What do the organizers offer visitors today? Firstly, in one or several days you can visit a large number of groups, and the ticket price will be much lower compared to the prices for each group individually. Secondly, various recreation and entertainment areas are arranged on the territory of the festival, which is a big plus for visitors with children or for large companies. And, thirdly, often such events can offer a different level of comfort for any wallet: from living as a "savage" in your tent to comfortable houses. And, of course, a lot of positive emotions!
The beginning of the year is a good time to plan future trips and visits. And if you don’t know where exactly you should go, then our selection of festivals taking place in Russia will help you with your choice!
Please note that the festivals are arranged in strict chronological order and the most delicious awaits you at the end of the article!
When: MayThis is a unique festival that brings together very interesting musicians at very affordable prices. Previously, the entrance was conditionally paid, but in 2016 they decided to install an entrance fee, which still remained very affordable. The festival was held in May and the visitors liked it so much that the organizers decided to take a chance and hold it at the end of the summer - and they did not lose. It is not yet known if the event will also be held twice a year, but the fans would come three times, because the organization and line-up are very encouraging. 7B, "Torba-na-Kruche", "Orgy of the Righteous", "Obe-Rek" and many other talented bands performed here. The festival is still developing, but it has already formed its own creative space and loyal fans. Get to know this event and take an active part in the development of a great project!
Club «VOLTA» invites all connoisseurs of reggae and ska to the spring one-day festival. The Spring Festival will be the 12th and this event has already been recognized as traditional in the Moscow community of fans of Bob Marley and related music. The organizers gather only the brightest bands on their creative territory, which means that guests will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the latest trends in reggae and enjoy high-quality music. Details about the event have not yet been announced, so keep an eye on official sources.
In a number of cities, the hot summer begins on the waves of jazz and modern culture, because the Usadba Jazz festival is held here. Today this event is the most important in the field of jazz music in the Russian vastness and, according to the visitors, there are simply no worthy analogues to it. Both leading and world-famous performers, as well as young talented artists perform at the event. Traditionally, the festival takes place among the beautiful architecture of the Arkhangelskoye estate, only one year it was different, but in 2016 everything returned to normal. In addition to music, the organizers offer thoughtful recreation, shopping and entertainment areas, not only for adults, but also for children.
Festival "Mnogofest"- this is a cozy atmosphere, bard music, romance of gatherings in front of a fire and outdoor recreation. Previously, the fest was called "Polyphony". The official website already has an announcement with the date of the future event, but the rest of the details are still kept secret. If you like to relax in the forest, listen to guitar picks and author's songs, and do not want to attend an event with a huge number of people, then you are here. The organizers promise to leave the entrance free, but there is a fee for parking with a tent - in 2016 it was only 200 rubles. If you do not want to spend the night in the forest, then the hotel is located nearby and you can rent a room there, or even return to Moscow in the evening, as it is very close to the city. From entertainment - a fire show, trolls, a rope park and refreshments at affordable prices.
This legendary festival has a very long history and an impressive list of participants. The fest traces its history back to 1995, when, according to the idea of the organizers, it was supposed to outdo Woodstock and become its Russian counterpart. It turned out or not - the fans judge, but in terms of scale, this event can be put on a par with the coolest. In 2014 and 2015 it was not held, as in some other years, but in 2016 it tore apart the cultural space again with its triumphant return. And there is already information that next year it will be held again. Judging by the 2016 line-up, fans are in for something amazing: Rammstain, IAMX, Crazytown and many more. We are looking forward to the continuation of the marathon festival!
This festival has long been known and dearly loved by many fans of ethnicity in all its manifestations and positive events. offers its guests excellent music of various formats, cultural pastime, active recreation and colorful fairs. During the 3 days of the festival, you can expand your comfort zone as much as possible: meet new friends, dance in a crowd of like-minded people, fly in a hot air balloon, play plenty of volleyball and football, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. On the site you can see photos and video reports from previous years, but you can be sure in advance that this event will definitely take place at the proper level and will not be forgotten for a long time.
A festival that has long become a classic in the world of bard song. Grushinka has been held since 1968 and it is possible that one of your closest relatives visited it in one year or another. On the stages you can see and hear legendary bards, musical groups, poets and invited cultural figures. Every year the organizers add interesting locations, hold competitions and give young musicians the opportunity to perform. So here is a unique opportunity to become not only a listener, but also an active participant, which can be found in detail on the official website.
If you like drive and rock and roll, then Dobrofest is perfect for you. The festival is held annually, since 2010 at the same place - the Levtsovo airfield. And this says one thing: the organizers know this site like a home, and they will be able to make it as comfortable as possible for visitors. There is an opportunity to join a special layer of the festival - "dobropiple". For 4200 rubles, you will be given a package that includes various amenities: from stickers and unique merchandise to special privileges for a fest participant. The territory is equipped with zones for active and passive recreation, points of sale for souvenirs and even a registry office. 
It took only 5 years for this festival to grow to a level where seasoned bands from abroad, such as Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, The Prodigy, Muse, Red Hot Chili Peppers and many others, become headliners. And this speaks of the high professionalism and quality of the organizing team!
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Kasabian and Foals, Richard Ashcroft and System of a Down, Ellie Goulding and Years & Years are just a few of the foreign headliners coming to Russia this summer. Read more in the Afisha guide to the main music festivals in 2017.
British Rock Festival with Richard Ashcroft as headliner
The headliner of the most English festival in Moscow this year will be Richard Ashcroft, the founder and vocalist of the legendary The Verve. For the first time in Russia, both his solo songs and the well-known hits "Bitter Sweet Symphony", "The Drugs Don't Work" and "Sonnet" will be performed.
Outdoor Jazz Festival
The most pleasant and most family-friendly festival in Moscow takes place on the territory of the estate of the Yusupov princes built in the 19th century. The word Jazz in the title conveys the atmosphere rather; after all, funk, blues, folk and indie pop peacefully coexist with jazz on the festival stages. This year's headliners are: Bootsy Collins, Niels Petter Molver, Nino Katamadze and others.
A festival with a varied line-up and a focus on heavy music
The festival with a focus on loud alternative rock has once again changed its location (now it will be held on the territory of the brand new CSKA stadium) and signed the Armenian rockers from Los Angeles, strongly beloved here, System of a Down, as a key headliner.
The main summer festival of St. Petersburg
The 16th Stereoleto Festival will traditionally be held in a beautiful park on Elagin Island. An important moment of the festival: on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of Viktor Tsoi, a performance of the Symphonic Kino project will take place here - Kino guitarist Yuri Kasparyan and the symphony orchestra play compositions orchestrated by one of the most respected producers of St. Petersburg - Igor Vdovin. The video sequence was created by Tsoi's son Alexander. In addition, the festival program includes: U.N.K.L.E., "Mushrooms", "Spleen", 25/17, Husky and others.
Russia's largest festival of new independent music
The line-up of the festival of new independent music "Pain" includes the American electronic musician Lotik, fashionable punks from Denmark Iceage, experimental pop performer from Switzerland Aisha Devi, Irish noise rockers Girl Band, the British coldwave duo The KVB, which has repeatedly performed in Moscow, Japanese bands based in Berlin avant-gardists Group A, Barcelona-based beatmaker Filastine, New York street brass band Too Many Zooz, playing something like house music, only not electronic, but with live drums and brass. Three dozen local artists will also perform at the festival: Husky, Naadya, LSP, Morning, Vulgar Molly, Pasosh, IC3PEAK, Moa Pillar, Slava KPSS (Purulent), Sonic Death, Bruno's 4 Positions ”, “Yes Yes Yes” with the program 2H Company, Shortparis, Lucidvox, uSSSy, BCH, Love Cult and others.
Still the country's premier music festival
The eternal stars of "Our Radio" and their listeners will meet at their usual place - in the Tver region. More than 100 bands and 200,000 spectators are two numbers that prove that Invasion is still the main festival of the country.
Deafening mass electronics in Nizhny Novgorod fields
The big-budget electronic music festival Alfa Future People, which for some time tried to reproduce our Tomorrowland in Nizhny Novgorod in the sense that it focused on representatives of the most massive and sought-after commercial EDM, this year suddenly diversified the lineup in a pleasant way by adding a block of artists to the program , which place on the conditional Outline.
The largest social network in Russia goes offline for the third time and arranges a youth festival in the park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. Visitors are waiting for popular bloggers, representatives of millionaire publics, concerts of Guf, Max Korzh, Mumiy Troll and four dozen other musicians - in a word, the scale is expectedly serious.
Festival in Luzhniki with future world pop stars in the lineup
The festival, which debuted last year in the open space between the Luzhniki stadium and the Moskva River embankment, has announced a sequel. The two main stars in the Swallows lineup are the English singer Ellie Goulding and the rising stars of the intimately sincere indie pop Years & Years.
Big rave with ambition
Last year's Present Perfect put St. Petersburg on the map of the global club scene - many specialized publications in Europe wrote about the event. The third festival, it seems, will not yield in scope: among the already announced artists, The Black Madonna, performing in Russia for the first time, is the best artist of last year according to Mixmag magazine and one of the most respected representatives of the DJ profession. DJs like Ben UFO or Daniel Avery also perform in Russia, not exactly every day.
The largest outdoor festival in Moscow
Since 2004, Afisha Picnic has established itself as one of the main city events in the capital, with a diverse line-up, first-rate headliners and a lot of music-related entertainment. This year, top British bands Kasabian and Foals are playing in Kolomenskoye, as well as one of the main discoveries of the moment - the Ukrainian trio "Mushrooms".
Showcase festival in Vladivostok, curated by Ilya Lagutenko
The founder, ideologist, curator and main driver of the festival, V-Rox contributes to the cultural life of his native city and attracts interesting musicians to Vladivostok, none of whom can be said to be stars in Russia. All weekend these artists play on three stages on the city embankment, and in the evening the activity shifts to the clubs. It turns out an ebullient musical weekend, firmly shaking the city, which has not been spoiled by such events.
Summer music festivals in Moscow are not only an expected event for Open-Air lovers, they can also be a new discovery, for example, for those who did not get a long-awaited vacation in the summer. Many festivals have already managed to gather their army of fans, so we decided to make the top 5 most interesting and grandiose Open Airs.
Domestic young performers have always appeared on the stage of Motherland, who successfully increase the number of their fans. So this time, among the participants will be "Pasosh", Motorama, "Thank you", Ploho, "Date", "Refinery", Palma Plaza and many others. The Motherland Summer 2017 festival will take place on June 12 on a festive day at the Pravda Urban Culture Center, and visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy rock and roll and stroll through the food court and fair located on the territory.
On June 24, the Muzeon Arts Park will host the Ahmad Tea Music Festival, a British rock music festival. The festival has been held since 2011, and one of the missions of this annual event is to introduce the Russian public to the emerging British music. The headliners will be Richard Ashcroft, founder and vocalist of the band Verve, as well as representatives of indie music Catfish and The Bottlemen.
Fans are counting down the days until the kick-off, which is correct, as two legendary rock bands, System Of A Down and Three Days Grace, will play on stage this year. In addition, Park Live turns 5 this summer! The list of artists is still unknown, but this is far from the main thing, because in five years the festival has become truly a cult and has always pleased music lovers with a list of participants. Park Live 2017 will take place on July 5 at the Arena CSKA stadium.
The Lastochka debuted last year and the spectators who visited this Open Air were satisfied. Therefore, this summer the festival promises to be successful again. The British trio from London Years&Years, the French duo Her, the extravagant Finnish girl Alma, the world-famous singer Ellie Goulding and others will perform on stage. The festival will take place at the Luzhniki sports complex on July 22, where, in addition to music, there will be a lot of entertainment.
This year Afisha Picnic will provide a venue for iconic British indie rock bands such as Kasabian and Foals. The rap team "Mushrooms" from Ukraine will also appear on the stage, blowing up the Internet space with the hit "The ice is melting between us." The organizers themselves believe that the atmosphere of the Picnic is unique and allows you to feel free and happy without leaving the Moscow Ring Road, and we cannot but agree with this! The Afisha picnic will take place on July 29 in the Kolomenskoye park.
So, the number of festivals is large, we have covered only a part of them, but now you know exactly how to pass this or that summer day. The choice is yours!
From September 1 to 10, as part of the City Day celebrations, the capital will host the Moscow Anniversary Festival, dedicated to the outstanding contribution of our city and its residents to Russian and world heritage.
On September 9 and 10, 2017, the Russian capital will celebrate its 870th anniversary. The Moscow Anniversary Festival will be held on the eve of the round date at 40 venues in the center and in all city districts.
The slogan of the event will be the slogan “Moscow is the city where history is created”. The guests of the festival will be told about those people, those events, those innovations, those cultural and sporting achievements that are known all over the world, but appeared precisely in Moscow.
There will be seven main topics in total: Moscow Conquers, Moscow Creates, Moscow Builds, Moscow Sets Records, Moscow Invents, Moscow Discovers, and Our Victories. Here they will talk about the achievements of the capital's engineers and inventors, about theater figures, composers, about world-famous city buildings, about scientists and inventors, about significant military campaigns - from the founding of the Russian state to Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
The concept of the celebration was based on the Russian avant-garde. The unified corporate style of the celebration of the 870th anniversary of Moscow was created on the basis of a series of original textile ornaments designed by Soviet artists Varvara Stepanova and Lyubov Popova in 1923–24.
More details can be found on the organizers' website.
Can you imagine that summer is just around the corner. It’s hard to believe when outside the window is the end of April and snow is falling thickly, but we know for sure that summer will come, and with it the time of open-air music festivals, when it will be possible to indulge in the rhythms of music in the fresh air. The national calendar has compiled the TOP 10 interesting musical events of this year.
International Festival "Other Art" covers a wide range of arts, including theater and music. Creative teams from different countries will demonstrate their artistic finds for four days. The peculiarity of this festival lies in the joint performances of professionals and people with disabilities, for which it gets into the TOP-10 most interesting music festivals of the year.
With all its existence, St. Petersburg proves that high musical art can be accessible to absolutely everyone, holding annually a grandiose open-air "Classics on Dvortsovaya". A gala concert with the participation of brilliant soloists of the world opera scene, such as Anna Netrebko, Elina Garancha, Yusif Eyvazov, Ildar Abdrazakov, Massimo Giordano, Khibla Gerzmava, Maria Guleghina and other performers, can be visited by anyone absolutely free of charge. The highest level of the concert is maintained not only in the stellar cast of artists: scenography and technology, lighting design and surround sound, colorful costumes and stylish decor elements, live music performed by a top-level symphony orchestra.
Where: Krasnodar Territory, Sochi, Rosa Khutor, st. Olympic, 35
When: June 12 - June 26
Generation NEXT is the most relevant international competition for young talents. During its eight-year existence, it was held at different times in the Crimea, Tunisia and Turkey, and for the second time in Sochi, at the Rosa Khutor resort. For 10 days in a row, its participants have the opportunity to learn the skills of vocals, dances and other arts from recognized pop stars. The festival will end with a large-scale gala concert with the participation of the brightest contestants and invited guests.
The Wild Mint Festival is three days of music, love and freedom. It is one of the top three popular festivals in the country. Three stages, 70 groups from 10 countries, street theaters, convenient camping, hotels, the Oka and Vashana rivers, a lecture hall, a cinema, dozens of restaurants, a children's playground, a large-scale quest zone. Already announced: BI-2, Therr Maitz, SunSay, OSOG (IL), Pompeya, MANIZHA, Mill, Mustelide (BY), La Dame Blanche (CU), Optimystica Orchestra, Khartyga & Albert Kuvezin, Tina Kuznetsova & Zventa Sventana, Marlins .
Where: Tyumen region, Tobolsk, Tobolsk Kremlin
When: 1
July
The festival takes place in the open air of the Sophia courtyard of the Tobolsk Kremlin and is intended for fans of classical music. Concerts with the participation of world stars on the territory of the Sophia Court leave an indelible impression. The start of this prestigious event was given in 2006, when the opera by M.P. Mussorgsky "Boris Godunov" by the artists of the Moscow theater "New Opera" named after. E. Kolobova. In 2017, the traditional music festival "Summer in the Tobolsk Kremlin" will be dedicated to the work of the Tobolsk composer Alexander Alyabyev.
Where: Nizhny Novgorod region, Balakhna district, Bolshoye kozino village
When: July 7, 16.00
Fresh air and bright sun. Secret airfield on the banks of the Volga. Music that changes the mood. Technologies that change the world. What does it take to hear and see the future? Everything is simple. Be at the Alfa Future People festival. Here you will find the world's best electronic music performers, exciting extreme and water shows, new technologies and gadgets, camping and a sports zone. Record power of sound and light on the largest open-air stage in the country on the banks of the Volga.
A three-day ethno-cultural non-stop - the festival of ethnic music and crafts "WORLD of Siberia" is held on the territory of the famous village of Shushenskoye. "WORLD of Siberia" is 215,000 square meters of ethno-interactive, 4 stages, more than 10 thematic zones for tourists, dozens of various master classes, a fair of unique souvenirs, a territory of national cuisines, and educational locations. At various times, Ivan Kupala, Zdob si Zdub, Nino Katamadze, Mgzavrebi performed here. Folk stars Sergei Starostin and Inna Zhelannaya became permanent participants of the festival.
Where: Kaliningrad, Central Park of Culture and Leisure
When: August 4 - August 6
All the most fashionable, most beautiful and most cheerful Kaliningraders meet under the flags of this festival, whether on the main stage of the Summer Theater in the Central Park of Culture and Leisure or under the canopy of the fountain near the Kaliningrad Regional Drama Theatre, near the small stage. The program of the festival is close and understandable not only to a connoisseur-music lover, but also to a person who is far from modern music. In addition to evening concerts, night jam sessions are organized during the festival in various clubs of the city.
A lot of good music sounds for three days in August in Tambov. The festival is held in the open air within the city of Tambov. In a picturesque place, the infrastructure of the concert venue is being created with all the necessary conditions for a comfortable stay of the audience; free parking for cars and a tent camp are operating on the territory of the festival. During the festival days from 15.00 to 23.00 leading Russian musical groups take the stage. Everyone strives to get to the festival "Chernozem" because this is the #Most SoulfulEvent of the Year.
Khoomei Day is a unique festival dedicated to throat singing. Khoomei is a unique kind of art, inherent only to some peoples of the Sayano-Altai region - Tuvans, Altaians, Mongols, as well as Bashkirs living in the European part of Russia. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that the performer extracts two notes at once at the same time, forming a two-voice solo. The popularity of this art form has reached the United States and is gaining new fans every year.
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