Nightlife & the Arts in St. Petersburg

Nightlife & the Arts in St. Petersburg

Nightlife Overview
Name Category Location
 
Academic Kapella
One of St. Petersburg's best-kept secrets is also its oldest concert...
Music St. Petersburg
 
Achtung Baby
This large grungy bar and alternative music stage built in the...
Bars St. Petersburg
 
Achtung Baby
Nothing to do with the U2 album of the same name, this bar and...
Music Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Adamant
This casino is housed in the building where the sale of Alaska...
Casinos St. Petersburg
 
Alexander Pushkin Drama Theater
Russia's oldest theater, opened in 1756, is also one of its most...
Theater St. Petersburg
 
The Arts Square Winter Festival
The Arts Square Winter Festival, brainchild of Yury Temirkanov...
Festivals St. Petersburg
 
Baltiisky Dom Theater-Festival
An umbrella venue for a dozen experimental companies of various...
Theater St. Petersburg
 
Board for the Preservation of Cultural Valuables
If you buy any artwork in St. Petersburg other than a standard...
Art Galleries St. Petersburg
 
Bolshoi Drama Theatre
The legendary Bolshoi has some of the best-known names in Russian...
Theater St. Petersburg
 
Bolshoi Puppet Theater
The Bolshoi Puppet Theater is one of the oldest continuously...
Theater St. Petersburg
 
Borey
On display here are the works of avant-garde and academic artists...
Art Galleries St. Petersburg
 
Boris Eifman Ballet Theater
Psychological drama reigns here. Most of the ballets in the repertoire...
Dance St. Petersburg
 
Central Station
Brought to you by the ruthlessly professional management of the...
Dance Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Chaplin Club
The name describes the spirit of this, one of the few cabarets...
Cabaret St. Petersburg
 
Children's Philharmonic
The Children's Philharmonic stages children's musicals and even...
Theater St. Petersburg
 
City Bar
One of the city's few true expat hangouts is opposite the U.S...
Bars St. Petersburg
 
Comic-Trust
Theater troupe "Comic-Trust," which consists of three actors...
Cabaret St. Petersburg
 
Datscha
A tremendously popular haunt of expats, bohemians, students...
Bars St. Petersburg
 
Dickens
A stately slab of Olde Englande kitsch, Dickens is the second...
Bars St. Petersburg
 
Early Music Festival
Also of interest is the city's Early Music Festival, which attracts...
Festivals St. Petersburg
 
Exhibition Center of the St. Petersburg Artists Union
There's an exhibition hall on the ground floor, and art by theatrical...
Art Galleries St. Petersburg
 
Fish Fabrique
A favorite haunt of locals and expats who enjoy drinking and...
Music Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Glinka Hall
For chamber and vocal music, head to this small hall, part of...
Music St. Petersburg
 
Greshniki
No matter how much they complain about this crowded, central...
Dance Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Griboyedov
The best underground (literally) club in the city, this small...
Music Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Guild of Masters
You'll find paintings, graphics, applied art, and various jewelry...
Art Galleries St. Petersburg
 
Havana
Welcoming and nonaggressive, this is the place to go if you have...
Dance Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Hermitage Theater
This glorious and highly unusual theater in the Hermitage mainly...
Music St. Petersburg
 
House of Composers
Lovers of contemporary classical music flock here for the concerts...
Music St. Petersburg
 
Jazz Philharmonic Hall
Russia's top jazz musicians, including the famous Leningrad Dixieland...
Music Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Jazz Time
The music starts at 9 pm nightly at this cozy, welcoming jazz...
Music Clubs St. Petersburg
 
JFC Jazz Club
They know good jazz here. The most popular jazz venue in town...
Music Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Kochneva's House
Kochneva's House offers chamber music in an atmospheric palace...
Music St. Petersburg
 
Konyushenny Dvor
It's widely known that foreigners get in free here, and, well...
Dance Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Lion's Bridge
Soviet art with an emphasis on social realism is represented...
Art Galleries St. Petersburg
 
Magrib
Designed in ornate, Moroccan style, fashionable, and glamorous...
Dance Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Maly Drama Theater
Even if you can't understand the dialogue, any performance at...
Theater St. Petersburg
 
Mariinsky Concert Hall
The Mariinsky Theatre's new $38 million concert hall opened in...
Music St. Petersburg
 
Mariinsky Theatre of Opera and Ballet
Formerly known as the Kirov and advertised internationally under...
Dance, Opera St. Petersburg
 
Marina Gysich's Private Art Gallery
One of the best small galleries in St. Petersburg, Marina Gysich...
Art Galleries St. Petersburg
 
Marionette Theater
The Marionette Theater, named in honor of its legendary director...
Theater St. Petersburg
 
Matiss Club
Underground art is the main focus of this gallery, which represents...
Art Galleries St. Petersburg
 
Metro
An old standard as far as dance clubs are concerned, Metro is...
Dance Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Mitki-VKhUTEMAS
Occupying a spacious attic, the gallery exhibits works of the...
Art Galleries St. Petersburg
 
Molodezhny Theater
Although most troupes in town tend to work their most seasoned...
Theater St. Petersburg
 
Money Honey Saloon
If rockabilly is your thing, or if you simply want to see a country-western...
Music Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Musical Olympus
Another attractive event is the Musical Olympus festival organized...
Festivals St. Petersburg
 
Mussorgsky Theater of Opera and Ballet
This lesser known venue, sometimes known as the Mikhailovsky...
Dance, Opera St. Petersburg
 
The Other Side
An instant hit when it opened at the end of 2006, this comfortable...
Bars St. Petersburg
 
Palace of Prince Beloselsky-Belozersky
The Palace of Prince Beloselsky-Belozersky is a rose-color art...
Music St. Petersburg
 
Palaces of St. Petersburg
The Palaces of St. Petersburg festival presents an impressive...
Festivals St. Petersburg
 
Papanin
The place's name and inventive design make a reference to the...
Casinos St. Petersburg
 
Peterburg-Concert
Many of the concerts organized at St. Petersburg's most historic...
Music St. Petersburg
 
The Place
Cool and sophisticated, decked out in dark woods, chrome and...
Music Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Premier Casino-Club
Distinction and taste define one of the most luxurious casinos...
Casinos St. Petersburg
 
Purga
They literally celebrate the New Year every night here, and it's...
Dance Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Pushkinskaya-10 Arts Center
Also known as the Free Arts Foundation, this musty maze of studios...
Art Galleries St. Petersburg
 
Red Club
Civilized and comfortable, this former warehouse close to Moscow...
Music Clubs St. Petersburg
 
The Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory
The Conservatory is directly opposite the Mariinsky, but the...
Dance, Opera St. Petersburg
 
The Russian Icon
This gallery exhibits and sells contemporary Russian Orthodox...
Art Galleries St. Petersburg
 
S.P.A.S
This spacious gallery exhibits a good collection of contemporary...
Art Galleries St. Petersburg
 
Samoilov Family Museum
Charming soirees are held in authentic surroundings at the Samoilov...
Music St. Petersburg
 
Shamrock Irish Pub
A long-standing favorite of the local foreign community, this...
Bars St. Petersburg
 
Sheremetev Palace
Chamber concerts are held in one of the grand rooms of the multifaceted...
Music St. Petersburg
 
Shostakovich Philharmonic
Two excellent symphony orchestras perform in the Philharmonic's...
Music St. Petersburg
 
Smolny
The Smolny cathedral presents choral music in its beautiful...
Music St. Petersburg
 
Sol-Art
Next to the prestigious Mukhina Academy for Arts and Design and...
Art Galleries St. Petersburg
 
St. Catherine Lutheran Church
Popular with foreign worshippers, St. Catherine Lutheran Church...
Music St. Petersburg
 
St. Petersburg Chamber Opera
Until 2003 this company, founded in 1987 by former Mariinsky...
Opera St. Petersburg
 
St. Petersburg Horn Capella
The St. Petersburg Horn Capella revives the traditions of 18th-century...
Music St. Petersburg
 
St. Petersburg Male Choir
Another must-see is the marvleous St. Petersburg Male Choir led...
Music St. Petersburg
 
Stars of the White Nights
St. Petersburg's premier arts event is the Mariinsky Theatre's...
Festivals St. Petersburg
 
Sunduk
This is an intimate and quiet little art café in the colonial...
Music Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Taleon Club
In the former mansion of one of the entrepreneurial Yeliseyev...
Casinos St. Petersburg
 
Terem Quartet
When scanning the listings, don't miss Terem Quartet, the famous...
Music St. Petersburg
 
Tri El
The only lesbian club in town, also known as LLL, this laid-back...
Dance Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Tschaika
This legendary Russian-German establishment serving good beer...
Bars St. Petersburg
 
Tunnel
A cool military-theme spot in a former bunker and almost exclusively...
Dance Clubs St. Petersburg
 
Vegas
The two-story Vegas is a huge gambling center that attracts both...
Casinos St. Petersburg
 
Zazerkalye Theater
This is perhaps the best musical choice for children. Captivating...
Theater St. Petersburg
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