Christmas Market at the Pioneer Square in St. Petersburg, Russia

Christmas fair, held in the Russian city of St. Petersburg since 2006 at Pioneer Square, is one of the largest international charity and cultural events in the New Year and Christmas holidays ...

Yarmorka has long been a kind of "winter brand" of St. Petersburg, along with summer - "Scarlet Sails" and white nights.

At the fair there is a good tradition in which different countries of the world represent their national customs.

Here you can learn how to celebrate Christmas and New Year in Austria, Great Britain, Belarus, Hungary, Germany, India, Israel, China, Latvia, Korea, Lithuania, Ukraine, USA and many others. In the pavilions of these countries you can find and taste real "Swabian" sausages, an English sandwich, or try the Czech mulled wine.

For all visitors of the holiday on the Pioneer Square, houses are set up, in which goods from different regions of Russia and the world are presented.

In them, guests can buy treats for the festive table and unusual souvenirs: chips from reindeer meat of the Yamal-Nenets AO, Chuvash chocolate, Vyatka toys, products from all known Vologda flax and other equally interesting souvenirs and dishes.

The project "Firt of wishes", has long become a traditional and loved not only for orphans, but also for visitors to the Christmas market.

During the holiday, the main tree is decorated with letters to Santa Claus from children who are brought up in orphanages and children in a difficult life situation.

Partners, honorable guests and visitors to the Christmas market can remove a favorite envelope and become a fairy magician for such children.

Not far from the stage, the "Box of Good Deeds" is set, in which anyone can put a gift for children from large families and children from orphanages.

In the "House of Crafts" a workshop of amazing homemade works was opened.

Here for children every day there are special master classes on making New Year's cards and souvenirs.

And of course, every child in his residence is waiting for the main wizard - Santa Claus.

All visitors to the Fair are waiting for a lot of entertainment. Here you can see both the parade of the snowman orchestra, and the procession of foreign Father Frosts, and on the main stage of the holiday you can watch a real musical battle.

Every day here the festival "Fair is looking for talents", where different musical groups compete for the title of the best team, and the guests of the Fair by way of online voting make their choice.

Fans of outdoor activities, the same will have something to do, every day for them to open their doors a modern ice rink and rental point, which is sure to find skates for both small and large skaters.

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 Venue of the fair

Russia, St. Petersburg, Pioneer Square

The nearest metro stations Zvenigorodskaya or Pushkinskaya

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Sights of Saint-Petersburg, Russia

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