The annual Russian Festival of Culture in London will move from Potter Fields Park to a larger stage in Trafalgar Square, the event's organizers said on Monday.
The Lent festival will take place on March 6, the date it is celebrated in Russia. It will be the third successive Maslenitsa festival to be held in London.
Organized by Ensemble Productions, Maslenitsa 2011 will include music, dance and theater performances by well-known and promising Russian performers.
Traditional Russian pancakes and other national food will also be available.
Maslenitsa in London is part of the Russian Culture Festival, which is supported by the Mayor of London, the Moscow government, the Russian Ministry of Culture, the Russian Embassy in London and the Russian Federal Agency for the CIS.
LONDON, February 7 (RIA Novosti)