Celebrate the New Year in Vladivostok: bright events and the best places for the holiday
Опубликовано: 08.12.2025 | Обновлено: 30.12.2025
What to see in Vladivostok for the New Year
Seven urban areas are decorated with thematic light figures: for example, in the Sukhanov Park you can meet hares, and on the embankment of the Sports Harbor - giant festive balls. One of the main places of attraction is a New Year’s town in the park of the Minny town with a food court and a program of master classes.
How to celebrate the New Year 2026 in Vladivostok
There are many options for having fun on December 31 in the city: festive events, excursions and performances, show programs and concerts in institutions.
New Year festivities in the central square will begin at 19:00. Guests and residents of the city are waiting for music, immersive performance, light show and fireworks. The rink will work from 11:00 to 04:00, with a break from 23:00 to 01:30. Tourists can spend the whole New Year’s Eve here: the atmosphere is cheerful, with music, activities and bright scenery for the New Year’s photo shoot.
Active rest and tours for the New Year: we spend holidays in Vladivostok
New Year holidays in Vladivostok are a great time for active trips and acquaintance with winter Primorye. Within the framework of the festival “Winter by the Sea” dozens of excursions and tours around the edge are held. In January, tours are organized at special prices with a variety of directions: a safari park with tigers and leopards, walks along Cape Tobizin, trips to the bays of Azure (Shamora) and Glass, as well as New Year's excursions to the evening Vladivostok.
Read more about winter tours in Vladivostok and Primorye.
This format allows not just to spend holidays, but to really open Primorye from a new angle.
Where to go on holidays in Vladivostok
New Year holidays are a time for walks and impressions. Tourists should:
- walk around the New Year's town, embankments and observation platforms;
- go to the rink or go to the ski base;
- go to the theater for festive performances;
- to see the winter nature of Russian Island and the suburbs of Vladivostok.
This format of recreation allows you to spend holidays richly and interesting, discovering different facets of the city and its surroundings. Everyone will find something to their liking: from quiet walks to active entertainment.
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