1 . 7 ▁million ▁Soviet ▁citizens . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁ 8 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Moscow ▁was ▁celebrated . ▁Moscow ▁Day ▁was ▁introduced ▁as ▁an ▁annual ▁event ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁by ▁future - Pres ident ▁Bor is ▁Y el ts in , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁City ▁Committee ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁C ele br ations ▁ ▁About ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁different ▁events ▁and ▁activities ▁are ▁held ▁during ▁the ▁hol iday , ▁including ▁par ades , ▁fair s , ▁street ▁entertain ment , ▁sports ▁cont ests , ▁and ▁live ▁music ▁concert s . ▁ 6 7 ▁Moscow ▁museum s ▁offer ▁free ▁ad mission . ▁Over ▁ 1 7 0 ▁free ▁walking ▁and ▁b icy cle ▁t ours ▁are ▁organ ised . ▁Do z ens ▁of ▁Moscow ▁museum s ▁offer ▁free ▁ad mission ▁on ▁this ▁day ▁and ▁historical ▁t ours ▁are ▁organ ised ▁over ▁the ▁hol iday ▁week end . ▁ ▁Par ade ▁The ▁celebr ations ▁begin ▁with ▁a ▁process ion ▁along ▁T ver sk aya ▁Street ▁and ▁finish es ▁at ▁the ▁Kre ml in . ▁T ver sk aya ▁tradition ally ▁transform s ▁into ▁a ▁ped est rian ▁zone . ▁The ▁para de ▁usually ▁includes ▁various ▁national ▁academic ▁and ▁military ▁march ing ▁bands , ▁and ▁occasionally ▁the ▁participants ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ass k aya ▁Tower ▁Military ▁Music ▁Festival ▁and ▁T atto o , ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁month . ▁ ▁Con cert s