Information about the festival

In 2025, as sanctioned by President of Russia Vladimir Putin, the Spasskaya Tower International Military Tattoo will unfold on Moscow’s Red Square from August 22 to 31.

Since 2007 the Festival has been a collection of awe-inspiring evening performances staged in the very heart of the Russian capital. Scale, audience and impact wise, it has no par, every year being recognized as the most prominent international cultural event in Russia, as well as being ranked among the world’s best top three military tattoos.

A dazzling display of lights, dance, music, color and precision, the Show is a genuine theatrical masterpiece composed of a prologue, participants' individual sketches, an epilogue and an impressive massed band finale, annually bringing together over a thousand musicians from all over the globe.

Throughout its sixteen years of history the Spasskaya Tower Festival welcomed participants from 59 states, with over 900k people attending its evening shows unfolding on Red Square.

The Spasskaya Tower Festival has always been promoting an intercultural dialogue based on partnership, good neighborhood relations, mutual respect and understanding, with no relevance attached either to nationality or confession. Bands’ skills and artistry are the only things that truly matter, as well as their willingness to travel to Moscow to narrate their unique stories. It’s noteworthy that in the challenging times we all are going through military musicians are the ones to advance cultural diplomacy using the Spasskaya Tower Tattoo fora as a golden opportunity.

As for the Russian military, and musicians in particular, they have always executed tasks of cultural, diplomatic or of two-fold nature as a sustainable means of solidifying Russia’s geopolitical stance.

When addressing the organizers, participants and guests of the 2024 Festival run Mr Sergey Lavrov, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, highlighted the following. “As the current global situation heats up… the significance of international exchanges of goodwill cannot be understated, especially when it comes to preserving friendship, trust and common grounds between nations. I am pleased to declare that the Festival has been putting in a lot of effort to support the shared cause, and it’s a great example of the failed attempts to cancel Russia”.

Unfolding in the very heart of Moscow, this international celebration of peoples’ friendship and unity is adorned by the gasp-inducing building of Saint Basil’s Cathedral, red brick walls and towers of the Moscow Kremlin as well as the ancient cobblestones of Red Square, all being hallmarks of Russia. The Festival line-up always features a wonderfully varied cast of Russian and foreign military bands, honor guard units and vibrant folklore teams. Each music sketch is a unique story telling the crowds about the participating states’ histories, traditions, customs and achievements, as well as aiming at winning them over with modern twists and fresh, creative elements.

Every year the organizers quite in advance choose the leading theme of the Festival, aiming at introducing the audiences at home and abroad to Russia’s rich history, full of landmark achievements and emblematic events. In 2025, the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War Victory and pay homage to all those who have been bravely fighting for their homeland.

The Spasskaya Tower Festival is being carried out under the aegis of the Public Council headed by Mr. Alexander Zhukov, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, and enjoying the unwavering support of the Russian MoD, MFA and Moscow Government Department of Culture.