and at 13:30 the IQ007 School will hold a master class on speed reading. As part of the Skazka Market Christmas festival, a “Musical Tale” will be held on January 3. Guests will attend an interactive program from the presenter, a children's disco with costumed characters and a performance by the Musical Pie orchestra. The event will take place from 12:00 to 18:00.

In Lianozovsky Park On January 5, children will be able to take part in a master class on creating a New Year's cartoon, which will take place from 15:00 to 16:00.

In the park of the 850th anniversary of Moscow On January 2 and 5 from 09:00 to 10:00 there will be demonstration performances in Nordic walking from the health group “Zdravitsa”. January 7-8 in Bratislava park from 15:00 to 20:00 the amateur football championship “Urban Cup” among youth will be held. A in the park named after Artem Borovik On January 8, 11:00-11:40, guests will be able to attend a figure skating master class.

Festival "Journey to Christmas"

The city festival “Journey to Christmas” will last until January 15 in Moscow, during which Christmas markets will be held in dozens of squares.

To take part in the exciting master classes of the Journey to Christmas festival, you don’t have to go to the city center. At venues in all districts, guests are offered daily entertainment for every taste: from an ice skating rink to a chess school, from classes in preparing exotic New Year's dishes to open English lessons.

In addition, from December 31 to January 8, the best residents of the central festival sites who are involved in educational programs will go on tour to the city districts. For example, the children's city of professions "Kidburg" holds classes every day on Manezhnaya Square. Children learn the profession of a reporter, create cartoons and learn the basics of ecology. Moreover, on January 2, the same master classes will be held in the South-Eastern Administrative District, at the site at the address: Marshal Chuikov Street, building 3.

The city of masters “Masterslavl”, “Garage Kulibin PRO” (master classes on robotics), the “Step” computer academy, and the carpentry workshop “SM-47” will also take part in the “tour” program.

However, the regular festival program in the districts is quite rich. So, you can come to the site near the Danilovsky Market for unusual purchases and treats. At the local vintage flea market they sell Christmas tree decorations, kitchen utensils, dishes, and decorative items. This is where you can buy rare ruby ​​glass glasses from 1830 and unusual figurines for your home. At the food court, guests will find Ban Bao steamed pies with duck and quail eggs, a Cossack stall with national drinks and homemade jam, pies, hot dogs, pancakes, handmade gingerbreads and warming drinks. There is also a free ice skating rink at this site every day.

At the site in the South-Western Administrative District (Kosygina Street, building 17), interactive English classes will be held until December 30 inclusive. And from January 1 to January 15, chess master classes will be held there every day. The program includes classes with famous grandmasters, family tournaments and educational games.

You can also play chess at the festival site on Europe Square. Young visitors will enjoy fascinating lectures on the history of the game, open tournaments and, of course, gifts. In addition, there will be lessons in acting and stage speech, interactive classes from the Tik-Tak Theater at the Moscow Zoo, and various art master classes.

For the most unusual culinary master classes, you should go to Troitsk. Here, every day, children are introduced to the New Year and Christmas traditions of different countries: from Australia to Japan and from India to Azerbaijan. At the same time, they teach you how to cook local holiday dishes. For example, at an open lesson dedicated to Japan and China, young chefs will make vanilla fortune cookies.

European Christmas dishes are prepared in the South-Eastern Administrative District, at the site at the address: Marshala Chuikov Street, possession 3. There you can learn how to prepare the German Christmas pie stollen filled with raisins and nuts, Laurent pie with a surprise bean and spicy Icelandic tea latte.

Another culinary platform “Journeys to Christmas” is located in Zelenograd. Here, children will learn recipes for preparing traditional Christmas dishes and drinks, and along the way they will learn the basic rules of etiquette. The schedule includes master classes “Little Cloud” (making hot chocolate with marshmallows) and “River of Time” (making winter tea with apple and cinnamon).

The Journey to Christmas festival takes place in Moscow from December 16 to January 15. At holiday venues in different areas, guests will be treated to a fabulous atmosphere of the winter holidays: decorated Christmas trees, ice slides, skating rinks, and glowing installations. And also bright shows and concerts, exciting master classes, delicious dishes and original souvenirs for the whole family.

New Year in Moscow parks

The Department of Culture is organizing New Year celebrations in 21 Moscow parks. Holiday programs will begin at 22:00. Before the chimes, congratulations from the President of the Russian Federation and the Mayor of Moscow will be heard in the parks, and fireworks will be launched into the sky at 01:00.

New Year in Gorky Park

22:00-03:00

New Year's Eve in Gorky Park is a grandiose disco on Leninskaya Square. The park will host the “Style” party, which on New Year’s Eve will emerge from the stuffy clubs into the park space. Residents of the party - famous DJs and rap artists - will take a place at the console at the Main Entrance to the Park, which will literally hang between the columns at a height of several meters above the ground. Lenin Square will turn into a dance floor, on both sides of which two high-resolution LED screens will appear. The party will be broadcast on them in real time. After midnight there will be a performance: the organizers will launch a large balloon into the crowd, in which a Go Pro camera will be mounted. Moving along the dancing crowd, pushing away from people, and at the same time, uniting them, the ball will shoot a live video of the party, which will be broadcast on LED screens.

Program:

22:00 - Start of the DJ party

23:00 - DJ KASHIN at the controls

23:45 - Broadcast of congratulations from the Moscow Mayor

23:50 - Broadcast of congratulations from the President of the Russian Federation

00:10 - Party and performance by rap artist NEL (live)

00:30 - At the ROMSTA control panel. Performance with a video ball

01:00 - Fireworks

01:40 - Behind the FOOKIN control panel

02:20 - Behind the Fake DJ console

03:00 - End of the party

New Year in Sokolniki

New Year's Eve in the style of the 90s, 22:00-03:00

On Fontannaya Square the groups “Propaganda” and Total will perform, there will be dynamic sets by DJ Groove and a dance flash mob with sparklers. At the entrance to the park, visitors will be greeted by Father Frost and the Snow Maiden, who will hand out tangerines to the guests and congratulate them on the holiday.

New Year in the Hermitage Garden

New Year's ball, 22:00-03:00

On December 31, the Hermitage Garden will turn into a ballroom: a large table with candles will appear in front of the stage, above which a specially created New Year's light decoration will shine. New Year's Eve guests will be able to take photos in a baroque frame and try on wigs. A costume workshop will open where you can make bolero masks and fans. The Moscow orchestra “Second Line” will perform on stage - the band appeared in 2015 as an attempt to return jazz music to the city streets. The orchestra will perform dance anthems, New Year's hits and improvisations. Father Frost and Snow Maiden will give New Year's gifts: sparklers, paper confetti, tangerines and sweets. The cafe and skating rink will be open all night.

New Year in the Bauman Garden

Around the World New Year, 21:00-03:00

From 21:00 every hour on the shell stage of the Garden named after. The chimes will strike Bauman, and the presenter will announce in which part of the world the new year has just begun. Countries and continents will be represented by musicians who combine modern sounds, ethnic melodies, jazz and indie in their work. New Year's traditions from all over the world will be brought to Moscow: guests will be dressed up in speckles, as is customary in the Philippines, treated to Georgian kozinaki, asked to eat 12 grapes, as they do in Spain, and allowed to blow up a couple of firecrackers, as they do in Berlin. Throughout the festival there will be a skating rink in front of the stage.

Artists:

21:00 - Namgar (Ulan-Ude),

22:00 - Zubaan (India),

23:00 - Plum Sauce (Tbilisi),

00:00 - Iva Nova (St. Petersburg),

01:00 - Kimbata (Congo),

02:00 - DJ Flashback.

New Year in Tagansky Park

Magical New Year, 22:00-03:00

Guests of the park will be able to celebrate the New Year with the characters from the Harry Potter books. At one of the city's largest skating rinks, a Quidditch battle will unfold with magic brooms instead of hockey sticks and rings instead of goals. The main square will become the site of magic competitions and ballroom master classes, and a group with the almost fabulous name “Brothers Grim” will perform on stage. Special promotion for Harry Potter fans: entry to the skating rink in themed costumes will be free.

New Year in Krasnaya Presnya

22:00-03:00

On New Year's Eve, the Brevis Brass Band, the Madelekh group, Cheese People, Needshes and Mana Island will perform in the park. At 22:30 the park will host a street theater show “Sketches in Space” and a performance by the interactive theater “Alpha Domino”.

New Year in Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill

22:00-03:00
On New Year's Eve, a concert with the participation of popular performers will be held in Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill. Singer Basil, the group “Chi-Li”, participant of the “Voice” project Vanya Chebanov, Dj Groove and Dj Sasha Dith, popular Russian rap artists Ptah and Dino MC 47, as well as stars of the 90s: singer Nikita, group “Turbomoda” will perform ", "Reflex" and "Propaganda". In addition, guests will be treated to a dance flash mob with sparklers.

Concert program:

22:00-22:20 Basil

22:20-22:40 Group “Chile”

22:40-23:00 Singer Nikita

23:00-23:10 Congratulations from the Mayor of Moscow S.S. Sobyanin

23:10-23:20 Group “Turbo Fashion”

23:20-23:40 Dj Groove

23:40-23:50 Dance flash mob with sparklers

23:50-00:00 Congratulations from the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin

00:00-00:30 Group “Propaganda”

00:30-01:00 Dj Sasha Dith

01:00-01:10 Festive fireworks

01:10-01:30 Dino MS47

01:30-02:00 Group “PTAHA”

02:00-02:30 Group “Reflex” with Irina Nelson

02:30-03:00 Vanya Chebanov

New Year in Kuzminki

The park will host a concert with the participation of the band Braska - performers of funky pop rock, whose arrangements are inspired by the work of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jamiroquai, the cover band "Force Majeure", and the group "Meidelekh". For participation in competitions, you will be able to receive the same holiday attributes: firecrackers, sparklers and tangerines.

New Year in Sadovniki Park

New Year's Eve in jazz style, 22:00-02:00

The New Year's Eve will be opened by the Jazz Forever team! Band is a regular guest at the jazz festivals “Estate Jazz”, “Triumph of Jazz”, and a festival in Montreux (Switzerland). The group's musicians work in the orchestra of Igor Butman and Sergei Zhilin's Phonograph. Afterwards, the jazz group Alfa Music Jazz and the group The BeatLove will perform - the only official tribute to The Beatles in Russia.

New Year in Perovsky Park

New Year in retro style, 22:00-02:00

It's time to take out bright dresses with full skirts, luxurious suits, elegant gloves and hats from the closet for the retro New Year in Perovsky Park. Visitors will be able to immerse themselves in the amazing atmosphere of the past with the help of new interactive technologies, look into the thematic zone of media cards and get memorable New Year's photos. How it works? Media cards allow you to project designer images directly onto the participants of the activity. After which a photograph is taken and printed as a memorial card. Guests of the park can expect an animated show, holiday quizzes, dancing to familiar hits and round dances around the Christmas tree. The headliner of the festival will be the cover band “Dresses for 130”.

New Year in Izmailovsky Park

Jazz New Year, 17:00-02:00

All night long, jazz musicians will perform on stage - vocalists, trumpeters and jazz cover groups: the Helios jazz band, the Jazzplay band, the Smitana Band, the young project of Nat Pontiani & Funky Tools, the FV Brass and Dixie Providence Band ensembles, which will play hits America and Europe at the beginning of the 20th century and jazz covers of modern songs. The headliner of the jazz New Year's Eve will be 1/2 orchestra. The park's skating rink will host a performance by the Pololo street theater.

New Year in the Lilac Garden Park

New Year's Kaleidoscope, 21:00-02:00

New Year's Eve in the Lilac Garden will become a musical kaleidoscope - musical groups will play and sing in different directions: the style, tempo and musical era of the works will constantly change. The program includes rock, jazz and dance hits from different years. The rock band Lazy Days will perform with works of their own composition and covers of the legendary songs of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Frank Sinatra, the Black Keys, the groups “Up” and “Snegirev Band”, whose music combines pop, blues, soul and funk. .

New Year in Babushkinsky Park

Carnival night, 22:00-02:00

To see off 2016, the Year of Russian Cinema is also being celebrated in Babushkinsky Park. The main theme of New Year's Eve will be the plot of the film "Carnival Night". A carnival will be held in the Green Theater of the park, where guests will meet the main characters of the film - Comrade Ogurtsov and Lenochka Krylova. The “Pensions and Dances” orchestra, the cover band Bridge Brothers Band, the Real Jam Band with the “Retro Cinema” program, and the Rush Style dance show will perform on stage.

New Year in Fili Park

New Year in disco style, 22:00-03:00

The park will feature popular disco hits by the groups Abba and Boney M performed by the Art City Band, and a disco will be held to the accompaniment of the disco groups Real Time Band and Hittobili. At 01:00, the symbol of the coming year will appear on the stage - a three-meter art object “Rooster”. It will be decorated with a thousand caramel “cockerels on a stick”, which the little guests of the holiday will receive.

New Year in the 50th Anniversary of October Park

Santa Claus Festival, 22:00-03:00

Guests of New Year's Eve in the 50th Anniversary of October Park will be congratulated not only by the Russian Father Frost, but also by his colleagues from around the world: Italy, Finland, America and France. The Yakut Father Frost, Chiskhan, will also come to the holiday. Guests of the holiday will be able to ride reindeer and dog sleds and horses. The Russian folk ensemble “Zakrutikha” will perform on stage with folk songs in a dance arrangement, the energetic VIA “Havana-Moscow”, Real Time Band and Art City Band, which will accompany the appearance of the French Father Frost Pere Noel, and the ethnic group “Namghar”.

New Year in Vorontsovsky Park

New Year in Wonderland, 22:00-03:00

The New Year in Vorontsovsky Park will be celebrated under the banner of the famous film “Alice in Wonderland”. Fairy-tale characters will take part in the celebration: there will be a feast at the Mad Hatter's, you can play a game with the White Rabbit on a huge chessboard, and the Red Queen will invite you to a disco. In the costume laboratory you will be able to try on the outfits of the film characters. The cover band "Yuranna" will perform and the fire show of the "Andromeda" fire theater will take place.

In addition, the New Year celebration will take place in the Olympic Village park, Severnoe Tushino, Lianozovsky, Goncharovsky parks and A. Borovik park.

: Gorky Park, Sokolniki, Hermitage Garden, Tagansky, Krasnaya Presnya, Garden named after. Bauman, Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill, Kuzminki, Gardeners, Izmailovsky, Lilac Garden, 50th Anniversary of October Park, Perovsky, Lianozovsky, Goncharovsky, Northern Tushino, Vorontsovsky, Olympic Village Park, 850th Anniversary of Moscow Park, Babushkinsky.

Where to go on New Year's holidays with children - Zoo

On December 31, the zoo is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., from January 1 to 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The ticket office is open until 4 p.m. Admission is paid according to the price list on holidays and weekends (500 rubles).

So that everyone can get to know the Moscow Zoo better and get acquainted with the greatest diversity of its inhabitants, during the New Year holidays guests are offered free sightseeing tours. Group gatherings will be organized on the territory of the zoo at the Main Entrance.

From January 3 to January 8, 2017, free lectures with animal demonstrations will be held in the pavilions of the Moscow Zoo. At the “New Year's Zoology” lectures, everyone will learn interesting facts about the animal symbols of the eastern calendar and will be able to communicate with some of them.

From January 2 to January 8, 2017, from 12.00 to 15.00, the heroes of the animated series “Jingliks” will live in the Old Territory of the Moscow Zoo. They will play with little visitors, show them cartoons, talk about the most interesting places and inhabitants of the zoo, and take pictures with everyone. A screen will be installed next to the Jingle House on which the episodes will be shown. The heroes will also give gifts - the Jingliki magazine and souvenirs from the Moscow Zoo.

Schedule of events as part of the New Year's program of the Moscow Zoo

January 3 (Tuesday):


11:30-12:30 Lecture with demonstration of animals in the “Cats of the Tropics” pavilion


13:30-14:30 Lecture with demonstration of animals in the “Monkeys” pavilion

January 4 (Wednesday)
11:00 Demonstration feeding of a red panda in the “Cats of the Tropics” pavilion
11:00 “Bird Trouble” - New Year’s performance at the Educational Center
11:30 Demonstration tapir feeding in the Giraffes pavilion on the Old Territory

13:30 Demonstration feeding of pelicans in the Birds and Butterflies pavilion
13:30-14:00 Demonstration feeding of sharks and rays in the Exotarium pavilion

14:00 Elephant training in the Elephants pavilion
15:30 Demonstration feeding of the Arctic fox
16:30 Demonstration feeding of penguins in the Bird House pavilion

January 5 (Thursday)
11:00 Demonstration feeding of a red panda in the “Cats of the Tropics” pavilion
11:30 Demonstration tapir feeding in the Giraffes pavilion on the Old Territory
11:30-12:30 Lecture with demonstration of animals in the “Elephants” pavilion
13:30 Demonstration feeding of pelicans in the Birds and Butterflies pavilion
13:30-14:00 Demonstration feeding of sharks and rays in the Exotarium pavilion
13:30-14:30 Lecture with demonstration of animals in the “Cats of the Tropics” pavilion
14:00 Elephant training in the Elephants pavilion
15:30 Demonstration feeding of the Arctic fox
16:30 Demonstration feeding of penguins in the Bird House pavilion

January 6 (Friday)
11:00 Demonstration feeding of a red panda in the “Cats of the Tropics” pavilion
11:30-12:30 Sightseeing tour of the Old Territory
13:30 Demonstration feeding of pelicans in the Birds and Butterflies pavilion
13:30-14:00 Demonstration feeding of sharks and rays in the Exotarium pavilion
13:30-14:30 Sightseeing tour of the New Territory

14:00 Elephant training in the Elephants pavilion

15:30 Demonstration feeding of the Arctic fox
16:30 Demonstration feeding of penguins in the Bird House pavilion

January 7 (Saturday)
11:30-12:30 Lecture with demonstration of animals in the “Monkeys” pavilion
13:30-14:00 Demonstration feeding of sharks and rays in the Exotarium pavilion
13:30-14:30 Lecture with demonstration of animals in the “Elephants” pavilion
14:00 Demonstration feeding of sable at the Fauna of Russia complex
14:00 Elephant training in the Elephants pavilion
15:00 Demonstration beaver feeding at the Fauna of Russia complex
15:30 Demonstration feeding of the Arctic fox

January 8 (Sunday)
11:30-12:30 Sightseeing tour of the Old Territory
13:30-14:00 Demonstration feeding of sharks and rays in the Exotarium pavilion
13:30-14:30 Sightseeing tour of the New Territory
14:00 Demonstration feeding of sable
15:00 Demonstration beaver feeding at the Fauna of Russia complex
15:30 Demonstration feeding of the Arctic fox
16:00 Demonstration feeding of penguins in the Bird House pavilion

Where to go for Christmas parties for children

During the New Year holidays, theater avant-garde and classical, dramatic and musical, large and small forms fades into the background, because Christmas trees reign in the city. Moreover, there are so many theatrical performances for children that one can only feel sorry for the parents who have to make such a difficult and responsible choice. We have collected for you the best Christmas trees in Moscow in several thematic categories. We really hope to help.

Main Christmas trees

Every child should visit the Christmas tree in the Kremlin or its environs at least once in their life. Do you agree? Then choose:

• “Magic Colors”, State Kremlin Palace
• “The Wolf, the Fox and New Year’s Miracles”, Column Hall of the House of Unions

Ice Christmas trees

The most fashionable and winteriest genre of children's performances are ice shows and musicals. They are always bright, spectacular - and who knows, maybe your child will become infected with a love of figure skating and someday become a real champion?

• “Ice Age live”, SC “Olympiyskiy”
• "Aladdin and the Lord of Fire", Luzhniki Sports Palace

Circus Christmas trees

Aerialists and acrobats, trained elephants and tigers, amazing illusions... The circus is a real fairy tale that should be given to a child for the New Year.

• "Sistema", "Luzhniki"
• “Constructor”, Bolshoi Circus on Vernadsky Avenue
• "New Year's Trouble", Nikulin Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard
• “Christmas tree with huge animals”, Circus of huge animals in Sokolniki

Christmas trees and classical music

If you want to not only entertain your children, but also make them think and teach them to understand classical music, then go to the Bolshoi Theater or the Conservatory

• "The Nutcracker", Bolshoi Theater
• "The Story of Kai and Gerda", Bolshoi Theater
• “The Nutcracker”, Pushkinskaya Square
• “The Mystery of the Crystal Bell”, Moscow Conservatory
• “The Nutcracker, or the New Year's Uprising of Toys”, Concert Hall. Tchaikovsky

Scientific Christmas trees

Are you growing up a little Einstein or Sheldon Cooper? Father Frost and Snow Maiden will be out of work here. Robots are another matter!

• "Roboelka", Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center
• “Snow Tale from Space”, Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics

Art Christmas trees

New Year's performances in art museums - for sublime natures and connoisseurs of beauty

• “Save the Snow”, Multimedia Art Museum
• “Tretyakov Christmas tree. Exhibition of Miracles", Tretyakov Gallery in Lavrushinsky Lane

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