[4] About 1,000 different events and activities are held during the holiday, including parades, fairs, street entertainment, sports contests, and live music concerts.

Classical music concerts are also held at city parks such as Kolomenskoye, Tsaritsyno and Sokolniki.

Concerts range from rising independent artists to international performers and urban classical orchestras.

The main stage opposite the central entrance features famous singers, while the car park by the South Sport Complex provides a venue for a rap music concert.

[10] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, the 2020 celebrations were reduced to a singular ceremony attended by President Putin in the Zaryadye Park Concert Hall.