Published on: 2026-09-25
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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On the weekend, concerts, performances, and excursions have been prepared for residents and guests of Moscow. Everyone can see a Japanese drum show, go behind the scenes of a popular musical, and also learn about the history of the capital’s hotels. Tickets for the events can be purchased through the Mosbilet service.
Concert of the soloists of “Gradsky’s Team”. Movie hit
Age limit: 6+
Date: September 26
A concert will be held in the large hall of the Dobryninskaya Performing Arts Center “Kinohit”. The soloists of the “Gradskiy Team” will perform songs from iconic domestic and foreign films. The artists will be accompanied by the “Art of Music” orchestra, and fragments of movies will be shown on the big screen.
Japanese Drum Show “Sea of the Blue Forest”
Age restriction: 12+
Date: September 26
The Moscow International House of Music invites you to a musical-theatrical show “Sea of the Blue Forest” the only Japanese drumming group in Russia, Taiko in-Spiration. The audience will hear the sounds of instruments such as taiko, koto, and bamboo flutes. The performers will present a story of love and bravery inspired by legends of kitsune and moon-viewing nights.
Tour in Leningrad
Age: 16+
Date: September 26
The Moscow Drama Theater named after M.N. Yermolova invites you to the premiere of the production “Tour in Leningrad”.
The play is based on real events in 1955, when the American opera troupe Everyman Opera performed George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” in the USSR for the first time. The State Department did not support the trip, and it was funded by the Soviet side. The performance became an important cultural event that did not fit the logic of the Cold War.
At the center of the plot is the young Truman Capote, who arrives in Leningrad as an observer. His meeting with the translator Sasha grows from formal to personal and forces both to step beyond their usual roles.
Backstage tour of the musical “Boston Waltz” with an artist
Age restriction: 16+
Date: September 26 and 27
There will be a backstage tour of the musical at the Estrada Theater “Boston Waltz”. In its first year of run, this production attracted over 200,000 viewers and surpassed 200 performances.
One of the musical’s performers will show the props and sets, explain who controls the performance from behind the scenes, introduce the work of stagehands, props masters, costume designers, and makeup artists, and also lead a visit onto the stage. Guests will learn how the theatrical markings are arranged, how the screens move, and how the musicians and conductor synchronize their actions with the performers. At the end of the tour, participants will be able to take photos in the musical’s sets.
Monte Cristo
Age restriction: 12+
Date: September 26 and 27
A production will be shown at the Moscow Operetta Theatre “Monte Cristo”.
The musical show is based on the legendary story of love and betrayal. The plot unfolds on grand sets that change right during the performance. The audience will see the dark walls of Château d’If, a lavish ball at Count Monte Cristo’s, and smuggler ships. The production is distinguished by the strong vocals of the main artists and dynamic dance numbers featuring elements of parkour.
Theatrical Stories of Chistye Prudy
Age restriction: 12+
Date: September 27
The “Sovremennik” Theatre invites you to a walking tour of Clear ponds. Participants will walk through the streets and alleys where the spirit of old Moscow has been preserved and will learn why the Chistye Prudy district is considered one of the most theatrical areas in the capital. Here lived Alexander Pushkin, Alexander Griboyedov, Sergei Eisenstein, and other outstanding cultural figures. This place has attracted directors and actors for many years. It remains iconic for theatrical Moscow even today.
Participants of the walk will see stone chambers, merchant mansions, income houses, a fairy-tale style palace, and Soviet-era architecture. The guides will tell the history of the buildings, their owners and famous residents, as well as about the theaters that have become an integral part of Chistye Prudy — “Sovremennik” and the Moscow Theater of Oleg Tabakov.
Factory of the New Man: a tour of Ivan Nikolaev’s communal house
Age: 12+
Date: September 26
The Museum of Moscow invites you to a tour “Factory of the New Man: A Tour of Ivan Nikolaev’s Communal House”.
Participants will see a monument of constructivist architecture — the Textile Institute commune house, built by architect Ivan Nikolaev in 1929–1931. In addition, tour participants will learn how the young architect managed to build a functionally unique complex in eight months.
Phaedra
Age: 18+
Date: September 27
Theater “School the dramatic arts” invites you to the performance “Phaedra”. The viewers will see a story about the inner movement of the soul, the struggle between duty and desire, light and shadow. Passion destroys the familiar supports of the heroes, and fate is already predetermined, but still demands making a choice.
“Mosbilet” — the official service on the mos.ru portal, through which you can purchase tickets to theaters, museums, concert halls, and other institutions subordinate to the capital To the Department of Culture, without commission and markups. The service page features announcements of the most anticipated events, season premieres, activities as part of city festivals, exhibitions, plays, and concerts that will take place in the coming weekend.
You can buy a ticket directly through the service. For events that require personal data to purchase a ticket, there is no need to enter the visitor’s last name, first name, patronymic, or information: if the user has a standard or full account, it is enough to leave the document selection field set to the default value — Mos ID. Mandatory fields must be filled in manually if the account is simplified. When booking tickets for young guests through the service, all data must be entered only by the accompanying adult. For children under 14 years old, it is only necessary to provide last name, first name, patronymic, and date of birth; showing the child’s document when attending cultural events is not required.
In addition, authorized users will be able to open QR codes in the mobile applications “My Moscow”, “My ID” and “Moscow Public Services”.
Moscow poster, cultural events, and other leisure options — in the “Mosbilet” messenger channels “Max” and “Telegram”.
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