The alumni festival "Scarlet Sails" in 2026 will be held on June 27.

Preparations for the annual Scarlet Sails Alumni Celebration have begun in St. Petersburg. This was announced on March 31 by the governor of the city, Alexander Beglov.

"One of the most beautiful and anticipated events in St. Petersburg will be held this year on June 27," Beglov wrote on the MACH messenger.

Going ashore: graduates met the brig Rossiya and heard the Katyusha volleys

The grandiose celebration "Scarlet Sails" in St. Petersburg was dedicated to the theme of victory

In 2025, the graduation celebration was held on the night of June 29. More than 100 thousand schoolchildren from all over the country and from abroad came to see the unique spectacle. The holiday was revived after a long-term hiatus in 2005 on the initiative of ROSSIYA Joint Stock Bank, the government of St. Petersburg and Channel Five.

Channel Five provided a live television broadcast of the event. In 2025, the holiday was seen by a record number of viewers — over 10 million people watched it, and more than 6.6 million watched it on Channel Five. In the 4+ age group, the audience share increased to 8.3%. Among viewers aged 25-59, 8.6% of the audience chose "Scarlet Sails".

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