The festival kicks off on the 1st June in Saratov (Theatre Square, from 12:00 to 18:00), on 11th June it will be in Sochi, on 9th July it will arrive in Kaliningrad and on 16th and 17th July it will be in St. Petersburg before moving to Omsk on 6th and 7th August and will end on 20th August in Yekaterinburg.

In each of these cities, Zenit will deploy a large football field and at the festival, children will not just play football and practise and will be encouraged to think about a professional career. 

During the autumn holidays at the Dagomys sports centre, Zenit organise for the 30 best players from the big football festival to attend a special training session and to develop their key skills of football. The costs of the flight, education, accommodation and entertainment program for these children will be paid by the organisers of the festival.

Zenit will provide not only the football field at each site, but also a lot of children's and family entertainment - rides, workshops, football freestyle displays, prize draws and gifts autographed by the Zenit players. At the festival you can also meet Zenit's lion mascot. The festival participants will also receive video tutorials from the Zenit players.

The first big football festival with Zenit and Gazprombank was held in 2014 in St. Petersburg, before moving around the country. It had more than 7000 participants and spectators and united children and adults, professional players and fans.

More information about the festival is available at Club's academy website.