- 10 September
Noon to 12.30 pm: Unveiling a memorial plaque to Honorary Citizen of Veliky Novgorod Boris Shvedchikov (6 Schitnaya Street)
3 pm: Opening the Children’s Crafts School (Gymnasium No 3, Visit Creative Centre located at 30 Zelinskogo Street)
6 to 7 pm: Historical re-enactment of Alexander Nevsky's mounted procession on Alexander Road and the historical reconstruction “Alexander Nevsky: Valour of Russia” (from the City of Military Glory stele in Yaroslav’s Court along Chudintseva Street with stops for performances)
6.45 to 8.15 pm: 800 Years of Victories festive concert (central stage in Yaroslav’s Court)
7 to 7.15 pm: Welcome of Alexander Nevsky's mounted procession on Alexander Road (central stage in Yaroslav’s Court)
8.30 to 10.00 pm: Alexander Nevsky: Birth of a Warrior (performance on central stage in Yaroslav’s Court)
4 to 8.30 pm: Medieval re-enactor camps (Swedes, Russians) (central stage in Yaroslav’s Court) - 11 September – Central stage in Yaroslav’s Court
Noon to 1 pm: Opening ceremony for City Day. Celebrating Honorary Citizen of Veliky Novogord, just married couples and golden anniversaries. City Day new-born announcement. Greetings from participants of the Sadko and Slovisha international festivals
12.40 to 1 pm: Dramatised meeting with fishers at the pier
1 to 3 pm: Concert programme of the participants of the 19th Sadko International Festival of Folk Art and Crafts
3 to 8 pm: Concert programme of the participants of the 5th Slovisha International Festival of Musical Antiquities in memory of Vladimir Povetkin
8 to 10 pm: Best, Favourite, Novgorod Style concert programme - Hanseatic Feast interactive venue (near St Nicholas’s Cathedral)
1 pm Theatrical opening of the venue
1.20 to 1.50 pm: DROLLS band of Medieval music (Petrozavodsk) and the vocal band of the Petrozavodsk State University Academic Choir led by Nikolai Matshin in the Cantigas joint programme (13th-14th century Spanish music).
1.50 to 2.50 pm: Dancing Hansa Concert Programme
2.50 pm, 3.50 pm, 5 pm, 5.40 pm: Fashion show of Hanseatic dresses
3 to 3.20 pm: Pie contest
3.20 to 3.50 pm: At the Ancient Market with Gottlob the Merchant interactive programme
4 to 5 pm: Yelena Poroshina’s street performance “All about a hat” (Serpukhov)
5 to 7.30 pm: Concert and dance programme of medieval music ensembles and minstrels
7.30 to 8 pm: Drumming and fire show - Yaroslav’s Court
11 am to 7 pm: Novgorod Market: a fair of folk and artisan crafts. HansaPark interactive photo zone
2 pm to 4 pm: Equestrian shows at Gostiny Dvor
11 am to 5 pm: Theatre of Living History near the Hanseatic Fountain interactive venue
2 to 6 pm: Veliky Novgorod As Seen By Children event, children’s painting exhibition
3 to 5 pm: Fun City playground with traditional games and entertainment
All day: Medieval re-enactors’ camp near the Church of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa - River Volkhov
10 to 10.10 pm Under Sails of Light Yacht Show
10.10 pm: Fireworks on Victory-Sofiyskaya Square
Noon to 4 pm: AUTO RETRO VECHE 2nd Interregional Festival of Retro Cars
Noon to 4 pm: Driving contest held as part of the festival - Venues in the city
10 am to1 pm: Lectures and presentations by participants of the Slovishf International Festival of Musical Antiques in memory of Vladimir Povetkin (Povetkin Centre of Musical Antiquities located at 9B Ilyina Street)
1 to 9.30 pm: Concert programme of Veliky Novgorod bands (Summer State in Kremlin Park)
1 to 4 pm: Contest on Sofiyskaya (Sofiyskaya Embankment near the Dostoyevsky Drama Theatre)
2 to 4 pm: Zvonarskoye Veche 12th Festival of Bell Ringing (Vitoslavlitsy Museum of Folk Wooden Architecture)
5 to 6 pm: “A brass band plays in the city garden…” (Kremlin Park, Monument to Sergei Rachmaninoff)
5 to 7 pm: Gala concert of the 19th Sadko International Festival of Folk Art and Craftwork (Kremlin, Arensky Novgorod Regional Arensky Philharmonic Hall), 12 September - 12 September
12 noon – 3 pm 19th Sadko International Festival of Folk Art and Craftwork (Vitoslavlitsy Museum of Folk Wooden Architecture)
Yaroslav’s Court
11 am to 7 pm: Novgorod Market: a fair of folk and artisan crafts. HansaPark interactive photo zone
12 noon to 6 pm: Concert programme of Veliky Novgorod bands (Central stage in the Yaroslav’s Court)
11 am to 5 pm: Theatre of Living History near the Hanseatic Fountain interactive venue
10 am to 1 pm, 3 pm to 6 pm: Lectures and presentations by participants of the Slovisha International Festival of Musical Antiques in memory of Vladimir Povetkin (Povetkin Centre of Musical Antiquities located at 9B Ilyina Street)
Noon to 4 pm, 4 pm to 6 pm: Lectures and presentations by participants of the Slovisha International Festival of Musical Antiques in memory of Vladimir Povetkin. Workshop on the fundamentals of vargan playing (Rachmaninoff Novgorod Children’s Music School No.1 located at 7 Bolshaya Mayakovskaya Street)
All day: Medieval re-enactors’ camp near the Church of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa
8 to 10 pm: Sadko Folk Rock Musical (Sadko Street Theatre) - Hanseatic Feast interactive venue (near St Nicholas’s Cathedral)
1 to 2 pm: Workshop on gusli playing put on by the School of Antony the Gusli Player
2 to 4 pm: Workshop on Medieval European dances
4 to 6 pm: Workshops on traditional Russian dance in various locations around the city
2 to 5 pm: Sport and dance programme of Veliky Novgorod bands (Summer Stage in Kremlin Park)
5 to 6.30 pm: We Come from Our Childhood concert programme (Summer Stage in Kremlin Park)
2 to 4 pm: Zvonarskoye Veche 12th Festival of Bell Ringing (Kremlin, St Sofia’s Belfry)
4 pm: Concert with Vadim Pozhnin and Maria Kozachuk (guitar) (Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul, located at 12 Bolshaya Sankt-Peterburgskaya Street) - Sporting events
11 September at 9 am: NovgorodRun health race (race from Victory Monument around the Kremlin)
11 September at 10 am: Eighth City Workout Competitions on City Day (Kremlin Park, workout zone)
11 to 12 September at 10 am: City Day city-wide amateur volleyball tournament (Kremlin Park, volleyball courts near the Summer Stage)
12 September from noon to 4 pm: World of Movement – Hot Autumn 2021 (Kremlin Park, Summer Stage)