It’s autumn, but we can’t sit at home. It’s logical to start your trip to Russia with an acquaintance with its capital - one of the most beautiful European cities, where ancient mansions coexist with modern skyscrapers.
The weather in Moscow in November is cold and there are few tourists. Holidays at this time are attractive because there are fewer people wanting to see the sights, it is easier to book interesting excursions, get to concerts, and the theater.
Are you ready to travel around autumn Moscow?
Moscow weather - November
Moscow autumn is capricious weather with rain, November is the time of the first snowflakes and frosts. When going to the capital in the last month of autumn, do not forget to take warm clothes, waterproof shoes and umbrellas. The thermometer is confidently heading towards zero, but this is not a reason to postpone rest.
High humidity, chilly wind and slush have one advantage - there are significantly fewer tourists at this time than in the summer or even a month earlier. Therefore, no one will bother you to take a selfie on Red Square, and you will be able to walk along Arbat without crowds.
The weather forecast for the beginning and end of November 2021 does not promise deviations from the statistical average. The average air temperature during the day is +1°C, at night - −3°C.
Weather in Moscow in November 2021 - forecast of weather forecasters.
In cloudy weather, spend time in museums, and during short sunny hours, go for walks. Look what the November poster promises - your evenings will be exciting.
MUSEUMS
Immersive lecture at the Military Uniform Museum
The Museum of Military Uniforms invites guests to its interactive lecture hall - impressive lectures. This is a new modern format, lectures are held not just in the hall, but among the expositions and exhibitions of the Museum of Military Uniforms. Listeners who are tired of boring slides with pictures will be able to see live what the lecturer is talking about. As a result, museum visitors learn about history through authentic artifacts rather than abstract concepts.
The museum has already scheduled 4 lectures that will take place every weekend starting October 11th. The first lecture is dedicated to the “History of military scooters” and will be held in the halls of the exhibition “Scooters, forward!” It will be conducted by Andrey Myatiev, a collector, journalist, founder of the Andrey Myatiev Museum of the History of Bicycle Business.
Photo: Courtesy of the Military Uniform Museum
Next Sunday, October 18, there will be a lecture “The Formation and Development of Russian Battle Painting” in the halls of the permanent exhibition “Uniform for a Hero,” which will be conducted by art critic and curator of the Museum of Military Uniforms Svetalan Nadykta. On October 25, Yuri Alekseev, head of the section of military-historical miniatures of the Moscow branch of the Russian Military Historical Society, will talk about “Military miniatures as a collectible object and a tool of historical knowledge” in the halls of the exhibition “Through the Times”. And on October 31, from the reenactor, architect, artist, employee of the Russian Military Historical Society Alexei Temnikov, visitors will learn about the “Evolution of the Russian military uniform from Peter I to Alexander III” in the halls of the permanent exhibition “Uniform for a Hero.” Lectures start at 15.00. Don't forget to wear masks.
WHERE: Museum of Military Uniforms, Bolshaya Nikitskaya, 46/17, building 1.
WHEN: Sunday, October 11, at 15.00
Price: free with the purchase of an entrance ticket to the Museum (its price is 400 rubles, children under 7 years old are free); with the ticket, visitors will also be able to view all permanent exhibitions and temporary exhibitions of the Museum.
Exhibition Fantastic Plastic
Not only fashionable, but also very important today, the topic of caring for our planet was reflected at the exhibition in the Tretyakov Gallery, which is dedicated to the processing and reuse of polymer materials. Here you will see works by more than 40 foreign and Russian designers, made from recycled plastic. They all have one thing in common: the authors view recycled plastic as an ideal material with which to realize the most unexpected creative plans. An educational program has also been prepared for the exhibition with the participation of Russian and foreign designers and ecologists.
WHERE: New Tretyakov Gallery, Krymsky Val, 10, West Wing, Moscow Design Museum
WHEN: until January 17, 2021.
Ticket price: 200 rubles.
Photo: Moscow Design Museum.
Toy cars 2021. Recycled plastic. Muima. Netherlands.
Historical and unusual Moscow - TOP best excursions in 2021
The capital of Russia is well known to everyone from the news and feature films, but to experience and understand it you will need a guide. Even if an interactive map is loaded into your smartphone and there is Internet access, you won’t find fascinating legends and stories known to native Muscovites on Wikipedia. Well, after the introductory tour, it will be easier to draw up a further program and plan what to see on your own in the Russian capital.
Getting to know the city as part of a group
- “Walking sightseeing tour of Moscow” lasts 2 hours. During this time you will see the historical center - St. Basil's Cathedral, Red and Lubyanka Squares, walk along Nikolskaya Street, Varvarka, Ilyinka, stop at Birzhevaya Square and visit Teatralny Proezd. From a Moscow expert you will learn historical facts from the life of the city. Price - 590 ₽ for one person.
During the sightseeing tour you will visit the main attractions of the capital.
- An alternative is “Classic sightseeing tour of Moscow by bus” (600 ₽ per participant). In 2 hours you will visit the central squares and business square, Luzhniki, Moscow State University, admire the gorgeous view of the city from Vorobyovy Gory, and experience the mystery of cinema on Mosfilmovskaya Street. On the Sofiyskaya and Bersenevskaya embankments there will be an opportunity to take panoramic photographs of Moscow.
Author's excursions for Muscovites and city guests
- “Treasures of the Kremlin: Diamond Fund, Armory Chamber and Alexander Garden” you will see all this for 2,500 ₽. You won't have to stand in a long line for tickets to two of Moscow's most famous museums.
Olga from Novorossiysk writes in her review:
“Everything was just wonderful! When I first saw the kilometer-long line at the ticket office, I was glad that the excursion organizers provided tickets. The Diamond Fund and the Armory Chamber are grandiose exhibitions that must be seen at least once in your life. I was especially impressed by the dress in which Catherine the Great was crowned, the boots and camisole of Peter I. I recommend it!”
The country's treasury awaits you - the Diamond Fund.
- For families with children - “Secrets of Red Square” - a quest tour for children. The route runs around the Kremlin walls, designed for schoolchildren from 7 to 15 years old and their parents, and at the end of the program, quest participants will receive memorable souvenirs. 2 hours - 5,600 rubles for a group of up to 14 people, or 400 per person if there are more of you.
- For fans of Bulgakov’s work who came without children, there is an individual excursion “The Master and Margarita. Romance with the city" (2.5 hours, 5,000 ₽ for a group of up to 10 people). Accompanied by a guide, excursionists will decipher the brilliant work and walk from the Patriarch's Ponds to Tverskoy Boulevard.
- For extreme sports enthusiasts - a walk along the roofs of Moscow “And from our window you can see Red Square.” Under the guidance of a professional roofer in a group of up to 10 people, from the roofs of buildings you will see a panorama of the capital with Stalinist skyscrapers and the Kremlin. Duration - 1 hour, price - 1,290 ₽ for one person.
- “Moscow City - the history of the capital’s skyscrapers” is an excursion on which you will learn how the business center of the capital grew on the site of the industrial zone and who is the author of the grandiose project. In an hour and a half you will have time to climb to the 56th floor of the Empire tower or the 89th floor of the Federation skyscraper and see the city from a height of 215 or 337 meters. Price for a group of up to 10 people - 2600 ₽ per excursion, tickets to observation decks (in 2021 this is 590 ₽ and 1200 ₽) are not included in the price
Skyscrapers of Moscow City. Well, how can you not take advantage of the chance to be at the very top?
- Three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays there is an “Excursion to the Mosfilm Film Studio” (2 and a half hours, tickets - 800 ₽ per participant). You will learn how films are made, go into the make-up workshops, see a collection of costumes, as well as the scenery of old Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Veronica from St. Petersburg shares her impressions in her review:
“An easy and dynamic excursion. We really enjoyed it. It was interesting to recognize what I had once seen in the movies, including the costumes of the characters. I was especially impressed by the scenery of Old Moscow. It’s nice that you can take photographs in the studio; unusual photos are a good memory.”
Here it is - the wrong side of Mosfilm.
If you like thrills, pay attention to the list of the most unusual excursions in Moscow →
Excursions always leave the most vivid impressions of the trip. It is more convenient and more profitable to book them online - there is more choice, and prices are 15–20% lower than from distributors and travel agencies.
You can read the description of the excursion program, look at photographs, read reviews from tourists and choose what will be really interesting to you and your family.
The entire list of available excursions around the capital is on the websites Sputnik8.com and Tripster.ru.
CONCERTS
Elvira T
Elvira Tugusheva (creative pseudonym Elvira T) became famous thanks to the Internet. When she was 15, she posted her song “Everything Is Decided” on social media. Thousands of likes and reposts - and the young performer was noticed in show business. “Everything is decided” sounded on the radio and became a hit. As a result, Elvira T became one of the first Internet artists who managed to break into hot rotation on radio and TV. During her career, Elvira T has released three solo albums. And at a concert in Izvestia Hall on October 10, 2021, she will present her fans a new live program, where songs from the new album “In the Kitchen” and hits “Everything is decided”, “Obsessed”, “Taxi”, “Don’t be a fool”, “ Infection" and others.
WHERE: Izvestia Hall, Malaya Dmitrovka street, 1/7с8
WHEN: Saturday, October 10, 20:00
Ticket price: 1300 rubles
Olga Buzova
Pop star Olga Buzova, who made fans worry when she took to the ice in the popular show “Ice Age,” will perform this Saturday, October 10, at the Moscow club Bla Bla Bar. “Infinitely many bars - one “busy atmosphere”! – reported in the performance poster. The organizers note that the club has face control and asks young people not to forget their passports.
Olga Buzova's popularity continues to go through the roof. Today she is a singer, an actress, a designer, a model, and a TV presenter. Olga's solo career began in 2021, she has already released two studio albums. Her songs have topped the country's main charts more than once, and her videos receive millions of views online. At the concert, Olga Buzova will sing her popular songs - “Dance to Buzova”, “Not enough halves”, “Tangerines”, “WiFi” and many others. And, of course, fans are waiting for the release of her new song at the concert - “Abnormal Vibe”.
WHERE: Bla Bla Bar, Lesnaya street, 20с5
WHEN: Saturday, October 10, 19.00
Ticket price 2000 rubles
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The European capital in a few days: what to see on your own
Of course, there is something to see in Moscow even without a guide, and some places seen on excursions will make you want to return for a detailed acquaintance and photographs.
You will combine a walk around the city with a search for memorable souvenirs and gifts for loved ones.
Plan your time to free up your evenings. Concert programs and theater posters for November promise interesting leisure time.
Be sure to climb to the highest observation decks in the city; don’t go here on excursions:
- Federation Tower in Moscow City (height 337 meters, ticket - 1200 ₽) - order;
- Ostankino TV Tower (340 meters, ticket price - from 900 ₽) - order.
Here you will see Moscow from the most interesting angles and take panoramic photos.
Aren't you afraid of heights?
Observation deck on the 85th level of the Ostankino TV tower.
In November, exhibitions of contemporary art and photography will be held in the capital, not counting permanent exhibitions in the Tretyakov Gallery, the House-Museum of Marina Tsvetaeva and Vasnetsov, and the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts.
Be sure to go to VDNKh, Izmailovskoye Estate, Kolomenskoye, Tsaritsyno, Lefortovo Park.
Palace ensemble in Tsaritsino.
Movie
Greetings from “Harry Potter”: a new film adaptation of JK Rowling’s “ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ” (from November 17). No, we are not talking about the young wizard here. But it’s about the same magical world 70 years ago and a magical zoologist. By the way, it was this book that young wizards studied at Hogwarts.
Continuation of the story of the Partokalos family. The main characters' daughter has grown up, and now she dreams of breaking free from parental care. And again - the romantic comedy “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” (from November 17).
By the way
The working title of the film is “How I Slept Through Everything.”
Awarded two prestigious awards - the Grand Prix at the Kinotavr festival and 3rd place at the Window to Europe festival in Vyborg - the film "Good Boy" (from November 18) about an ordinary boy Kolya Smirnov, with whom he literally During the week, absolutely extraordinary things happen. The soundtrack song “We are the Universe” is performed by Polina Gagarina.
By the way
This is Brad Pitt's 4th film set during World War II.
And on November 23, a military drama starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard, Allied, , based on real events of 1942. An American mission agent in North Africa accidentally learns that his wife and the mother of his child is a Nazi spy.
Poster November 2021
Moscow is the capital in all respects, including theater. The November poster offers classics and modern productions, ballets and musicals. Book your tickets online to already have a program for the entire duration of your stay in the city.
The following theaters open their doors hospitably for you on November evenings:
- Bolshoi Theater - Historical Stage (Teatralnaya Square) and Pokrovsky Stage (Nikolskaya Street);
Theatergoers, don't forget about the Bolshoi Theater!
- Lenkom - Malaya Dmitrovka street;
- Contemporary on Chistoprudny Boulevard;
- Musical Theater - Pushkinskaya Square;
- Fomenko's workshop on Kutuzovsky Prospekt;
- Helikon Opera on Bolshaya Nikitskaya;
- Alla Dukhova TODES Theater (Prospekt Mira);
- Stas Namin Music and Drama Theater on Krymsky Val;
- Theater on Serpukhovka (Pavlovskaya Street);
- CDKZh on Komsomolskaya Square;
- MTYUZ in Mamonovsky Lane;
- Apart theater on Tverskoy Boulevard;
- Mosconcert Hall (Komsomolskaya metro station).
Buy tickets in advance for Mosconcert Hall, it is always sold out.
The concert program poster is filled with star names from the first to the last day.
Nov. 1:
- Alexander Rosenbaum will perform at the Army Theater;
- in Crocus City Hall - “Hands Up”;
- in Backstage - Valery Syutkin.
During the month in Moscow you will be able to see performances by the groups “Voskresenye”, “Luna”, Noize MC, Evgeny Petrosyan and Buranovsky Babushki - the list is far from complete.
On November 12, The Pink Floyd Show concert will take place at Crocus City Hall.
Where to buy souvenirs?
You can't leave the capital without gifts. What kind of souvenirs are brought from Moscow?
Check out the souvenir market in the Izmailovo Kremlin. For tourists there is everything - from magnets to handmade chess. On weekends, the Izmailovsky Vernissage hosts a flea market where interesting things with history are sold.
For souvenirs, go to the Izmailovsky market.
Stop by the Interesting Gift Shop BINGOSTORE (Volgogradsky Prospekt, 32, building 11) and Cocosmarket (Oktyabrskoye Pole metro station, Marshala Biryuzova Street, 32, 1st floor) - there is a large assortment of souvenirs and gifts for different budgets.
You will find children's toys with Russian symbols in the store at Altufevskoye Shosse, 31, building 5, 1st floor, Verkhnie Likhobory metro station.
Lectures
Synchronization “The history of arthouse in 5 films”
A still from the film “Solaris”
On November 24, on the cultural platform “Synchronization,” film expert Lamara Karchava will explain what is hidden behind the word “arthouse” and talk about the features of independent cinema using the example of five films. If you have long wanted to understand the work of Andrei Tarkovsky or the Dogma 95 movement, then it’s time to start. It definitely won't be boring.
Film premieres
"Widows"
Englishman Steve McQueen, the first black director to win a major Oscar for the historical drama 12 Years a Slave, returned to the screens with a new work - the crime drama Widows. The plot centers on the story of four women whose robber husbands die while escaping the crime scene. Newly-made widows undertake to finish the job started by their murdered husbands and deal with the police, as well as find out who framed their loved ones. McQueen brought in Gillian Flynn, author of the novels Gone Girl and Sharp Objects, to work on the script, so we can expect a twisted plot and a lot of puzzles. We are preparing to solve them starting November 22.
November prices
At the beginning of November, the high tourist season came to an end, booking hotels will not be difficult, it is easier than in summer to buy air tickets, and also to get to the capital by train or bus.
Plan your trip in advance - hotels offer autumn discounts. So, let's price it:
- Daily accommodation in a 3* hotel in a double room (average price) ≈ 3,800 ₽ - find a cheap hotel on Booking.com →
- A room for two in a good 4-star hotel costs ≈ 6,500 ₽.
- It’s cheaper to rent an apartment ≈ 3,000 ₽ per day - we recommend the Sutochno.ru service for this →
- The journey from Domodedovo Airport will take about an hour, the approximate price of a taxi is 1,300 rubles, a bus is 105 rubles.
- Aeroexpress from Kievsky Station to Vnukovo - 462 rubles (35 minutes travel time), taxi to the center - 1,320 rubles (40 minutes), minibus No. 45m to Yugo-Zapadnaya metro station - 155 rubles.
Travel by public transport:
- Single ticket for 1 trip - 55 ₽.
- Travel at the 90-minute fare on a Troika card costs 59 ₽.
- Travel with a Troika card in the metro and on ground transport costs 38 ₽ per trip.
With the Troika card you will save time and money.
Lunch for one person in an inexpensive cafe will cost about 300 rubles, dinner for two with wine - on average 2,500.
Don't worry about the weather! Feel free to travel to Moscow in November. The city is beautiful in any season, but in autumn there are fewer tourists. Book tickets for excursions and cultural events in advance - the program will be rich and informative.
In conclusion, Valery’s review from Norilsk:
“Moscow is a city where you can relax from provincial silence and frost. It's nice to spend a few days in a bustling metropolis, attend exhibitions and concerts, and stroll along Tverskaya and Arbat. Is the weather bad in November? Dress warmly, take an umbrella and nothing will stop you from admiring the capital.”
Author: Irina Savitskaya
Parties
Opening of the skating rink in Gorky Park
This skating season in Gorky Park will be called “Factory of Happy People”. The opening will take place on November 22 with a noisy party. The music is provided by DJs Tiger Balms, as well as Creamsoda and Sister Bliss. The hosts will be actress Irina Chesnokova and Vladimir Marconi from the TV show “Evening Urgant”. The evening will end with fireworks.
