The capital’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, announced in a public address that Moscow plans to open 23 beach areas this season. Blog.
Residents of Moscow quickly embraced the summer pools, with more than 560,000 visitors in a single season. In response, the city’s summer program, known as Summer in the Parks, will be expanded and continued. Sobyanin confirmed the plan to open a total of 23 comfortable beach zones in the capital.
This summer, eight city parks will offer swimming and water-side lounging opportunities, enabling residents to enjoy sunbathing by the water.
Looking ahead, three new beach areas will be added to the existing five in the Mitino landscape park, Khodynskoye Pole, 50th Anniversary of October, Sokolniki, Krasnaya Presnya, Izmailovsky Park, Dubki Park, and the eponymous Park. The announcement was delivered by Sobyanin, who emphasized the city’s commitment to expanding accessible shoreline recreation across multiple districts.
Each beach zone is planned to include one or more swimming pools along with essential infrastructure. The facilities will feature sun loungers, umbrellas, changing cabins, showers, cafes, wellness zones, rescue towers, and dedicated event spaces to host activities and community gatherings.
Sobyanin also recalled that last summer two experimental pools were introduced at the Moscow Seasons festival grounds. He noted that this year waterside recreation areas will be added to nine festival locations across Moscow, broadening access to aquatic leisure and family-friendly activities.
Additionally, two large beach areas are being prepared for the new season at the Northern River Station and on the Nagatinskaya floodplain near Dream Island, signaling a broader strategy to distribute beach experiences beyond the central city and into peripheral neighborhoods.
This wave of investments aligns with a broader trend in major cities toward extending outdoor recreation, offering safe, well-equipped spaces for residents to unwind, socialize, and stay active during warmer months. Local authorities have stressed that these developments aim to improve park infrastructure, create seasonal jobs, and provide inclusive access to leisure for people of all ages. The plan is to continue gathering feedback from communities to refine facilities and programming in the years ahead.