ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Thousands of people attend an annual festival where participants wear costumes and steer stand-up paddle boards down picturesque waterways in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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People steer their stand-up paddle (SUP) boards along the Kriukov Channel at the annual costumed ‘Fontanka’ SUP-boards festival attracting more than 10,000 participants, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
People steer their stand-up paddle (SUP) boards along Fontanka River during annual costumed ‘Fontanka’ SUP-boards festival attracted more than 10,000 participants, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
A boy jumps on a trampoline floating along the Moyka River at the annual costumed ‘Fontanka’ SUP-boards festival attracting more than 10,000 participants, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
People steer their stand-up paddle (SUP) boards along the Moyka River at the annual costumed ‘Fontanka’ SUP-boards festival attracting more than 10,000 participants, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
People steer their stand-up paddle (SUP) boards during rainfall along the Moyka River at the annual costumed ‘Fontanka’ SUP-boards festival attracting more than 10,000 participants, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
People steer their stand-up paddle (SUP) boards along the Kriukov Channel at the annual costumed ‘Fontanka’ SUP-boards festival attracting more than 10,000 participants, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
People steer their stand-up paddle (SUP) boards along the Moyka River at the annual costumed ‘Fontanka’ SUP-boards festival attracting more than 10,000 participants, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
People steer their stand-up paddle (SUP) boards along the Moyka River at the annual costumed ‘Fontanka’ SUP-boards festival attracting more than 10,000 participants, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
A retired Russian military paratrooper, left, steers his stand-up paddle (SUP) board along the Moyka River at the annual costumed ‘Fontanka’ SUP-boards festival attracting more than 10,000 participants, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
People steer their stand-up paddle (SUP) boards along the Kriukov Channel at the annual costumed ‘Fontanka’ SUP-boards festival attracting more than 10,000 participants, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
People steer their stand-up paddle (SUP) boards along the Moyka River at the annual costumed ‘Fontanka’ SUP-boards festival attracting more than 10,000 participants, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
People steer their stand-up paddle (SUP) boards along the Moyka River at the annual costumed ‘Fontanka’ SUP-boards festival attracting more than 10,000 participants, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)