How to spend the New Year 2021-2022 in Moscow with children? Consider a vacation in terms of recreational activities in Red Square and other places. We will find out the prices for tickets, restaurants with a program, where it is better to stay for the New Year holidays with the whole family.
In 2021, the holidays in Russia will last until January 10 inclusive. If you are thinking about traveling to Moscow with a child, it is better to plan it in advance. Book a hotel or apartment and determine where you can go during the holidays, what to see.
Where to celebrate the New Year in Moscow?
Where to go in Moscow for the New Year holidays? - this question is asked by both Muscovites and guests of the city. During the New Year holidays, Moscow becomes a little fabulous. Festive trees and fabulous sculptures are erected on the squares, snow towns and New Year's fairs are growing. In the evening, the city is colored with festive illumination.
Thousands of city guests and Muscovites try to visit Red Square. The main Christmas tree of the country will be installed here, festive concerts, shows and theatrical performances will be held. Closer to night, the sky above the capital will sparkle with fireworks that can be seen in all parts of the city.
By this time, the parks will have skating rinks and ski tracks. An open skating rink will also be on Red Square. Skating rink tickets cost from 300 rubles, ice shows - from 400 rubles. Skate rental will cost 150-300 rubles.
Festive events will be held in the city parks. For example, on New Year's Eve music will sound in Gorky Park, famous DJs and artists will perform. There will be a horizontal Christmas tree above the park entrance. The entire park will be decorated with illumination and will turn into a dance floor.
You can celebrate the New Year outside the box at New Year's Eve in 8bit style, in one of the Moscow skyscrapers. You will be offered an enchanting show "Mortal Kombat", artists, illusionists will perform. A bartender show, contests, photo zone and champagne are waiting for you. The New Year's party will last until the morning.
Where it is better to celebrate the New Year in Moscow is up to you. You should first familiarize yourself with the program of festive events in Moscow. It will appear on the websites of the capital in December.
How to spend the New Year with children?
Events for children on New Year's Eve in Moscow are so diverse that you just have to choose the best of the best. New Year's Eve in Moscow just once, where to go? Be sure to visit one of the shows in the aquarium, the New Year's performance at the Kuklachev theater, a circus performance and one of the New Year's trees in the capital.
Tickets for them can be bought now on the website: https://afishakids.ru/afisha/novogodnie-yolki/
The most sold-out Christmas trees in Moscow:
- Christmas tree in the Kremlin
- Christmas tree in the City Hall "Seven Wonders of Moscow"
- New Year tree at Crocus City Hall “Well, wait a minute! Catch a star "
What to see on New Year's holidays in Moscow with children? In addition to colorful performances, almost all the theaters of the capital prepare premieres, shows and performances with New Year's themes for the holiday. There are many museums and exhibitions in the city. Many museums offer discounts or free tickets for children during the holidays.
Traditionally visited are:
- Central Puppet Theater. S.V. Obraztsova
- Children's Academic Musical Theater. N.I. Sats
- Moscow Dolphinarium
- Planetarium
- Zoo
Where else to go in Moscow on New Year's holidays? Moscow has a mild climate. The winters are snowy. The usual temperature at the end of December is in the range of 3 - 5 ° С during the day and up to -10 ° С at night. It rarely rains on New Year's Eve, but this is rather an exception. You can dress warmly and head to one of the city or suburban parks. Theatrical performances, sleigh rides and horseback riding, meetings with the heroes of fairy tales and films are waiting for you.
New Year's programs in Moscow parks:
- Tagansky Park will turn into a snow-covered Hogwarts. Here magicians and wizards, the heroes of the Harry Potter books, will rule. Quests, contests and gifts await you. The park will house an ice rink, a fir tree from the Forbidden Forest and a magic chess set. You will be offered to taste magic potions and delicious chocolate frogs.
- At VDNKh, a festive New Year's show with fireworks will take place at the largest skating rink in the capital. The theatrical performance will begin at nine in the evening and will last until three in the morning. Carnival processions are waiting for you, reflecting the New Year traditions of the whole world. Trade fairs and theater shows will be held at the exhibition until the end of the school holidays.
- Sokolniki Park invites everyone to a disco in the style of the 90s on New Year's Eve. There will be a daytime entertainment program during the children's holidays.
- The Moscow club "On a husky from Kuzminki to Alaska" offers dog sledding in the Kuzminki forest zone. You can play and take pictures with the husky.
If you are interested in original excursions from historical programs to night walks, then from personal experience we recommend choosing fascinating excursion tours from a separate selection.
- What to see in Moscow →
Where to stay in Moscow for the New Year?
Hotels in Moscow for the new year should be booked in advance. A huge number of guests come to the capital. The best hotels are booked six months in advance and earlier. The price for a room in inexpensive Moscow hotels for the New Year starts from 1330 rubles. In hostels, prices are even lower, but staying with a child in a hostel is problematic.
We recommend booking a hotel room with the help of RoomGuru, the search engine is looking for the most favorable prices for rooms among all hotel bases. When it comes to renting private accommodation for the New Year holidays in Moscow, it is best to use Booking.com.
Relatively inexpensive hotels that can still be booked for the holidays:
- Hotel Sayany, 2 * in the Losiny Ostrov National Park. The cost of a double room is 1330 rubles. The hotel has an international restaurant and a 24-hour front desk. You can use a free regular shuttle to MCC station or Botanichesky Sad metro station. It takes no more than 20 minutes to get to the center of Moscow. All rooms are individually designed, equipped with TV and refrigerator. Free Wi-Fi.
By public transport or taxi you can get to the Moskvarium sports and entertainment complex or the Kva-Kva water park.
- Hotel "President", 4 * on the banks of the Moskva River, in the center of Moscow. The cost of a double room is 5265 rubles with breakfast. Spacious, stylish rooms with free Wi-Fi and panoramic views of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the river. The hotel has an indoor pool and gym, 2 saunas, a jacuzzi and massage services. The Barin restaurant on the 14th floor serves Russian and European cuisine. The breakfast is delicious and satisfying. High level of service and very clean.
- Hotel "Arbat Residence", 4 * next to the "Patriarch's ponds", and the Planetarium, not far from the Arbat street. The cost of a double room is 10,000 rubles. New European-style hotel. Near the metro station "Barrikadnaya". For guests - free Wi-Fi and parking. All rooms have air conditioning, a coffee machine and a flat-screen TV. The bathroom comes with a bidet and shower, bathrobes and slippers. Perfectly clean. The staff are very friendly. Any questions can be resolved. Guests celebrate delicious and hearty breakfasts.
Hotels with a program to celebrate
On holidays, most hotels prepare a New Year's program for their guests. You can buy a ticket to attend the event on New Year's Eve. Information about such a program is posted on the website of each hotel, and tickets can also be ordered there.
Usually the program includes: concerts, draws, theater shows, live music, disco. Prices for banquets in large hotels - from 3 thousand rubles for two.
Already, such hotels as "China City", the "Izmailovo" hotel complex, the "Metropol" and "National" hotels have published their programs.
- We especially recommend hotels for celebration:
- Book Baltschug Kempinski →
- Book the Marco Polo Presnya hotel with an ideal location for walking and relaxation →
Apartments in Moscow for the New Year holidays
When traveling with a child, it will be more convenient to rent an apartment in Moscow for the New Year holidays. After a day of sightseeing and walking around the city, you will return to your home environment. Inexpensive apartments that can be booked from December 31:
- Apartments "Krasnogvardeyskiye Prudy" with a quiet courtyard and a garden. The cost for two per day is 3200 rubles. Five minutes to the metro on foot. The apartment is very clean and warm. You can arrange a late check-out with the hostess. The kitchen and bathroom have everything you need for living. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the property.
- Redcity Yokohama apartment with free internet. The cost is 3619 rubles per day. Across the road is the Dynamo metro station. Clean and spacious. Home cozy atmosphere. The kitchen has everything you need, including a coffee machine and detergents. The bathroom has a washing machine and the necessary cosmetics. It is convenient to stay with a child. Very friendly hostess. Near a large shopping center and "Auchan". There is a grocery store in the next house.
