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Moscow cancels military festival on Red Square. It’s only been canceled once before - in 2020, due to COVID.
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Key Points:
- Russia’s Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival, originally scheduled for August 21-30, 2026, has been canceled just four days before its start.
- Organizers announced the event is postponed to 2027 due to reasons beyond their control, with new dates to be announced later.
- The festival, featuring military orchestras and honor guard units from Russia and other countries, has been held annually since 2006, primarily on Moscow’s Red Square since 2007.
- This cancellation marks only the second time the festival has been called off, the first being in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
