Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –
Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
This year the festival “Moscow Maslenitsa” As part of the Winter in Moscow project, in addition to traditional festivities and treats, it offers residents and guests of the capital a rich program of craft master classes. Each of them introduces ancient customs and techniques of folk crafts from all over Russia. During classes with masters, everyone will be able to master the basics of pottery, traditional embroidery techniques, wood burning, weaving and painting in different styles.
Master classes will be held at central and district sites of the city. Admission is free, without registration.
Joy Bird and Cardboard Balalaika on Manezhnaya Square
The “Workshop of Russian Crafts” is open on Manezhnaya Square. On February 27 at 13:00, a master class “Bird of Joy” will be held here. Participants will learn how to create a bullfinch or a chaffinch from threads.
On February 28 at 17:00 in the “Maslenitsa Workshop” guests will be offered to assemble a decorative accordion from paper and cardboard with their own hands. On March 1 at 13:00 on this site you can make a solar headband, on March 2 at 15:00 – create felt masks for Maslenitsa carols, and at 16:00 on the same day – assemble a balalaika from cardboard and paper.
Sheksninskaya and Gorodets painting on Tverskoy Boulevard
On Tverskoy Boulevard, in the neo-industry art chalet, guests learn the secrets of Dymkovo, Sheksna, Filimonovo, Permogorsk, Vladimir, Semikarakorsk, Khokhloma painting, get acquainted with the Gzhel technique and Yaroslavl majolica, and also create household items and decor in the traditional Russian style.
On February 28 at 17:00 and March 1 at 16:00, a master class on decorating a red bag with an ornament in the style of Sheksna zolotchenka, a unique painting technique from the Vologda region, will be held here. During the class, participants will learn about the history and features of the crafts of the Russian North.
On March 1 at 2:00 pm, anyone who wants to can paint a wooden box for a fashionable Khokhloma scarf – red, blue and black, and on March 2 at 5:00 pm, the same box will be decorated with the famous white and blue patterns from Gzhel.
In addition, on March 2 at 15:00, visitors to the site will learn how to apply a Maslenitsa pattern to a pink stove pot in the style of Gorodets painting from the Nizhny Novgorod region. At 16:00, visitors will attend a master class on decorating a mug with Filimonov painting from the Tula region.
Ural ceramics and honey barrel decor in ZAO
On Matveevskaya Street, guests will be offered to sit at a potter’s wheel and mold traditional household items. The crafts can be used to decorate the house or as gifts to relatives and friends.
On February 27 at 16:00 and 18:00, everyone will be able to create a pancake maker in the traditions of the Sverdlovsk region. In the process of working with clay, participants will master a unique molding, get acquainted with the restrained geometric ornament of Ural ceramics, and also learn the history of Sysert porcelain and Tavolozh products made of red clay, which appeared in the 17th century.
On March 1 at 13:00 and 16:00 you can make a milk jug with a plant ornament in the style of Kuban ceramics on a potter’s wheel and get acquainted with the world of crafts of the Krasnodar region.
At the district site in the Olympic Village on Michurinsky Prospekt, masters will teach various techniques for decorating household items. On February 28 at 15:00 and 17:00, master class participants will weave a pancake stand using a technique that came from the Kirov Region. On March 2 at 14:00 and 17:00, guests will use wood burning to decorate a honey barrel the way they do it in the Moscow Region.
Milk mugs and candy bowl in SZAO
At the intersection of Sokolovo-Meshcherskaya and Yurovskaya streets, there will also be a potter’s wheel. On February 28 at 15:00 and 17:00, participants in the master class will create a clay spoon in the spirit of the Skopin potters: they will master hand molding, relief patterns, and hear interesting stories about the rich craft traditions of the Ryazan region.
Here on March 1 at 12:00, 15:00 and 18:00 guests will make milk mugs in the traditions of the Tver region and learn how local craftsmen managed to create an original style of ceramic products.
On Mitinskaya Street on February 28 at 15:00 and 17:00 visitors will decorate a candy bowl in the style of Gorodets painting (Nizhny Novgorod Region). It is famous for its flower garlands, horses and birds, as well as contrasting contours.
On March 1 at 13:00 and 16:00 you can paint a classic matryoshka doll from Sergiev Posad, and on March 2 at 14:00 and 17:00 you can decorate a sugar bowl with the famous Khokhloma patterns.
Embroidery on napkins and box decoration in Zelenograd Administrative Okrug
In the Kryukovo district on February 28 at 16:00 and 18:00 guests will decorate a box with Vyatka lace from the Kirov region. It is characterized by patterns of pointed petals and openwork lattices in the style of Dymkovo painting.
Here on March 1 at 14:00 and 17:00 a master class on Tarusa embroidery will begin. All those who wish will create with their own hands a decorative napkin in the image of the products of famous craftswomen of the Kaluga region: with openwork white stitching, traditional plant patterns, recognizable geometric ornaments and unique seams.
Basket for Maslenitsa in SAO
On March 1 at 13:00 and 16:00 at the site in the Brigantina Park, everyone will master wickerwork and make Maslenitsa baskets based on the works of Penza masters. Products made from natural wicker will be decorated with characteristic geometric patterns and decor in the spirit of the spring holiday.
Pancake plate and painted trays on Profsoyuznaya Street
On March 1 at 14:00 and 17:00 at the Moscow Maslenitsa festival site on Profsoyuznaya Street, you can paint a plate in the style of Puchuzh painting (Arkhangelsk Region). It is characterized by smooth lines, solar symbols and patterns with peahens.
Here on March 2 at 13:00 and 16:00 visitors will master the creative craft of Ivanovo masters and paint trays using the lacquer miniature technique.
Painting of musical instruments in the Moskino cinema park
In the art chalet of Maslenitsa gifts in the Moskino cinema park, you can also create decor from Russian artisans. On March 1 at 17:00, musical spoons in the style of crafts from the Perm region will be decorated with Obvin painting.
On March 2 at 13:00, all those who wish will be able to paint a shepherd’s drum with two-color ornaments, typical for the crafts of the Kostroma region. At 15:00, there will be a lesson on the elegant decoration of a Maslenitsa rattle with Pizhemskaya painting, which came to us from the ancient northern peoples of the Arkhangelsk region.
Details can be found on a special website.
Pancakes and festivities: how to celebrate Maslenitsa at the venues of the Winter in Moscow projectListen to songs and enjoy pancakes: how to celebrate Maslenitsa at metro stations and river terminals
The Moscow Maslenitsa festival was first held in the capital in 2017 and has since become traditional. In 2025, Maslenitsa will be celebrated from February 21 to March 2.
Project “Winter in Moscow”— the main event of the season, which unites various events of the capital. Citizens and tourists are invited to remember traditions and history, warm up with tea and hot buns, go skating, watch ice shows, give gifts to people who find themselves in a difficult life situation, show care for those who need it.
Muscovites and guests of the capital are offered a huge selection of events in the open air and in cultural and sports institutions. The atmosphere of winter traditions has engulfed the entire city – more than 1.9 thousand sites are open. The project organically included the largest festivals of the capital “Moscow Estates”, “Moscow Tea Party”, “City of Light” and many others. All information about the project and the events of the winter season can be found in a special section of mos.ru.
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