He said that usually fireworks in the center of St. Petersburg are held on the days of military glory. There are also exceptions for city-wide events, for example, as in the case of the 350th anniversary of the birth of Peter the Great. But on New Year's Eve, fireworks have not been held for a long time. And the townspeople do not make inquiries about it.
“Given the experience of recent years, this issue and not raised in any way by the residents of the city,” - reports the words of Boltin publication Petersburg2.
The festivities on Palace Square will begin after 23:00. At the same time, the pedestrian zone on Nevsky Prospekt will work from six o'clock in the evening.