Mongolia Naadam Festival Program
Naadam Festival will be held in Ulaanbaatar from July 10th to July 13th of each year and from the 8th to 11th of July in other provinces and villages throughout the country. This festival is the biggest traditional event in Mongolia, during which the three major contests occur: Mongolian wrestling, horse racing, and archery.
Please check below a program for Naadam Festival 2022 in Ulaanbaatar.
Program – JULY 09:
| Time | Events | Place |
| 9am-7pm | Children’s archery | On archery field |
Program – JULY 10:
| Time | Events | Place |
| 8am-11am | “Khyazaalan” (4> year old) horse race | Khui Doloo Khudag |
| 08.00-22.00 | Knuckle bone throwing | Knuckle throwing tent |
| 08.30-14.30 | First round of target-archery | On archery field |
| 10.00-11.00 | Ceremony for National Flag Day | On Sukhbaatar Square |
| 13.00-13.30 | A ceremony for showing respect to Chinggis Statue and placing of flowers on Sukhbaatar statue | On Sukhbaatar Square |
| 14.00-18.00 | Deeltei Mongol Festival, an annual festival of traditional Mongolian costumes. | On Sukhbaatar Square |
| 14.00-16.30 | “Shudlen” (3> year old) horse race | Khui Doloo Khudag |
| 14.30-20.30 | Middle round of target-archery | On archery field |
| 15.00, 18.00 | State Official Concert for Naadam Festival | The Cultural Palace of Ulaanbaatar |
| 20.00 | A ceremony for the Great White Banners | On Sukhbaatar Square |
Program – JULY 11:
| Time | Events | Place |
| 8am-11.30am | Stallion horse race (6> years old) | Khui doloon Khudag |
| 08.00-11.00 | Semi Final of Knuckle throwing | Knuckle throwing tent, Central Statdium |
| 09.30 | A ceremony of the Mongolian State Banners to place at the Cental Stadium from the Government House | Sukhbaatar square -Central Stadium |
| 11.00 | President will address opening speech and respect to Mongolian State Banners | Central Stadium |
| 11.10 | Opening ceremony of Naadam (Special program) | Central Stadium |
| 11.40-12.40 | Opening ceremony of Knuckle throwing | Knuckle throwing tent |
| 12.00-15.00 | First round of Mongolian national wrestling | Central Stadium |
| 12.30 | Semi-finale of Knuckle throwing | Knuckle throwing tent |
| 13.30-14.00 | Archery performances | On archery field |
| 13.30-16.00 | First round of children wrestlingCentral | Stadium |
| 14.00 | Opening ceremony of Khui Doloon Khudag Naadam | Khui doloon Khudag |
| 14.00-17.00 | “Ikh Nas” (7>years old) horse race | Khui doloon Khudag |
| 14.30-16.30 | Last round of target-archery | On archery field |
| 15.20-18.00 | Second round of National wrestling | Central Stadium |
| 16.20-18.00 | Second round of Children wrestling | Central Stadium |
| 16.30-20.00 | First round of Khasaa-Archery | On archery field |
| 21.00-23.00 | “Ulaanbaatar Night” Cultural performance | On Sukhbaatar square |
| 23.00 | Firework Festival | On Chinggis Square, Bayankhoshuu, Maakhuur. |
Program – JULY 12:
| Date | Events | Place |
| 07.00-10.30 | “Soyolon” (5>years old) horse race | Khui Doloon Khudag |
| 07.00-12.00 | Final of Knuckle throwing | Knuckle throwing tent |
| 08.00-11.00 | Middle round of Khasaa-archery | On archery field |
| 09.00-11.00 | Third round of National wrestling | Central Stadium |
| 10.00-11.00 | Third round of Children wrestling | Central Stadium |
| 10.30-12.30 | “Daaga” (2>years old) horse race | Khui Doloon Khudag |
| 11.20-12.40 | Fourth round of Children wrestling | Central Stadium |
| 11.00-14.00 | Last round of Khasaa-archery | On archery field |
| 12.30 | Prize ceremony for Knuckle throwing | Knuckle throwing tent |
| 13.40-14.00 | Final archery of best 8 archers | On archery field |
| 14.30-15.10 | Fifth round of National Wrestling | Central stadium |
| 14.00-15.30 | President will hand the grades and prizes to winner archers and Knuckle throwing | Central Stadium |
| 15.20-16.00 | Sixth round of National wrestling | Central Stadium |
| 15.20-16.00 | Fifth round of Children wrestling | Central Stadium |
| 16.10-16.40 | Declaration of first 5 horses. President will hand prizes to horse-race children jockeys | Central Stadium |
| 16.40-17.10 | Sixth round of Children wrestling | Central Stadium |
| 16.40-17.20 | Seventh round of National wrestling | Central Stadium |
| 17.25-17.45 | President will prize the wrestlers who fulfilled who met requirements of State Nachin and Khartsaga | Central Stadium |
| 17.50-18.40 | Eighth round of National wrestling | Central Stadium |
| 18.35-19.05 | Seventh round of Children wrestling | Central Stadium |
| 18.45-19.00 | President will prize the wrestlers who fulfilled who met requirements of State Zaan | Central Stadium |
| 19.05-19.35 | Ninth round of National wrestling | Central Stadium |
| 19.40-19.55 | President will prize the finalist-wrestlers | National Stadium |
| 20.00 | President will address closing speech | Central Stadium |
| 20.10 | Closing Ceremony of Naadam festival | Central Stadium |
| 21.00 | “Ulaanbaatar Night” cultural performance | Sukhbaatar Square |
Program – JULY 13:
A mini Naadam festival for horse trainers will be held on July 13th at the Khui Doloon Khudag including the national wrestling, archery, horse racing and cultural performance
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