Getting ready for a journey every tourist should know what happens there. Saint-Petersburg is the brightest place in terms of cultural events and different entertainments.
HOSTEL LIFE would like to inform you about the most interesting events that are coming soon (concerts, exhibitions, parties, presentations) and give highlights about the celebrations held at HOSTEL LIFE.
The white nights, probably, the most beautiful time to take a walk across Petersburg and to look at raising of big bridges through Neva. Take a view with the schedule to plan your walk in advance and not to remain casually on other coast of Neva on all night long. Pay attention that Dvortsovy Bridge this year raises on half an hour earlier!
Victory Day on May 9 — one of the main holidays of Russia. At 16:45 from Vosstaniya Square on Nevsky Avenue to Palace Square there will pass veterans. From windows Hostel Life you can watch parade on Nevsky prospect.
Festive actions in St. Petersburg on May 1, demonstration, concerts and exhibitions, traditions of a holiday of the May Day in Russia and in the world.
The Petersburg museums, big and small, traditionally open doors for visitors in the evening and at night, and also prepare the special program: exhibitions of one day, concerts, performances, author's excursions, master classes, historical reconstruction.
In Benois case of Russian museum from April 05 to July 30 2012 there passes Mikhail Nesterov's dated for the 150 anniversary since the birth of the artist the exhibition.
In the night of April 21 will cease to be a joke in Russia there will pass an unusual action - "Biblionoch". In Petersburg in it примeт participation of 28 libraries and reading rooms.
The gallery of design/bulthaup, Modernariat Gallery and Institute of Finland represent the exhibition project «Classics of the Finnish design» which will pass from April 4th to April 30th
In the Mikhaylovsky lock the exhibition «Famous and unknown Karl Bryullov» on which works from a series «The Italian models in national suits» and, for the first time, graphic works of the early creative period of the known artist from a series «Italian album» are shown opened.
On March 29 in the Petersburg club "Kosmonavt" the Spanish singer and the actress, the owner of the award Latin Grammy Awards — quickly increasing popularity in Russia and around the world BEBE will act.
"Rodina" will pass the tenth festival of Italian of cinema N.I.C.E in a movie center. This year organizers have prepared more than ten debut films of young Italian directors.
«Guns, grenades and other interesting goods», «500 Germans will get acquainted with Russian girls» – an exhibition of the advertisements which have reflected history of Russia from the 90th years to our time.
Opens in "Floors" on March 14.
From February, 27th till March, 2nd in Petersburg will pass the International Festival the Dance and Music Jazz - the fascinating international project uniting in training and concert programs, devoted to exclusively jazz esthetics in all its displays.
The committee on culture of St.-Petersburg carries out the celebratory action - tickets in 30 theaters and city cinemas in St. Valentine Day 10 roubles will cost.
Several photographers throughout 3 years made photos of Petersburg from roofs of houses and the main high-rise buildings of a city.
Since February, 7th their works are available to see at an exhibition of Russian geographical society.
On all the day, on December, 10th, Petersburg becomes a festival platform «Night of music». The festival will begin in the afternoon in educational and social establishments, will proceed in concert halls, cinemas, museums in the evening and will come to the end at daybreak in night clubs.
During week-end Christmas fair in the Jusupovsky garden on December, 10th and 11 opens. In the program: a market of design gifts, a charitable lottery, a master class on juggling by tangerines, имбирное cookies and cartoon films.
Swedish "superduet" comes back again to St.-Petersburg! On December, 3rd on a scene of the Ice palace you can hear and see authors of the present hymns of love - group "Roxette"
In St.-Petersburg on November, 28th the concert of the group «Maroon 5» will take place for the first time. The concert will pass in the Ledoviy Palace within the limits of world tour in support of an album which has been let out in September, 2010 «Hands All Over».
EXHIBITION «ANTONY GORMLEY. IN ALL GROWTH. The ANTIQUE And MODERN SCULPTURE» which passes in the State Hermitage since September, 9th 2011 on January, 15th 2012
Last year participants of "gold" structure of Morcheeba have united again, and the album exit “Blood Like Lemonade” became result, estimate which you can very soon in "Glavklub"
From October, 6 till October, 9th in St.-Petersburg will pass displays of collections of the Russian designers in frameworks "the Defile on Neva", and the International week of fashion Aurora Fashion Week from October, 10 till October, 16th will take place.
In the Artillery museum of Petersburg the exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci has opened. For the first time in one exposition are collected more than 60 mechanisms invented by the ingenious scientist.
From September, 15 till September, 25th in St.-Petersburg Zdob Si Zdub, the Willow Is new, Serzh Golovach and tens young gifted artists will unite within the limits of the International Festival of Queer-culture
From September, 17th till October, 16th, 2011 in St.-Petersburg will pass festival «the Modern art in a traditional museum». 12 museums participate In festival, 1 fortress, 2 libraries, 26 artists and 1 opera.
Nine days at the end of the summer - from 20 to 28 August in St. Petersburg held VII International Festival of Short Film and Animation OPEN CINEMA. Seventh forum offers an ambitious program - the festival will bring together filmmakers and creative ideas working in Russia, Asia, Western Europe, Scandinavia, the Balkans and Latin America.
The exhibition is timed to the 150th anniversary of the artist and includes over 250 works, and most importantly the opening of this exhibition - a series of huge panels that depict the outskirts of Russia.
Film festivals, traditionally opens the fall season starts for August 7 in the Gulf of Finland, where the results of an annual festival under the arches of ancient announce the Vyborg Castle.
Vyborg is located on the shores of the Gulf about 100 miles north of St. Petersburg, where the borders of the European Finland is less than 50 km.
Since July, 16th you can become the first visitors of island New Holland, look the territory closed up until that time, an exhibition of architectural projects, to become participants of the summer project...
The St.-Petersburg International Film forum
On July, 10th 2011 — on July, 15th, 2011
During the brilliant period of the white nights from July, 10 till July, 15th in St.-Petersburg with City government support the St.-Petersburg International Film forum – a film festival of the international scale will take place.
Exhibition "Annie Leibovitz. Life of the photographer. 1990-2005" where photoworks of one of the most popular American journal photographers of the present are presented, more quarter of the century doing exclusive photo reports and portrait pictures for editions Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone, opens in the Petersburg Hermitage.
Stereoleto 2011:
More than 20 actors => 4500 sq.m. => two scenes => a beach => pool => bars
TIME: on June, 25th and on July, 2nd, 2011 22:00
PLACE: the project "AIR" (Krestovsky island, Southern road, 6)
On June, 16th world famous pop, a blues - rock musician Sting will present in Petersburg unique program Symphonicity accompanied by a symphonic orchestra. The concert of the musician will pass on Palace Square within the limits of opening of XV Petersburg international economic forum.
The musical spring proceeds: stars of a world and domestic scene in Petersburg in May. For the sake of it it is necessary to arrive to Northern Capital!
Unique concert of one of the best электро present groups – Ladytron on May, 13th, 2011!
Ladytron – an international quartet from Great Britain with absolutely original outlook and the experimental approach to music – on May, 13th, 2011 in "Cosmonaut" will present the best for 10 years, supporting album Best of Ladytron.
The anniversary exhibition «Gagarin's Orbit» in gallery «100 SVOIH» shows some tens works of art of different generations of the Petersburg artists, and as collection posters, objects and the documents devoted to a theme of space.
On April, 13th - on May, 2nd 2011
On April, 5th and 6th on a scene of the Ledoviy palace legendary Irish show Lord of the Dance will present to spectators a dizzy enchanting spectacle of traditions and the present.
St.-Petersburg, on February, 26th. From March, 27th till April, 1st with Art center "Pushkin-10" support will pass the first spring festival of young art spaces of Petersburg – «March -
SPACES ».
Very especial concert)) New songs. Surprising surprises. Beauty magic. Interesting experiments and interesting visitors. Wait for you)))) and we wait for you) all)
From February, 17 till February, 27th, 2011 in St.-Petersburg will pass the festival first in Russia "FILM NOIR. OTHER PARTY of Hollywood", at Rodina cinema.
