"Scarlet Sails" in 2025: date, how to get there, who performs
The main alumni celebration, Scarlet Sails, will start very soon in St. Petersburg. The celebration has long been the hallmark of the city on the Neva. The program includes performances by popular youth performers, as well as a spectacular water and pyrotechnic show. The information about when the event will take place and how to get to the celebration is in the Izvestia article.
What is the date of the "Scarlet Sails" in St. Petersburg in 2025
One of the brightest holidays in St. Petersburg - "Scarlet Sails" — in 2025 will be held on June 28. Active preparations for the large-scale and colorful event will be underway throughout the month.
This year, graduates will gather again at the Palace Square to enjoy the performances of their favorite performers at a grand concert, and then they will go to the Neva embankment to meet the brig Rossiya with scarlet sails.
The legendary graduation ceremony has long been a hallmark not only of St. Petersburg, but of the whole of Russia. It is not surprising that millions of people from all over the world want to see the magic of the Scarlet Sails and come to the city on the Neva River for this.
The entertainment of the concert part of the celebration impressed not only the guests of the event, but also the professionals: on June 3, it became known that the concert part of "Scarlet Sails – 2024" received the silver award of one of the main creative awards of Russia "Silver Mercury" in the nomination "Best mass event".
"Scarlet Sails – 2025" in St. Petersburg: traffic closure
During the rehearsals, traffic on some streets of St. Petersburg will be restricted due to the narrowing of the roadway. According to the city authorities, the reduction of the roadway on the Palace Square will be effective from June 5, 00:00 to June 6, 09:00, from June 19, 09:00 to June 20, 06:00 and from June 22, 07:00 to June 23, 23:59.
How to get to the Scarlet Sails festival, where to get tickets
Only graduates and their accompanying persons are allowed to attend the holiday itself: teachers and one of their close relatives. Residents of St. Petersburg receive personalized tickets in advance at schools.
Graduates from other regions of Russia can also receive an invitation by decision of the school's academic council. The guest lists are prepared in advance. A ticket with several degrees of protection is printed for each student.
In fact, the impressive show over the past 20 years has been seen from anywhere in the world: since 2005, Channel Five has consistently broadcast live on its website and on official social media accounts throughout the holiday. And the final part, the water and pyrotechnic show, is broadcast by several more federal channels.
All theatrical performances are staged taking into account the television format, and filming is carried out with dozens of cameras to show everything from the best angles.
Who performs at the "Scarlet Sails" in 2025: the program
The full list of artists and schedule will be available to the public about a week before the event. Usually, the organizers invite only the most relevant and beloved stars of schoolchildren.
For those who will open and close the festive event on the Palace Square, a casting of creative youth will be held from June 9 to 11. The jury will select the best of the best in the following categories: song, dance, multigenre concert number and presenter. The preliminary competitive selection was conducted from April 17 to May 31, 2025. It was attended by more than 3.5 thousand young people aged 16 to 35 years.
The main details of the "Scarlet Sails" are still kept secret, but the program of the holiday is something like this from year to year:
20:00 — the concert begins with performances by youth groups;
22:00 — performances by pop stars;
00:40 — water pyrotechnic show in the Neva River;
00:53 — meeting of the brig "Russia" with scarlet sails;
from 01:10 to 04:00 — continuation of the festive concert on the Palace Square.
Where to watch fireworks in St. Petersburg on the "Scarlet Sails" in 2025
Only graduates, the main characters of the holiday, will be able to see the fireworks from the Palace Embankment. However, dozens of television cameras will broadcast the beauty of the action from all possible angles live.
"Scarlet Sails" on June 28: where and at what time to watch online
The live broadcast of the legendary alumni celebration "Scarlet Sails" will begin at 22:00 Moscow time on the air and on the website of Channel Five. You can also watch the show on social media.
"Scarlet Sails" in St. Petersburg: the history of the alumni holiday
The history of the Scarlet Sails holiday dates back to 1968, when more than 25,000 graduates of Leningrad gathered at the Neva River to see the passage of the festive flotilla. She was led by the yacht Metalist with scarlet sails and the glowing inscription "Secret" — a reference to the ship of the same name from the novel by Alexander Green. The show was accompanied by music by Dmitry Shostakovich, Isaac Dunaevsky and Reinhold Glier, searchlights and fireworks.
The holiday was held annually until 1979. During this time, the main ships changed: in 1970, instead of the Metallist, the schooner Leningrad, built on the basis of the captured German ship Der Seeteufel, first appeared, followed by the three-masted schooner Kodor, previously used in fishing.
The tradition was interrupted in 1979. The holiday moved to Sestroretsk and gradually lost its former scale.
After 26 years, the alumni celebration was revived. It happened in 2005 at the initiative of the Joint-Stock Bank ROSSIYA, the government of St. Petersburg and Channel Five. From that moment on, the event turned into a large multimedia performance, which includes two main parts: a concert on the Palace Square and a water and pyrotechnic show in the Neva River.
Izvestia has prepared a special project dedicated to the holiday.
"Scarlet Sails": summary of Alexander Green's novel
The name of the holiday is given by the title of the most popular novel by Alexander Green, in which Captain Gray on a ship under scarlet sails embodies the dream of the heroine of the novel — Assol.
The novel, first published in 1923, is dedicated to the power of dreams and their ability to overcome the mundane. The plot centers on the story of Assol, a girl from a small village by the sea, who from early childhood believes in a miracle: one day a ship with scarlet sails will sail for her. Despite the ridicule and loneliness, Assol remains true to her dream.
The main conflict of the work is the clash between dream and reality. But hope and faith in a miracle turn out to be stronger: the young and brave Captain Gray, who has learned about Assol's dream, decides to make it happen. This is how a romantic fantasy becomes a reality, emphasizing that love, faith and perseverance can change a life.
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