On the eve of the long-awaited spring holiday on March 8, 2021, many are thinking about how and how to please their beloved women, mothers, daughters or girlfriends. How to surprise them and how to create an unforgettable holiday weekend for the whole family? Of course, flowers, jewelry, perfume, restaurants with good cuisine are always win-win options with which you can please the fair half of humanity on this day.
But still, the most memorable gift for any woman will be time spent mentally with her beloved family, with children and loved ones. After all, the impressions from joint events will echo for a long time and charge you with positive energy.
In Moscow on International Women's Day, many events will be held to suit every taste - festivals, unusual performances, master classes, culinary schools, lectures, concerts, film screenings and performances, flower races and many other equally exciting entertainments.
Traditionally, holiday programs will be held in Moscow parks, museums and entertainment centers.
This year Maslenitsa week begins on March 8, so we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the program of festive events in Moscow and the region for Maslenitsa.
We present an overview of the most significant events in the capital dedicated to Women's Day. So, how can you have an interesting time this holiday weekend and where to go from March 6 to March 8, 2021 in Moscow.
Various holiday programs and festivals will be held this weekend on March 6, 7 and 8
Exhibition
Event: Spring Puppet Ball
Time : March 5-8, 11:00-20:00
Tickets : 500 rubles; preferential - 250 rubles
Children under 7 years old are free.
Program:
The IX Spring Puppet Ball is a large, interesting festive program with an exhibition of puppet fairy-tale characters made in various techniques from more than 300 artists. At the event, among the exhibits you will be able to see designer dolls, teddy bears, as well as purchase materials for creating toys and special literature.
Gallery "A3"
Event : “Women’s Day. The non-holiday story of March 8"
Time : March 6, 14:00
Free admission
Program:
In the A3 art gallery in the very center of Moscow on Arbat there will be a lecture about how the holiday originated there, about the historical role of Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxemburg, about how International Women's Day is celebrated all over the world! Pre-registration by phone is required.
Skazka Park
Give your beloved women of any age magical emotions on March 8! On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Skazka park in Krylatskoye organizes the most magical holiday for ladies, from 13:00 to 16:00: a bright party with unicorns, a performance by star artist Kirill Andreev and an incendiary dance marathon. Rainbow emotions and pleasant gifts await all girls, mothers and grandmothers on March 8th.
- From 13:15 there is a dance marathon with the participation of children's groups. It will be simply impossible to resist dancing on this day, because it will be the most incendiary spring flash mob.
- Unicorns from a magical land will appear in Skazka Park at 13:45. With them you can dance, play and have fun, and even go on an exciting adventure with challenges, tasks and prizes. With the help of magical friendship, our guests will be able to overcome all challenges and be charged with a rosy mood for the whole day!
- A special surprise for visitors to the Skazka park will be a musical congratulation on the holiday from star artist Kirill Andreev, at 14:45
All guests will receive sweet gifts, fun competitions and drawings.
Participation in the celebration is free. Entrance to the Skazka park is free.
Cruise by boat
Festive boat trip along the Moscow River on March 7 and 8 at 15:30 and 20:00 with dinner, live music and watching fireworks. You will not freeze - The ship is equipped with modern climate control equipment and a comfortable temperature is maintained. Ticket price with dinner: adult - 3590 rubles, children (from 6 to 12 years old) - 1590 rubles.
“The Factory of Ideas” in the Zelenograd Cultural Center
On Saturday, March 6, 2021 from 13:00 to 17:30, cultural for the family program “Inventory Factory”
Event program:
1st floor foyer
- 13:00-13:30 – Gastronomic project “Food in the Center”
- 13:00-14:00 – Master class – presentation of groups for early creative development of children “Paper rustlings” and “Izobrazhulka” / Master class from the creative department of the Zelenograd cultural center
- 14:00-14:15 – Draw
- 14:00-15:00 – Master class “Brooch made of felt “Flower”” from the studio “Stylish Thing” / Master class on drawing from the family club “Quartet”
- 14:00-15:45 – Obstacle course for robots from the technical creativity studio “Constructive”
- 15:00-15:45 – Master class in free painting technique “Tulip” from the “Batik” group of the “Izumrud” fashion theater / Master class in calligraphy from the “Quartet” family club
- 15:30-15:45 – Draw
Atrium
- 13:30-14:15 – Demonstration performances by the Fomin sisters circus, the Dynamo dance school, the Light Fly cheerleading team, and the Inside dance group
Theater Hall
- 16:00-17:30 – Concert program “Melody of Spring”
Free admission. Recommended age: 6+
Theater
The 18th international festival “New European Theater” (from November 17 to December 10) will allow you to find out what’s new in foreign theater.
The festival will open with the utopian play “Feast of the Future” from a troupe from Great Britain, which received the prestigious Ibsen Prize (November 17 and 18, Theater of Nations).
And the main event of the festival will be the play “Vangelo” from Italy from director Pippo Delbono , famous for his shocking performance (November 25 and 26, Theater of Nations).
On this women's holiday, give your wife or loved one a trip to a concert
Bel Canto
On any of the holidays from March 6 to 8, the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul and the Anglican Cathedral of St. Andrew in the center of Moscow will host concerts of jazz and classical music, and thematic masterpieces from films. Musical compositions are accompanied by a display of artists' paintings and sand animation.
Start time: from 15:00 to 21:00
Age: from 6+ to 12+
Tickets: from 800 rub.
Mosconcert on Pushechnaya
On March 4 at 19:00 the Moscow Pevzner Choral Theater will make a musical offering for March 8, “Your Majesty a Woman.” Love songs will be performed in Italian, Spanish and English, but the basis of the festive evening will be Russian romance.
Tickets: from 500 rub.
Jazz Band Artyomov Combo at the Moscow House of Books
Author's Light Jazz and Soviet light jazz can be listened to for free at the Artyomov Combo's festive concert “Spring - Moscow - Love”, which will take place on March 5 at 19:00 at the Moscow House of Books.
Admission is free, with pre-registration required. Limited number of seats!
Moscow International House of Music
On March 8 at 19:00 in the Theater Hall of the House of Music there will be a jazz concert by Marina Volkova and Sergei Vasiliev’s trio “Jazz Flowers”, consisting of jazz improvisations on themes from cult films.
Tickets: from 700 rub.
At the same time, the MMDM will host a concert of opera music “All for Love!” The program includes arias from operas and operettas, Neapolitan songs.
Tickets: from 800 rub.
Cultural
On March 6 at 16:00 in the Theater Hall of the Zelenograd Cultural Center you will find a free festive concert program “Music of Spring”. Dances, songs, poems, prose. Everything about you and for you, dear representatives of the fair sex!
Crocus City Hall
On March 5 at 20.00 a big festive concert “Declaration of Love” will be held at Crocus City Hall. Will appear on stage: Polina Gagarina, Lev Leshchenko, Valeria, Igor Krutoy, Soso Pavliashvili, Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Pelageya, Diana Arbenina, Dmitry Malikov, Ani Lorak, Stas Mikhailov, Kristina Orbakaite, EMIN, Slava, Dina Garipova, Alexey Vorobyov, Anna Pletnyova . Anastasia Spiridonova, Vladimir Presnyakov, Natalya Podolskaya, Rodion Gazmanov, Elena Vaenga, Diana Gurtskaya, Stas Piekha, Ksana Sergienko, Denis Maidanov, Intars Busulis, Alexander Marshall, Elena Sever, Mot, Zara, Mark Tishman, Gleb Matveychuk, Soprano, Grigory Chernetsov , Irina Dubtsova, Artem Kacher, Anzhelika Varum, Alexander Panayotov, Oleg Gazmanov, Jasmine, Alexander Rosenbaum and others.
Age: 12+, tickets from 2500 rub.
On March 8 at 19:00 there will be a concert by the production center of Grigory Leps “Women Like Me”. On International Women's Day, Grigory Leps, Alexander Panayotov, Vitold Petrovsky and the Cosmos Girls group will delight their better half with a festive performance.
Age: 6+, tickets from 1500 rub.
Cultural
On March 8 at 19:00, a concert-date “Romance of Spring” will take place in the chamber hall of the Cultural. The duo of percussion instruments “PercaRus” will perform works by Piazzolla, Debussy, Corea, Clark and other wonderful composers.
Tickets from 500 to 800 rubles.
Tsaritsyno Park
Event : organ concert “Dedication to Bach”
Time : March 6 from 17:00 in the atrium of the Bread House
Tickets : from 300 to 650 rubles
All classical music lovers traditionally celebrate the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach in March. The program includes symphonies, sonatas, fantasies and chorale preludes for the organ of the great composer, performed by graduates of the Moscow State Conservatory. P.I. Tchaikovsky.
Event : concert “In the twilight of approaching spring”
Time : March 7 from 16:00 at the Opera House
Tickets : from 300 to 800 rubles
The concert program includes vocal music by Russian Soviet composers Georgy Sviridov (Vocal cycle “Petersburg”, romances) and Dmitry Shostakovich (Arioso of Katerina from the opera “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk”), which will be performed by soloists of the Moscow Academic Musical Theater. K. S. Stanislavsky and Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko.
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.
MUSEUMS in Moscow and the Moscow region will traditionally celebrate International Women's Day with their programs.
On this holiday, some galleries and museums will be open free of charge for lovely ladies . In addition, this year children can also take advantage of free entry.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Culture of the Moscow Region, this year twelve state museums in the Moscow region will open their doors free of charge for women and children.
Among the Moscow region museums participating in the action: the New Jerusalem International Exhibition Complex, the A.P. Chekhov Museum-Reserve Melikhovo, the Zaraisky Kremlin, the Muranovo estate, the Military Technical Museum and others.
Museum-reserve of A.P. Chekhov "Melikhovo"
On March 7 at 15:00 the Melikhovo Estate Museum invites you to take part in a musical and educational show, the program includes: a classical music concert; fashion show in ancient outfits, a skit by an artist of the Chekhov Studio theater with the story by A.P. Chekhov “Opinions on the Hat Disaster.”
House-Museum of Marina Tsvetaeva
Museum staff have prepared thematic excursions for International Women's Day.
- March 6 at 12:00 author’s tour “Mother, when I sing...” by Natalya Shainyan about motherhood and the relationship of Marina Tsvetaeva with her daughters, how creator and parent were combined in the poet. Tickets: children - 300 rubles, adults - 600 rubles, age: 12+.
- On March 7 at 12:00 there will be an excursion called “The Sorceress” (as the poetess Marina Tsvetaeva was called by her husband Sergei Efron. The excursion dedicated to what kind of wife and mother Marina Tsvetaeva was will be conducted by the museum’s senior researcher Maria Stepanova. Tickets: children - 200 rubles. , adult - 400 rubles, age: 12+.
Victory Museum
On March 8, the Victory Museum on Poklonnaya Hill for free, except for the “Feat of the People” exhibition. Museum workers prepared a festive program.
Opening hours : from 13:00 to 19:00.
Holiday program:
At 13:00 in the Konev cinema hall there will be a screening of the feature film “Relatives”.
At 14:00-14:40 in the Hall of Generals you will find a poetry and music program “Poetry for Women”.
From 14:40 to 16:30 you can take part in the quest around the Victory Museum “Women in the Great Patriotic War”. Age category 12+.
At 15:00 in the foyer in front of the Hall of Fame, for 2 hours at the master class “A Postcard to Mom” you will be taught and helped to make a greeting card with your own hands.
from 15:00 to 15:30 in the Hall of Generals there will be a fashion show from students of the Russian State University named after. A. N. Kosygina..
At 15:30 there will be a festive concert “Victory Cranes” in 2 sections. The choreographic ensemble “Veselukha”, laureates of international competitions Ekaterina Ivaniy and Daniil Bukach, a participant in the project “Voice. Season 9" Ivan Kharitonov, soloists of the Art-Express Foundation for Gifted Children, Honored Artist of the Chechen Republic and the Republic of Ingushetia Evgeniy Kungurov, children's musical theater "Domisolka".
Darwin Museum (x)
Only March 8 at the Darwin Museum
children can give a gift to their mothers - a free entrance ticket
“LABYRINTH AS A GIFT FOR MOM.”
To do this, you need to come to the museum and purchase a child’s ticket to the interactive labyrinth of the multimedia exhibition “Walk the Path of Evolution.”
Master classes:
“Self-portrait from flora” (March 7), “Flowers for beloved women” (March 8),
“Funny dinosaur”, where you can make a brooch with your own hands (March 8)
Moscow City Museum (!)
On March 7 and 8, 2021, a Flea Market will be held at the Museum of Moscow . At the traditional annual fair, you will be able to please yourself with interesting rare purchases and purchase antique porcelain, antiques, vintage jewelry and various cute little things from the last century.
In addition, here you can see the works of members of the Moscow Union of Artists and several craft workshops. For visitors to the Museum of Moscow there will be exhibitions of antique photography “Women's Joys”, trinkets and fans of the 19th century and a retro photo studio “Full Format”.
On March 8, lectures will be held on the works of outstanding painters and famous jewelry.
The entrance is free.
Moscow Planetarium
On International Women’s Day, the Great Star Hall of the Moscow Planetarium will host an immersive concert “See the Music.” Accompanied by masterpieces of classical music, you will go on a space journey to distant planets and stars.
Start of the event: 21:30
Tickets: from 3500 to 5000 rubles.
State Historical Museum
For March 7 and 8, the museum has prepared an extensive program dedicated to Women’s Day: The programs “The Role of Women in the Early Middle Ages”, “Domostroy”: Myth or Reality”, “Women’s Images in Old Russian Epics”, “Noblewoman, Merchant’s Wife, Peasant Woman” are waiting for you ", "Family tree of Russian sovereigns. Empresses”, program with a master class “Antique Women’s Jewelry”; excursions “The life of a woman of ordinary rank in Russia in the 18th–19th centuries”, “Wives and daughters of the great Russian princes”, ““A faithful wife and virtuous mother”: Russian noblewomen in the first half of the 19th century”, “Russian women on the path to emancipation” , master classes for children from 7 years old.
On March 7 at 14:00 the concert “I want to talk to you about love” will take place. When purchasing a ticket to any of the events, entry to the museum will be free. More details on the museum website.
Children
The beginning of the month will especially please the boys, because for three whole days they will be told about the latest achievements of robotics at the Robotics Expo (from November 4 to 6, Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center, from 400 rubles). And, of course, here you can find new robot friends - the four-legged pet “Domji”, who recognizes the owner’s voice, the mechanical scientist “DARwin”, the consultant-promoter “Promobot”, etc.
Based on “The Town Musicians of Bremen” and “Robin Hood” - the musical comedy cartoon “The Thieves of Bremen ” (from November 3). The main character is a robber with pure thoughts and excellent upbringing, Trubin Hood, who will have to save the magic kingdom from greedy ministers and open the eyes of the beautiful Princess to the truth. Comes in 2D and 3D. The princess speaks in the voice of singer Natalia Podolskaya.
For the 10th time, the “Big Cartoon Festival” will be held for children and their parents (until November 7). There will be short films, full-length cartoons, and even TV series for children. By the way, the audience themselves can choose the best cartoon and award the winner.
Master classes: making gifts for March 8th for mothers and grandmothers with your own hands
Club "Rainbow" (Zelenograd, building 1006)
The Rainbow Club is holding a series of master classes and inviting children to create crafts for their mothers, grandmothers and sisters on March 8th.
- On March 4 at 17:00 there will be a master class on painting a “Butterflies” T-shirt
- On March 6 at 11:00 there will be a class on arts and crafts. Sketch for mom “Favorite recipe”
Age: 3+
Admission is free, pre-registration by phone is required
Lianozovsky Park
On March 3 at 17:00 on the central square of the Park in the culinary shop “Kaldis” we are waiting for you and your children for a creative master class “Gift for Mom”
Museum of K. G. Paustovsky
The museum invites you to participate in a free master class “Caring Flower” on creating postcards (bookmarks) from dried flowers and plants. Also, museum guests are invited to exhibitions and will be told about the secrets of making a herbarium. The class will be held on March 6, at 15:00. Pre-registration by phone is required
Babushkinsky Park
On March 8 at 15:00, the master class “Bouquet for a beloved mother” will be held at the creativity and leisure center of Babushkinsky Park. Participants will make a card with voluminous flowers, decorate it with figuratively cut leaves and butterflies, and decorate it with ribbons and sequins. The lesson will be led by Natalya Shabrova, artist of the Yunost House of Culture, head of the creative studios ARTkrokha, Ladoshki and ARTmaster.
The park “At Dzhamgarovsky Pond” at 12:00 in the bookcrossing pavilion invites you on March 8 to the master class “Spring has come!”, which will be conducted by teachers of children's art school No. 7. Participants will learn the basic elements of theatrical makeup and the basics of acting. They will be explained how to properly use special paints, overlays, and stickers. The program also includes games, competitions, and dancing. The lesson will be dedicated to International Women's Day.
