Krasnoyarsk ice sculpture festival to become international

Krasnoyarsk is preparing to hold the IX Open Festival-Competition of snow and ice sculptures "Magic Ice of Siberia". It will be held on the Central Embankment of the city. This year it will be dedicated to the 185th anniversary of the birth of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, for this reason all exhibits will be united by the theme of the composer's work.

The regional tourism agency told KrasnoyarskMedia that this year the contest will be international again. In the first stage of the contest, which will be held from December 16 to 20, 10 teams from Russian cities will take part, and in the second stage, from January 6 to 11, 2025, teams from Mongolia, China and Belarus are planned to participate.

According to the head of the tourism agency Elena Nedbaylo, tourists who will come to the city for this time will be able to visit many entertainment events, including New Year fairs, concerts, exhibitions. All this will contribute to the increase of tourist flow to the Krasnoyarsk region.

Earlier, the Krasnoyarsk region was recognized as one of the most popular places to observe the northern lights. As follows from the research data of the hotel booking service from 2GIS "Othello", specialists from the scientific travel club "Astrovert" and enthusiasts of space wind observations Aurora Hunters, the best direction to see the northern lights are the regions near the Arctic Circle. These are the Komi Republic, the Nenets and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Districts, and the Krasnoyarsk Territory.