Scarlet Sails – 2025: live broadcast from St. Petersburg

On Saturday, June 28, the Scarlet Sails festival will be held in St. Petersburg. Every year, the celebrations begin late in the evening and last until morning, attracting the attention of millions of viewers around the world. Only graduates, their relatives and teachers can attend the celebration. Others will be able to watch the show live. When will the broadcast from the Northern Capital begin in 2025, Izvestia reports.

Festive events are traditionally held on the Palace Square and in the Neva River, where a brig with scarlet sails appears to enthusiastic cheers. This event serves as a symbol of hopes and fulfillment of desires. Congratulations and parting words for graduates from famous artists and the governor of the city are heard from the stage on the Palace Square.

To the famous hits, schoolchildren say goodbye to childhood and enter adulthood. In the year of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the main leitmotif of the musical and theatrical program will be the victory of good over evil.

"Scarlet Sails" in 2025: date, how to get there, who performs

The Scarlet Sails schedule and program are in preparation.

Nadezhda Kadysheva, singer Zara, the Ivanushki International band and other pop stars will perform for the guests. Musician and composer Nikola Melnikov and the orchestra will perform Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7. The holiday will end with a colorful fireworks display.

All this time, the Fifth Channel will be broadcasting from St. Petersburg. You can also watch the show live on the TV channel's website and official social media accounts. The broadcast starts at 22:00 Moscow time.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the revival of the Scarlet Sails holiday. It traces its history back to 1968, when the country celebrated the 265th anniversary of the city on the Neva. After 11 years, the tradition was interrupted and resumed again in 2005 at the initiative of Joint Stock Bank ROSSIYA, the Government of St. Petersburg and Channel Five. Since then, the "Scarlet Sails" have been held annually during the white Nights, except for June 22, the Day of Remembrance and Mourning.

Earlier, Izvestia wrote that a fragment of a sail from the Scarlet Sails holiday would be transferred to the Museum of the World Ocean.