Feb 2011 (annual) Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre Taking over halls 12 and 13 of the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre, the Moscow Boat Show presents the latest in marine technology. Sailing and motor vessels, navigation equipment and watersports gear are all on display for the avid enthusiast. More
Nov 2010 (annual) Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre Raise your glass to exceptional produce from around the world at the Russian Wine Festival. Held at Moscow's Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre, the event includes useful master classes, professional presentations and plenty of wine varietals to taste. More
Feb 2011 (annual) Gostiny Dvor Golden Dolphin is Moscow's international diving festival, held at Gostiny Dvor, near the Kremlin. Exhibitors promote a great range of diving equipment, while an amazing underwater film and photography festival documents the interaction between people and the underwater world. More
Oct 2010 (annual) World Trade Center Moscow One of the world's ten major fashion weeks, Russian Fashion Week comes to the World Trade Center Moscow. Eastern Europe's biggest style show invites dressed-to-kill celebrities, ever critical magazine editors and inspired buyers to view the latest designer catwalk collections. More
Mar - Apr 2011 (annual) World Trade Center Moscow One of the world's ten major fashion weeks, Russian Fashion Week comes to the World Trade Center Moscow. Eastern Europe's biggest style show invites dressed-to-kill celebrities, ever critical magazine editors and inspired buyers to view the latest designer catwalk collections. More
Feb 2011 (annual) Moscow Maslenitsa (literally 'Butter Week') was founded on one of Russia's oldest folk traditions - celebrating the end of Russia's long winter. Modern celebrations have incorporated the Christian tradition of Shrovetide pancakes. Moscow hosts city-wide parties and scoffing of sweet treats. More
Daily Gorbushka & Gorbushkin Dvor Moscow's Gorbushkin Dvor market is a packed bazaar of music and film stalls. Next door, the more staid Gorbushka sells appliances from iPhones to lawn mowers. Formerly hubs for counterfeit goods, they now epitomise post-Soviet Russia's new-found consumer lifestyle. More
Daily GUM GUM, an architectural masterpiece running the length of Moscow's Red Square, is a pristine three-storey, three-arcade collection of international chains, souvenir stalls and world-class luxury. Soviet touches remain, however, and it also sells probably the world's cheapest, and best, ice cream. More