
Events

Youth organizes first exhibition of their hometown video films
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The youth community Myata entered the competition of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives in 2023. The victory was brought to them by the project Immersion in Norilsk - a youth exhibition of video works about their hometown. The size of the grant is ...

Heiro and Togokon performed at exhibition-forum in Moscow
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Folklore groups Heiro and Togokon opened an extensive cultural and entertainment program in one of the pavilions at the international exhibition-forum Russia. The folk song and dance ensemble of the peoples of the North Heiro showed its unique performance, inspired by the ancient customs and ...

Theater to host Norilsk diasporas parade on Arts Night
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. On National Unity Day, November 4, the Norilsk Polar drama theater will present a festive intercultural program under the slogan Russia Unites. More than ten national diasporas of Greater Norilsk take part in the show on the Arts Night: Kazakhs, Azerbaijanis, Russians, Dolgans, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, ...

Arctic Lights folk festival takes place in St. Petersburg
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The first festival Arctic Lights, dedicated to the cultures of indigenous peoples of the Arctic regions of Russia, opened in St. Petersburg. The main site of the event features numerous sculptures dedicated to the Russian Arctic’s most famous points - the Severnaya Zemlya and Franz ...

Polar Owl flies to Norilsk for 20th time
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Traditionally, the festival guests will be experts in the field of cinematography and animation from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk. The festival, founded by the cultural department of the Norilsk administration and the Rodina cinema complex, has been included in the list of brand events ...

Africa and Latin America indigenous people to come to Krasnoyarsk
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Next year, Krasnoyarsk will host the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples for the first time with the participation of representatives from Africa and Latin America. This was announced at the session Dialogue of Cultures of Indigenous Peoples of Russia and China of the ...

Miner’s Day: Norilsk brought holiday to grass
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Over the weekend, the Miner's Day celebration was solemnly held in the Big Norilsk. The holiday is federal and fully relates to the mining industry of Nornickel. On the eve of the holiday, the Nornickel’s best industry representatives received awards, the miners were congratulated by ...

Autumn Signs fair to be held in Taimyr capital
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Pavilions and tents, fruits and vegetables kiosks will be placed in the city center. Taimyr residents will be greeted by tall figures, a concert of creative teams of the region is planned on the stage. Sports locations will welcome kids. “Legal entities, individual entrepreneurs, farming ...

Reflection to be festival’s leitmotif
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The City of Infinite Inspiration public art festival is taking place in Norilsk for the second time from 22 to 26 August. “The leitmotif of this festival is reflection. The reflection of the city is its people, urban space and art objects. Throughout the event, ...