naadam festival

Naadam Festival

Date: 11, 12 July

Location: Ulaanbaatar

The origin of Naadam festival is closely related to our history and its nomadic lifestyle culture. Mongolians have rich military history especially known for great conquest during our great Chingis Khaan ruling and his successors. The Mongol empire success and unity of legendary Chingis or Genghis Khan’s army was its sophisticated and disciplined structure…

Camel Festival

Date: March 6, 7

Location: Bulgan village in Omno-Gobi aimag

The thousand camel festival, held in Gobi Desert, is a celebration of the endangered two-humped camel (Bactrian camel) and the role it plays in the lives of Gobi’s nomads…

ice festival

Ice Festival

Date: 2, 3 March

Location: Khatgal village Khovsgol aimag

Celebrate Mongolia’s mighty winter on an ancient frozen lake. The Ice Festival is one of the main attractive winter festivals which offers unique chance to sense and explore the fascinating and mysterious corner of the world during frozen winter and is held on Khovsgol Lake…

lunar festival

Tsagaan Sar – Lunar New Year

Date: February

Location: Batulziit village, Ovorkhngai aimag

Winter in Mongolia is remarkable experience for those who is willing to take themselves out of comfort zone. Pack your thermals and come to Mongolia in winter and do something out of ordinary. Enjoy being a part of few people who come and experience Mongolia during this special local festival time…

eagle festival

Eagle Festival

Date: First weekend October

Location: Bayan-Olgii aimag

For more than 2000 years, the Kazakhs have procedure and trained the massive Golden eagles to assist both in subsistence hunting and to capture foxes and wolves that threaten their livestock herds.

mongolian festivals and celebrations

A festival is the ultimate way to experience a country. The immersion into the culture, celebrations and community can be a life-changing experience that few outsiders may encounter. Usually crammed into a few short days, these festivals can be a fleeting yet unforgettable experience.