Dubinino: Festivals, Culture and an Excursion

• Traditional public events include the opening of the Ice Town, Maslenitsa, Holy Trinity Day, Family, Love and Fidelity Day, and Settlement Day.
• The House of Culture traditionally hosts a singing competition for adults and a talent competition for children.
• A three-hour excursion runs from Sharypovo via Rodniki and Dubinino to a viewpoint at Berezovskaya GRES-1.

Local traditions include several occasions with different themes. Maslenitsa and Holy Trinity Day are celebrated alongside Family, Love and Fidelity Day; the opening of the Ice Town and Settlement Day are also traditional public events. In recent years, celebrations such as Maslenitsa, Family Day and Settlement Day have become established traditions in Dubinino.

If you want to plan your trip around an event, check the dates in advance. These festivals give you an idea of local events, but do not replace a confirmed schedule.

The House of Culture in Dubinino is the venue for two traditional competitions: the open city singing competition “Mister Shlyager” for adults and the open city talent competition for children, “Zazhgi svoyu zvezdu.” The cultural program therefore includes both singing and a competition for young talent.

If you want to travel to Dubinino for a competition, check the event date before making plans. This lets you consider cultural events as a reason for your trip without assuming a particular date.

The three-hour route starts in Sharypovo, passes through Rodniki and Dubinino, and ends at a viewpoint at Berezovskaya GRES-1. Dubinino is therefore on the route described. The destination is the viewpoint; the tour does not include a visit to the power station. Before making plans, check whether the tour is available on your travel dates.

The wider destination of Krasnoyarsk Krai offers more cultural and nature-related attractions. The Shushenskoye Museum-Reserve, in the settlement of the same name, depicts a Siberian village from the Russian Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The grounds contain 194 monuments of rural architecture, including peasant houses, a merchant’s shop, a forge and a prison-fort. The Novaya Derevnya architectural and ethnographic complex, with its nature and landscape park, opened there in 2011.

The museum-reserve’s programs introduce visitors to the traditions and customs of past eras and offer insights into peasant life. They include sampling peasant dishes, learning the basics of traditional crafts, and taking part in games, customs and festivals. These regional cultural attractions are distinct from the events in Dubinino and offer another perspective on Krasnoyarsk Krai.

The region’s nature experiences cater to a variety of interests. Ergaki Nature Park lies in the south of Krasnoyarsk Krai. In summer, you can hike and take horseback tours; in winter, activities include skiing and snowboarding, as well as snowmobile tours and snowshoe hikes.

At Krasnoyarskie Stolby National Park, the rocks Ermak, Kitayskaya Stenka, Maly Berkut and Storozhevoy, the Vorobushki rock group and the Takmak rock massif can all be reached from the eastern entrance in almost any weather. The main routes are marked, and your chosen route can take anywhere from 30 minutes to a full day. The Krasnoyarskiy Khayking mobile app makes it easier to find your way. For a specific example, the route from the eastern entrance to Takmak rock and back is about 4 kilometers long and takes three hours.

The Putorana Plateau in the Puoranskiy Zapovednik offers a different landscape: it features table mountains at elevations of 1,000 to 1,500 meters above sea level, canyon-like basins of tectonic lakes and numerous waterfalls. The region’s scenery ranges from marked trails and rock formations to high plateaus and lake landscapes.

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Which festivals are traditional in Dubinino?

They include the opening of the Ice Town, Maslenitsa, Holy Trinity Day, Family, Love and Fidelity Day, and Settlement Day.

Which competitions take place at the House of Culture?

It traditionally hosts the “Mister Shlyager” singing competition for adults and the “Zazhgi svoyu zvezdu” talent competition for children.

How long does the excursion through Dubinino take?

The excursion from Sharypovo via Rodniki and Dubinino to the viewpoint at Berezovskaya GRES-1 takes three hours.

For the wider travel guide, see Krasnoyarsk Krai.