How can you celebrate the new year 2021 in Moscow? What is the best hotel and restaurant to choose? What to do with children? We also provide prices for accommodation, a festive banquet and tours to the capital.
In anticipation of the New Year, Moscow, shining with illumination, is transformed beyond recognition - one can feel the imminent approach of the holiday. There are Christmas markets, the largest of which is organized on Manezhnaya Square. In the parks, ski tracks are laid, skating rinks are flooded and ice camps are erected, concerts and theatrical performances are also held there. And, of course, the main decoration of the capital is a Christmas tree on Red Square. It is here that thousands of Muscovites and guests of the capital aspire on a festive night.
How to celebrate New Year 2021 in Moscow?
Each coming of the holiday is celebrated with colorful fireworks, which can be seen not only on Red Square, but also in many parks of the capital. Folk festivities are held on Poklonnaya Hill, in Gorky Park, at VDNKh and in other places. On New Year's Eve, transport works until 3 am, then a short break follows, and by 5 am most people are already leaving.
The most crowded celebrations take place in Red Square... Thousands of Muscovites and tourists come to celebrate the most beloved folk holiday near the main Christmas tree of the country. The program for celebrating the New Year - 2021 in Moscow is traditional: people make wishes, congratulate each other and admire the laser show to the chimes and salutes. There is a fair and an ice skating rink.
If the weather does not allow you to celebrate the holiday on the street, then you can book a table in one of the restaurants or nightclubs in Moscow. The most popular are panoramic restaurants offering magnificent views of the city at night, fiery retro parties and non-stop discos. The most romantic natures can go to a small night cruise on the Moscow River and celebrate the new year 2021 on board the ship.
Popular excursions in Moscow
In the afternoon you can go to the park, visit one of the many festive events or go on an excursion. In the parks you can go ice skating, skiing, snowmobiling and even plunge into the ice-hole. After January 1, it will be possible to visit the capital's museums and historical estates, some of which will be open to visitors free of charge. New Year's holidays can be devoted to the most interesting places in Moscow.
All the holidays there are performances, ice and music shows. Theatrical performances for children are held on Pushkinskaya Square and Tverskoy Boulevard: kids compete in curling and ice hockey, learn to paint on icicles, participate in contests and prize lotteries. How else to celebrate the new year 2021 in Moscow with children? You can go to a Christmas tree or a show.
Weather in Moscow for New Year - 2021
At the end of December, a classic Russian winter usually reigns in Moscow with snow and light frosts: in the daytime −3 ... −5 ° С, at night up to −10 ° С. Occasionally thaws occur, and then instead of snow drizzling rain, but for walks, you should dress warmly.
Prices during the New Year holidays
Meeting the New Year - 2021 in Moscow will be expensive if you do not take care of booking a hotel and a table in a restaurant in advance. A day's stay in inexpensive Moscow hotels on New Year's holidays costs from 3 to 15 thousand rubles for two, in a hostel - 400-600 rubles. for one. A festive night in a restaurant from 3 thousand rubles and more, on board the ship from 13 thousand. You can eat inexpensively in Moscow in fast food establishments, cafes or canteens of the capital, the average check will be 500 rubles.
Entrance tickets to the skating rink from 300 rubles, ice shows - 400-600 rubles, to a nightclub - from 2 to 10 thousand rubles. Skate rental costs 150-300 rubles.
In which hotels in Moscow is it better to celebrate the New Year - 2021?
Greeting the New Year in a good hotel in Moscow is preferred by most of the guests of the capital. The range of hotels is wide: from low-budget hostels to five-star hotels located in the very center of the capital. Usually, during the New Year's holidays, hotels have special prices for accommodation, and in most of them the New Year's celebration is not limited to an ordinary banquet.
For example, the famous Metropol Hotel traditionally hosts a New Year's Grand Ball with the participation of professional dancers and musicians. The New Year celebrations at the National Hotel are held in halls overlooking the Kremlin and Tverskaya, live music is played, artists perform, and after midnight a disco begins. Accommodation in hotels of this level will cost from 15 thousand rubles per day for two, and tickets for the holiday start at 25 thousand.
The Izmailovo hotel complex received good reviews, offering comfortable accommodation for only 3 thousand rubles a day for two. So, the hotel in this complex "Gamma-Delta" for the new year 2021 offers a buffet dinner and a festive program with fun contests and raffles. The cost of the banquet is from 7 thousand rubles.
Tourists wishing to celebrate the New Year - 2021 on the main square of Moscow, the Kitay-Gorod Hotel is perfect. On holidays, here you can rent a room for two from 4.5 thousand rubles a day, get a delicious breakfast and a discount on spa services. You can walk to Red Square in 10-15 minutes.
Before the holiday, the best deals run out quickly, so we advise you not to hesitate with your booking. Look for hotels on Roomguru.ru - there you will find many options at a low price. See also: where you can stay in Moscow inexpensively.
Prices for tours to Moscow for the new year 2021
The cost is indicated for two people and is relevant at the time of publication of the article.
If you don't want to waste time and energy on organizing holidays in Moscow for the New Year, we advise you to purchase a tour. Vouchers to Moscow from St. Petersburg for New Year's dates cost from 15 thousand rubles for two with accommodation in a 3 * hotel (5 nights, no meals). Prices for tours to a 4 * hotel - from 22 thousand, 5 * - from 45 thousand rubles.
Tours from the regions are, of course, more expensive - for example, the prices for tours from Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg are about 1.5-2 times higher. Before the New Year, prices jump, so it is better to start choosing a tour in advance. You can buy a ticket online on the Travelata and Level.Travel services - this is where we find the most interesting offers from tour operators. If you don't know how to use them, read our detailed instructions.
Meeting the New Year - 2021 in a Moscow restaurant
Please note: we will update the information on New Year's programs in restaurants when it becomes available.
A restaurant Il canto on Izmailovsky highway offers a festive show program with live music and show ballet, karaoke and a disco. A ticket costs from 2.5 thousand rubles. The relatively inexpensive celebration of the new year 2021 in Moscow will cost restaurant visitors Tutta La Vita on Bolshaya Ordynka, which entertains guests with costume parties. Entrance ticket - from 3.5 thousand rubles.
An elite restaurant offers an original celebration of the new 2021 in Moscow "Gusyatnikoff": luxurious interiors of a historic estate, dinner from the chef and a ceremonial take-out of a basin with Olivier. The guests will be entertained by the artists of the cabaret theater. The ticket price is from 15 to 27 thousand rubles.
The most vivid impressions will be received by those who are generous with the expensive offers of pretentious panoramic restaurants in Moscow. it Sky lounge, Sixty, White rabbit, "Clouds" other. Luxurious surroundings, excellent cuisine, breathtaking views of Moscow and a music program featuring stars. It is pretentious and very expensive: a New Year's banquet in such an establishment will cost from 30 to 50 thousand rubles per person.
Reviews of tourists about the Moscow New Year holidays
According to tourists, the idea of celebrating the New Year on Red Square, for all its attractiveness, does not look so rosy in practice.It is better not to take children with you to such events - by 9-10 pm, traffic is blocked, there are often crowds in the metro, and crowds of people create long queues at the entrance through a metal detector. In this case, it is easier to order a taxi than to hustle on the subway.
The alcohol taken with you will most likely be taken away by vigilant guards, and you will need to be very contrived to carry it with you to the square. You can drink in advance to achieve euphoria and in order to prevent colds (after all, winter is on the street), but here it is important not to overdo it, frankly drunk citizens are not allowed to pass.
Some tourists write in their reviews that they did not get to Red Square - they themselves could not stand the crowd or they were not allowed there because of the large number of people. Others came to the conclusion that it is better to celebrate the holiday in a hotel (restaurant) or on the street in their area: it is calmer and the pleasure of the holiday will be much greater. Moscow offers hundreds of options to spend the new year 2021 in an unusual and fun way. Why not take this opportunity?
