September 14

On September 14^th, 2013, symphonic music will fill Central Park on Elagin Island (ЦПКиО). In the shade of the trees, and right on the water surface of the pond, will be a stage in which the chamber choir and symphony orchestras will perform the best works of world music.

August 30 - September 1

At the end of the summer, there will be a gathering all of the most vibrant and exclusive representatives of the international automotive industry on Elagin Island right here in St. Petersburg! This auto show will be one of the highlights of this summer, because there will be such a variety of unusual vehicles in which not everyone can find just in any country.

Shortly after arriving in Moscow I got a text message from a friend asking "is it beautiful?" Hmmmmm, um, no, not really beautiful. It is a huge city with hoards of traffic zooming everywhere. And I do mean zooming...even the green pedestrian walk man seems to be running. People, there is a reason the metro stations at extremely busy traffic intersections double as underground pedestrian crosswalks!!

On September 14th, 2013, hundreds of cyclists in tweed jackets and other related accessories, vintage, will be riding their vintage bicycles that date back to the beginning of the XX century, will drive large column on the Square of Arts (Russian: Площадь Искусств) along Nevsky Prospekt to the Peter and Paul Fortress.

The first idea of «Tweed Run» first appeared in 2009. One day a young man named Ted Yang-Ying  went into one of the Edinburgh shops where he bought a pair of tweed trousers and woolen knee-highs. Ted loved the traditional English style, which he gathered like-minded people who love to bicycle and early 20th century British fashion. The event has already managed to gain popularity, and will be held in St. Petersburg for the third time.

Here is a list of Embassies and Consulates of Russia in 146 countries across the globe. 

Have you seen these cute ladybugs in front of the Galeria shopping center? :)

From July 1st and until August 17th one could enjoy an amazing exhibit of giant Ladybugs in the Southern Atrium of one of the city’s largest shopping malls called Galeria, located on Ligovsky pr. 30 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. The author of these fantastic art-objects is Henk Hoftsra, a Dutch artist famous for his large-scale environmental art projects.

In the South Primorskaya Park (Yuzhno-Primorsky park), another historic fountain has recently opened after renovations. The fountain is notable for being the largest fountain in St. Petersburg.

The bowl of the fountain reaches a length of 100 meters and has a width of 20 meters. The fountain opened on August 15th 2013!  The water of the largest in St. Petersburg fountain comes from 225 jets that soar into the sky to a height of 8 to 16 meters.

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On the night of Monday to Tuesday, August 12th and August 13th, residents and guests to the city will be able to enjoy the amazing spectacle of the brightest meteor shower this year. The main thing is not to forget make a wish when you see the meteor shower, and your wishes will come true. ;)