The history of the Intercession Fair in Tambov dates back to the 18th century. The fair received its name on the feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, which is special for the city: on this day in 1637 the temple was consecrated, becoming the first in the Tambov fortress. This event determined the time and place of the fair - the closest to Pokrov weekend and the most picturesque area of the city of Tambov - the embankment near the Pokrovsky temple.

At the fair you can buy goods for every taste: bakery and sausage products, dairy products, vegetables, fruits and berries, pickles and spices, bee products, seeds and seedlings, feed and fertilizer, beverages. Presents souvenirs and handicrafts, craftsmen. On the stages there are creative groups, folk groups. Between the tents walking peddlers, buffoons and barkers, praising the goods and handing out souvenirs to visitors.

The Pokrovskaya Fair is a feast by the mountain! Would you like tea from the king-samovar? That way! An essential event of the fair is the Gastronomic festival “Tambov Potato. Feast of the mountain. " Anyone can be treated with boiled and fried Tambov potatoes.

Fair visitors will not be bored: sports contests, rides, a petting zoo, master classes are just a few things Pokrovskaya Fair can boast of.

Sightseeing: Kazan Monastery of the Mother of God with Bell Tower (Tambov, M. Gorky, 3), Pokrovsky Cathedral (Tambov, Kronstadt Sq.), Monument to the Tambov Peasant (Tambov, Sochi Square), House-Museum of the Chicherins (g Tambov, Sovetskaya St., 63), Monument to S.V. Rakhmaninov (Tambov, Rakhmaninov str.), Museum complex "Aseev Manor" (Tambov, Naberezhnaya st., 22/1)

Accommodation facilities: Hotel Gallery, Hotel Teatralnaya, Hotel Derzhavinskaya