The event, according to a long-standing tradition, is held during the White Nights and is timed to coincide with the holiday of the last bell. Program " Scarlet Sails"is one of the most colorful and vibrant events in all of Russia.
The Scarlet Sails festival program this year, as usual, will give you the opportunity to watch a colorful show and listen to popular performers.
Program for the Scarlet Sails holiday:
June 23, 2018:- from 20:00 to 22:00 - gathering of graduates on Palace Square and spectators on the Spit of Vasilievsky Island;
- 22:00 - theatrical prologue on Palace Square;
- 22:20 - start of concerts on Palace Square and on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island.
June 24, 2018:
- from 00:40 to 01:00 - water and pyrotechnic show on the Neva, fireworks to classical music;
- 00:50 - passage of the Swedish sailing ship “Tre Kronor of Stockholm” with scarlet sails, referring viewers to the work of the same name;
- 01:10 - continuation of concerts on Palace Square and the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island;
- 04:00 - end of the show.
This year, Basta, Alekseev, ST, Alsou, Marie Crimebreri, Artem Pivovarov, Victoria Daineko, Moya Michelle, Quest Pistols Show, as well as the star of the show “The Voice” Rutger Garecht will perform at the “Scarlet Sails” festival in St. Petersburg.
These are the artists this year that were chosen by the 2018 graduates themselves.
Exactly at 10:00 pm the introductory part of the program starts on Palace Square. After 20 minutes, the concert begins there, which will last more than 2 hours. Guest stars will perform for all guests of the event.
The water and pyrotechnic program will begin after midnight: at 00:40. It will unfold before the eyes of spectators in a water amphitheater over an area of three kilometers. Against the backdrop of city buildings, palaces and temples, this spectacle will become even more attractive and large-scale. For some time, the Neva will turn into a springboard for a fabulous action that many people in the world want to see.
The show doesn't last very long - twenty-one minutes. However, during this time the St. Petersburg sky will be illuminated by fifty thousand salvos. We can say that the heavens will literally bloom with fiery flowers. The light show will be accompanied by music.
At the end of the program, the “Secret” ship will appear - a ship with scarlet sails. It will pass along the river bank accompanied by musical accompaniment. The fireworks display will still continue at this time. For seven years now, the role of a fairy-tale ship has been played by the Swedish sailing ship Three Crowns.
The concert will continue after 1 am, and the event itself will end only at 4 am.
It is important to note that access to the Scarlet Sails concert is only possible with invitation tickets. Graduates, parents of graduates, and school teachers could receive them. Tickets are ordered by school management and issued before June 22, 2018.
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“Scarlet Sails” is the hallmark of the city of St. Petersburg. Every year, a colorful show is organized for school graduates, when the Palace Embankment, Trinity Bridge, Palace Bridge, and the shore of the Peter and Paul Fortress are decorated with thousands of multi-colored lamps, torches on the Rostral columns light up, and the sounds of favorite melodies flow over the Neva. And a fabulous brig with scarlet sails comes out. Tears roll into your eyes, something turns over in your soul, and you remember your unfulfilled childhood dreams... An unforgettable sight does not leave anyone indifferent.
The year before last, the scene on Palace Square was a very large luminous bridge, symbolizing the transition from the past to the future, from childhood to adulthood.
The graduates were congratulated by famous artists and musicians. The host of the show was Ivan Urgant.
On the day of the holiday, it is almost impossible to go to the embankment and look at the brig with Scarlet Sails.
City guests often ask: “Where is the best place to watch Scarlet Sails?” If you are staying at a hotel, you can talk to the administration about purchasing an invitation ticket to the Scarlet Sails holiday. You can buy it from hand or online, but in this case you need to beware of numerous fakes. With an invitation card, it is better to arrive early and choose a place closer to you.
There is a free option for those who don't like huge crowds and don't want to take up space for several hours. A rehearsal is held 1 day before the event, and you can watch the general run of the sailboat 2 times, most often it is held at 22-30 and 23-30.
On the night of June 24, the annual Scarlet Sails festival will be held in St. Petersburg. Only graduates can get into it with tickets. " Paper» has compiled a list of places from where other St. Petersburg residents and tourists can admire the festive fireworks, light show and scarlet sails of the brig.
Bridges and embankments
The ship with scarlet sails and the light show can be viewed from five embankments of St. Petersburg - Mytninskaya, English, Universitetskaya, Petrovskaya and Kutuzov embankment. These embankments are accessible to everyone - tickets for Scarlet Sails are not needed.
You can also view the light show and fireworks from the Blagoveshchensky, Birzhevoy and Liteyny bridges. With invitation cards, graduates will be able to go to Palace Square and Palace Embankment.
Illustration: official community of “Scarlet Sails”
The brig "Russia" will sail from Troitsky to Blagoveshchensky Bridge. Light show and fireworks will begin on June 24 at 00:40.
There has not yet been any official information from Mostotrest about changes to the bridge raising schedule. To the question “ Papers» about which bridges will be raised during the “Scarlet Sails”, the department responded that, based on the experience of past years, it will most likely be Troitsky.
Restaurants by the water and boats
You can also watch the light show and the ship in restaurants on the embankments. For example, in the panoramic establishment “Bering” on Pirogovskaya embankment. The windows overlook the Neva waters and the Trinity Bridge, there are tables nearby. On the night of June 24, the establishment will be open until 2:00. The average bill without drinks is 1100 rubles.
Another option is a restaurant on the Flying Dutchman ship, moored next to the Birzhevoy Bridge. At the table by the window you will be able to see Winter Palace and the waters of the Neva. The restaurant will be open all night. You can reserve a table with a deposit of 10 thousand rubles. The average bill is 2800 rubles without drinks.
You can view the festive fireworks from ships. Excursions around the Neva water area are organized by various travel companies, for example NevaTrip and ASTRA MARINE. The cost of a ticket per person is more than 5,000 rubles. The NevaTrip ship will depart from the English Embankment at 23:30, and the restaurant on the ASTRA MARINE ship will depart from the Arsenalnaya Embankment at 23:00.
Restaurant roofs
The festive fireworks will be visible not only from the embankments, but also from the rooftops. For example, in the wine bar “Sky and Wine” on Pirogov Lane. From the roof of the establishment there is a view of St. Isaac's Cathedral. The average bill is 1000 rubles.
Another establishment with a roof is the Italian restaurant “Makaronniki” on Dobrolyubova Avenue. The average bill at the establishment is 1,700 rubles.
You can also go to the Ginza Project restaurant “Mansarda”. From the tables on the roof you will be able to see St. Isaac's Cathedral and the festive fireworks. The average bill is 3500 rubles.
Broadcasts
Channel Five will broadcast live from Scarlet Sails. In addition, it will be possible to watch online in the community “
Channel 5, as the main organizer of the world-famous Scarlet Sails alumni celebration, is preparing for the main television event of the year. “Scarlet Sails” will be held in St. Petersburg in 2018 June 23 on the night of June 23-24, 2018.
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You can view the pyrotechnic show and the ship with Scarlet Sails from the Blagoveshchensky and Liteiny bridges, as well as from the embankments indicated in the diagram at the end of the article. Access to these areas is open to everyone. For free.
Live television broadcast of the Scarlet Sails 2018 holiday on Channel Five will begin June 23, 2018 at 10 p.m.
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The celebration will be hosted by Ivan Urgant and Dasha Alexandrova.
The headliner of the concert is Basta. According to tradition, the groups that will perform on stage this evening were chosen by the graduates themselves. In addition to Basta, they will take the stage Alekseev, ST, Alsou, Marie Crimebreri, Artyom Pivovarov, Victoria Daineko, My Michelle, Quest Pistols Show.
The star of the show “The Voice,” 12-year-old Rutger Garecht, will also perform at the celebration.
Trinity Bridge will be the main sensation of the pyrotechnic show, which will begin at 00.40 - the darkest interval of the white night. The latest technical designs and ingenious surprises, with the help of which it is planned to color the holiday with all the colors of the rainbow, have no analogues in the world.
As always, the culmination of the holiday will be the sailing ship “Tre Kronor” with scarlet sails entering the Neva waters.
Live television broadcast of the Scarlet Sails 2016 holiday on Channel Five will begin June 23, 2018 at 10 p.m.
Scarlet Sails 2018 program
21.00 - 23.00 - gathering of graduates and their guests on Palace Square and spectators on the Spit of Vasilievsky Island.
22.00 - Show starts. Festive music concert on Palace Square
00.40 - Grandiose light and pyrotechnic performance
and mapping show in the Neva waters
01.00 - 04.00 - continuation of the concert program
HOW TO BECOME A GUEST OF THE “SCARLET SAILS” HOLIDAY
Attention! Tickets for the Scarlet Sails festival are not for sale! Access to the embankment is free and open to everyone.
This year the Scarlet Sails holiday turns 50! This year, the brigantine with Scarlet Sails will enter the Neva on the night of June 23-24. The entire festival site will be central part St. Petersburg.
The Trinity Bridge, the Peter and Paul Fortress and the green area of the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island are closed to everyone. Entrance to Palace Square and Palace Embankment is by invitation only.
Every year, in addition to graduates, hundreds of thousands of St. Petersburg residents and city guests become spectators of the festival. You can view the pyrotechnic show and the ship with Scarlet Sails from the Blagoveshchensky and Liteiny bridges, as well as from the embankments indicated in the diagram. Access to these areas is open to everyone. For free.
2018 is a special year for the holiday. This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Scarlet Sails. The first Leningrad prom took place in 1968. Later, since 1979, there was a break of 26 years, and only in 2005 the tradition of honoring graduates with a large-scale show was resumed.
In 2016 the holiday was recognized best event in Europe, it is included in the register of world event tourism and is recommended for visiting in 20 European countries. In 2017, his fame attracted more than two million people to the embankments of St. Petersburg!
