Christmas markets in St. Petersburg will open on December 12 In St. Petersburg, the traditional Christmas markets will begin on December 12. Trading platforms will be located on Manezhnaya and Dvortsovaya squares. They will receive visitors until January 10th. One of the main attractions will be the double-decker steam carousel on Maple Street, designed in the style of the 1920s. The area will be decorated with festive lighting, light installations and wreaths. A large slide will be installed in the palace square and shopping pavilions will be located. The city authorities reported this. At the same time, festive decorations are being prepared for streets, squares and bridges in St. Petersburg. The city concluded 16 contracts for New Year's decorations with a total value of about 490 million rubles. Light and foreign compositions will appear, especially, on Nevsky and Liteiny Prospekts, on Moika and Fontanka batteries. Artificial and live fir trees will also be installed in the city. The main work on installing the festive decorations should be completed by mid-December.