Opening and Closing
Opening – June 24, 7.00 p.m., «Festivalny» concert hall.
Presentation of participants, official part. Concert in which one artist from each participant country with one number performs.
Closing – July 4, 7.00 p.m., at the «Centralny» stadium. Awards. Official part. Football match between the combined team of Russia for which, besides the artists, the Organizing Committee members, the Sochi Administration representatives, the festival sponsors and partners can play, and the world combined team made of foreign participants, Honorary guests, including especially invited winter Olympic Games stars..
After the final match ends – charity assistance awards and the final gala-concert will take place at the «Centralny» stadium. All events in the festival framework will be covered by major Russian and foreign mass media. The final gala-concert will include performances of the most famous Festival participants and Honorary guests.
The closing ceremony will be broadcast on TV and on big screens in public mass locations, so that the results of voting in Guatemala be announced at the peak of mass celebrations.