Dear guests, the hotel stands in the heart of Nizhny Tagil, a city of industrial history and a full events calendar. Here is a short guide to the main sights and events of 2026.
A factory city
- The Gornozavodskoy Ural museum reserve and the Old Demidov Factory technopark: 52 buildings, 14 of them heritage sites.
- The watchtower on Fox Hill. From April to October it is open in the summer schedule and gives a panorama of the city.
- The Kuibyshev factory museum.
- The Cherepanov House, a museum of the mechanics who built the first steam locomotive in Russia.
Theatres, music and cinema
- The Mamin-Sibiryak drama theatre. This summer the company goes on its first foreign tour in 30 years, to Brest.
- The new youth theatre exchanges tours with the Ryazan young people’s theatre.
- The philharmonic is under renovation; the company performs at other venues.
- The Krasnogvardeets cinema centre. In January 2026 it opened the Golden Raven film marathon.
Museums and exhibitions
- The museum of fine arts, with Russian painting from the 18th to the 20th century.
- The Khudoyarov House: Tagil lacquer painting turns 280 in 2026, with the exhibition “Anniversary Palette”.
- The exhibition “Gifts to the Museum” in the Lower Provision Warehouses.
- “Seven Worlds of Theatre”, a joint project of the museum reserve and the drama theatre, until 17 May 2026.
Events in 2026
17–19 July: the Demidov Lights bike festival, organised by the Black Knives club. The programme includes a ride through the centre, tours of the factory museum and an Agatha Christie concert on 18 July in Bondin Park. There are also venues at the Ermakovo Gorodishche ethnopark and the Old Demidov Factory.
On 7 June 2026 the Tagil Ultra Trail is held for the first time: a trail race for running, Nordic walking and an active day outdoors.
Fourteen parks and squares have been improved. The main one is Bondin Park. The museum reserve runs walking tours, including “Chests and Baranki”.