Many kids enjoy skateboarding because they can constantly invent new tricks, often by combining two or more existing maneuvers.

The launch ramps and fun boxes (obstacles, including launch and landing ramps, stairs, curbs, specially made for in-line skating and skateboarding tricks can be found in the skate park within the city park.

The versatility and angle of ramps and box construction allow skaters to practice and perform many different types of tricks.

In-line skating competitions include racing, aggressive skating. Each form of competition has several different levels, from beginner to professional.

at the carting course

the tennis course in the park

Glimpses of the festivities in Brest City Park

on May 1, 2006

Brest Park is 100 years old now!

The park has undergone an all-out reconstruction before the centenary’s celebration. On May 1, 2006 it has been reopened, as it is named after the First of May Holiday. On that day, the weather was nice; many people came to the park.

It's a nice place to walk about. It features dozens of rare species of trees. The environment is perfect for recreation.

The Russian soldiers of Libava Regiment, who were stationed in this part of the city, laid out the park in 1906. Initially it covered 4 ha. Today it covers over 20 ha.

Now park visitors can enjoy a big disco club,  an amusement park and 2 lovely ponds that are called here Lakes: Upper Lake and Lower Lake that are linked by a canal.  Nice bridges span the canal.

New bridges span the canal and link to the island in the centre of Upper Lake. Nice new wrought-iron fences and railings gave a new look to the sites around the lakes.

The canal connects Upper and Lower Lake. Water is slowly flowing down from Upper Lake to Lower Lake.

Knights tournament

Kids are coming to the festivities in a toy train

Festivities were a success

for kids...

venders at holidays

Someone must have lost his boot during a long walk!

The dancers are clad in costumes of the medieval times. Brest is about a millennium.

Reenactments attract a lot of people

The concert stage in the open air looks quite new after the recent reconstruction

Much walking is healthy!

Lower Lake in winter

In winter the park alleys and lake shore often look desolate

 the lonely photographer's ad reminds of life

 in winter mostly at weekends,  the both lakes attract those who are fond of skating or just fun on the ice.

on the Lower Lake in winter

The trees (right) look heavily pollarded, but in spring you will not notice this.

spring

summer

autumn

the canal that links both lakes is another attraction for those who rent boats on Upper Lake.

Views of Upper Lake around the year

Glimpses of the Maslenitsa (Farewell to Winter)  in Brest City Park 

Farewell fire is a must at the festival.

It warms up the earth and welcomes spring.

Good-bye, winter!

Maslenitsa and pole climbing are inseparable things!!

It is still frosty, yet brave guys are competing, who will climb up the pole and get the prize.

That is not easy to reach the prize. Any climbing technique is acceptable.

Yet most participants do not cope.

At last the prize is reached!

the crowd is greeting the winner

and the hero is returning back to the earth where the crowd is cheering him and is ready to warm him up