The VI Festival of the RGS will be held in Moscow’s Zaryadye Park from July 12 to 20. The main theme will be «Wonders of Russia»: captivating places, monuments, landmarks, and traditions of the peoples of our country. They will be embodied in exhibitions, performances by artists, film screenings, master classes, and other events organized by the RGS and its partners. The guests of the festival will see everything that makes our homeland so unique, inimitable, so beloved and cherished.
One venue will gather the representatives from Bashkiria and Yakutia, the Voronezh, Vladimir, Kurgan, and Sverdlovsk Regions, as well as other regions of our country. They will perform traditional songs and dances, tell about their culture, send the festival guests on an amazing journey, and show them Russia anew. In the center of Moscow, you will be able to visit a Yakut urasa and a Bashkir yurt, walk along the Ural trail and learn about the extraction of minerals in Yamal.
The program will include a Festival of Ecological Music featuring ethnic groups and folklore ensembles. Ecological music is a new stylistic trend inspired by nature and caring attitude towards it. Guests of Zaryadye Park will be enchanted by folk melodies, live sound, and handcrafted musical instruments made from natural materials. Artists will show how to play the jaw harp and reveal the secrets of throat singing.
In addition, adults and children will be able to attend many free educational workshops, lectures, quizzes, and film screenings. Scientists and popularizers of science, writers and artists, travelers and tour operators will tell everyone about Russia and its wonders, about protected areas, secrets of archeology, the structure of zoos, and much more. For fans of modern art and geography, there will be a lecture «Visual Guide to Russia: How Comics Help Study the Country». You will learn about rare animal species that the RGS takes care of. For example, the festival will host a lecture «Amur Tiger: The History of Relationships with Humans». Those who like to create with their own hands will be able to learn how to create folk craft items at master classes.
At the RGS Festival in Zaryadye Park, everyone will find something interesting for themselves. For example, they will be able to hear a story about a unique round-the-world voyage from the expedition leader Evgeny Kovalevsky and watch the documentary film «Pereplyt okean. I vernutsya drugimi» (eng. «Cross the Ocean and Come Back Changed»). Participants of the festival will experience the most striking and interesting tourist routes in Russia and will be the first to see new episodes of the project of the Russian Geographical Society and the TV channel «Moya Planeta» called «Our Routes». We have planned screenings of the film «Ognenny Lis» (eng. «Fire Fox»), released with the support of VTB, as well as a meeting with environmental specialist Pyotr Shpilenok. You will see films by Rosatom dedicated to the captains of nuclear icebreakers that sail the expanses of the Arctic.
For fans of thrills and dizzying flights, there will be a free VR cinema with a movie letting you travel across Russia. Photo zones will be opened for fans of the original images, and real expedition equipment will be presented at the festival for the strong-willed, brave, and courageous travelers. Those who love nature and animals will definitely enjoy an exhibition of works by the finalists of the XI Photo Contest «The Most Beautiful Country» and an art installation with photos from camera traps from nature reserves from all over Russia. Tigers, deer, snow leopards, larga seals, pheasants, bears, wildcats, and many other animals will appear before you in all their glory. For guests interested in the history of geographical discoveries and the traditions of the Russian Geographical Society, which turns 180 this year, guided tours and business events will be available at the Headquarters of the RGS in Moscow. One of such events will be a round table of the RGS and Gazprom Neft, where experts will discuss the impact of cultural, educational, and environmental projects on the socio-economic development of territories.
We are waiting for you at our holiday! The full program of the RGS Festival is available on the website.
