Published on: 2026-08-28
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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This weekend, on August 29 and 30, institutions under the jurisdiction of the capital To the Department of Culture, have prepared a rich program — from operatic arias at the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve to a multimedia exhibition about capybaras at the Moskvarium. The events will be interesting for visitors of different ages. Tickets can be purchased through the service “Mosbilet”.
Excursion-quest “Otherworldly View. Mysticism in the Sytin Museum”
Age restriction: 16+
On August 29 at 09:00, the I.D. Sytin Museum-Apartment will hold an interactive tour for senior students and adults. Guests will need to complete several tasks testing their knowledge and logic. Participants will learn more about Ivan Sytin’s life and see the personal belongings of the book publisher.
Tickets — on website.
“In the Footsteps of the Heroes of the Novel ‘The Master and Margarita'”
Age restriction: 6+
The M.A. Bulgakov Museum invites you on August 29 at 16:00 to a tour “In the Footsteps of the Heroes of the Novel ‘Master and Margarita’.” Guests will be able to participate in an almost detective-like investigation. The walk will begin in the “not a good apartment” of house 50, 302-bis, on Bolshaya Sadovaya Street, where, according to the novel’s plot, Woland lived with his retinue, and in reality, Mikhail Bulgakov himself lived for several years. Then participants will set off to find the “Griboedov” restaurant, where one night the poet Ivan Bezdomny appeared in striped long johns. The tour will end in the lane where Master and Margarita first met.
Tickets — in the service “Mosbilet”.
“The Organ in “Tsaritsyn”.” Anastasia Sidelnikova and Elizaveta Kanauzova
Age restriction: 6+
On August 29 at 5:00 PM, the concert “Bach — Handel: Dialogues of Two Geniuses” from the series “Organ in Tsaritsyno” will take place in the atrium of the Bread House at the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve. Elizaveta Kanauzova (soprano), Anastasia Sidelnikova (organ), and Alexey Balashov (oboe) will perform arias by the two great composers of the Baroque era — Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel.
Tickets can be purchased at website.
“Rural Honor”
Age restriction: 16+
The Moscow musical theater “Helikon-Opera” invites guests on August 29 at 19:00 to the opera “Cavalleria Rusticana” by Pietro Mascagni. Director Dmitry Bertman transfers the action of the performance to the ancient world. The audience awaits strong character personalities, a rapid succession of events—from a love serenade to a bloody duel between rivals—and expressive climaxes.
Duration — 1 hour 10 minutes without intermission. Admission — by tickets.
Exhibition “Capybaraboom”
Age restriction: 0+
This weekend from 10:00 to 19:00 at the “Moskvarium” at VDNH, a new multimedia exhibition about capybaras will take place. Visitors will be able to learn more about the lifestyle of these animals, who have won the internet with their charisma, calmness, and friendliness.
Tickets without commission can be purchased in the service Mosbilet.
“Songs of Our Yard”
Age restriction: 16+
In the inner courtyard of the Theatre ‘At Nikitskiye Gates’ on August 29 and 30 at 7:00 PM, they will show the play “Songs of Our Yard.” The audience will see the everyday life of the characters — with family quarrels and reconciliations, laundry on the lines, a gramophone playing loudly for the whole street, men smoking, and women in robes and curlers.
Entry — by tickets.
“Classics at Kuskovo.” A light summer concert
Age restriction: 18+
The Kuskovo Estate invites guests on August 30 at 18:00 to a performance by the State Quartet named after P.I. Tchaikovsky. The musicians, together with soloists from Mosconcert, will perform works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gioachino Rossini, Johann Strauss, Imre Kálmán, and other composers.
Tickets without fees can be purchased through the service “Mosbilet”.
“Junk”
Age restriction: 18+
At the Experimental Theatre Center for New Drama “Praktika,” the play “Junk” will be shown on August 30 at 7:00 PM.
According to the plot, residents of different worlds — intellectuals and marginals, passionate collectors and “superfluous” people, migrants, paupers, bandits, artists, and privileged youths — meet at a busy intersection. The flea market appears as a compressed layer of life, as the quintessence of the paradoxical human nature, in which seemingly incompatible traits and manifestations coexist.
The duration of the performance is three hours with an intermission. Admission is by tickets.
“Mosbilet” is an official service on the mos.ru portal that allows you to purchase tickets to theaters, museums, concert halls, and other institutions subordinate to the city Department of Culture without commissions or markups. The service page features announcements of the most anticipated events, season premieres, activities as part of city festivals, exhibitions, performances, and concerts that will take place in the coming weekend.
You can buy a ticket directly through the service. For events where personal data is required to purchase a ticket, entering the visitor’s last name, first name, patronymic, and information is not necessary: if the user has a standard or full account, it is enough to leave the default document selection value as Mos ID. Mandatory fields must be filled in manually if the account is simplified. When issuing tickets for young guests through the service, all data must be entered only by the accompanying adult. For children under 14 years old, only the last name, first name, patronymic, and date of birth can be provided, and it is not necessary to show the child’s document when attending cultural events.
In addition, authorized users will be able to open QR codes in the mobile applications “My Moscow”, “My id”, and “Moscow State Services”.
Learn about plays, concerts, exhibitions, and other interesting events on the official Mosbilet channels in messengers “Max” and “Telegram”.
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