New Year on Red Square 2017 will be held in its best traditions. This is the center of the celebration throughout the country, therefore, the organizers are trying to make the night memorable, bright and unusual. In the capital, you can realize a variety of director's ideas, therefore, New Year's Eve on Red Square, regardless of the year that is on the nose, is always the most modern and eventful.

Judging by the reviews, it turns out that people who love bright performances, theatrical premieres, surprises, fireworks and noisy companies need to meet on Red Square 2017. The organizers of New Year's Eve at the main venue of the country promise all this, and in huge numbers.

Holiday on Red Square

As practice shows, mainly young people gather at the main Christmas tree of the country. Moreover, not only the capital's youth, but come here to celebrate the new year, young people from all over Russia. This format of the holiday is a lot of impressions, a chance to get into the atmosphere of magic, make new acquaintances and just have fun, actively, and have a busy time.

About the New Year's program

New Year on Red Square 2017: the program of events this year promises to be more than eventful. Firstly, the largest and most elegant Christmas tree in the country awaits guests. In the last minutes of the outgoing year, congratulations from President Vladimir Putin can be seen on the big screen. He will sum up the results of the year, wish every citizen of the country health and all the best.

At midnight, the chimes will start to beat and with the last blow of the clock of the Spasskaya Tower, the New Year will come in the country. They say that if you make your deepest wish at this moment under the Spasskaya Tower, it will surely come true.

If you want to celebrate midnight of the holiday at the ice rink near GUM, then you should buy a ticket in advance. Only 450 people can be on the rink at the same time. A ticket to the skating rink at the festive midnight costs 2017 rubles.

Please note that from seven in the evening of the last day of the year until the very morning of January 1, a ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages will be in effect in the central part of Moscow.

Of course, the New Year on Red Square 2017 will definitely be remembered, it will be bright and interesting. There will be a lot of news and impressions that can then be shared. To spend as much time as possible on the main square of the country, you need to dress warmly, stock up on positive and good mood. Happy New Year 2017 and Merry Christmas!

Belongs to the category of the most beloved and expected holidays. On this fabulous night, when one calendar year is replaced by another, we are waiting for joyful events and new opportunities, we hope for the fulfillment of desires and believe in a happy future. I would like to celebrate New Year's Eve in an unusual, bright and fun way, in order to warmly remember this event for the whole next year.

Moscow will help you in the implementation of this plan - it is in the capital city that the most grandiose celebration of the New Year will be organized. So, if you like a noisy festive crowd, colorful fireworks, balls and masquerades, a lot of surprises and unusual shows - go to Moscow! Famous figure skaters, popular singers and DJs will perform for you on Red Square, and many New Year's parties and performances will be organized for the youngest Muscovites and guests of the capital.

New Year in Moscow is always bright and spectacular!

An important issue is the choice of a place to celebrate the New Year 2017. Of course, someone traditionally prefers a plentiful feast and concerts on TV, many love club parties, some dream of balls in the style of a noble assembly, but such gatherings are becoming an increasingly less popular way to spend New Year's time.

If you want to plunge into the holiday with your head and get a lot of vivid impressions, you should go to the very heart of magic - Red Square. The celebration will not only be fun and filled with emotions, but also one of the most economical, as you completely get rid of the problem and the costs of clubs and restaurants, which are becoming more and more significant from year to year.

Who is suitable for this format of celebration?

New Year's Eve on Red Square is a great option for a large company. The meeting must be scheduled in advance, choosing the least busy place near the center. It is better for everyone to come to the square itself, otherwise you risk getting lost among the celebrating crowd - mobile operators rarely cope with the "holiday" load on the network. This option of meeting the New Year is suitable for couples in love and those who are still single - it is quite possible that the New Year's miracle will turn into a meeting of your soulmate for you.

Red Square - the heart of New Year's festivities

If you wish, you can simply gather on Red Square with a group of like-minded people, having agreed in advance on social networks, and make new friends and acquaintances. But parents with small children need to think about how long your child will be able to stay awake - transport will not run until the morning, and the cost of a taxi at this time increases several times, not to mention the fact that it is often difficult to find a free car on a festive night seems possible.

How is the celebration going?

New Year on Red Square is an opportunity to visit the main Christmas tree in Russia. In the last minutes of the old year, the president will definitely congratulate you - the video message is broadcast using huge plasma screens that can be viewed from anywhere in the square. After the results of the year are summed up and congratulatory words are heard, the Spasskaya Tower will begin to beat the last minutes of 2016. At this time, you can make a wish that will surely come true.

With the advent of the New Year 2017, all those gathered will walk and have fun until the morning! The program of festive events will not let you get bored - it is on Red Square that the largest number of Santa Clauses, Snow Maidens, entertainers and animators will gather. They will definitely not let you stay away from the general fun, involving you in round dances, dancing to the accordion and various contests with prizes.

On New Year's Eve there will be entertainment for every taste.

The undoubted highlight of the celebration on Red Square is a grandiose laser show. With the help of modern equipment, sparkling balls, colorful garlands, fabulous little animals and unusual landscapes are created over the square. The light show that is held in Moscow amazes not only visiting guests, but also the most sophisticated residents of the capital, because it is prepared by real professionals in their field.

For lovers of active and healthy recreation, there will be a sparkling GUM skating rink with an area of ​​2700 sq.m. Here you will find a selection of the best dance music, round dances around the Christmas tree and congratulations in all languages ​​of the world. Traditionally, on a festive night at the rink, you can see shows from the brightest stars of figure skating. As usual, the ticket price corresponds to the number of the coming year - 2017 rubles. Do not forget that tickets should be purchased in advance - they fly away long before the start of the holiday.

Discotheques, ice palaces, snow towns and fairs will be arranged on the streets closest to the square. Recall that on New Year's Eve the metro runs longer than usual - until two in the morning. Ground transport works up to three hours, then there is a short break in traffic (lasting 1 hour). From five in the morning, everyone can go home.

Rules for New Year's celebrations on Red Square

The program of New Year's shows and performances starts at ten o'clock in the evening. But if you want to be closer to the epicenter of the event, you should be on the square in advance - by nine in the evening it is simply impossible to break through in the metro. Personal transport on this night is not the best option for a trip - the entire center becomes a pedestrian zone, so you have to leave your car a few kilometers from Red Square.

Consider all the possible nuances of the festive event

At the entrance to the square, metal detectors are set up and an OMON post operates, so latecomers risk getting into a huge queue. If there are too many who want to listen to the live chimes, the passage may be closed for security reasons. Attention: alcohol (in any container) and pyrotechnics are prohibited on Red Square! If there is no holiday for you without a glass of champagne, drink a bottle with your friends in advance. But keep in mind: frankly tipsy individuals are not allowed into the square.

Do not expect to be able to buy champagne at night - from seven in the evening there will be a strict ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages within the center. And finally: dress for the weather, as you will spend the night in the fresh frosty air. Put on a set of thermal underwear, an insulated jacket and comfortable shoes to stay on your feet throughout the festival without any problems. Well, to create a New Year's mood, use funny masks and shiny tinsel!

Red Square is traditionally the center of New Year's celebrations in Russia. This action is followed not only by those who came here on New Year's Eve, but also by millions of people on TV or online broadcasts on the Internet.

All those who have already done this before, as well as many people for whom this will be the first time, strive to spend the old and celebrate the New 2018 on the central square of Moscow. While the organizers are preparing all the events, future visitors need to find out what the program of the holiday will be and what points need to be taken into account in order to fully absorb the atmosphere of general fun.

Celebrations will begin a few days before the main holiday. Those who want to visit the center of Moscow and enjoy numerous entertainments in advance, look at the festive illuminations and just relax can come to Red Square before December 31. These days there will be fewer people there, which means more opportunities to relax and take pictures against the backdrop of fairy-tale characters and festive decorations.

The main activities will be:

• opening of the fair and skating rink - November 29;
• celebratory concert with the participation of stars - December 31 (from 22-00);
• New Year's program - December 31 (from 22-00) - January 1 (until 2-00).

What will please and surprise the guests of Red Square the organizers of the meeting of the New Year 2018 this time:

• The main symbol of the holiday will be installed in the center - a spruce tree, decorated according to the project of the country's best designers. Photos on the background of this Christmas tree will be a great contribution to the photo archive of every family.

• A rich program of events, the main characters and hosts of which will be traditional characters - Father Frost and Snow Maiden.
• A large-scale laser show with thematic stories and amazing technical innovations has been prepared. It combines devotion to old folk traditions and modern trends in the entertainment industry.
• A fair will operate on the territory of the New Year's town, where you can buy a gift you like or something tasty for yourself or for the whole family.
• Before the New Year 2018, visitors to Red Square will be able to watch the broadcast of the President's speech addressing all citizens of Russia.
• At midnight, those present will be able to hear the chimes - the main attribute of the New Year. Most people at this moment make secret wishes that should be fulfilled over the next year.
• Immediately after the chiming clock, the largest and most spectacular fireworks show in the country begins. This mesmerizing spectacle lasts 10 minutes, decorating the sky with unusual colors and all shades of the rainbow.

Competitions and theatrical performances will be focused on different age categories. The little ones are waiting for a meeting with the characters of Soviet, Russian and foreign cartoons (“Well, you wait!”, “Fixies”, “Madagascar”, “Ice Age”, etc.). Of course, the children will be given a huge number of gifts and surprises.

Adults will also be able to take part in competitions, see choreographic and theatrical performances, and dance to modern music.

A favorite winter pastime for many people is ice skating. For those who want to skate right in the center of Moscow on a magical night, there is a great opportunity to do it on the ice rink. Its capacity does not allow to accommodate everyone at the same time, but due to the fact that there is still a lot of entertainment nearby, rarely anyone stays there for a long time, so everyone has time to ride a couple of dozen laps. The skating rink also provides entertainment events and theatrical performances with fairy-tale characters.

The performance of the most talented figure skaters of the country will also take place at the rink, the impression of which will be enhanced by illumination and special effects.

The cost of a ticket to the skating rink during the celebration of the New Year 2018 will correspond to the serial number of the upcoming New Year - 2018 rubles. You need to worry about purchasing it in advance, as tickets may not be available for the holidays.

For those who first decided to celebrate the New Year in this way, you need to know how to prepare for the holiday:

• It is important to dress yourself warmly and pay special attention to the clothes of children, because in the holiday atmosphere you will want to stay longer;
• It’s a good idea to take snacks and warm tea in a thermos with you, because in cold weather, long queues tend to form near the points of sale of such goods.

• It is important to provide a family or company with the opportunity to call each other, since the number of people on Red Square this night is always very large and the risk of getting lost in the crowd is high.
• It is forbidden to bring alcohol, cigarettes or pyrotechnics in pockets, purses or backpacks. Metal detectors are installed at the entrance, which will not allow these items to be carried unnoticed.

Discipline and tranquility will be monitored by law enforcement officers who will do everything possible to prevent drunk people from entering Red Square. Alcohol will not be sold at the fair and in other outlets of the festive town, and throughout the city its sale will stop at 19:00, and will resume only the next day.

How to get to the holiday

On New Year's Eve, the city authorities will provide everyone with the opportunity to safely get to Red Square. The metro will work longer than usual that night, namely, until 2-00 on January 1. Buses will run until 3:00, but after an hour and a half break, they resume their movement again.

For those who want to come to the holiday by private car, it is important to know that almost the entire center will become a pedestrian zone that night and will be closed to traffic. Therefore, you will need to leave your car in a parking lot far from the places of celebration.

Video: new year in Moscow in 2017

MOSCOW, December 30 - RIA Novosti. The celebration of the New Year in Moscow promises to be grandiose: a bright festive program for New Year's Eve is being prepared not only in Moscow parks, but also on the central streets of the city. Muscovites and those who come to visit the capital for the New Year holidays and do not want to sit at home on a festive night, expect numerous theatrical performances, impressive shows and thousands of fireworks.

About 8,000 cultural and entertainment events will be held at the venues of the largest festival Journey to Christmas alone. A special program is being prepared on Tverskaya Street, which on New Year's Eve will turn into one big theater stage.

Festive concert on Red Square

Traditionally, Red Square will become the central place in the capital on New Year's Eve. This is because on New Year's Eve it will turn into a festive platform, where thousands of residents of the capital, tourists from all over Russia and other countries will come. On New Year's Eve, a large-scale festive concert will be held on Red Square, which will be broadcast by Channel One.

Earlier, on November 29, a skating rink and a Christmas market opened on Red Square. In the center of the rink, one of the largest fir trees was installed, decorated with huge balloons, scale models of balloons and other airships. Everyone will be able to ride on the skating rink near the walls of the Kremlin to the cheerful New Year's music.

At the GUM fair, located next to the skating rink, you can enjoy pancakes with caviar, mead, mulled wine, baked potatoes, Viennese waffles or roasted chestnuts. Here, those who wish will be able to purchase Russian-style Christmas souvenirs - Christmas balls and painted Zhostovo trays, decorated handmade boots and knitted mittens, nesting dolls, Orenburg and Pavloposad shawls.

Those who come with children or just want to plunge into childhood will be able to ride the carousels. There are five of them on the square and they are all different - with balloons, with cups, chain, with cars and even a two-story one with carved horses.

Tangerines with Olivier, watching the "Irony of Fate" and presenting gifts - this is how boring conservatives celebrate the New Year. But it is on this holiday that you can afford to experiment. The site "RIA Real Estate" decided to teach readers the "bad", namely, how to organize the most unformatted New Year at home and not only.

Events in Central and County Parks

In the central park Gorky, a real open-air ice party will be arranged for visitors: on New Year's Eve, guests of the rink will ride on a bright stereo skating rink to the incendiary music of the most interesting DJs and performers.

As the press service of the park reported earlier, the celebration of the New Year will begin at the skating rink at 17.00 Moscow time, and the festive party will end only in the morning, at 03.00 Moscow time. Late in the evening, at 22.00, residents of the Deep Fried Friends team will start playing their DJ sets, which will start a four-hour DJ marathon.

Visitors to the park will not miss the traditional congratulations of the president: the broadcast of the address will begin at 23.50 on a ten-meter screen, after which the chiming clock will mark the beginning of the new year.

It will be possible to have a fun night from December 31 to January 1 in the county parks. The main program in them will begin at 22.00 on December 31 and will last until 02.00-03.00 Moscow time on January 1. So, visitors to the Tagansky Park will be able to celebrate the holiday with a themed "Vysotsky's Apartment". In January 2018, the legendary Soviet actor and musician Vladimir Vysotsky would have turned 80 years old. In honor of the musician's anniversary, everyone's favorite songs will be performed here, and young actors will show excerpts from performances in which Vysotsky played the main roles - "Hamlet" and "Alive".

Guests of Sokolniki on New Year's Eve will hear a number of musicals, which will be accompanied by dance and vocal numbers. Krasnaya Presnya Park will host an unusual tangerine party, as well as a light performance theater show.

New Year's Eve in Kuzminki Park in the southeast will begin with a theatrical and musical production of "The Nutcracker": on the main stage, the artists of the Moscow theater will reproduce the plot of Ernst Hoffmann's New Year's fairy tale of the same name. The performance will be accompanied by compositions by the Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky written for the ballet The Nutcracker. The continuation of the theater program will be a concert, which will end with a festive fireworks display.

Fireworks in honor of the New Year will be launched in 19 parks in eight districts of the capital. In the city center, pyrotechnic shows will be held in Gorky Park, Tagansky Park and the Hermitage Garden. In the south of Moscow, festive fireworks will brighten the sky in Sadovniki Park, and in the northeast — in Babushkinsky, Lianozovsky and Goncharovsky parks.

In each of them, a unique light show awaits guests. For example, sparkling spheres and shimmering peonies with sound effects and a flower made of golden threads will be launched in Babushkinsky, while golden peonies and chrysanthemums, sparkling spheres and palm trees will light up the sky in the Hermitage Garden.

Residents of the city will also be able to have fun in the New Year in Izmailovsky Park, in the park Krasnogvardeisky Ponds, Kuzminki, Sadovniki, Fili, Northern Tushino and others.

Party at the country's main ice rink

A truly cosmic New Year is expected at the Main Skating Rink of the country, located at VDNKh. On the most magical night of the year, VDNKh invites visitors to go on an intergalactic journey.

So, the scene of the New Year's program of VDNKh will be made in the form of a space rocket. At the same time, the stage will simultaneously become a media canvas with special effects and laser installations, the press service of the exhibition noted earlier. It is on it that several musical groups from Israel and the USA will perform at once on the festive night.

For one night, VDNKh will turn into a dance floor, from where music of various styles will be heard. For example, guests of the exhibition will be able to hear hip-hop, funk, soul music from the Israeli band Lucille Crew, electronic music from the Czech-American project N.O.H.A, as well as listen to OSOG, a group from Tel Aviv that has already conquered the Russian public. In addition, gospel and American folk will be heard at VDNKh on New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve, VDNKh will also become unique because only here residents and guests of the capital will be able to hear New Year's greetings from the ISS from Russian cosmonauts.

As noted earlier, the ongoing reconstruction on the territory of VDNKh will in no way interfere with the fun and bright celebration of the New Year. Over 4,000 guests are expected to come to VDNKh to celebrate the New Year.

Theater night on Tverskaya

At one of the main venues of the Journey to Christmas festival, on Tverskaya Street, a real theater stage will stretch on New Year's Eve, on which world-famous performances, operas, ballets, from Sadko to The Nutcracker will be staged. Guests of the festival will be able to see about 150 performances from classical productions and ultra-modern performances by Russian and foreign directors.

Performances and concerts at the theater Tverskaya will begin on December 31 at 12.00 Moscow time and will continue until 03.00 Moscow time on January 1.

For example, the Ordinary Miracle venue will host a concert by the Russian Conservatory chamber chapel led by Nikolai Khodzinsky. At 00.05 at the "Nutcracker" stage, a special New Year's project will be presented by artists of the Bolshoi Theater. The Snegurochka venue will host a concert by the Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilya Gaisin and artists from the Mariinsky Theatre, and the Ruslan and Lyudmila venue will feature artists from the Sverdlovsk State Academic Musical Comedy Theater who will present a special Broadway Land program.

Another venue for the Bolshoi Theater will be the Golden Cockerel in Theater Passage, where choreographers Ekaterina Mironova and Alexander Somov will stage suites based on the fairy tale by Alexander Pushkin.

In total, about eight thousand events will be held at 83 Journey to Christmas venues. Red, Manezhnaya and Tverskaya squares, Revolution Square, Rozhdestvenka streets, Novy Arbat and Arbat, Kamergersky lane, Tverskoy and Gogolevsky boulevards, Klimentovsky lane and Novopushkinsky square will also become the main territories of the holiday.

New Year 2018 in Moscow: a program of events where to go on New Year's Eve in the center of the capital. The Moscow Department of Culture told reporters that on December 31, Red Square would be closed - no festive events would be held there. According to the publication "KP", the entrance to Red Square will be available only until lunch, then preparations for filming the festive concert will begin there.

Unfortunately, it will not be possible to open a bottle of champagne on Red Square, light sparklers to the sound of 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, writes KP.

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 department clarified.

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 message about plans to limit the exit 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 advise you to use the stations "Kitay-Gorod", "Alexandrovsky Sad", "Borovitskaya", "Novokuznetskaya".

Celebrations in the center of Moscow will be held between Triumfalnaya and Manezhnaya squares, on Okhotny Ryad Street and on Teatralny Proezd to Lubyanka

Ride with the gnomes

Walks in the Alexander Garden and Manezhnaya Square may 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, the Rosregistr portal reports. We are preparing a special entertainment program, where dwarf animators will be able to ride with children,” said the Organizing Committee of the cycle of street city events “Moscow Seasons”. — There will be free access 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, and an animation program was planned,” said Alexei Nemeryuk, head of the Moscow Department of Trade and Services.

Tverskaya street will become a pedestrian street during the New Year holidays

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