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This year Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) - the week before the beginning of Lent in the Orthodox Church - will run from 16 to 22 February. Maslenitsa signals the exit of winter and heralds the coming of spring.
On January 21, the Vologda botanical garden offers free entry in order to have a more diverse range of visitors.
In 2019, the free museum day program was initiated to make cultural institutions more accessible. The program is applied for every 3rd Wednesday of the month.
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Vologda is to join an international Museum Selfie Day on January 21.
On January 21, 2026 museum visitors, curators, and managers from all over the world will be taking part in #MuseumSelfie day, a project aimed at raising awareness of the great collections being housed by national and regional museums across the globe.
XI Russian Folklore Festival "Village - the Soul of Russia" is to take place in Vologda District in summer.
Vologda Region has broken the record of 2024 in terms of cow milk production in farms of all categories.
All products passed the necessary control and fully complied with the veterinary and sanitary requirements of the importing country. Phytosanitary certificates for 70 cu m of glued plywood were issued.
From December 31, 2025 to January 11, 2026 the number of people in Kirillov increased significantly. The town with a population of 8,021 people doubled in size. During the winter holidays, about 17,000 guests visited the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Preserve, a major Russian cultural heritage site.
"During the New Year holidays, more than 42,000 tourists visited the region. 270,000 people attended our major cities and sights in one day. Residents of Yaroslavl, Kirov, Kostroma, Arkhangelsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Leningrad regions, St. Petersburg, Moscow, and the Komi Republic plunged into the winter fairy tale in the Vologda Region," said Georgy Filimonov, Governor of the Vologda Region.
On January 3-10 of 2026, 94 tons of technical fat were exported from the Vologda Region to Poland.