The festivities took place on Palace Square, where a concert was held for the guests of the event.
This year the holiday of graduates "Scarlet Sails" in St. Petersburg was attended by 1 million 275 thousand people. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the city and Leningrad region.
The department specified that among the total number of people who visited the holiday 52 thousand are school leavers.
It is noted that the necessary security measures at the event were provided by police officers and transport police. It should be noted that no offenses or incidents were recorded during the holiday.
The holiday was held at the Palace Square, where there was a concert for guests of the event, and a pyrotechnic show on the Neva. The culmination of the celebration was the passage of the brig with crimson sails on the river.
Earlier Rospotrebnadzor warned St. Petersburg residents about the dangers of shawarma and cream cakes.