St. Petersburg is not in vain called the cultural capital of Russia: there are many interesting events here. For example, festivals, quite traditional musical ones ("Baltic piano duets", "Jazz Spring", "Palaces of St. Petersburg"), theater ("Baltic House", "Rainbow", "Theatrical Island"), cinematic "Festival of Festivals" ballet ("Mariinsky", "Dance Open"), arts ("Stars of the White Nights"), etc. Or unusual, such as biker festivals, tattoos, sand sculpture, fencing, etc.

Folk festivals and colorful processions pass in the New Year-Christmas holidays, Shrove Tuesday, April Fool's Day, Children's Day, graduate schools dedicated to a separate colorful holiday "Scarlet Sails."

On the Day of the lifting of the blockade, a solemn ceremony is held, and on the Victory Day and on the Day of the Navy parades.

Another parade of historical steamships, Petersburg in the framework of celebrating the Day of the city, which lasts for several days. A little earlier than this event, towards the end of May, another bright show is taking place - the opening of Peterhof fountains. The closing of the fountains is no less spectacular