Naadam Festival 2015 will be held from Friday July 10th to Sunday July 12th to celebrate the anniversary of the
Mongolian revolution of 1921. This festival is the biggest traditional event in Mongolia, during which the three major contests occur :
Mongolian wrestling,
horse racing and
archery.
Of course, the most important festival takes place in
Ulaanbaatar, but many Naadams are organized through Mongolia.
Please find below the program for Naadam Festival 2015 in Ulaanbaatar :
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July 1-25 |
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| 10:00-22:00 |
Beautiful Mongolia Exhibition |
Mongolian Arts Gallery |
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July 7th, Tuesday |
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| 9.00-19.00 |
Uriankhai Archery |
Archery Field |
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July 8th, Wednesday |
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| 9.00-18.00
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Buriad Archery |
Archery Field |
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July 9th, Thursday |
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| 9.00-19.00
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Children Archery |
Archery Field |
July 10th, Friday
| 8.00-11.00 |
4 years old -Horse Racing |
Hui Doloon Hudag |
| 08.00 |
Ankle Bone Preliminary rounds |
Ankle Bone Pavilion |
| 10.30 |
Wall Archery Starter Games |
Archery Field |
| 10.00-11.00 |
Ceremony to commemorate State Flag Day |
Chinggis Square |
| 12.00-12.30 |
Flower Ceremony at the Sukhbaatar Statue
and Chinggis Khaan Memorial |
Chinggis Square |
| 14.00-16.20 |
2 years old -Horse Racing |
Hui Doloon Hudag |
| 14.30-18.30
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Wall Archery Middle Games |
Archery Field |
| 15.00 |
State Concert to Commemorate
2224th Anniversary of New Regime,
809th Anniversary of Ikh Mongol State,
94th Anniversary of People's Revolution |
Chinggis Square |
| 19.00 |
Deel Festival - Mongol Naadam |
Chinggis Square |
| 21.00 |
Ceremony to Honor State Banner |
Chinggis Square |
| 22.00 |
Three Heads Opera |
Chinggis Square |
July 11th, Saturday
| 8.00-11.40 |
Stallion Racing |
Hui Doloon Hudag |
| 10.00 |
Ankle Bone Semi-Finals |
Ankle Bone Pavilion |
| 10.00 |
Ceremony to Deliver State Banner |
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| 11.00 |
Ceremony to Deliver State Banner to Stadium |
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| 11.10 |
Opening Speech by President of Mongolia |
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| 11.20 |
Opening Ceremony of Naadam Festival |
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| 11.30 |
Opening Ceremony of Ankle Bone |
Ankle Bone Pavilion |
| 12.00-15.00 |
Wrestling 1st round |
Stadium |
| 12.30 |
Ankle Bone Semi-Finals |
Ankle Bone Pavilion |
| 13.30-14.00 |
Naitonal Archery Show |
Archery Field |
| 13.30-16.00 |
Youth Wrestling 1st round |
Stadium |
| 14.00 |
Opening Ceremony at Hui Doloon Hudag |
Hui Doloon Hudag |
| 14.00-17.00 |
Older Horse Racing |
Hui Doloon Hudag |
| 14.30-16.30 |
Wall Archery Final Game |
Archery Field |
| 15.20-18.00 |
Wrestling 2nd round |
Stadium |
| 16.20-18.00 |
Youth Wrestling 2nd round |
Stadium |
| 16.30-20.00 |
National Chip Archery Starter Games |
Archery Field |
| 21.00-23.00 |
Ulaanbaatar Evening Concert |
Chinggis Square |
| 23.00
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Fireworks |
Chinggis Square |
July 12th, Sunday
| 07.00-9.20 |
5 years old - Horse Racing |
Hui Doloon Hudag |
| 08.00 |
Ankle Bone Finals |
Ankle Bone Pavilion |
| 08:00-12:00 |
Chip Archery Middle Games |
Archery Field |
| 9.30-11.00 |
Wrestling 3rd round |
Stadium |
| 10.00-11.00 |
Youth Wrestling 3rd round |
Stadium |
| 10.30-12.30 |
Colt Racing |
Hui Doloon Hudag |
| 11.20-12.40 |
Wrestling 4th round |
Stadium |
| 11.20-12.40 |
Youth Wrestling 4th round |
Stadium |
| 12.00-13.40 |
Chip Archery Final Games |
Archery Field |
| 12.30 |
Ankle Bone Awarding Ceremony |
Ankle Bone Pavilion |
| 13.40-14.00 |
Best Archer Final 8 Archers Competition |
Archery Field |
| 15.20-15.30 |
Awarding Ceremony of Archers and
Ankle Bone Game Winners |
Stadium |
| 15.20-16.00 |
Wrestling 6th round |
Stadium |
| 15.20-16.00 |
Youth Wrestling 5th round |
Stadium |
| 16.10-16.40 |
Awarding Ceremony of Horse Race Winners |
Stadium |
| 16.40-17.10 |
Youth Wrestling 6th round |
Stadium |
| 16.40-17.20 |
Wrestling 7th round |
Stadium |
| 17.25-17.45 |
Awarding Ceremony of new State Falcon |
Stadium |
| 17.50-18.40 |
Wrestling 8th round |
Stadium |
| 18.35-19.05 |
Youth Wrestling 7th round |
Stadium |
| 18.45-19.00 |
Awarding Ceremony of new State Elephant |
Stadium |
| 19.05-19.35 |
Wrestling 9th round |
Stadium |
| 19.40-19.55 |
Awarding Ceremony of winners of Wrestling |
Stadium |
| 19.55 |
Closing Speech by President of Mongolia |
Stadium |
| 20.00 |
Naadam Festival Closing Ceremony |
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as you can see there will be many activities you may attend : horse racing, archery, wrestling... but also lots of ceremonies, concerts and fireworks to celebrate this major event in Mongolia !
