Kazan celebrates May Day: the opening of the tourist season, poetic evenings and a track and field marathon

Kazan celebrates May Day: the opening of the tourist season, poetic evenings and a track and field marathon

<p> (KZN.RU, April 30). The shortest working week of this year is coming to an end. The long-awaited May holidays and 5 non-working days in a row are ahead. During this time, you can manage everything. Do the things that were postponed, go to the dacha, and of course, enjoy barbecues with your family or friends. Also, citizens and guests of Kazan will be able to find entertainment and interesting activities in public spaces. This is the Spring and Labor Day in Gorky Park, the poetic battle “Words and Music” in the park “Chernoe Ozero”, the Kazan Marathon, the route of which covers almost all the sights of the city, as well as the Easter Fair on the main pedestrian street, and much more. </p> <p> <b>Labor Day in Gorky Park</b> </p> <p> May 1 </p> <p> During the day, citizens will celebrate the Spring and Labor Day in the Gorky Park. Experts of the Federation of Trade Unions of the RT will teach guests the basics of road safety. Also, there will be a GTO standard corner, an entertainment area for children “KidSpace” and a board games area. The evening will end with a power show “Russian Knights” and a performance by the band “Volga-Volga”. </p> <p> <b>“Breakfast of the Tourist” in the Staro-Tatarskaya Sloboda</b> </p> <p> May 1 at 1 pm </p> <p> On May 1, the summer tourist season opens in the Staro-Tatarskaya Sloboda. On this day, the holiday “Breakfast of the Tourist” will take place for guests and residents of Kazan. The festive event will begin at 1 pm. A military band will perform on the established summer stage on Mardzhani Street. Also, well-known figures of the Union of Writers of the RT will perform before the audience, who will read the verses of Tatar poets. </p> <p> On the same day, students of the Kazan State Institute of Culture will show an extensive program. They will present an animated children's program “Following the Art” with draws, games, as well as master classes in painting, embroidery and theater art. </p> <p> The holiday ends with an evening program. At 6 pm, songs in Tatar, Turkish, English, French and Italian will be performed on the stage, and choreographic groups will dance. </p> <p> Also, guests of the festival will be able to taste the dishes of the Tatar national cuisine in the museum “Tatarskaya Sloboda”. </p> <p> <b>Interactive plays in the complex “Tugan Avylym”</b> </p> <p> May 1-4 at 6 pm and 8.30 pm </p> <p> Guests of Kazan will be able to get acquainted with the culture of Tatarstan in the complex “Tugan Avylym”, where interactive theatrical plays with dances and songs will take place. </p> <p> <b>The Kazan Championship in gymnastics “Katyusha”</b> </p> <p> May 2-5 from 9 am </p> <p> During the May holidays, the team Kazan Championship in gymnastics “Katyusha” will be held in Kazan. Competitions are timed to the Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War and will be held at the Gymnastics Center. More than five thousand athletes of sports schools from around the country will attend the tournament. </p> <p> <b>“Echo of Victory” on the Kremlevskaya Embankment: drawings on asphalt, dancing and film screenings</b> </p> <p> May 3 at 4 pm </p> <p> The Kremlevskaya Embankment invites residents of the city to take part in the events “Echo of Victory”, dedicated to the celebration of the 74th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. On May 3, from 4 pm to 6 pm, a children's drawing competition on the asphalt will take place at the children's alley. A master class on social and ballroom dancing will take place on stage at the pier from 6 pm to 8 pm. From 8 pm to 10 pm, citizens are invited to watch the open-air military films “The Tale of a True Man” and “The Young Guard”. </p> <p> <b>“Words and Music”</b> </p> <p> May 3 at 6 pm </p> <p> The first battle of the project “Words and music” will be held In the park “Chernoe Ozero”. It is aimed to popularize poetry. Readers and DJs will go on the open stage and together create a new work. They will be evaluated by Diana Safarova, Elmira Kalimullina, and Andrey Rudenko. </p> <p> <b>Morning jogging in Gorky Park</b> </p> <p> May 4 at 8.45 am </p> <p> Everyone can take part in the 5-kilometer race, regardless of age, gender or sports training. You need to register on the official website and get a special bar code. If you wish, you can take your pets with you, dogs will have to cover the entire route with their owners. </p> <p> <b>Opening of the “Public Garden”</b> </p> <p> May 4 at 11 am </p> <p> For the second year in a row, the “Public Garden” was opened in the Gorkinsko-Ometievsky forest. Thanks to this large ecological project of the Directorate of Parks and Squares, everyone can plant flowers and vegetables in the garden for free throughout the summer. </p> <p> <b>“Echo of Victory” on the Kremlevskaya Embankment: dance master class and karaoke</b> </p> <p> May 4 at 7 pm </p> <p> From 6 pm to 8 pm, a master class on salsa and bachata (age requirement - 18+) will be held on the embankment and karaoke of military-patriotic songs from 8 pm to 10 pm within the framework of the project “Echo of Victory”. </p> <p> <b>The Kazan Marathon</b> </p> <p> May 4 at 9 am and May 5 at 7.35 am </p> <p> On May 4, the Kazan Marathon starts in the capital of Tatarstan. On the first day of the competition, participants will overcome a distance of 3 km. In 2019, the organizing committee of the marathon divided the event into two days. A competition for children and a 3 km race will take place on May 4, and on May 5, athletes will pass distances of 10, 21.1 and 42.2 km. </p> <p> This year, the participants of the Kazan Marathon will run along a new route. The start of the race will be given at the Central Stadium. The marathon route will be held in one circle and will cover the main attractions of the city: the Staro-Tatarskaya Sloboda, the Kazan Kremlin, the Kremlevskaya Embankment, sports facilities Basket Hall, “Tatneft Arena”, “Kazan Arena”, Palace of Water Sports, etc. The participants of the marathon will run on the Kremlevskaya and Kirovskaya dams, the Millennium Bridge. </p> <p> You can register for participation and get all the latest information about the schedule, features and format of tournaments on the official website of the series of sporting events “Timerman” and on the social networks of the event. </p> <p> The main gift for athletes will be the performance of the Russian band “Pizza”. The concert will be held at the Central Stadium at 7 pm. The entrance is by the starting numbers of the participants of the Kazan Marathon. </p> <p> <b>Free film screenings “They gave the right to life”</b> </p> <p> May 4 and 5 at 10 am </p> <p> From May 4 to May 9, free film screenings “They gave the right to life” will be held at the CLC Lenin. On May 4, the film “Fate of a Man” will be shown there, and on May 5 – “Star”. </p> <p> <b>The Easter Fair</b> </p> <p> May 4 and 5 from 12 pm </p> <p> One of the large-scale projects will be the Easter Fair, which will take place on May 4 and 5 on Bauman Street. There will be a shopping arcade, decorated in the symbolism of the holiday. The fair will feature products of local farmers, bakeries and cheese manufacturers, souvenirs from Tatarstan craftsman. The participants of the fair will be restaurants and cafes of Kazan. Guests will be able to taste the products and also participate in numerous master classes in cooking. </p> <p> Performances of music and folk bands, drawing competitions, master classes in cooking Easter cake and painting Easter eggs, drawing prizes are scheduled at the fair. A children's entertainment area will also be organized. </p> <p> <b>The Festival “Victory Music”</b> </p> <p> May 5 at 12 pm </p> <p> On the eve of Victory Day, the annual Music Festival “Victory Music” will be held in the Gorkinsko-Ometievsky Forest. More than 20 musical, wind and instrumental bands from all over the country will perform songs of the war years on the stage in the park. The festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the RT. </p> <p> <b>A pedestrian quest “An Hour before Victory”</b> </p> <p> May 5 at 1 pm </p> <p> Kazan citizens and guests are invited to pass the pedestrian quest “An Hour before Victory”. Participants will learn about Kazan contribution to the achievement of Victory, as well as solve exciting tasks. The quest will be held by teams from 2 to 5 people. The beginning of the route is scheduled for 1 pm in the school №3 of the Vakhitovsky district (Gorky Street, №16/7). </p> <p> Participation requires prior registration on the website. </p> <p> <b>The music and poetic evening “Victorious May”</b> </p> <p> May 5 at 4 pm </p> <p> The music and poetic evening "Victorious May", timed to the 74th anniversary of the celebration of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War, will be held in the exhibition hall “Manege” of the Kazan Kremlin. The program includes performances of the vocal trio “Bolgar Kyzlary” and artists of the Kamal Theater, including Daniya Nurullina, an Honored Artist of Russia, a People’s Artist of the RT. The admission is free. </p> <p> <b>“Echo of Victory” on the Kremlevskaya Embankment: a concert and film screenings</b> </p> <p> May 5 at 6 pm </p> <p> In honor of the Victory Day, a concert program called “Victory is close” is scheduled on the pier at 6 pm on the Kremlevskaya Embankment. From 8 pm to 10 pm, everyone will be able to watch the open-air films “She Protects the Homeland” and “The Third Strike”. </p> <p> <b>The performance of poetess Dinara Rasuleva</b> </p> <p> May 5 at 7 pm </p> <p> Poetess Dinara Rasuleva will read her poems in the “Sofa Café” at the container center CUBE. She was born in Kazan, wrote poetry for many years, but became a poetess after moving to Germany. In the past few years, she has performed at poetry readings in Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne, Nuremberg, Tokyo, and Moscow. </p> <p> <b>Reading of the immersive play “Anna Karenina”</b> </p> <p> May 5 at 7 pm </p> <p> An interactive reading of the immersive play “Anna Karenina” will take place on the renewed embankment of the Kaban Lake. Each guest will be able to take part in the action together with professional actors. </p>

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