Single calendar of cultural, entertainment, sports, exhibition and other mass events for 2018
No. | Name of event | Date | Region and venue |
Organizers |
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I. Cultural and entertainment events |
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1 | Festival “Shark Taomlari” and “Nasriddin afandi” | 1-2 April | Bukhara region
Bukhara |
Khokimiyat of Bukhara region, Ministry of Culture, Goskomturizm, Association of cooks, “Hunarmand” Association, Union of Youth of Uzbekistan | ||||
2 | Concert in honor of the 682th anniversary from the birth of Amir Temur |
9 April | Kashkadarya region, the city of Kitob | Khokimiyat of Kashkadarya region, Ministry of Culture, Statekomsport | ||||
3 | Festival “Boysun bahori” | 28-29 April | Surkhandarya region
Boysunsky district |
Khokimiyat of Surkhandarya region, Ministry of Culture, State Committee tourism | ||||
4 | Festival of Fine and Applied Arts | April | Exhibition Hall of the Academy of Arts | Academy of Arts, interested ministries and departments | ||||
5 | National game “Uloq-kupkari” | April | Kashkadarya region, the city of Kitob | Khokimiyat of Kashkadarya region, Federation “Ulok Kupkari”, State Committee for Sports, State Committee for Tourism,
State of emergency “Uzbek bark baiirlari” |
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6 | National game “Uloq-kupkari” | April | Surkhandarya region, the city of
Termez |
Khokimiyat of Surkhandarya region, Federation “Ulok Kupkari”, State Committee for Sports, State Committee for Tourism,
State of emergency “Uzbek bark baiirlari” |
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7 | International Festival of Folk Instruments “Navruz Sadolari” | April | State Conservatory of Uzbekistan | Ministry of Culture, Soglom Avlod Uchun Foundation, Union of Composers and Bastokors
Of Uzbekistan |
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8 | Festival “Kur” (representation e folk storytellers – bakhshi ) | April | Republic of Karakalpakstan, Chimbay district, mausoleum «Akimbet bakhshi» |
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Territorial Administration of the State Committee for Tourism in the Republic of Karakalpakstan | ||||
9 | Festival of Fountains | 1 May | Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional khokimiyats and the city of Tashkent |
Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions and the city of Tashkent, the Ministry of Culture, ministries and departments | ||||
10 | Festival of folklore groups “Nurly Navolar” |
4 May | Tashkent region
Parkent district, village of Zarkent |
Khokimiyat of the Tashkent region,
Ministry of Culture |
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11 | Festival of European Cinema | the first decade of May | Tashkent, the Navoi cinema palace | On “Uzbekkino” together with the delegation of EU in Uzbekistan | ||||
12 | The Khiva Festival
national heritage |
16-18 May | Khorezm region
in Khiva |
MNO, Okimiyat of Khorezm region, State Committee for tourism | ||||
13 | Festival “Silk and spices” | 25-27 May | Bukhara region
Bukhara |
Khokimiyat of Bukhara region, Ministry of Culture, UNESCO office in Uzbekistan, National Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan for UNESCO, “Hunarmand” Association, State Committee for Tourism | ||||
14 | The festival “Shahrisabz is a city of artisans” | 27-28 May | Kashkadarya region Shahrisabz |
Khokimiyat of Kashkadarya region, CCI, Ministry of Culture, Goskomturizm, “Hunarmand” Association | ||||
15 | International Competition “Sanat gunchalari” young classical musicians | May | State Conservatory of Uzbekistan | Soglom Avlod Uchun Foundation, Union of Composers and Bastocors of Uzbekistan | ||||
16 | Republican Drawing Competition “The world is the planet earth” |
May | Tashkent, House of Photography | Soglom avlod uchun Foundation, Academy of Arts, INR | ||||
17 | Artisans of Samarkand ( Silk road bazaar ) |
May | Samarkand region Samarkand
(I.Karimov’s street) |
Khokimiyat of Samarkand region, “Hunarmand” Association | ||||
18 | National game ” Uloq kupkari” | May | Samarkand region (Urgut and Kushrabot) | Khokimiyat of Samarkand region, “Uloq Kupkari” Federation, State Committee for Sports, State Committee for Tourism,State of emergency “Uzbek bark baiirlari” | ||||
19 | National game ” at the Loc Kupkari” | May | Kashkadarya region, the city of Kitob | Khokimiyat of Kashkadarya region, Federation “Ulok Kupkari”, State Committee for Sports, State Committee for Tourism,
State of emergency “Uzbek qora bairlari” |
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20 | Holiday “Oltintsy Uzum Yigilish” | August | Surkhandarya region Oltinzoy |
Khokimiyat of Surkhandarya region | ||||
21 | Festival “Artisans of Bukhara” | August | Bukhara region
Bukhara |
Khokimiyat of Bukhara region, State Committee for Sports, State Committee for Tourism, CCI, Association “Hunarmand” | ||||
22 | Folk Festival “Abbaz Khauazy Karaterenyvhalary” |
June | Republic of Karakalpakstan Tahtakupir district (Borshitau) | Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Territorial Administration of the State Committee for Tourism in the Republic of Karakalpakstan | ||||
23 | Festival “Day of the city of Bukhara” | June | Bukhara region
Bukhara |
Khokimiyat of Bukhara region, Ministry of Culture, State Committee for Tourism, Union of youth ofUzbekistan, ministries and departments | ||||
24 | Eco-festival “Gissar range” | 15-17 July | Kashkadarya region
Shahrisabz |
Khokimiyat of Kashkadarya region | ||||
25 | Republic festival of “Youth folklore” | July | Republic of Karakalpakstan Amudarya region, Chilpik fortress | Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Territorial Administration of the State Committee for Tourism in the Republic of Karakalpakstan | ||||
26 | Festival “Kovun Sayli” | July 30 – August 2 | Bukhara region
Bukhara |
Khokimiyat of Bukhara region, Ministry of Culture, State Committee for tourism | ||||
27 | Festival “Twins” | 8 August | Bukhara region
Bukhara |
Khokimiyat of Bukhara region, Ministry of Culture, State Committee for tourism | ||||
28 | Festival of Samarkand Bread | August | Samarkand region
Samarkand, Otaturch |
Khokimiyat of Samarkand region | ||||
29 | Hosting an event on Ecotourism in the massif of Honzhiza |
August-September | Surkhandarya region Sariosiyo |
Khokimiyat of Surkhandarya region, Goskom of ecology, State Committee for Sports, State Committee for Tourism, | ||||
30 | Display of national clothes “Autumn winter” |
15-17 September | Kashkadarya region Shakhrisabz, the complex “Ok saroy” |
Khokimiyat of Kashkadarya region, Ministry of Culture, State Committee for tourism | ||||
31 | Festival “Bukhara hunarmandlari” | 15-17 September | Bukhara region
Bukhara |
The Khokimiyat of the Bukhara region, the “Hunarmand” Association, State Committee for Tourism, the Ministry of Culture | ||||
32 | National game “Uloq-kupkari” | 28-30 September | Kashkadarya region Kitob |
Khokimiyat of the Kashkadarya region, the Ulok Kupkari Federation, the Ministry of Culture, the State Committee for Sport, the State Committee for Tourism, the state enterprise “Uzbek Cock Buyirari” | ||||
33 | The International Macom Festival | September | Kashkadarya region
Shahrisabz |
Ministry of Culture, Khokimiyat of Kashkadarya region, State Committee for Tourism, | ||||
34 | International Festival of national fabrics “Atlas bytes” |
September | Ferghana region
Margilan |
Khokimiyat of the Fergana region of the Ministry of Culture, the UNESCO Office in Uzbekistan, the National Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan for UNESCO, the “Hunarmand” Association, the State Committee for Tourism | ||||
35 | International Festival of Folkloric Dance Art “Raks Sekhri” | September | Khokimiyat of Khorezm region | Khokimiyat of the Khorezm region, Ministry of Culture | ||||
36 | International Festival of Traditional Culture of Uzbekistan “Pearl of the East” | September | Khorezm region | Ministry of Culture, State Committee for Tourism, Association “Hunarmand”, SM RK, regional khokimiyats and the city of Tashkent | ||||
37 | International Festival of Folk Poetry and Music | October | Republic of Karakalpakstan | Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Ministry of Culture of theRepublic of Karakalpakstan, State Committee for Sports, State Committee for Tourism, ministries and departments | ||||
38 | Gastronomic Festival “99 dishes from fish of the Aral Sea” |
October | Republic of Karakalpakstan
Muynak |
Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Ministry of Culture, State Committee for Tourism, ministries and departments | ||||
39 | Eco-festival “Revival of Muynak and Aral” |
October | Republic of Karakalpakstan
Muynak |
Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Ministry of Culture, State Committee for Ecology, State Committee for Tourism, ministries and departments | ||||
40 | National game “Uloq-kupkari” | October | Kashkadarya region Kitob |
Khokimiyat of the Kashkadarya region, the Ulok Kupkari Federation, the Ministry of Culture, the State Committee for Sport, the State Committee for Tourism, the state enterprise “Uzbek Cock Buyirari” | ||||
41 | Tashkent International Biennale of Contemporary Art | October | Exhibition Hall of the Academy of Arts | Academy of Arts, ministries and departments | ||||
42 | Day of Samarkand | 18 October | Samarkand region | Khokimiyat of the Samarkand region,
Ministry of Culture, State Committee for Tourism |
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43 | Day of Shakhrisabz | 18 October | Kashkadarya region
Shakhrisabz, historical city centers |
Khokimiyat of Kashkadarya region, Ministry of Culture, State Committee for tourism | ||||
44 | Day of the city of Karshi | 18 October | Kashkadarya region
Karshi, all amusement parks |
Khokimiyat of Kashkadarya region, Ministry of Culture, State Committee for tourism | ||||
45 | Day of the city of Bukhara | 21 October | Bukhara region
Bukhara |
Khokimiyat Bukhara region Goskomturizm,s Culture | ||||
46 | Festival “Hosil Bairam” | October November | Tashkent | Ministry of Agriculture, Khokimiyat of Tashkent city | ||||
47 | International Festival of Symphonic Music – 2018 | 12-18 November | Tashkent, State Conservatory of Uzbekistan | Ministry of Culture, State Conservatory of Uzbekistan | ||||
48 | International scientific and practical conference on “The contribution and value of the scientific and cultural heritage of Ibn Sino to the development of science” | 24-25 November | Bukhara region
Bukhara and Peshku district |
Khokimiyat Bukhara region, the Ministry of Health, Academy of Sciences, State Committee for tourism, the Ministry of Culture | ||||
49 | International Cinema Short Film Festival of movies PROlogue | 27-30 November | Tashkent, Palace of Youth Creativity, Palace of Forums of Uzbekistan (by agreement) | M Young People Union of Uzbekistan, At “Uzbekkino”, the Council of Young Cinematographers, the Center for the Development of Cinematography |
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50 | National game “Uloq-kupkari” | November | Samarkand region
(Urgut and Kushrabot) |
Khokimiyat of the Samarkand region,
Federation “Ulok Kupkari”, Ministry of Culture, State Committee for Sports, State Committee for Tourism, State Enterprise “Uzbek Curu Buyirari” |
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51 | Festival “Anor Sayli” | November | Surkhandarya region
Dinau |
Khokimiyat of Surkhandarya region, ministries and departments | ||||
52 | National game “Uloq-kupkari” | November | Kashkadarya region Kitob |
Khokimiyat of the Kashkadarya region, the Ulok Kupkari Federation, the Ministry of Culture, the State Committee for Sport, the State Committee for Tourism, the state enterprise “Uzbek Cock Buyirari” | ||||
53 | Festival of national dishes and sweets of the East | November | Samarkand region Samarkand (A.Navoi Street) |
Khokimiyat of the Samarkand region, “Uzbekzikivokholdholding” HC, Association of “Cooks” | ||||
54 | National game “Uloq kupkari” | November | Surkhandarya region Deenau |
Khokimiyat of Surkhandarya region,
Federation “Ulok Kupkari”, Ministry of Culture, State Committee for Sports, State Committee for Tourism, State Enterprise “Uzbek Curu Buyirari” |
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55 | Festival “Skilful Culinary” | 29-30 December | Bukhara region
Bukhara |
Khokimiyat of Bukhara region, State Committee for tourism | ||||
56 | International biennial of children’s drawings “Joy of Tashkent” | December | Tashkent, the exhibition hall of the Academy of Arts | Academy of Arts, ministries and departments | ||||
57 | National game “ulek-kupkari” | December | Kashkadarya region
Kitob |
Khokimiyat of the Kashkadarya region, the Ulok Kupkari Federation, the Ministry of Culture, the State Committee for Sport, the State Committee for Tourism, the state enterprise “Uzbek Cock Buyirari” | ||||
58 | Musical laser show | during the season (on request) |
Samarkand region
Registan Square |
GUP “Toshshaharnur”, khokimiyat of the Samarkand region | ||||
II. Sports and mass events |
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59 | Demonstration performances at tourist sites | March, July, August | Republic of Karakalpakstan, Andijan region, Bukhara region, Kashkadarya region, Samarkand region, Surkhandarya region, Ferghana region, Khorezm region | Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of Andijan, Bukhara, Kashkadarya, Samarkand, Surkhandarya, Fergana and Khorezm regions, State Committee for Sport, State Committee for Tourism, Federation of Uzbek Martial Arts | ||||
60 | International Boxing Tournament ( WSB ) | 6-7 April | Surkhandarya region,
Fergana region, Namangan region |
The khokimiyats of the Surkhandarya, Fergana and Namangan regions,
Goskomsport, Boxing Federation |
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61 | Ranking international judo tournament among boys and cadets | 10-15 April | Tashkent region
Chirchik |
Khokimiyat Tashkent Region State Committee, on National limpiysky THE B OARD Uzbekistan Judo Federation | ||||
62 | The World Cup in Rhythmic Gymnastics | 18-23 April | Tashkent | State Committee, on National limpiyskyTHE B OARD Uzbekistan Gymnastics Federation, hokimiyat, city of Tashkent | ||||
63 | Asian Weightlifting Championship among juniors | 20-30 April | Khorezm region | Khokimiyat of the Khorezm region, State Committee for sport, National about the limps of Uzbekistan, Federation of weightlifting | ||||
64 | International Handball Tournament | April-May | Namangan region, Tashkent | Khokimiyats of Namangan region and the city of Tashkent, State Committee for sport, National on the limps of Uzbekistan, Federation of handball |
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65 | International tournament dedicated to the memory of Pakhlavan Mahmud | May | Khorezm region
(the building of the Khorezm Academy of Mamun) |
Khokimiyat of the Khorezm region,Goskomport , National about the limps of Uzbekistan, State Committee for tourism, Federation of Kurash | ||||
66 | Asian Championship in wrestling among juniors | 9-13 May | Tashkent | State Committee for sport, National on the limps of Uzbekistan, Association of wrestling | ||||
67 | Asian Weightlifting Championship among juniors | 3-14 July | Tashkent | State Committee for sport, National on the limps of Uzbekistan, Federation of Weightlifting | ||||
68 | Asian Handball Championship among juniors | July | Tashkent | State Committee for sport, National on the limps of Uzbekistan, Federation of handball | ||||
69 | International Tournament “Happy Caravan” in rhythmic gymnastics |
September 27- October 1 |
Tashkent | State Committee for sport, National on the limps of Uzbekistan, Federation of Gymnastics | ||||
70 | Asian Championships in kayaks and parakanoes | 20-25 October | Samarkand region
Samarkand city |
Khokimiyats of Samarkand region and the city of Samarkand, Sports Committee |
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71 | Asian Water Polo Championship among juniors | October November | Tashkent | Goskomsport , National on the limps of Uzbekistan, Federation of Swimming, Khokimiyat of Tashkent | ||||
72 | Sports competitions “Alpomish” | November | Surkhandarya region, the city of Denov | Khokimiyat of Surkhandarya region, State Committee for sport, Ministry of Culture, ministries and departments | ||||
73 | Republican Table Tennis Tournament for the Soglom Avlod Uchun Foundation Cup | 5 December | Tashkent
(sports complex “Kushbegi”) |
The Soglom avlod uchun Foundation, the State Committee for Sports, ministries and departments | ||||
III. Exhibition activity |
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74 | 15th International Exhibition – Furniture, Production Technologies -MEBELEXPO UZBEKISTAN 2018 » | 24-26 April | Pavilions No. 3 and No. 4 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
ITE UZBEKISTAN | ||||
75 | 11th job fair “JobFair-2018” | 27 April | Atrium № 1, conference hall AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
ITE UZBEKISTAN | ||||
76 | Forum of investors in the tourism industry of Uzbekistan | April | Atrium № 1, conference hall AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” (to be specified) |
State Committee for Investments, State Committee for Tourism | ||||
77 | 22nd International Exhibition “Oil and Gas of Uzbekistan – OGU 2018” |
16-18 May | Pavilions No. 1 and No. 2 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
ITE UZBEKISTAN | ||||
78 | 13th International Exhibition “Energy, Energy Saving, Alternative Energy Sources, Electrical Equipment, Information and Measuring Equipment, Cables – POWER UZBEKISTAN 2018” | 16-18 May | Pavilion No. 2 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
ITE UZBEKISTAN | ||||
79 | BEAUTY EXPO UZBEKISTAN 2018 (Beauty) | 22-24 May | Pavilion No. 2 and Atrium No. 2 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
EXPO POSITION | ||||
80 | Uzbekistan Agrotech Expo | 30 May – 2 June | Pavilions No. 1 and No. 2 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
JSC NEC “Uzexpocentre”, Minvneshtorg | ||||
81 | Uzbekistan Agromash Expo | 30 May – 2 June | Pavilion № 3 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
JSC NEC “Uzexpocentre” Minvneshtorg, Ministry of Agriculture |
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82 | International Exhibition of Goods and Services for Children and Adolescents “The World of Childhood 2018” | 15-17 August | Pavilion № 1 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
JSC NEC “Uzexpocentre” | ||||
83 | SPORT WORLD UZBEKISTAN 2018 (Sports equipment, inventory, sportswear) |
15-17 August | Pavilion № 1 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
JSC NEC “Uzexpocentre” | ||||
84 | Specialized exhibition “WORLD OF BOOKS” | 15-17 August | Pavilion № 1 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
JSC NEC “Uzexpocenter” | ||||
85 | 3 – I International Fruit and Vegetable Fair | 5-7 September | Pavilions No. 1 and No. 2 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
Usagroexport | ||||
86 | 12th Central Asian International Exhibition “Textile Equipment – CAITME 2018” | 11-13 September | Pavilions No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
ITE UZBEKISTAN | ||||
87 | International Uzbek Universal Textile Exhibition “UzTextile Expo” | 11-13 September | Atrium 2, AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” | Uztekstilprom, ITE UZBEKISTAN | ||||
88 | 15th Central Asian International Specialized Exhibition “Textile Industry -TEXTILE EXPO UZBEKISTAN 2018” | 11-13 September | Atrium No. 1, conference hall AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
ITE UZBEKISTAN | ||||
89 | ICTWEEK UZBEKISTAN 2018 – Information and Communication Technologies of Uzbekistan | 18-20 September | Pavilions No. 1 and No. 2, Atrium 1 and Conference Hall, JSC NEC “Uzexpocentre” | Mininfocom, CIB Group | ||||
90 | 11th International Exhibition “UZMEDEXPO -2018” | 26-28 September | Pavilion No. 1, AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
IEG UZBEKISTAN | ||||
91 | 24th Tashkent International Tourism Fair “Tourism on the Silk Road” | 3-5 October | Pavilions No. 1 and No. 2, AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
State Committee for tourism | ||||
92 | 9th International Exhibition “Plastic Industry-PLASTEX UZBEKISTAN 2018” |
3-5 October | Pavilion No. 3, AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
ITE UZBEKISTAN | ||||
93 | 13th International Exhibition “UZENERGYEXPO -2018 »(Energy, Energy Saving, Electrical Engineering. | October 31 – November 2 | Pavilion No. 2 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
IEG UZBEKISTAN | ||||
94 | The 8th international exhibition “UZSTROYEXPO – 2018 »(Building and finishing materials, heating, ventilation, water supply. Woodworking, furniture, interior) | October 31 – November 2 | Pavilion № 1 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
IEG UZBEKISTAN | ||||
95 | 3rd International Exhibition “EXPO RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS 2018” HoReCa | 7-9 November | Pavilion № 1 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
AO NEC “Uzexpocenter” EXPO POSITION |
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96 | 13th International Exhibition “Mining Equipment, Mining and Extraction of Ores and Minerals – MININGWORLDUZBEKISTAN 2018 » | 14-16 November | Pavilion № 1 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
ITE UZBEKISTAN | ||||
97 | 11th Central Asian International Exhibition “Metallurgy. Mechanical engineering. Machine-building – MACHINERY CENTRAL ASIA 2018 » | 14-16 November | Pavilion № 1 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
ITE UZBEKISTAN | ||||
98 | 15th International Exhibition “Transport and Logistics -TRANSUZBEKISTANTRANSLOGISTICA 2018 » | 14-16 November | Pavilion No. 2 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
ITE UZBEKISTAN | ||||
99 | 10th Central Asian International Exhibition “Security, Safety and Fire Safety – Securika Central Asia 2018” | 14-16 November | Pavilion No. 1 and Atrium
AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
ITE UZBEKISTAN | ||||
100 | 14th International Exhibition “UZAGROEXPO-2018” (Agriculture) |
21-23 November | Pavilion № 1 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
IEG UZBEKISTAN | ||||
101 | 14th International Exhibition “UZPRODEXPO-2018” (Food industry, Trade and refrigeration equipment, Packaging. Food stuffs and drinks |
21-23 November | Pavilion No. 2 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
IEG UZBEKISTAN | ||||
102 | “BUILDEXPO 2018” (Construction) | 28-30 November | Pavilion № 1 AO NEC “Uzexpocentre” |
EXPO POSITION | ||||