In Yekaterinburg, a lot of entertainment events will take place on the City Day. Yekaterinburg to host many entertainment events on City Day Flag-raising ceremony for Yekaterinburg City Day

The celebration of the 296th anniversary of the Ural capital will take place on August 17, 2019. Ekaterinburg always celebrates his birthday in a big way. Ekaterinburgers and numerous guests of the city are waiting for a lot of interesting and exciting events. Many festive venues will open in the city center, and anyone will find an event to their liking.

Every third Saturday of August, Yekaterinburg residents and guests of the city congratulate their beloved metropolis on its birthday. This year the main celebrations will fall on August 17th. By old tradition the celebration itself will begin much earlier, and the range of events will cover the whole sphere cultural life one of the largest beautiful settlements in Russia.

On this page you will find a poster of the events of the holiday and other interesting news.

Program of the Day of the city of Yekaterinburg

The celebration of the City Day will take place at several venues: in the Historical Square, the Literary Quarter, on the square next to the Kosmos KKT and other city spaces. Now the whole team of organizing the holiday is actively developing a program, accepting comments and suggestions.

Gradually, the intrigues of the upcoming holiday are revealed. It was told about the central event - International festival of street theatrical performances #LitsAULITs 2019. Another interesting detail has also become known. Last year, during the adjustment of the audio system, visitors to the festival spontaneously began to dance. The organizers liked the mood that prevailed at the unplanned flash mob, and the management decided to support this story by inviting a disc jockey who will start creating the mood at 22:00, after the rest of the venues are closed.

Particular attention is paid to the sports program this year, which is not surprising: the city community was stirred up by the recent news that the capital of the Urals received the right to host a summer Universiade-2023. The sports program will include a lot of events: a climbing wall will work, a presentation of the upcoming World Boxing Championship and presentation of the new season football club "Ural", as well as traditional activities and competitions.

The main star of the evening (her name has not yet been announced) will take the stage at Squares of 1905 at 21:00. In the morning there will also be brass band festival, performance of 130 participants of a unique orchestral shift, a set of jazz musicians. At 16:00, youth cover bands of the city will take the stage.

A more detailed program will be announced closer to the date of the holiday. Stay with us to find out all the details before others!

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Very soon, on August 19, 2017, the city of Yekaterinburg will celebrate 294 years since its founding. Festivities will cover the entire city.

Sati Kazanova and Stas Piekha will perform at the Gala Concert “#Yekaterinburg is…” in the Historical Square.

At the intersection of Akademika Sakharov and Velhelm De Gennin streets, the Good Neighbor Festival will take place, where the Trubetskoy and Nogu Svelo groups will take part.

A URAL MUSIC NIGHT concert will take place on the 1905 Square, in which the B-A-C-H orchestra, Another Orchestra, K. Avramov, the Chaif ​​group, Kurara and the Big Head Parade will take part.

Full poster of festive events for the City Day of Yekaterinburg on August 19, 2017.

Flag Raising Ceremony
Day of the city of Yekaterinburg

10:00 – 11:00 Square 1905
Platform "Capsule"
in the Historical Square

12:00 – 19:00 Interactive program
"Yekaterinburg 300"
Pushkin street
12:30 – 20:00 Festival
"Sports extravaganza"
Oktyabrskaya Square
10:00 – 15:00 City flower festival
"Reserved Garden"
Street 8 March
12:00 – 19:00 Festival
food and travel "À la carte"
Gorkogo street, 8
13:00 – 16:00 Concert program
"The Beatles are with you, Yekaterinburg!"
Street March 8
10:00 – 15:00 Sverdlovsk Championship
cross-country skiing areas
(on roller skis)
Soviet Army Square
12:00 – 17:00 Concert program
"With all my heart,
my native city!
Chamber theater
(Proletarskaya street, 18)

16:00 - 18:00 Assembly "Daughter of the city -
daughter of Russia
World Trade Center
Ekaterinburg
(street Kubysheva, 44)

10:00 – 18:00 International exhibition
cats "City cats"
summer stage
Literary Quarter

12:00 – 16:00 Yekaterinburg
poetry marathon - 2017
Square 1905
15:00 – 19:00 Gala show of the International
brass band festival
Prospekt Lenina
11:00 – 13:00 Exhibition
retro car
Central Park of Culture
and rest to them. V.V. Mayakovsky
(Michurina street, 230)

12:00 – 20:00 Gastronomic
Festival "Tasty City"
Weiner Garden
16:00 – 21:00 Youth playground
"Square"
Shopping and entertainment center
"Globe" (Shcherbakova street, 4)

11:00 – 19:00 Russian Championship
on auto-sound and tuning "
Uktus sports complex
(Winter street, 27)

12:00–18:00 Program for the Great
a big holiday for the city"
Proletarskaya street
(Literary Quarter)

18:00 – 21:00 IV Summer Festival
art project "BOMOND"
Square 1905
11:00 – 15:00 Children's Festival
creativity "Square of Arts"
Crossing the streets of Akademika
Sakharov and Velhelm De Gennin

12:00 – 19:00 City day
in the academic district
Good Neighbor Festival
guests of the holiday: the Trubetskoy group,
"The leg is cramped!"
Historical square
18:00 – 22:30 Gala concert
"#Ekaterinburg is..."
holiday guests: Sati Casanova
and Stas Piekha
Gymnasium Square No. 9
11:00 – 15:00 Children's quarter
museum club
"House of the Agafurovs"
(Sacco and Vanzetti Street 28)

12:00, 14:00, 16:00 Holiday
"Visiting Spasovki"
Square 1905
19:00 – 22:30 Concert URAL MUSIC NIGHT:
favorites and unreleased
guests of the holiday: orchestra "B-A-C-H", "Another Orchestra", K. Avramov, groups "Chayf", "Kurara", "Big Head Parade"
The area near the KKT "Cosmos"
11:00 – 22:30 Eco-festival
"Dream Town"
Labor Square
12:00 – 13:00 Solemn ritual
laying flowers at the monument
the founders of the city V.N. Tatishchev
and G.V. de Gennin
Historical square
12:30 – 16:00 City wedding,
holiday concert
“I sing to you, my city!”
Oktyabrskaya Square
19:00 – 22:30 Show
"Voices of Yekaterinburg"
Jury: Polina Gagarina, Valery
Meladze, Alexander Pantykin
host: Dmitry Nagiev
Ural branch of the NCCA
(street Dobrolyubova, 19a),
Instrument-Making Building
plant (Gorkogo street, 17)

12:00 – 22:00 Biennale Picnic:
"Know contemporary art"
Historical square
12:30 – 16:00 Live ethnographic
Museum "Russian hut - 2017"
Water area of ​​the city pond
22:30 Festive fireworks

Coat of arms of Yekaterinburg Citizens and guests of the city are waiting for an extensive entertainment at several sites. Traditionally, the festive events will last for several days. So, on Friday, August 18, an outdoor concert of the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra is to take place. And the main celebrations will be held on Saturday, August 19.

The city will host concert performances, sports competitions, and the City Day will end with fireworks. Basically, there will be traditional events: the beauty contest "Miss Yekaterinburg 2017", the author's song festival "August", roller ski races, an exhibition of retro cars, a gala concert, etc.

There will be several concerts. The celebration will end with a large fireworks display over the water area of ​​the city pond. As it gets dark early now, fireworks are scheduled to start as early as ever - already at 22:00.

This time many famous musicians will perform in Yekaterinburg. In the list of headliners of the City Day in Yekaterinburg: Stas Piekha, Sati Casanova, Polina Gagarina, Valery Meladze and the Chaif ​​group.

As officials promise, public transport on the City Day will run until 1 am.

Events dedicated to the City Day

11th August


Event:

XX citywide beauty contest "Miss Ekaterinburg 2017"

Citywide beauty contest "Miss Yekaterinburg" has long become a kind of calling card the capital of the Urals. For twenty years now, on the eve of the City Day, the name has been determined new queen- a girl who will become the official face of Yekaterinburg, and throughout the whole year will represent the city at significant events in the field of culture and art.

Place: Youth theater

Time: 19:00

12 august


Event:

All-Russian Mass Basketball Competition "Orange Ball"

These competitions are held in more than 80 cities among boys and girls in three categories:

In the festival program:
- Mass streetball tournament
— Graffiti Battle
- dance battle
— Basketball competitions with spectators
— Prizes and gifts

Place: Park named after Pavlik Morozov

Time: 10:00


Event:

Final of the XI Open All-Russian competition of skills of drivers of main road trains "ASMAP-Profi"

The competition is held for the 12th time. The drivers of the best Russian transport companies engaged in international transportation will compete. Each driver will have to pass the track as quickly as possible, complete the exercises located on it, and try not to gain penalty seconds. For the victory in the competition, the team that won the first place will be awarded a challenge prize - the cup of the ASMAP branch in the Urals Federal District.
Place: First Five Year Plan Square

Time: 10:00-17:00

Event:


Gala concert of the VII city open festival of author's song "AUGUST"

According to the Department of Culture and Tourism, the festival will be attended by guitarists: songwriters, soloists and groups, duets-ensembles working in the genre of author's song.

The program of the event includes creative meetings, concerts of the author's song of guests, competitions, master classes, a gala concert of the winners of the festival, a disco, a festival bonfire.

Place:

Time: 16:00

August 16-20


Event:

Sailing regatta for match racing "Ekaterinburg Cup 2017"

The traditional regatta will be held on August 17-22 in the waters of the Verkh-Isetsky pond.
14 teams from different cities of Russia will compete for the victory. They will cut through the waves of the Ural waters on keel yachts of the Ricochet-747 class. We also add that the competition will be held in four stages: the race of each against each; elimination series; elimination series semi-final and final. The winner will be awarded the title of the champion of Russia in match racing in 2016 and will be awarded the Challenge Cup of Yekaterinburg. The sailing regatta has been held every year for 18 years.

Place: The water area of ​​the Verkh-Isetsky pond
Time: 9:00

Program of events of the City Day 2017

August 19

Event:

Flag-raising ceremony for Yekaterinburg City Day.

The main celebration of the 294th anniversary of Yekaterinburg will begin with a symbolic event - raising the flag of the City Day. The official start of the festive events will be given by representatives of the city authorities and
area and specially invited guests of honor. Immediately after this, and throughout the day, the main celebration will begin at various venues in the city. And along the main avenue of Yekaterinburg, the parade of orchestras will begin its procession.
Place: Square 1905
Time: 10:00-11:00



Event:

City festival of flowers "Reserved garden"

From 10.00 to 15.00 - on October Square, as part of the celebration of the City Day of Yekaterinburg, the "Reserved Garden" holiday will be held
Place: Oktyabrskaya Square
Time: 10:00-15:00


Event:
International Cat Show "City Cats"

Cats. So independent and graceful. Eternal "sphinxes" of our time. They know how to take unique poses even in a dream, the photos of which will collect an infinite number of “likes” on Instagram. It seems impossible to do without their grace on City Day.

Place: World Trade Center ( st. Kuibyshev, 44)
Time:
10:00-18:00


Event:

Exhibition of vintage cars

On August 19, from 11:00, according to the established tradition, an exhibition of retro equipment will be held at Plotinka.
In addition to the exhibition itself, a car defile, contests for spectators and an entertainment program are planned.
Place: Prospekt Lenina
Time: 11:00-13:00



Event:

Solemn ritual of laying flowers at the monument to the founders of the city V. N. Tatishchev and G. V. de Gennin

Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev, a statesman, historian, geographer and economist who headed the Ural mining plants, owned the idea of ​​​​building a factory city on the Iset River. And its direct construction was headed by Georg Wilhelm de Gennin, a Dutch lieutenant general. These names are inextricably linked with the city, and on the occasion of the 275th anniversary of Yekaterinburg, a monument to the founding fathers appeared in the historical center. Now the annual solemn ritual of laying flowers has become an integral part of the celebration of the City Day.

Place: Labor Square
Time: 12:00-13:00

Event:

Interactive program "Yekaterinburg 300"

In the very center of Yekaterinburg, in honor of the 250th anniversary of the city, on November 18, 1973, a Time Capsule was laid (at that time the city was called Sverdlovsk). It included antiquities, recordings of feature films and songs from the Sverdlovsk region and, of course, the appeal of the city's leadership to their descendants. The opening day of this capsule, located in the Historical Square, should be no less solemn date - the 300th anniversary of the city in 2023. An interactive program "Ekaterinburg-300" will be arranged in the Historical Square near the Capsule.

Place: Platform "Capsule" in the Historical Square
Time: 12:00 - 19:00



Event:

Concert program "With all my heart with you, my native city!"

Festive concert program for the City Day.
In a programme:
- performance by the orchestra of the headquarters of the Central Military District
- performance of the soloists of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Central Military District
- performance of creative teams of the District House of Officers, Center children's creativity, Cadet formations of the region
- performance of creative teams of Children's Art Schools of the Kirovsky District
- a military-patriotic interactive platform (competitions for assembling and disassembling machine guns, competitions for military theme, sports games, etc.)
- soldier's porridge from the field kitchen and hot tea from the samovar. For all guests of the City Day holiday - a free visit to the Military-Historical Hall "Battle Glory of the Urals"
Place: Soviet Army Square
Time: 12:00-17:00



Event:

Yekaterinburg Poetry Marathon - 2017

August 19 at 12:00 on the Summer Stage of the Literary Quarter - one of the most popular and large-scale creative projects Yekaterinburg, focused on those who like to think about the high and relax culturally. Having opened the literary doors in the early 2000s, the marathon created a good tradition: every year, on City Day, the masters read their best poems in the heart of reading Yekaterinburg. Poets of the Yekaterinburg branch of the Union of Writers of Russia and the Union of Russian Writers, as well as laureates of the "Poetry Marathon - 2015" take part in the celebration.
Place: Summer Stage of the Literary Quarter
Time: 12:00 - 16:00

Event:

Gastronomic festival "City of tastes"

The festival will be dedicated to the 294th anniversary of the founding of our beloved city. The event will take place in the Yekaterinburg Park of Culture and Leisure named after V.V. Mayakovsky. The best catering establishments of Yekaterinburg will take part in the event: restaurants, cafes, confectioneries, pizzerias. During the day, each of them will present
residents and guests of the Ural capital will have a unique menu that will amaze visitors with culinary masterpieces and the highest level of service. Exclusive dishes will be presented at special prices.
Place: Yekaterinburg Central Park of Culture
and recreation named after V.V. Mayakovsky (230 Michurin St.)
Time: 12:00-20:00

Event:

City Day in Akademichesky

The participants of the holiday will enjoy an entertainment and music program, competitions, prizes, a lot of music, drive and good mood. From 4 p.m. on the main stage, the headliners of the festival are the legendary bands Trubetskoy and Nogu Svelo!.

Place: Intersection of Akademika Sakharov and Velhelm De Gennin streets
Time: 12:00-19:00


Event:

Festival "Sports Extravaganza"

On August 19 at 12:30 in the city center on Pushkin Street (from Lenin Ave. to Malyshev Street) an unforgettable show will be held - the Sports Fairy Festival will take place, within the framework of which there will be a streetball tournament, workout, cheerleading, jumping.
The entrance is free!
Place: Pushkin street
Time: 12:30-20:00


Event:

City wedding, festive concert "I sing to you, my city!"

For more than 30 years, the most desirable day for a wedding in Yekaterinburg has been City Day. This year will be no exception. For all the newlyweds, the musicians will perform the traditional song "City Wedding in Yekaterinburg".
Within the framework of the "City Wedding" project for couples in the CPUiO, there will be held: races on carts - brides are carrying grooms: Championship for wearing brides, joint packaging of products for speed. All participants in family battles will receive memorable prizes, and the winners will receive the main prize. As in previous years, at the City Wedding, the city administration plans to raffle off the keys to a new Yekaterinburg apartment among couples who have registered their marriage that day. Other married couples will not be left without gifts, for whom competitions and prize drawings have been prepared. And for all those gathered, in addition to the friendly kiss of the newlyweds, there is a rich festive concert.
Place: Historical square
Time: 12:30 - 16:00


Event:

Russian hut - 2017

Living ethnographic open-air museum "Russian hut" is an annual project of the Department of Culture of the Administration of the city of Yekaterinburg and the Yekaterinburg Academy of Modern Art. The living museum strives not only to preserve certain traditions, but also to ensure their natural maintenance in the life of society, and
also constant development (Russian museum encyclopedia). On City Day, the museum and cultural centers of Yekaterinburg and the Sverdlovsk region will introduce the townspeople and guests of the holiday to the traditional Russian village life, the way of a peasant family and unique folklore. Guides of the Living Museum will guide visitors through thematic zones, each of which will present its own exposition, conveying the atmosphere and flavor of a real Russian hut.
Place: Historical square
Time: 12:30-16:00

Event:

Concert program "The Beatles with you, Yekaterinburg!"

In Yekaterinburg there is a monument to the Beatles, which means it is logical that the city cannot do without the songs of this legendary musical group. A couple of lines from the famous song "Yesterday", perhaps, anyone can sing. And on the City Day, at a memorable place, Yekaterinburg residents and guests of the Ural capital will hear the songs of the Liverpool Four” performed by professionals.
Place: The site near the house number 8 on Gorkogo street
Time: 13:00 - 16:00


Event:

Assembly "Daughter of the City - Daughter of Russia"

The most outstanding women of the city, among which are truly legendary personalities, were once awarded the title "Daughter of the City - Daughter of Russia". The project gives women the opportunity to express themselves in politics or science, art or social life. When awarding a title, only achievements are taken into account, regardless of age, nationality, profession or field of activity.
Place: Chamber Theater (Proletarskaya St., 18)
Time: 16:00 - 18:00

Event:

IV Summer Festival of the Art Project "Beau Monde"

The headliner is the Red Violin group.

"Beau Monde" is a project in which the music of the most different styles and genres: arias from operas and operettas, romances, variety art, jazz, chanson, folk, author's song, artistic word. Beau monde does not have a single format - each performer chooses it for himself.

Place: literary quarter
Time: 18:00-21:00

Event:

Gala concert "#Yekaterinburg is..."

Sati Kazanova and Stas Piekha will perform at the Gala Concert "#Yekaterinburg is..." in the Historical Square.

Place: Historical square

Time: 18:00 - 22:30

Event:

URAL MUSIC NIGHT : SELECTED AND UNISRESD

This is a unique Gala Concert, in which the brightest representatives of the musical scene of Yekaterinburg and the absolute stars of Russian rock and roll - the CHAIF GROUP will perform! And:

Group "KURARA" / Chamber Orchestra B-A-C-H / Another Orchestra / Krasimir Avramov (Bulgaria) / Funky Bizness Gang / Bogachi / Gypsy Music Ensemble "Neve Roma" / Davlet Khan / Non Sugar and others.

We invite you, your family and friends on the evening of August 19 to Ploshchad 1905 Goda to remember the highlights of the Music Night 2017 and get tons of great mood!

Place: Prospekt Lenina
Time: 19:00 - 22:30


Event:

Show "Voices of Yekaterinburg"

On the City Day, participants in the show "Voices of Yekaterinburg" will perform in front of the Drama Theater on Oktyabrskaya Square. The competition will be attended by singers of three age groups: children from 8 to 14 years old, boys and girls from 15 to 23 years old and adults. The winner in each nomination will receive 100 thousand rubles. The organizers promise that Polina Gagarina, Valery Meladze and Alexander Pantykin will judge the participants on August 19. The host of the show will be Dmitry Nagiyev.

Place: Oktyabrskaya Square
Time: 19:00 - 22:30

Alexandra Ivanova

August 19, 2017

This year Yekaterinburg will celebrate its 294th anniversary since its founding. The main festive celebrations on the occasion of the birthday will take place in the city on August 19th. On this August day, the citizens and guests of Yekaterinburg will have a rich program of celebrating the City Day.

The program of events in honor of Yekaterinburg's birthday has become known. Relevant information is posted on the official website of the city.

The central festive events for the City Day in the Ural capital will be: the city flower festival "Reserved Garden", the international cat show, a gastronomic festival, a gala show International Festival brass bands, an evening gala concert with the participation of Russian pop stars Sati Kazanova and Stas Piekha, the show "Voices of Yekaterinburg", hosted by Dmitry Nagiyev, and the jury will be Valery Meladze, Polina Gagarina and Alexander Pantykin.

A colorful completion of the celebrations on the occasion of the holiday will be fireworks in the water area of ​​the City Pond, the beginning of which will take place at 22-30.

Road closures in Yekaterinburg will last from 18 to 20 August. Transport routes will be changed during the celebrations.

The main overlaps will begin in the evening on the eve of the City Day, August 18. From 22:00 to 4:00 on August 20, Pushkin Street from Lenin to Malyshev will be blocked. Also from ten in the evening until the end of the festive events, traffic will be closed on the streets of Wilhelm de Gennin (from Akademik Sakharov Avenue to Pavel Shamanov), Boris Yeltsin (from Chelyuskintsy to March 8) and March 8 (from Lenin to Malyshev).

From 19:00 until the end of the festive events, traffic will be closed along the streets of March 8 (from Kuibyshev Street to Malyshev Street), Karl Liebknecht (from Shevchenko to Malyshev), Malyshev (from Rosa Luxembourg to Moskovskaya) and Radishchev (from Moskovskaya to March 8).

On August 20, from 12:00 to 20:00, traffic will be closed along Proletarskaya Street - from Pervomaiskaya to Dzerzhinsky.

Also, during the celebration, from midnight on August 18, parking of vehicles on the square of 1905 will be prohibited, and from 18:00 - along 8 March Street from Lenin Avenue to Malyshev.

Due to the temporary closure of traffic on a number of streets, traffic routes will be changed public transport. On this moment the rerouting scheme has not yet been approved.

Public transport on City Day will operate until 1 am.

In the courtyard of the building at 8 Gorkogo Street, where the monument to The Beatles is located, from 13:00 to 20:00 the Beatles are with you, Yekaterinburg!

The Square creative space in the Weiner Garden (at the intersection of Karl Liebknecht and Pervomayskaya streets) will open from 16:00. The festival of experimental music "Open" will be held here. Lisa Nevolina (Dzin group), Karl Kust, Dan Berdnikov, Kapitan Trip, Sloooh, Ficus, Ezhi Rorshah and Industrial Zone 96 are expected to perform there.

The show "Voices of Yekaterinburg" will take place on October Square from 18:00 to 22:30, the star jury of which will be Polina Gagarina, Valery Meladze and Alexander Pantykin. The host will be Dmitry Nagiev. The members of the jury will also perform in the evening part of the show.

On the square of 1905 from 15:00 to 19:00 there will be a festival of brass bands.

In the same place at 19:00, the concert "Ural Music Night: Selected and Unreleased" will begin. Chaif, B-A-C-H Orchestra, Curara, Big Head Parade, Another Orchestra and others will perform on the site.

On the main musical platform of the day - in the Historical Square at 18:00 a gala concert of the best creative teams of Yekaterinburg will begin. Artists of the city have been preparing numbers for this concert for half a year. After them from 20:30 to 22:30 visiting stars - Sati Casanova and Stas Piekha will perform.

In the Akademichesky microdistrict at the intersection of Akademika Sakharov and Wilhelm De Gennin streets, the Trubetskoy and Nogu Svelo groups will perform as part of the Good Neighbor festival.

In the Literary Quarter, from 18:00 to 21:00, the IV Summer Festival of the Beau Monde art project will be held. This is a project in which music of various styles and genres sounds: arias from operas and operettas, romances, variety art, jazz, chanson, folk, author's song, artistic word.

At 11 am in the square of gymnasium No. 9 will open children's quarter With big amount entertainment for young citizens. On the square of 1905 from 11:00 to 15:00 there will be a festival of children's creativity "Square of Arts".

From 11:00 to 22:30, the Dream City eco-festival will be held near the Kosmos cinema with a large number of master classes and activities for both children and adults.

Also, large-scale festivities with competitions, prizes and activities are expected in the Uktus sports complex at 27 Zimnyaya Street. big city big holiday” will start at 12:00 and end at 18:00.

An exhibition of vintage cars will be held on Lenin Avenue from 11:00 to 13:00.

At the Globus shopping center on Shcherbakova Street, 4, from 11:00 to 19:00, the Russian Car Audio and Tuning Championship will be held.
living world

On October Square, from 10:00 to 15:00, the city flower festival "Reserved Garden" will be held. Traditionally, each of the seven districts of the city will present its composition to the citizens.

The World Trade Center on Kuibysheva Street, 44 from 10:00 to 18:00 will host the International Cat Show "City Cats".

In the Yekaterinburg Museum fine arts(Vojvodina street, 5) at 11:00 the opening of the fourth International Mezzotint Festival will take place. The most extensive, spectacular and intriguing section of the festival will be an open competition, where 87 artists from 32 countries compete this year.

In addition, on this day, the city will host a picnic-biennale "Learn Contemporary Art". Get acquainted with contemporary art citizens will be able to visit the Ural branch of the NCCA at 19a Dobrolyubova Street and in the building of the Instrument-Making Plant at 17 Gorky Street from 12:00 to 22:00.

From 12:30 to 16:00 in the Historical Square you can watch the live ethnographic museum "Russian Hut - 2017".

As part of the celebration of the 294th City Day in Yekaterinburg, a large sports program is provided. There will be entertainment both for outdoor enthusiasts and for fans of virtual "battles".

According to the official portal of Yekaterinburg, on August 19, a bright show "Sports extravaganza" will be held in the very center of the city. lovers healthy lifestyle life and professionals are waiting on Pushkin Street, on the segment from Lenin Avenue to Malyshev Street.

From 12:30 to 20:00 there will be tennis lessons for children and their parents, football, roller skates, an open street basketball tournament, fencing master classes, exercises with Olympic champions, cheerleading and fitness shows and performances by workout professionals. Also, everyone will be able to pass the TRP test, find out their biological age and body weight characteristics.

Fans of the football club "Ural" are waiting for an interesting game of flatball, which takes place in the "one on one" format, and fans of virtual sports will be offered to play football on the computer. In addition, at 17:00, a live broadcast of the Ural vs. CSKA match within the Russian Championship will begin.

On the same day, the 4th Open Street Basketball Tournament will be held at 14 streetball courts. The organizers expect the participation of more than 200 teams with a total of more than a thousand players.

On the third Saturday of August, the townspeople are waiting especially: on this day Yekaterinburg celebrates its birthday. This year is a special date: the city turns 295 years old. They prepare for the holiday in advance and saturate it with the brightest events. Sports, creative, historical sites, where it is interesting, fun and useful for the whole family to visit, a large-scale concert with stars and, of course, fireworks - there are plenty to choose from. According to tradition, the festive events will last for several days. Where to go with family, company or even alone? Read our review!

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August 18 - Saturday. Day of the city of Yekaterinburg
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This City Day will be unusual! The city will be divided into six bright interactive zones according to interests, and each of them will have its own unforgettable action and superstars. See for yourself!

DANCE

Where: Oktyabrskaya Square, Boris Yeltsin Street

11:00 - 19:00. Festival of dancing people "DancEkb". Guests of the holiday: FormationVera, the state ensemble "Ingushetia", KoutiebaAlashab, IrinaMilan, Denis Brazis and others.

The championship of professional team shows "UrbanDanceChampionship" will also be held here, where dancers from all over Russia will compete for the main prize and show the best dance shows. The competition will be judged by Moscow choreographers Dmitry Cherkozyanov and KoutiebaAlashab.

19:00 - 22:30. Concert program "Dances and voices of Yekaterinburg". The host of the holiday is Dmitry Nagiyev. The judge of the dance battles is the choreographer Egor Druzhinin.

From 21:00- performance Christmas trees, DJs Brothers and Fill.

CHILDREN'S PROSPECT

Where: Literary Quarter, the square in front of the building of the Cosmos Cinema and Concert Theater

11:00 - 18:00 . System presentation program additional education children of the capital of the Urals "Sunny city - the city of Childhood". The heroes of the works of Nikolai Nosov "Dunno in the Sunny City" will meet each guest at the information center and offer to develop an individual excursion route.
Also fairy tale characters will arrange a holiday "Day of mittens" and will hand over mittens. Interactive maps-sleeves will help all guests of the holiday to navigate the "Sunny City": the arts quarter, the square of knowledge, the city stadium and the main stage.

Throughout the day on Detsky Prospekt there is a creative marathon of high school students and graduates of the city's children's art schools - laureates of all-Russian and international competitions.

At lunchtime, the central stage will turn into open air cinema. Popular cartoons will be shown on the big screen.

21:00. Performance by R "n" B performer from Moscow Mari Kraymbreri.
21:45 - 22:15 . Open air from Moscow DJ M. Hustler.

THEATER

Where: Historical square

13:00 - 22:00 . World Puppet Carnival.

11:00. 150 artists from 29 countries, fantastic characters on stilts, puppets, huge puppets and brass bands will parade from the 1905 Square and then show performances in the Historical Square.
Four theater venues will be located on the territory of the Historical Square, one more stage will appear near the Time Capsule: performances will be shown here every day.

  • On August 16 at 20:00, the performance of the Vietnamese Water Theater " Best country Vietnam".
  • August 17, at 21:00 Thai theater performance "The First Man on Earth".

Directly on City Day, various theatrical performances for the whole family will be shown on all five stages from 13:00 to 19:00.

MUSIC

Where: Square 1905

August 17 at 19:00 take place - concert classical music performed by the Ural Academic Philharmonic Orchestra.

August 18 from 11:00 musical sets: the Emerald Ensemble, a gala concert of the International Festival of Brass Bands with the participation of orchestras from Kazakhstan, China, Russia, after which residents of the EverJazz jazz club will appear on the stage with immortal hits of jazz music. They will be replaced by the best Yekaterinburg cover bands, who will play some of the queens, beatles and dispatches that have long become folk.

20:00 french disco duo Ottawan, performer of hits "D.I.S.C.O." and Hands Up.

At 21:00 the legendary band will take the stage "Mummy Troll".

22:00-22:45 . The first city disco. DJ Rudenko will play his set at Plotinka. The sound and video signal of the performance will be broadcast to all city venues: Ploshchad 1905 Goda, Istoricheskiy Ploshchad, Cosmos KKT, Oktyabrskaya Ploshchad — the entire city center will be involved in this musical performance.

SPORT
Where: st. Pushkin, Lenin Avenue from gymnasium No. 9 to Tolmacheva street

9:00 - 20:00. Competitions in street basketball, roller skiing.
For the first time, residents of the city will be able to watch professional pole vaulters in an urban setting.
Also on this site there will be competitions for children on balance bikes.

ART

Where: 8 March street, from Malysheva street to Lenina avenue
11:00 - 19:00 . The exposition opens with a collection of vintage cars.

Part of 8 March Street will turn into Montmartre in the image of the Parisian quarter of artists. Here you can see giant art objects, participate in the creation of a unique mosaic, write wishes for the future of Yekaterinburg, learn to draw with artists, order your own portrait or caricature.
The photo zone-mystery will work. You can see the whole image and take a picture against its background only from a certain point.


WHAT IS IN THE REGIONS?

HIMMASH

11:00 — 19:00 SEC "Globus"

Car audio and tuning championship

ACADEMIC

12:00 — 22:00 intersection of Akademika Sakharov Avenue and Wilhelm de Gennin Street

Good Neighbor Festival. The program of the holiday includes performances by circus artists, extreme motorcycle shows, quests and dance master classes. A large food court will be organized for guests, children's and sports grounds and mortgage festival. Talented bands and popular bands from Yekaterinburg will perform on stage. Contests and drawings will take place during the day, the main prize is a ticket to a summer vacation for the whole family.

At the end of the holiday, the headliners of the festival - LOBODA and the group "Zveri" will perform.