White Nights are the few weeks around Summer Solstice in June where in areas of high latitude darkness is never complete. White Nights are a time of celebration and St. Petersburg is famous for the spectacular fireworks and massive show celebrating school end held at this time of year. The major celebration, called The Scarlet Sails, is held in the Palace Square, with smaller celebrations happening simultaneously all around the city, and this happened to be on the weekend we were in St. Pete’s.
The huge concert in the Palace Square consists of a series of classical ballet, opera and music events and includes performances by Russian dancers, singers, musicians and actors. The Scarlet Sails celebration is the largest public event anywhere in Russia with annual estimated attendance about one million people! The event doesn’t start until 11pm and goes through until 4am. We opted to watch from the comfort of our TV at home given the crowds! 
After a late night watching the Scarlett Sails, we spent Sunday morning with a nice stroll around Vasilevsky Island and before we knew it, it was time to take the train back to Moscow.
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