Festival “Scarlet Sails” takes place in St. Petersburg annually during the White Nights. It is timed to celebrate the high school graduates, the end of their training. The official part of the festival "Scarlet Sails - 2015" will be held on the night 19 on June 20, at the Palace Square and Vasilevsky Island, and guests will be able to see the fireworks show on the banks of the Neva.
In 23 hour will begin a big gala concert for graduates at the Palace Square – by invitation, another part of the concert will be held at the same time, on Vasilevsky Island – for all of St. Petersburg and guests. In 01:20 music starts, holy- and fireworks show on the Neva River. Space for, to enjoy the spectacle, great: Palace and Trinity Bridge, all the Palace Embankment, beach and Paul Fortress and the arrow of Vasilevsky Island. Plenty of space and can not hover in one place.
This year, the metro station in the city center again begin their work before – in 4 morning.
Ship youth and happiness, Alymov under sail, symbolizes hope, new life and fulfillment of desires (read the works of Alexander Green). Relevant not only for graduates, поэтому, should include a visit to this holiday, in its program "White Nights in St. Petersburg".
Ball graduates resumed in 2005, the year he traditionally takes place during the longest of the White Nights. First same, holiday “Scarlet Sails” was held in Leningrad, in 1969 year.