Festive concerts and performances, light shows and costumed karaoke: celebrate the New Year at the Journey to Christmas festival. Festive concerts and performances, light shows and costumed karaoke: celebrate the New Year at the Journey to

On the night of December 31 to January 1, Journey to Christmas guests are expected at the festival sites in the center and districts, as well as in city parks and on Tverskaya Street, which at that time will be pedestrian. Special New Year's performances, interactive performances, concerts and discos, fairy-tale characters, gifts and treats will fill this festive time with joyful events and surprises. New Year's programs will continue after midnight and, depending on the venue, will end at 02:00 or 03:00 on the first day of the new year.

Our guide to the most interesting holiday venues will help you create your holiday route and not miss anything interesting.

Theatrical New Year at the Travel venues in the center and districts of Moscow

On New Year's Eve, festival venues in the center of the capital, as well as in Zelenograd and on Profsoyuznaya Street will be open until 03.00.

At 23.00 on Manezhnaya Square a large interactive program "12 months" will begin. The artists will congratulate the guests on the New Year, arrange fun relay races and charge the audience with a wonderful mood for the whole next year.

Will not close at night and a large ice slide at the crossing from Manezhnaya Square to Revolution Square. Everyone who wants to have a fun ride down a 100-meter long slide will be met by cheerful gnomes and other magical characters.

Big holiday concert on Revolution Square will also begin at 23:00 on December 31 and end at 3:00 in the morning. The headliner of the New Year's stage will be the singer Yulianna Karaulova.

At the Ice Theater in Novopushkinsky Square a theme party "Rhythms and dances of the New Year" with New Year's DJ sets is planned.

AT 22.00 on Tverskaya Square An interactive performance “Carnival Night” will begin, composed especially for the festival. Anyone can play a role in the story of a girl who has to overcome many obstacles to meet her lover. The lovers will reunite a few minutes before the New Year, and after the chiming clock, a disco will begin on this site.

Guests of the venues on New Arbat will offer to participate in the New Year's theatrical karaoke! Everyone will be given costumes, and on the festive night there will be a theater dressing room for the guests of the festival. In the program of the party - Cosplay Contest: participants of the best costume performance will receive prizes. Opera arias, as well as music from favorite performances and musicals performed by the Shoo Family will serve as the background music for the festive action.

On the "Travel" sites in Kamergersky Lane, on Tverskoy Boulevard, on Profoyuznaya Street and in Zelenograd festive New Year's performances from the best street theaters in Moscow await guests.

Celebration on Tverskaya Street: Bolshoi ballets, DJ sets, sports fun and art objects from a fairy tale

On December 31, January 1 and 2, the section of Tverskaya Street from Manezhnaya Square to Triumphalnaya Square will be pedestrianized. 10 thematic theater venues dedicated to the most famous performances, ballets and operas will open here. On December 31, performances and concerts at the theater Tverskaya will begin at 12:00 and will go from 03:00!

On site "Ordinary miracle", Tverskaya street, 27-31, on New Year's Eve, after the concert of the Artemiev group with soloist Pavel Artemyev, the concert of the chamber chapel "Russian Conservatory" under the direction of Nikolai Khodzinsky will begin. The laureate of the "Gifted Children" competition, participant of the TV show "Blue Bird" Alexander Dolinsky (13 years old) will give a reading. Therr Maitz will take the stage at 01:00, GS/Glintshake at 02:00.

At 00:05 on the site "The Nutcracker", Tverskaya street, 21–25, Artists from the Bolshoi Theater will present their special New Year's project. At 01:00 a concert of the Russian group SBPC will begin, and at 02:00 symphonic punk from the Radio Kamerger group awaits guests.

On site "Sadko", Tverskaya street, 19, immediately after midnight, the group "Ivan Kupala" will perform, at 01:00 - the Tuvan ensemble "Khartyga", and at 02:00 - the musical group Oligarkh.

New Year's Eve on the playground "Stone flower", Tverskaya street, 15–17, the guests are waiting for the performances of the groups "Cat Billy Bonsa" and "Proletarian Tango", and the festive concert of Varvara Vizbor will end.

On the stage “Tales of Bazhov”, Tverskaya street, 15, The marathon of performances by youth and student theaters from the international festival-school of contemporary art “TERRITORIA” on New Year's Eve will end with a big festive concert.

In front of theater audience "Snow Queen", Tverskaya street, 9–13, The Orchestra and Choir "Questa Musica" under the direction of Philip Chizhevsky will perform, and then On-The-Go and Guru Groove Foundation will play their sets.

The concert of the Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilya Gaisin and the artists of the Mariinsky Theater will start at 00:05 at the venue "Snegurochka", Tverskaya street, 5/6–9. The show will be continued by singer Manizha and band Gayana.

On site "Ruslan and Lyudmila", Tverskaya street, 1-3, artists of the Sverdlovsk State Academic Theater of Musical Comedy will present a special program "Broadway-land", followed by performances by Optimystica Orchestra and Folkbeat.

The State Wind Orchestra of Russia will perform on New Year's Eve at the venue "The Tale of Tsar Saltan", Okhotny Ryad, 1, with a concert of the same name, followed by concerts by Vanyn and The Soul Surfers.

Area "Golden Cockerel" in Teatralny proezd on New Year's Eve it will turn into a stage for another special project of the Bolshoi Theatre. Choreographers Yekaterina Mironova and Alexander Somov will stage suites based on the fairy tale by Alexander Pushkin. The concert will start at 01:00

"Medzhikul", and at 02:00 - the All In Orchestra team.

The best winter photos will surely be taken against the backdrop of unusual art objects: about 50 of them will be installed on the festive Tverskaya. Well, outdoor enthusiasts will be able to master one of the twelve types of sports fun (from rock climbing to golf) - well, or all 12 at once!

Musicals, "Vysotsky's Apartment" and a tangerine party in Moscow parks

22 Moscow parks will join the festive program on New Year's Eve: Sokolniki, Gorky Park, Krasnaya Presnya, Krasnogvardeyskie Ponds, Kuzminki, Sadovniki, Fili, Northern Tushino, 50th Anniversary October", "850th Anniversary of Moscow", Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill, Artem Borovik Park, "Tagansky", "Babushkinsky", "Izmailovsky", "Lianozovsky", "Perovsky", "Goncharovsky", "Vorontsovsky", garden named after Bauman, Lilac Garden and Hermitage Garden.

New Year's concerts in the parks will begin at 22:00 and will last until 02:00–03:00 on January 1. Holiday shows, games and concerts await guests.

IN Gorky Park after the chiming clock on the main stage, an audiovisual show from the Tundra team and a performance by the Russian electronic group D-Pulse will begin.

IN Sokolniki festival guests will "go" on a journey into the past and find out when, where and how the most popular musicals were staged. The artists will perform dance and vocal numbers from the era of dancing and cocktails.

"Vysotsky's Apartment" is waiting for visitors on New Year's Eve Tagansky park. In January 2018, the legendary actor and bard would have turned 80 years old. Spectators will see a large-scale and colorful gala performance, a creative performance potpourri of Vysotsky's roles and songs.

In the park "Krasnaya Presnya" the new year will start with a tangerine party and music performed by the snowmen brass band, and in the Hermitage garden three color photo zones will open. Here, at the New Year's tree, artists in the images of fairy-tale creatures will distribute gifts - sparklers, luminous decorations and tangerines. At 01:00 am, fireworks will thunder in the Hermitage.

New Year's mapping: fabulous light shows

From December 31 to January 2, the unique light show will be a real gift to all residents and guests of the capital. Light projections will appear on Moscow Triumphal Gates and on the walls Pavilion No. 1 "Central" at VDNKh.

For three days, from 19.00 to 23.00, video clips dedicated to the New Year will be broadcast on the sites. The total area of ​​the light projection will be more than 1 thousand sq. m.

Guests of the VDNKh park will see a touching New Year's fairy tale about friendship, as if they will plunge into a children's New Year's dream. The second plot will be “Movie Potpourri” with characters from favorite films and fairy tales.

At the Triumphal Gates, spectators are also waiting for two stories: “The History and Tradition of the New Year” and the show “Around the World with the New Year”. Muscovites and guests of the capital will go on an exciting journey and get acquainted with the New Year traditions of the whole world! The broadcast will be visible from both sides of the arch.

Everyone is in a hurry to visit Red Square for the New Year, because there is the main Christmas tree of the country, fairs, concerts, animators. Do you think there is nothing else to watch? Wrong! What else to see interesting in Moscow? Just a few steps away, literally around the corner, there is another square, which historically has always been a place for gathering people and holding various entertainments - Manezhnaya Square.

A street or square gets a name almost immediately after its appearance, or it gets attached to some object. So it was before. For example, the Manege, a building in the form of a long gallery, has been known for holding various exhibitions for a very long time. The street and the square, which are located next to it, respectively, received the name Manezhnaya.

What else can be called a place that has a large space and is used for entertainment events? Arena - Arena? Circus - Circus? Bulk? Manezhnaya! And nothing else.

Since the nineteenth century, various events have been held here - fairs, booths, rallies. In the beginning, there were only gatherings of the people and entertaining events. Since 1990, this area has been used periodically for various rallies.

Despite the name change in 1967 to the 50th Anniversary of October Square, Manezhnaya still returned to the name of this place. Names not always inspired by fashion trends take root on historical sites. We have already received confirmation.

Red Square competition?

Manezhnaya Square survived its almost complete disappearance, it was destroyed during the construction of the metro. But it "came to life" and pleases its visitors every day. Despite the fact that the area is blocked for traffic, the daily number of visitors does not decrease from this. On weekends, during vacations and public holidays, the number of people staying increases significantly.

How to get to Manezhnaya Square?

1. Drive as far as possible to the center by car, and then walk on foot.
2. Use the subway. Get to the station "Okhotny Ryad" or "Revolution Square" and then walk a little.
3. If you are already on Red Square, the easiest way is to ask people for directions to Manezhnaya Square or Alexander Garden. On the way to the garden, you will definitely pass through Manezhnaya. It's impossible not to notice her. This square is distinguished by interesting monuments, fountains and interesting sculptures. Below it is a huge shopping center "Okhotny Ryad", where for an affordable price you can buy a bunch of different things and souvenirs as a keepsake of visiting the capital.

Under the “side” of the Kremlin is an architecturally interesting square, which is an intermediate object for inspection between Red Square and Alexander Garden.

The most interesting places are located in the center of the capital. If you steal someone's photo against the backdrop of interesting monuments and fountains, or from a winter visit against the backdrop of a huge ice slide, know that people have been to Manezhnaya Square.

Christmas story for everyone

On New Year's Eve, fireworks will be visible from all corners of the capital. Each area shines with its own lights. The most unusual interesting places are, of course, located closer to the center. Fairs and points of sale with tempting New Year's discounts are also located there.

Every year, the largest ice slide in the country grows on Manezhnaya Square. Fairy-tale contours are also acquired by fountains and monuments. All approaches to the square are decorated with huge snowflakes and LED garlands that light the way to entertainment and a slide that runs until dark.

At night, on the Manezh building, you can see the doomsday accompanied by the appropriate soundtrack. It's different every year. Therefore, you will not be bored on Manezhnaya Square during the New Year holidays.

Fans of a more relaxing holiday or parents with small children can visit Red Square. For lovers of aesthetic and active impressions, Manezhnaya Square can become an ideal place for festivities. Can bruises on the knees or a bunch of bodies landed from a hill spoil the impressions and reviews of the holiday?

Unfortunately, it will not be possible to open a bottle of champagne on Red Square, light sparklers to the chiming clock and dance with friends on New Year's Eve from December 31, 2017 to January 1, 2018. "KP" talks about the New Year 2018 on Red Square.

Closed, the Blue Light is coming

Red Square will be closed on December 31st. There will be filming of the "Blue Light" of the First Channel. This was reported in the Department of Culture of Moscow.

The city does not plan to hold any events there, the ministry said.

GUM will also not be able to peep what will happen on Red Square - the store will close at 20.00, and skating on the GUM ice rink and selling souvenirs at the GUM fair will end even earlier - at 17.00.

The entrance to Red Square, according to the police, will be before lunch. After the site will be prepared for the filming of the concert.

The subway will work all New Year's Eve. And even from the station "Okhotny Ryad" it will be possible to go to the city. Earlier it was reported that the exit will be limited and only those who have special passes (invitations to the Blue Light) will be able to use it.

An early announcement about plans to restrict exits from the Okhotny Ryad metro station was erroneous. The station will operate normally throughout the night, - the press service of the Moscow Metro explained to Komsomolskaya Pravda. - To exit, we recommend using the stations "Kitay-Gorod", "Alexandrovsky Sad", "Borovitskaya", "Novokuznetskaya".

Ride with the gnomes

Walks in the Alexander Garden and Manezhnaya Square can also limit the time of filming Blue Light. The decision on this has not yet been finalized.

The ice slide on the Revolution Square on December 31 will work all night. We are preparing a special entertainment program, dwarf animators will be able to ride with children, - said the Organizing Committee of the cycle of street city events "Moscow Seasons". - Free access will be to the carousel on Manezhnaya Square. And from January 1, they will work, as on ordinary days, from 11.00 to 20.00.

Tverskaya will become pedestrian

But Tverskaya Street will become pedestrian. And for three days - December 31, January 1 and 2. This will be the first time such a celebration has taken place.

The street will be blocked for cars and completely given to pedestrians. It was decided that a theatrical action, various installations would unfold on Tverskaya, an animation program was planned, - said Alexei Nemeryuk, head of the Moscow Department of Trade and Services.

Celebrations will also take place between Triumfalnaya and Manezhnaya squares, on Okhotny Ryad Street and on Teatralny Proezd to Lubyanka.

Don't bring champagne with you. All alcoholic drinks will have to be thrown away at the inspection zones anyway, the Metropolitan Police advised.

new tradition

It looks like Muscovites will form a new tradition of celebrating the New Year in Zaryadye Park overlooking the Kremlin. How the Chimes will beat - you can hear the fireworks - you can see.

The park will be open on New Year’s Eve without restrictions, and the “floating bridge” will also be available for photos,” commented the press service of the Zaryadye park.

In recent years, the capital has clearly "surpassed" European cities in terms of New Year's and Christmas decorations. Fair towns, elegant Christmas trees, bright illumination, slides and skating rinks, ice sculptures - a huge festive platform. The Journey to Christmas festival is transforming the capital. Manezhnaya Square for the New Year 2019 will become the center of the festival.

Events on Manezhnaya Square: things to see

The grandiose fair on Manezhka is visited by about a million guests during the New Year holidays. The theme changes every year:

• Fair of European Cities.
• An island where dreams come true.
• Magic time.
• Visiting a fairy tale.

A tall Christmas tree, colorful chalets, pavilions where they give master classes. Last year, during the festival, the square became an incredible open-air stage, where the interactive performance “12 Months” was shown every day. A coniferous thicket, the largest hill, intricately decorated fountains, a giant ball - according to reviews of past years, the Manezhka is impressive. There are a lot of trees in the square. There are enough of them for everyone. It's nice to celebrate the New Year here. The organizers have thought. And nearby is the Tverskaya NG, a pedestrian one for a while, a huge hill that stretches to the square. Revolutions, and even Red Square with chimes and grandiose salutes are within easy reach. That is why more and more Muscovites like to meet New Year's Eve in the city center.

Hill on Manezhnaya

It stretched from Manezhka to Revolution Square. Special flights deliver blocks of ice to the capital, which turn into a luminous slide. It is a pleasure even for adults to slide down from this design on an "ice" or "cheesecake". Entertainment is free. The kids are delighted. Real winter fun!

How to get to Manezhnaya

Okhotny Ryad station, and then about 100 meters on foot. Decided to come by car? Navigator help. The main thing here is to find parking closer, otherwise convenience will turn into a problem. Suitable options are the Okhotny Ryad underground parking (entrance from Revolution Square), parking on Ilyinka, GUM parking.

Excursion into history

Once Okhotny Ryad Square was known as the most cheerful place in the capital. From young to old, they gathered to celebrate the holidays: fisticuffs, funny booths and other entertainments. The area had a bad reputation. A dubious public ruled here, drinking establishments were enough, spontaneous trade flourished.

The fire of 1812 completely destroyed all the buildings. The building of the Manezh was erected in 1817, and the territory of the square was again occupied by various buildings. In the 19th century exhibitions were organized in the Manezh, balls and folk festivals were held. Circus performances were held here, gypsy ensembles performed, Cossacks showed the art of horse riding. After the revolution, the building was used as a barracks, and then a government car garage was placed in it. Manege became the central exhibition hall in 1967.

The complete reconstruction of the Manezhka has transformed the center of the capital. An underground shopping center, a walking area with benches, fountains, and original lighting appeared. In 1996, the Kilometer Zero sign appeared. The Resurrection Gates with the chapel of the Iberian Mother of God were rebuilt on the square, a monument to Marshal Zhukov was erected.

It is pleasant to relax here in summer, fun and cozy in winter. During the holidays, Manezhka turns into a separate world, a fairy tale, which everyone can plunge into. Numerous photos in social networks confirm this.

Milestones in the history of Manezhnaya Square.

Every year on New Year's holidays, the capital hosts a bright event called "Journey to Christmas". The festival starts in the very heart of Moscow, so many Muscovites and guests of the capital are already interested in how Manezhnaya Square will look like for the New Year 2018.

Festival Center

With the approach of the New Year and Christmas holidays, Moscow is becoming more and more beautiful every day. Only a few days pass and you can already fully admire the elegant Christmas trees, ice sculptures, bright illuminations, numerous skating rinks and fair towns.

In recent years, Manezhnaya Square has been the center of the Journey to Christmas festival. Here they set up the largest Christmas tree, organize the largest Christmas market and the longest ice slide.

Muscovites and guests of the capital are always interested in what's new in the New Year decoration of the square. It always amazes with its beauty and originality. An elegant forest beauty flaunts in the center of the square. Fountains are decorated in a new way every year. Everywhere there is a riot of colors from the illuminations and garlands that adorn the buildings and trees in the square. A light installation in the form of a Christmas toy has already become familiar, which has delighted Muscovites over the past two years. It took ten kilometers of garlands to decorate the giant ball. Thanks to this, the toy shimmered with all unthinkable shades. In a matter of minutes, it turns into the sky of the Arctic, the northern lights or reminds us of a winter blizzard. This art object is always very popular. You can even go inside and make a wish. Selfie lovers don't miss this place either. I wonder if there will be something new in this regard in 2018.

The exhibition hall on Manezhnaya Square is also transformed during the New Year holidays. Its facade is decorated with a huge screen. In the evening, it broadcasts various performances in 3-D format. Video mapping "Dreams of Moscow" can be watched from 17:00 to 22:00.

As it was before

From time immemorial, Moscow has been famous for the scope of New Year's festivities. Previously, on Mokhovaya and Manezhnaya streets, as well as on the square where they intersect, there were mass celebrations with songs and dances. Everywhere there was a brisk trade in pancakes, loaves and other delights of Russian national cuisine. As old photos testify, Muscovites liked to gather on Manezhnaya Square on all holidays. In winter, the favorite pastime of the celebrating crowd was sleigh rides, singing cheerful New Year's songs, dancing around the Christmas tree and children's fun on the ice slides.

Moscow old-timers know that Manezhka has always been famous for its cheerful disposition. On holidays, fist fights, funny booths and other folk entertainments were held here. Spontaneous trade in everything and everything flourished. People walked until they dropped in numerous taverns. In 1932, the new Bolshevik government decided to put an end to this "Moscow womb." Everything was demolished, and the area of ​​Okhotny Ryads in Soviet times presented a dull picture. Everywhere there was only bare asphalt.

In the nineties of the last century, Manezhnaya Square was completely reconstructed, and it “came to life” again. There were beautiful fountains, a walking area with cute benches. Now it is a favorite vacation spot for Muscovites. A huge shopping center has also been built underground here.

New Year's Fair

During the New Year period, the area around the seventeen-meter Christmas tree turns into the liveliest place, where in special chalets you can:

• purchase original Christmas decorations;
• buy New Year's souvenirs and gifts;
• try fresh pastries, gingerbread and pancakes;
• drink hot tea, coffee and mulled wine.

The peculiarity of the fair is that every year it is dedicated to a certain topic:

In addition, various master classes are held on Manezhnaya Square, where they teach:

• make cartoons;
• make Christmas decorations;
• how to become a professional journalist, etc.

ice slide

Of particular note is the construction of ice, which stretches from Manezhka to Revolution Square. The giant slide is 100 meters long and seven meters high. Tons of river ice are used for its construction, which is specially brought to the capital. For the holidays, this architectural masterpiece shimmers with all colors due to the LEDs mounted inside the ice. The slide with the wonderful name "Milky Way" attracts the attention of not only children, but also adults. Children and even seemingly serious uncles and aunts with great pleasure roll down from this unique structure, some on the “cheesecake”, and some just on the “fifth point”. Here, the joyful cries of kids and the squeal of adult daredevils never fade away.

holiday performances

Every year, during the New Year holidays, a large number of people come to Manezhnaya Square. After all, here you can find entertainment for everyone. For the little ones, all kinds of children's New Year's performances are held with cartoon characters or characters from Russian folk tales. Adults can take part in numerous master classes or watch a concert of pop stars. They can also visit the fair, where they can buy an antique toy or an exclusive watch as a gift. If you are tired of the bustle and large crowds of people, you can go to the Alexander Park, which is located very close by. There you can enjoy nature, the grandeur of the Kremlin walls and dream about the future. If you are cold and hungry, you can visit one of the restaurants, of which there are several in the Manezhnaya Square area. Sitting comfortably near the window, you can calmly watch the idle crowd and spectacular fireworks, which will certainly be from the chimes of the Spasskaya Tower.

Restaurants on Manezhnaya

There are enough places for a pleasant pastime on Manezhnaya Square and nearby. Here you can relax as a large youth company, and with your loved one in a secluded setting. Here is a list of the most visited cafes and restaurants in the center of the capital, which are located a few hundred meters from Manezhka: