The district administration invites you to the light show "festival of light".

On April 22, in the park near the St. Petersburg Arena stadium, a unique celebration of lighting technologies "Festival of Light" will take place. The facade for the 3D projection show this time will be the St. Petersburg Arena stadium and the pedestrian zone in front of its central entrance. A grandiose 3-D show will immerse viewers in a wonderful world of digital fantasy.

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On April 22, on Krestovsky Island, the most anticipated and spectacular event of spring will take place - the "Festival of Light". The facade for the 3D projection show this time will be the stadium St. Petersburg Arena and a pedestrian area in front of its main entrance. The venue was chosen due to the active participation in the voting of residents and guests of St. Petersburg.

The "Festival of Light" in the northern capital is being held for the third time and promises to be the most impressive of all the previously presented ones. Spectators will find a grandiose light extravaganza that will plunge into a wonderful world of colorful illusions and digital fantasies. The upcoming performance will be rich in innovative techniques and trends in 3D mapping shows. A director with many years of experience in staging major international events will take part in the creation of the light show.

3D-mapping technology allows you to bring buildings, cars or interior elements to life, giving them visual mobility.

The topic of this project will be the history of St. Petersburg and national football. The holiday will be a continuation of the November light show, which was shown last year on St. Isaac's Square. Then 400 thousand spectators saw bright light installations to the music of the classics, telling about the founding of St. Petersburg.

The Festival of Light will begin at 22:00 and will consist of four blocks, and for greater entertainment - accompanied by fireworks, musical performances and interactive audience engagement. For the video, they will take plots from the history of St. Petersburg, the history of Russian sports and football.

The large-scale show will be dedicated to the image of St. Petersburg as one of the leading capitals of lighting design in the world, the press committee noted.

The Festival of Light is a spectacular bright spectacular holiday that amazes with its scale and impresses with modern lighting technologies. Therefore, we can recommend visiting such an event to everyone.

Free admission.

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"Festival of Light" will extend the work of the metro until half past one at night

On April 22, at 14:00 at the St. Petersburg Arena stadium, a football match will take place, and at 22:00 at the park near the stadium, the "Festival of Light" will begin.

Due to the increase in passenger traffic on April 22, 2017, in the period from 12:00 to 14:00 and from 20:00 to 22:30, the station "Krestovsky Island" may be temporarily closed for the entry of passengers.

In connection with the holding of the "Festival of Light" on the night of April 22-23, 2017, the work of the St. Petersburg subway will be extended. Entrance to the station and transfer from line to line will be carried out until 01:30.

Viewers of the Festival of Light will be able to reach Krestovsky Island by shuttle buses S3 and S6, which will board at Shevchenko Square and at the Chkalovskaya station on Chkalovsky Prospekt (at the ground public transport stop) from 19:00.

The use of personal vehicles to drive up to the stadium is not recommended.

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On the initiative of the Committee for Tourism Development and with the support of the Government of St. Petersburg, a cultural event " Festival of light ».

Spectators will be drawn into the unique atmosphere of a large-scale show dedicated to the image of St. Petersburg as one of the leading capitals of lighting design in the world, together with the presentation of a new modern sports facility for the world's most popular game - football.

The storyline is represented by interconnected transitions of visualizations of such topics as the history of St. Petersburg, the history of domestic sports and football today, and the techniques used in the project will be a harmonious combination of 3D mapping, light and laser shows, as well as pyrotechnic performance.

The main show, which starts at 22:00, will consist of four blocks, accompanied by fireworks, musical performances and interactive guest engagement.

The event will take place on April 22, 2017 from 21:00 to 00:00. Venue: stadium on Krestovsky Island "St. Petersburg Arena". Http://lfspb.ru/

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S.-PETERSBURG, April 22 - RIA Novosti. The festival of light will take place at the new football stadium on Krestovsky Island in St. Petersburg on Saturday, the city committee for tourism development reports.

The festival of light will be held in the northern capital for the third time. The facade for the 3D projection show this time will be the new St. Petersburg stadium, built for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2017 Confederations Cup, as well as the pedestrian zone in front of its central entrance.

The light show will tell about the history of St. Petersburg and Russian sports, as well as about football today. Viewers will see a combination of 3D mapping, light and laser shows, and a pyrotechnic performance. The festival of light will start at 22.00 and will consist of four blocks, accompanied by musical performances and an interactive program.

"From the first minutes of the event, viewers will be drawn into the unique atmosphere of a large-scale show dedicated to the image of St. Petersburg as one of the leading capitals of lighting design in the world, together with the presentation of a new modern sports facility for the world's most popular game - football," they note organizers.

On Saturday afternoon, the St. Petersburg stadium will host an official match for the first time - within the 24th round of the Russian championship, Zenit will host the Yekaterinburg Ural.

Free buses will be organized for spectators of the football match and the Festival of Light.

"The opening of the stadium is not cutting the ribbon, but the first game on it. The city should receive a holiday. On April 22, the first game will take place at the new stadium, which should become the city's legacy and its further development, so that for tourists visiting St. Petersburg is always accompanied by a visit to Krestovsky Island As, for example, for those who come to the capital of Spain, the stadium of FC Real Madrid is a must-see ", - said the chairman of the tourism development committee Andrei Mushkarev, whose words are quoted in the message.

The construction of a new stadium on Krestovsky Island for the Zenit football club began in 2007, but in connection with the application for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the project was sent for revision so that the arena fully meets the FIFA requirements for capacity and safety. Gosstroynadzor of St. Petersburg on December 29, 2016 issued a permit to put the stadium into operation. On March 31, 2017, the stadium completed work on adaptation to the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

On February 11, a test event "First Visitor" was held at the new stadium in St. Petersburg. About 10 thousand visitors with free tickets were the first to see and technically check the stadium for its readiness for sporting events. As part of the program, a motorcycle show was held, skaters, riders, dancers, musicians, and cheerleaders performed. On February 22 at the stadium, within the framework of test events, a music festival "Radio Zenith" was held, which gathered about 35 thousand spectators. The festival included "Bi-2", Basta, the secret beat quartet, "Chaif", "Dances Minus", 25/17, The Hatters.