The Governor of St. Petersburg launched the "Scarlet Sails – 2026"

On June 27, Alexander Beglov, the Governor of St. Petersburg, delivered a welcoming speech at the Scarlet Sails festival.

The mayor traditionally addressed former schoolchildren on the Palace Square. During his speech, the governor wished the graduates who came to Scarlet Sails 2026 to dream and create.

After the official appeal, Beglov traditionally hit the market. The sound of the bell symbolizes the beginning of the main graduation celebration and a new stage in the lives of young people.

The Scarlet Sails holiday was revived after a long-term hiatus in 2005 on the initiative of ROSSIYA Joint Stock Bank, the Government of St. Petersburg and Channel Five.

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In 2026, the water and pyrotechnic show of the Scarlet Sails festival will acquire a special artistic concept inspired by the images of Russian fairy tales. The organizers of the show appeal to archetypes that are understandable to everyone: friendship, kindness, love, loyalty, and the choice of a life path.

As part of the celebration this year, for the first time, the presenters themselves will become part of a musical and theatrical performance and will sing. Together with them, the whole country will hear the voices of the TRITIA group, Julia Peresild and the MANDRAGORA group. Filatov and Karas, Alex Lim, Alyona Sviridova, Lucy Chebotina, Yelka, Tatiana Kurtukova will rock the Palace. The participants of the national casting will take the stage in front of the stars. This is also a tradition, with half a thousand applications submitted in 2026. Dancers, singers, presenters, musicians — the jury looked at a hundred numbers a day, it was not easy to make a choice.