Spasskaya tower

The main thing about the festival

Spasskaya Tower is a breathtaking show held annually on Red Square.

how it was in 2021

Welcome address of the President of the Russian Federation

Vladimir Putin

Welcome address of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation

Sergey Shoygu

Welcome address of the Mayor of Moscow

Sergey Sobyanin

Welcome address of the CEO State corporation “Rostec”

Sergey Chemezov

Welcome address of the CEO of JSC Rosoboronexport

Aleksandr Mikheev

Welcome address of the President of JSC Transneft

Nikolay Tokarev

At Spasskaya Tower everyone will find something to their liking: some people like clear, well-adjusted movements of servicemen, while others enjoy live orchestral music.
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Music bands

FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS

The participants of the Festival 2022 will be teams from Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Egypt, India and Thailand

The Military Band of the Armenian Armed Forces General Staff

ARM

The Band of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces

VEN

Egyptian Military Symphonic Band

EGY

Panghat Performing Arts Group

IND

Boonwattana School Marching Band (Thailand)

THA

The Honor Guard of the Presidential Regiment

RUS

The Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense

RUS

The Central Band of the Navy

RUS

ALL PARTICIPANTS

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FESTIVAL NEWS

The Spasskaya Tower Festival Reveals its Secrets of Magic

5 September

Over one thousand musical instruments, 120 kilowatts of sound, the world's most powerful lighting equipment, and the invisible "voice of the Festival", altogether, contribute to the unique magical atmosphere of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival. Still, they always remain behind the scenes. When the guests on the stands are leaving Red Square to the profound sounds of fireworks, the team of the Festival goes on working, immediately starting to prepare for the next day's performance.

The Grand Finale of the Fifteenth Anniversary Run of the Spasskaya Tower Festival Has Unfolded on Red Square

4 September

The breathtaking performance crowned the final night of the fifteenth anniversary run of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival. Fifteen hundred artists from Russia and all over the globe made up part of the Festival’s combined band that stepped onto the cobblestones of Red Square on the tenth Festival night.

4 September

The Young Violinists from Lugansk Received the Main Award of the Spasskaya Tower Festival

Major General Timofey Mayakin, Chief Military Conductor and Music Director of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival, presented the main award of the Spasskaya Tower Festival to the Merry Notes Children’s Violin Ensemble. It’s a small copy of the Moscow Kremlin star with a piece of ruby glass.

4 September

The Horse Theater of the Kremlin Equestrian School Created a Unique Performance for the Spasskaya Tower Festival

The coaches of the Horse Theater of the Kremlin Equestrian School, Aida Gadzhimirzayeva and Vadim Kolodochkin, with a team of Russian riding horses created a unique equestrian show especially for the audiences of the daytime program of the Fifteenth Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival. The performance is showcased on the horse-riding arena of the Center of the National Equestrian Traditions at VDNH.

3 September

The Profound Bell Ringing at the Finale of the Ninth Spasslaya Tower Festival Night

The musicians of the Central Military Band of the Russian Ministry of Defense brought the profound sound of bell ringing to Red Square at the finale of the ninth evening show of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Tattoo. This year, the Festival is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary.