Naadam Festival 2025

"NAADAM FESTIVAL 2025" PROGRAM in ENGLISH

Dates: July 10th - July 13th, 2025

The Naadam Festival is the largest and most celebrated traditional event in Mongolia, showcasing the country's rich cultural heritage through three classic competitions: Mongolian wrestling, horse racing, and archery. In 2025, the Naadam festivities in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar will take place from July 10th to July 13th.

Program for July 09, 2025

08:00 AM - 8:00 PM - "Adult Team Competition of Knuckle-bone Shooting, Group Stage Matches"

📍National Stadium at Archery Field

Program for July 10, 2025

07:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Khyazaalan - 4 year-old Horse Race
(17 km)

📍Horse Field at Khui Doloo Khudag

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM - "Shagai" - Mongolian Knuckle Bone Throwing

08:30 AM - 2:30 PM - The First Round of National Archery Competition

📍National Stadium at Knuckle Field

📍National Stadium at Archery Field

10:00 AM - Parade of military tributes dedicated to the National Flag Day of Mongolia

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Opening of the Art Exhibition "Mongolian Beautiful Country". Free of Charge

📍Sukhbaatar Square

📍Union of Mongolian Artists

Cultural Naadam” (Under a Special Program)

📍Horse Field at Khui Doloo Khudag

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Shudlen - 3 year old- Horse Race ( 15km)

2:00 PM - Ceremony of laying flowers on the statue of General D. Sukhbaatar and honoring the statue of the Great Emperor Chinggis Khaan ( Genghis Khan )

📍Horse Field at Khui Doloo Khudag

📍Sukhbaatar Square

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Golden Soyombo Mongolia” Honorary Concert

7:00 PM Chinggis Khaan's The Nine White Banner Ceremony - Front of the Government Palace.

📍Sukhbaatar Square

📍Sukhbaatar Square

Program for July 11, 2024

07:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Azarga - Stallion 6 year-old Horse Race
(22 km)

08:00 AM - 1:00 PM "Shagai" - Mongolian Knuckle Bone Throwing Semi-Finals (32 Team )

📍Horse Field at Khui Doloo Khudag

📍National Stadium at Knuckle Field

08:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Initial Match of the National Traditional Archery – Khassaa Style

09:30 AM - “Ceremony of Raising the Great Nine White Banners” (From the State Palace to the National Stadium)

📍National Stadium at Archery Field

📍National Stadium

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Opening Ceremony of the State Naadam Festival

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Ikh Nas -7 year-old Horse Race ( 25 km )

📍National Stadium

📍Horse Field at Khui Doloo Khudag

1:00 PM - 5:30 PM The first Round of National Wrestling Competition

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM "Opening Ceremony of the Knuckle-Bone Shooting Festival and the Golden Horoscope Installation Ceremony"

📍National Stadium

📍National Stadium at Knuckle Field

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Opening Ceremony of Archery

2:30 PM - 9:00 PM National Archery Competition

📍National Stadium at Archery Field

📍National Stadium at Archery Field

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM The Second Round of National Wrestling Competition

9:00 PM - 10:30 PM "Eternal Illuminated Mongolia - Evening Event for International Visitors (Special Program)

📍National Stadium

📍National Stadium

9:00 PM - 12 AM "Ulaanbaatar Evening 2025" Night Gala

📍Sukhbaatar Square

12:00 AM Naadam Festival Fireworks

📍Sukhbaatar Square

Program for July 12, 2025

07:00 AM - 11:00 AM -Soyolon - 7 year-old Horse Race (22 km )

08:00 AM - 12:00 PM "Shagai" - Mongolian Knuckle Bone Throwing Semi-Finals (8 Team )

📍Horse Field at Khui Doloo Khudag

📍National Stadium at Knuckle Field

08:00 AM - 11:00 AM - "Middle Round of the National Khassaa Archery Competition"

📍National Stadium at Knuckle Field

09:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Third Round of National Wrestling Competition

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Cultural Naadam ( Special Program)

📍National Stadium

📍 Khui Doloo Khudag

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Fourth Round of National Wrestling Competition

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Semi-Finaly National Archery Competition

📍National Stadium

📍National Stadium at Archery Field

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM "Knuckle-Bone Shooting Finals and Championship Match"

📍National Stadium at Knuckle Field

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Daaga- 2 year-old Horse Race (11 km )

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Fifth Round of National Wrestling Competition

📍Horse Field at Khui Doloo Khudag

📍National Stadium

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Sixth Round of National Wrestling Competition

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Seventh Round of National Wrestling Competition

📍National Stadium

📍National Stadium

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Eight Round of National Wrestling Competition

8:30 PM - 9:30 PM Nineth Round of National Wrestling Competition

📍National Stadium

📍National Stadium

9:50 PM Closing Ceremony Speech by President of Mongolia

📍National Stadium

MINI-NAADAM GALLERY

If you missed the state Naadam Festival, a Mini-Naadam Festival will be available. Check the link below for dates.

Attend Mini-Naadam Festival

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