Russia's largest wakeboard festival, Wake Weekend 2017, will take place from August 4th to 6th in Zavidovo, with the support of the Aquatoria Leta multisport complex. This grand event, for the seventh year in a row, has attracted hundreds of like-minded people from across the country.
All The festival's activities will be built around the following categories: Wakeboarding/Wakesurfing, Competitions, Music, Market.
The festival will traditionally feature the independent music festival Indiefest?. The extensive music program includes live performances and DJ sets from trending artists and labels of the Russian music scene: Antokha MC, Vsigme?, Steppa Style?, GOST ZVUK? [OL?, Lapti?, Ildar Zaynetdinov (Ildar Zaynetdinov)?, Flaty; Lay-Far, Roman Erikona, RustamJazzis? and others.
The festival's sports component includes not only training for beginners and masterclasses for experienced athletes, but also competitions with prizes. The festival will host the qualifying round of the 2017 Wake Weekend Tour. To participate in the competition, you must register and pay a membership fee. All participants will receive access to global rankings on thewwa.com, insurance, and a mention in the international wakeboarding magazine Ridelin.
Competitions under WWA (World Wakeboard Association) regulations will be held in all disciplines at two spots: reverse and circular wakeboarding at Zavidovo Wake Park, and a boat ride opposite the beach at the Radisson Zavidovo Hotel. Miss Wake Weekend is traditionally expected to be one of the festival's hottest shows.
Wake Weekend 2017 will feature a full-fledged surf village, with workshops and equipment testing, chill-out areas, and music zones.
"A celebration of spirit and sporting victories is no reason to forget about human joy. Wakesurfers are people too, and their girlfriends and friends are even more so, eager to eat croissants and falafel in the fresh air, buy new cool and useful things, and have fun. It's for this purpose that we annually hold a surf market, which is an integral part of the event. Participants and guests can enjoy not only the daytime and evening events, but also the nighttime program: an open-air cinema and, of course, dancing until dawn at The Shore Club at the Radisson Zavidovo Hotel to sets by renowned DJs," the festival organizers report.
Admission is free for everyone!
Source: trn-news.ru