Moscow does not always justify the status of an expensive city. The Moscow authorities are trying to present the city dwellers with holidays that will be available to everyone. If you didn’t work out with tickets for holiday performances this year, just go outside. And you can get a positive charge of New Year's mood for free.
The center of attraction on New Year's holidays is, of course, Red Square. Every year a traditional Christmas market opens there, they put up an ice rink, decorate the streets. You can call this entertainment free conditionally - the skating rink is paid, the prices in the bazaar are cosmic. But the holiday atmosphere is available to everyone here. You can just walk around the square, turning into the adjacent streets. Such a Moscow is not inferior in beauty to the famous Christmas markets in Europe.
The Journey to Christmas festival will open in Moscow on December 18, during which holidays, master classes, contests and quests will be held at various venues in the city. Thematic events will be held at each site. For example, the Day of Street Theaters, where spectators will be able to see an exciting show program. On the Day of the Island of Games and Toys, you can visit the winter cinema, go down the ice slide and feel like a child. All festival venues will have free wi-fi, which means that photos from the holiday can be quickly shared with friends on social networks.
If you were unable to buy tickets for the children for the Christmas tree, don't be discouraged. The Central Children's Store on Lubyanka will host festive programs for children every day from December 1, admission to which is completely free. Moreover, you can choose a time convenient for you by looking at the schedule on the store's website.
And for entertainment on the street, the All-Russian Exhibition Center is perfect, where a playground "Cosmos" has opened for children next to the "Buran" museum. On the site you can play with models of spacecraft, an earth satellite and an unusual slide that descends from the Progress cargo ship. The site is equipped with a rubber covering, the entrance to it is free.
