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Top music acts from Russia and the world perform in this open-air concert hall, located right on the boardwalk near the Seaport. Opened in 1979, the Festival Hall is your best bet to catch major music festivals, ballet performances, philharmonic and jazz orchestras, bands and singers from Russia and abroad. From your seat you not only see the stage, but the sea as well. Be sure to check the website for the upcoming performance schedule.

Built in the late 1930s, the Winter Theater is all about Stalinist grandeur, with 38 grand columns and sculptures by the great Soviet sculptress Vera Mukhina gracing its facade. A striking crystal chandelier with more than 300 branches hangs inside. Sochi doesn't have its own theater troupe, but the venue is always busy with shows from visiting performers, often from prestigious theaters from Moscow and St. Petersburg.