Maks - Aviation Show and Science Exhibition

If you’re a bit of a techie or even just someone who loves pressing all those levers and buttons in museum exhibitions, get yourself along to ‘Maks’ – Moscow’s aviation and space show. Fittingly it takes place at the Zhukovsky Air Base, 40km from the city, and they’ll be tons of gadgets and exhibits to keep even the most curious agog for a few hours. If that’s not enough you can hold your breath for a daring display of Russian aviation might as Air Force planes put on a stunning aerial show.

when - 18th to 23rd August
where - Zhukovsky Air Base
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Sunner Ballet Festival

Moscow’s Hermitage Garden is the place to be this summer to catch some of Russia’s finest and most elegant ballet performers strutting their stuff in some ballet classics, including Tchaykovsky’s ‘Swan Lake’, ‘The Nutcracker’, and ‘The Sleeping Beauty’, as well as masterpieces by Ravel, Chopin and Stravinsky. So settle back in the refined comfort of the Novaya Opera House, set in the tranquil Hermitage Gardens, and enjoy all time favourites performed with a modern choreography twist.

when - Until 25 September
where - Novaya Opera House, Hermitage Gardens
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Moscow International Motor Show

Feeling in the mood for a bit of va-va-vroom? Then you're in luck as the city's International Motor show is in town at the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre. Motoring fans from all over the world are expected to descend on the arena where you can marvel at Russian automobile wonders of past and present ages.

when - 26th to 30th August
where - 4 Krasnogorsk Crocus City 143400, Moscow
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