St Petersburg
The former home stadium of Zenit, St Petersburg’s top football team, today this 21,000-seat arena is where Tosno plays many of its home games.
Must-see entertainment in Eastern Europe
Split
Classic films, art flicks and retrospectives are screened at this university-affiliated cinema. It has few screenings during July and August.
Pirin Mountains
Musical theatre and contemporary drama grace the stage of this theatre named for Bulgaria's beloved revolutionary poet. Closed during August.
Vis Island
Look out for posters advertising what's screening at the outdoor cinema, which sprouts seasonally on a terrace halfway between Kut and Luka.
Sozopol
Hosts open-air concerts, chamber music and jazz concerts at various times during the season, including during the Apollonia Arts Festival.
Northern European Russia
Kamerny Zal stages organ and chamber music in the 1768 Lutheran church of St Catherine. There’s a busy 'white nights' program in June.
Sochi
True to its name, this architecturally striking, neoclassical theatre stages open-air concerts and drama performances during the summer.
Krasnoyarsk
Classic Russian puppet shows such as Chuk i Gek, Doktor Aybolit and Goldilocks for kids and adults alike.
National Theatre & Opera House Box Office
Timişoara
Buy tickets for performances of the National Theatre & Opera House at their box office.
Western European Russia
Hosts plays and concerts in a clever modernist building – the facade mimics the effect of a stage with the curtains drawn.
Khabarovsk
Funny operettas run from November to April; big musical acts run from May to October. There’s also the occasional ballet.
Novosibirsk
This 12,500-capacity venue is the home of local football team Sibir. Games are usually played on Saturday or Sunday.
Irkutsk
Shakespeare, Russian classics and local playwright Vampilov staged regularly (in Russian) from September to June.
Plovdiv
Watch foreign films in their original languages (with Bulgarian subtitles) at this cinema near Tsar Simeon park.
Khabarovsk
This is the home arena for Khabarovsk’s ice hockey team, the Amur Tigers, a hot ticket from October to March.
Braşov
Opera classics, plus a few productions geared towards children, take to the stage of this 1953-founded venue.
Ohrid
Holds cultural events such as traditional song and dance during festivals, and houses Ohrid's movie theatre.
Vladivostok
The popular local football team, Luch-Energiya, plays games at this bayside stadium from April to November.
Northern European Russia
International ballet and opera performances are hosted in the theatre's becolumned neoclassical building.
Kaliningrad
Performances are held on Saturdays and Sundays at noon in the 19th-century Lutheran Queen Luisa Church.
Mihai Eminescu National Theatre
Chişinău
Contemporary Romanian productions can be seen at this attractive neoclassical theatre, founded in 1933.
Split
Although shows are mainly in Croatian, there's a fair chance your toddlers can speak fluent puppet.
Wallachia
Classical concerts are performed here by the Oltenia Philharmonic. Buy tickets at the box office.
Irkutsk
Historic building staging regular children’s shows and musical programs from jazz to classical.
Varna
On the top floor of the Grand Mall Varna shopping centre (right behind the main bus station).
Plovdiv
Hollywood blockbusters dominate the program of this movie theatre, 1km west of the old town.
Cluj-Napoca
Hear choirs, quartets and rousing orchestras at Transylvania's State Philharmonic Theatre.
Iaşi
Plays a mix of Hollywood blockbusters and European movies in a delightfully retro cinema.
Northern European Russia
This magnificent Parthenon pile stages light operas, plays, ballets and folk-group shows.
Slavonia
A grand theatre that features a regular program of drama, ballet and opera performances.
Central Rīga
This former cinema is a concert venue, specialising in acoustic and classical music.
Western European Russia
A fun, small-scale, occasionally experimental theatre that presents mostly comedies.
Târgu Mureş
Watch Hollywood films in their original language at this cinema on the main square.
Western European Russia
Home of the city’s classical orchestra; visit the website for concert details.
Tirana
Current-release movies, the earlier you go in the day, the cheaper your tickets.
Bucharest
Plays an eclectic and often amusing mix of art-house, kitsch and Romanian films.
Zadar
Zadar's premier theatre venue offers good-quality operas and plays in Croatian.
