The "Far East Street" exhibition in Vladivostok saw heavy crowding on its first day of free public access, with visitors reporting long waits to reach the island venue, enter the site, and use restrooms, according to Novosti Vladivostoka na VL.ru.
The outlet published photos and video showing the scale of the queues on Saturday, September 5, 2026. The exhibition is part of the 11th Eastern Economic Forum, which is being held in the city that same week.
The Eastern Economic Forum is a major annual event focused on economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. This year's forum included a plenary session attended by Russian officials, and organizers reported that 318 agreements worth nearly 7 trillion rubles were signed during the event, according to Interfax and Novye Izvestiya.
The free-admission day appears to have drawn a particularly large public response, creating bottlenecks at multiple points along the visitor route. The venue is located on an island, which likely added to the travel time and congestion described in the report.
Local news coverage suggests the turnout exceeded expectations for the opening of the exhibition to the general public. The forum itself concluded with organizers summarizing results, including the record value of signed agreements.
Visitors planning to attend the exhibition in the coming days may want to prepare for similar crowds, as the free-access period continues alongside the tail end of the forum program.
