Published on: 2026-10-03
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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October 5 is celebrated as Teacher’s Day. For the holiday, the platforms of the capital Department of Culture a special program has been prepared for residents and guests of the capital. Classical music concerts, creative meetings, lectures, master classes, and film screenings will take place, including in parks, museums, and art schools. A total of more than 80 events are planned at almost 70 venues.
Film screenings, stunt shows, and an interactive quest
On October 5, free screenings of Ilya Frez’s comedy “The Oddball from Fifth ‘B’,” based on Vladimir Zheleznikov’s story, will take place in MosKino cinemas. Viewers will be able to watch the film in 11 cinemas of the network. In one of them (“MosKino Tula”), the film will be shown from 35mm film.
The film “The Oddball from Fifth Grade ‘B'” is a story about finding one’s place in the world, about first friendship and responsibility. The main character of the film is Borya, a fifth-grade student from class “B.” He is an ordinary schoolboy whom others consider an oddball because of his spontaneity and restlessness. By chance, the boy is appointed as a counselor for the first grade, where he faces the challenges of educational work. Not taking it seriously at first, Borya gradually becomes interested in the new and unexpected responsibilities. The film shows the hero’s coming-of-age process: through mistakes, ridiculous situations, and sincere outbursts of the soul, the boy learns responsibility, patience, and understanding of what it means to be a true person.
The lead roles in the film were played by Andrey Voynovsky, Roza Agisheva, Tatyana Peltzer, Nikolay Merzlikin, and others. The film was recognized by both audiences and critics, becoming one of the best examples of Soviet cinema for children. In 1974, the film was awarded the USSR State Prize.
Admission to the film screenings is free, by preliminary registration.
On October 3 and 4, thematic events dedicated to Teacher’s Day will be held at the MosKino cinema park. Guests will watch the film “Aldan” in the screening room of the educational center — screenings will take place at 12:00 and 15:00. At the “Uezdny Gorod” site, visitors will have the opportunity to take part in the themed interactive quest “Sherlock Holmes. The Case of the Missing Mr. Dobble’s Knife.” It will start every hour from 12:00 to 18:00 and last 20–25 minutes. At the “Yarmarochnaya Square,” guests can take photos at the “Autumn Moment” photo zone, and in the “Animation” pavilion — attend workshops: decorate a pen with self-adhesive paper and decor or create a festive applique from autumn leaves and cardboard. In the glass pavilion near the chromakey, visitors can enjoy a digital attraction and the “Storyboard” workshop, and in the glass pavilion near the “Streets of Moscow” decoration, they can create a movie poster using artificial intelligence and try controlling a digital character. At the “Moscow 1940s” site, guests will see the stunt show “We Don’t Break, We Shoot!” at 12:30 and 15:30, as well as take photos at the “Car” photo zone.At the “City of the Middle East and Central Asia” area, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in a staged filming inspired by the movie “Hard to Be a God.” Sessions will take place every hour from 12:00 to 18:00. You can get to the “City of the Middle East and Central Asia” sets from the “Moscow 1940s” area: transfers depart at 11:45, 12:55, 13:55, 14:55, 15:55, 16:55, and 17:55. At the “Cathedral Square,” guests can take photos in the “Window to a Fairy Tale” photo zone, and at the “Cowboy Town,” visitors will find the open training “Aquadog” at 12:00, 13:00, 15:00, and 16:00, each lasting show — 30 minutes.
Also, on October 3 and 4, guests will be able to watch family movies and fairy tales at the cinema “Moskino Kinopark”. On the big screen, they will show the films ‘The Adventures of a Little Mammoth: In Search of Mom,’ ‘The Princess Who Never Smiled,’ ‘How Ivan Got into a Fairy Tale,’ and ‘The Ninth Planet.’
Festive concert and creative workshops
At the Vorontsovo estate on October 4th at 15:00, a festive concert dedicated to teachers will begin on stage. The hosts will open the “Gratitude Diary” and, together with the audience, turn over five of its pages—five priceless lessons: kindness, patience, dreams, creativity, and gratitude. The program includes vibrant choreographic performances by the groups “Svetlyachok,” “Neutomimye,” “Experiment,” “Yuny Zilovets,” “Fruktovy Led,” and “Siyayem,” a performance by Alina Chugunova, and the music school “Sound Studio.” Admission is free.
And in Lianozovsky Park on October 5th from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM there will be a master class “For beloved teacher.” Schoolchildren will be able to make a beautiful card for Teacher’s Day with their own hands and delight their teachers. The master class will take place at: 11 Uglichskaya Street, building 1, no registration required.
Talks about cinema, Gogol at the blackboard, and a virtual tour of the capital
On October 5th, Teacher’s Day, the Gogol House invites you at 15:00 to take a virtual journey around Moscow. Nikolai Gogol was not only a writer but also a scholar-historian: he taught history at the Patriotic Institute for Noble Maidens in Saint Petersburg and held the position of adjunct professor (assistant) at the Imperial Saint Petersburg University. During the virtual journey, participants will walk along the Neglinnaya Riverbed, now enclosed in a culvert, at the mouth of which our city arose over eight centuries ago and on the banks of which Moscow University was located; they will try to understand what area of Moscow was once called Zaneglimen; they will be able to lift the veil over the mysteries of Vagan’kov Hill and the Pashkov House; they will trace how Manezhnaya Square has changed. The virtual journey will end near the Church of the Holy Martyr Tatiana at Lomonosov Moscow State University, where Moscow bid farewell in 1852 to Nikolai Gogol.
On the same day at 5:00 PM, the theatrical drawing room of the Gogol House will be open film lecture hall. Visitors will learn details about the filming of the movie «Viy». The main characters of the story and its film adaptation are seminarians. The Soviet horror feature film «Viy» was shot at the Mosfilm studio in 1967.
And at 7:00 PM there will be a lecture in the theater lounge “Gogol at the Board”. The listeners will learn about Gogol the gymnasium student, Gogol the teacher, as well as the writer’s hobbies that appeared during his school years. For example, the classic of Russian literature was engaged in cutting and sewing, embroidery, loved and knew how to create botanical herbariums, and also cooked excellently.
Student Concerts
Moscow art schools are organizing more than 50 events for Teacher’s Day. On October 5 at 18:30, a concert of students titled “Teacher — a proud vocation” will take place at the V.S. Andreev Children’s Music School (Zhvopisnaya Street, building 1). In addition to concert performances, the children have prepared congratulations for their beloved teachers and accompanists. Russian and foreign music from different eras will be performed by students from first grade to graduating classes.
On October 5 at 16:00, a concert will take place at the I.F. Stravinsky Children’s School of Arts (Mitinskaya Street, building 47, block 1). Teachers, leading creative groups, and students will perform on stage, and an exhibition of works by graduates of the “Fine Arts” department, dedicated to International Music Day and Teacher’s Day, will also be updated. The concert hosts will talk about the history of the holidays. On October 6 at 18:00, a traditional concert of students and teachers will be held in the large hall of the S.V. Rachmaninov Children’s Music School (5th Parkovaya Street, building 21). Works by Russian and foreign composers, both classical and modern, will be performed. Soloists and creative groups of the school will participate in the concert.
Entrance to all Teacher’s Day concerts is free.
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