What's on at the IFY–2026 on 13 September? 🤩 The day runs under the theme "Russia: A Land of Opportunity for Young People". Here are 15 events worth adding to your plan ⬇️ 9:00 — a mass stretching session with Alina Zagitova, plus a Zumba class with Drive Fitness trainers, at the Tavrida.ART Square of Young Art. Meeting point at 8:45! From 9:30 — a film programme at the Yug.Kino cinema. On the schedule: "Cheburashka", "Cheburashka 2", a preview of "Cheburashka 3", and at 14:20, a screening of "Driving You Crazy". 10:00 to 20:00 — the "Art.Molodost" International Design and Merch Market. Come and see work from young creators and Russian design brands. 9:00 to 22:00 — the "Tastes of the World" gastronomy festival. Brand zones from Samokat, Rosatom and Yandex Food will be running throughout the day, alongside tastings from Russia and the Festival's participating countries. 11:00 to 17:00 — VK PRO SPORT at the Street Culture and Sports Park: BMX, skateboarding, graffiti, street art, DJing, hip-hop and breaking. There's also a session with Uralmash players Anton Kardanakhishvili and Hayden Dalton at 15:00. 11:00 — the masterclass "Turning Your Content into Income: The Shoppable Video Experience" at the Centre for Science and Art, Pamyat hall. 12:00 — the making of a 5-metre kulebyaka pie and a 20-kilogram kurnik pie in the Tastes of the World tent. 12:00 — the opening ceremony of the IX Global Forum of Young Diplomats at the Kurchatov lecture hall. 13:45 — a performance by Rosatom's Children's Symphony Orchestra at the Tchaikovsky concert hall. 14:15 — the open dialogue "Study in Russia: How to Apply and Study Here" at the Kurchatov lecture hall. 15:00 — the open dialogue "Going into IT: What Opportunities Does AI Open Up in Science and Technology" at the Yashin lecture hall. 15:20 — the discussion "AI and Humans: Technology, the Job Market and the Future of Young People" at the Centre for Science and Art, Pamyat hall. 16:00 — guests gather for the Opening Ceremony of the International Festival of Youth – 2026 at Pavilion 1 of the Expo Centre. The ceremony begins at 17:30! 19:00 to 23:00 — a big music programme at the Tavrida.ART Square of Young Art: W24, Natalia Oreiro, NILETTO, Alex Gaudino, and the A. Kvasov Don Cossack Ensemble. At 20:30, the show "Hospitable Russia" begins, featuring PLUTTO and the Sretensky Monastery Choir. Save this and build your own day at the IFY–2026 💚 For the full up-to-date programme, check your personal account on the International Platform of Opportunities and the VK mini app!